It’s a older park with mostly permanent residents. The spaces for travelers are large enough but pretty much worn out. Our rig was covered in and out with dirt, sand and dust. The best sites were for the permanents. They insisted that reservations were needed with a credit card and 7 day cancellation, only about a third of the sites were occupied during our stay! They have a great dog area and a pool that is not real convenient. It is good place to stay to see Yosemite. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

We stayed at Merced River five years ago, and again in May for a family reunion. This is an older park that needs to be brought up to date, but the new managers have taken great strides toward that already. The setting along the Merced River is scenic and relaxing. The addition of Wi-Fi is a plus. The new managers have brought a new commitment to campers having a positive experience to Merced River. We look forward to camping there again, and expect additional improvements will continue to be made. We camped here in a Motorhome.

It is an older park. The staff was friendly. Cable service is very limited, and national networks are not included in the cable lineup (10 channels). You have to use your antenna. The park is not too satellite friendly since it has a large number of mature,tall trees. The rate for hook-up without sewer is $25.00 and they do not accept Good Sam. The pads-both back-in and pull-through are a combination of dirt and gravel. There is a small store with very limited inventory--mostly liquid refreshments. A few RV related items are available as well. There are a large number of "long term campers". Space is acceptable between camping slots. There are picnic table at the site. The park is right along the Merced River. There is nothing else close by the campground, as it is somewhat secluded. It's OK for an overnight-passing through. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This is the third time we have stayed at this park. The first time was in 2000, then again in 2003 and this year. There were about 20 campsites still available when we arrived here on Friday. Most of the sites are lined and well covered with trees. They are well trimmed so as to not get in the way of your rig, yet many provide full coverage of your rig from the sun. So, if you have satellite, you'll need to have a tripod to get the signal. Though they have a limited staff, it looks like they try hard to keep things clean. This is an older park. The restrooms are clean, but need a little TLC. The Laundry room looks fairly well maintaned. There is a large presence of 'Permanents' here. It looks like the permanent encrochment has continuned, but for the most part, it looks like management is trying to keep the park clean. We enjoy this spot 'cause it is an oasis in the valley. They work hard to water the grassy areas around here. The ball fields are exceptionally green for as arid an area as this is. The river is really low this year because of limited snow pack, so they may not have that water for a watering source much longer, though site water is from the city. We probably will come here again, but the hot summer months make this a pretty warm place, even in the shade. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Nice, homey place. Park on grass, lots of shade trees. Nice people in park. Fairly priced for a decent value. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

The sites were close together, so close we could not have a fire. The pool was not as clean as it should be and the area around the pool looked like a dump. Other than the pool area the rest of the campground was fairly well maintained. The bathrooms were old, outdated, and needed some bleach. We camped here in a Motorhome.

While closed to only "monthly" renters in June 2005, I found out in early February 2006 that the park had been upgrading their electrical system to 50A service at that time. That may be, but the voltage was still on the low side. There were some improvements on the access roads, i.e. widening and scraping, but most of it was washed away with the rain while we were there. Bottomline, this is the only RV park in the greater Turlock, Merced, and Modesto area that even comes close to acceptable. We camped here in a Motorhome.

After staying at this park numerous times over some 5 years, we were very surprised this past June to find that this park is no longer taking overnighters or daily campers. They are now ONLY taking monthly renters!!! To my knowledge, this was the only full hookup RV park in the vicinity of Merced and Turlock, so make your plans accordingly. We camped here in a Motorhome.

The managers weren't the friendliest. The campsites are shaded but there's not much grass; mostly dirt. The Merced River runs adjacent to the campground and some people were fishing. A large family was having their reunion while we were there. This is an older campground but the showers and restrooms were clean. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.