Our third RV trip with our 2007 Itasca, Spirit RV was to the Edgewater Resort on Clear Lake in Kelseyville, California.
We spend a lot of time it seems researching the parks we go to. This involves searching web sites, reviews and any recommendations from friends. So far our choices have worked out pretty well. But, we also find that reality is always somewhat different than imagined or revealed via available sources.
The biggest thing that seems to be lacking is a good set of photos, or better yet video of all aspects of the parks. At times we feel their web sites show what they want you to see and tend to skip other, less attractive parts. So, we thought we’d share some rather raw (amateur) video of what it’s really like there. Along with some comments and perspectives on our experience at the park.
Site Selection
Edgewater Resort provides a pretty good site map on their web site. You can view it here: http://edgewaterresort.net/map.html. They have 3 levels of sites: Standard, Silver and Gold. We chose a Silver level site and when we arrived were able to walk around and choose which one we wanted. We stayed in #23 and it worked out great except we didn’t realize it wasn’t a site with a fire pit. So, if having a campfire is important to you be sure to select a site with a fire pit.
All sites are dirt except for #60 which has a cement slab. Sites 60 and 61 are really nice and close to the lake, but they do have some size restrictions on them. They said our 25′ Class C wouldn’t fit. But, after looking at it I think we could fit in there okay. We probably shouldn’t tell you this, but the best sites appear to be #57-#59. If we come back here we’ll probably want #59. It’s on an end, you’d back in with the services on your left and it does have a fire pit. You’ve got a great overlook to the lake.
Be aware also that the sites are configured differently with regards to the location of the hook-ups. Sometimes they’re on the left and other times on the right as you face them. All have full hook-ups with 30 Amp, water, sewer, cable TV; and some have 50 Amp service as shown on the site map. They advertise 64 channels and we got that plus some with our digital TV. They also have WiFi and it worked great from our site.
If you want some peace and quiet from the road noise on Soda Bay Road (and who doesn’t) we recommend staying away from sites adjacent to or near the entrance road.
Park Experience
When we stayed at the park it was early October and it was pretty quiet – not many RV’ers and just one tent camper. We practically had the park to ourselves. The restrooms and showers were clean and in good condition. The pool was closed at this time of year and leaves and acorns were falling. We didn’t do any swimming and neither did Hunter our English Springer Spaniel. You’ll see in the video the beach was kind of muddy near the shoreline, probably due to being end of summer and the lake level was down.
It is a very pet friendly park which we like. Well behaved dogs are welcome off-leash at the beach area, and in fact we walked around with Hunter off-leash and it wasn’t a problem. There are doggie bags throughout the park. We do hope everyone with dogs pick up after them. It makes it much more enjoyable for all of us. So please, pick up after your pet! We saw many droppings when we stayed at Coloma Resort from people who didn’t, and it’s, well disgusting.
There is a good deal of large, shade trees throughout the park. The temp when we were there was 80-85 degrees and it was just beautiful. The park felt a little “old” to us. Some of the structures: dock/pier, picnic tables, benches, railings, etc., were pretty worn and weathered. You get the feeling that the park has seen better days. That said, we’d definitely return to Edgewater Resort and look to stay in #59, #60 or #61.
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