Reviews
Chinook RV Resort
User Reviews
Anna Walkover
Not a resort but an ok stop. With so many other options in the area can’t say I’d return. Many sites are buddy, all are slim and had the park been full we wouldn’t have fit, dog area was nice, “amenities” only available for 2 two hour shifts a day while we were out exploring and because of that shouldn’t be listed as amenities. Did the job, no issues with functional hookups, work campers were helpful and other guests were nice and welcoming.
Patricia Logsdon
The photos show the best parts and leave out the permanent residents. I felt unsafe and left after 30 mins. One of the other guests/residents could hardly control her larger dogs. I felt like she was about to be drug across the campground by her dogs.
Stephanie Maley
We were upgraded to Meadowview because the Riverview VRBO had a broken refrigerator. The mobile home has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a den. The location was perfect. One of the two drive thru a Redwood tree is 1.8 miles away. The Trees of Mystery were about 5 miles away. Walking trails weren’t far either. We enjoyed our stay.
Teresa Rhodes
This is a beautiful location and check in was very easy (envelope with info was on the door of office). I was never able to access any staff in the 4 days we stayed however. The grounds were clean, water was hot, but the bathrooms were very dirty- spider webs all over, super dirty walls (blood wiped on inside of the toilet stall for the whole time I was there) and shower stalls were really dirty. Laundry facility was clean.
Chantal Gellermann
Nice campground on the river. Location was perfect on the 101 just north north of the river to explore the Redwood Forest north and south. Some of the renters are long terms but it was very quiet and clean.
Morgan Dunmire
The pod was actually pretty cool; a little rough around the edges, but for camping, it is pretty luxurious. The best part, the view of the water! We were lucky enough to have seals hanging out, which was super fun.
Envy B
The spaces between RVs are very limited and don't allow for very much room for tents. As for the privacy of the site, there is none. Coin operated washers & dryers: not much to say about this, in all honesty. It's exactly as you'd think, $1.50 to use the washer, $1 to use the dryer. However, the dryer heat is VERY weak. We ended up needed to pay for two dryer cycles for our clothes to be properly dried, as the first cycle (on the Heavy Duty setting, mind you), did not dry our clothes and they were very much still damp. They do not offer any laundry detergent or softener or anything of the sort, you must bring your own. They say there's a hot tub somewhere, but we genuinely could not find it. The if you are expecting to work from here off of your phone or laptop, the free WiFi offered here will not allow that to happen. The showers / bathrooms: the entire campsite runs on an old septic system and old electricity. While showering, my sister and I got awful smells of the septic tank. The showers in the campsite are in desperate need of some TLC, as they are falling apart and have cracks in the flooring. The showers face outwards, so they are prone to splashing water all over the floor and causing a minor flood inside the bathroom. Another thing to note is the stall doors on both the showers and toilets are very very short. If you are taller than 5'6, you can easily see over them, or someone can peek in. The shower stall doors also do not lock at all. While staying in the campsite, we had MULTIPLE occasions of the bathroom door being left open / being purposefully stuck open with a door stopper. At first, I believed it to just be ignorantly left open by other campers. However, on our last day, my sister and I were showering when suddenly the bathroom door was opened and left open. When we called out to ask them to close the door, we were either ignored or went unheard. We saw one of the campsite workers speaking with the man outside of the woman's bathroom. They were not cleaning anything or anything of the sort, and had left the woman's bathroom door WIDE open while we were showering. If you are considering going on this trip alone, DON'T. One of our party members went to the bathroom at night by herself, and was FOLLOWED by someone. She kept looking behind her, and he kept looking away when she'd look at him. Once she returned to the campsite and got into her tent, he stopped and went, "Oops. Wrong campsite" and walked away. A lot of the people there gave off creepy or strange vibes. One night while our whole group was at the waterside fire pit, we were roasting marshmallows. Two other members were there, one introduced herself as a staff member, Jeanette. While we initially just gave general introductions (our names), and simply went on to make our marshmallows, Jeanette went out of her way to make us uncomfortable. Jeanette looked to the only black person (second youngest, and LOOKS young) in our party and started making really strange and uncomfortable comments: "You would have such beautiful babies." and "You wouldn't be the type to leave your babies" (Racist much??). She then proceeded to straight up harass everyone in our party by coming up with strange and random BABY NAMES for all the couples. All of the couples were young adults (18-20), and all of them look super young too!! She made a few other strange and uncomfortable comments that I am choosing not to add here, but it was extremely unprofessional and very uncomfortable for everyone involved. We ended up leaving the campfire early and turning in for an early night because of it. After we had all decided to turn in, Jeanette followed my mother back to our campsite (after my mother went back for her gloves) and attempted to make conversation. My mother was uninterested and ignored her, and she, thankfully, left. Overall, we will never be returning to this campsite. You would have better luck camping elsewhere.
Rex Barrong
Meh. They call this a resort. Grass Rv area, with ruts. Thankfully it didn’t rain or it would have been a sloppy mess. Narrow gravel roads, and the entrance/exit has such a high lip, the 38’ DP scraped. Not again
Dan Servetnick
UPDATE: I spoke to the owner of the campground and we discussed some of my concerns. He told me that they are adding more gravel sites and making other improvements. He also told me that the campground was named 70 years ago when the term resort meant something different than it does now. ORIGINAL REVIEW: I wouldn't call this a resort, it's a campground. And the two stars are because it is a campground and not a resort. Taking that into consideration, I thought it was a bit pricey, but it is California and it is the Redwood National Forest, so take all this into consideration. Most of the sites are on grass, which was an issue after all the rain they had been getting. Luckily, we got moved onto a gravel site. There are limited trees to speak of, but the views of the river are gorgeous. It does have water, sewer, and 30/50 amp service. The bathrooms/showers were clean. I only used the bathrooms, and it was very cold in there. I don't know if the heat was off or if I needed to turn it on myself. The staff were very nice and helpful, which is always a plus.
watchtheduck1
I enjoyed my stay and appreciated how accommodating staff was in letting me choose my space. Shower stalls were small, which is expected, but very clean. Nice sunset view from the riverfront and the price was more than reasonable. I will definitely stay there again!
Amy
This place was AMAZING! Our camper was clean. The staff was friendly and extremely helpful. The scenery was absolutely beautiful. I would highly recommend staying here if you are in the area.
Roxanne Mcdonough
Leaving a review after spending a last minute summer, from June-Oct. We found this great location and decided to change our entire summer plans to stay here. Great staff, great neighbors, great location to all outdoor activities. Casinos nearby with cheap gas! Nightly fire on the river provided by resort made for fun times and lots of new friends. We have already reserved our spot for next summer and hope to make this our summer location for years to come!
Nancy Samuels
The manager was very friendly and helpful. We loved our site near the Klamath River. Every morning we woke up to a gorgeous view. The sites are wide so you wouldn’t be tightly packed between other RVs. We visited in February, so there were very few RVs at all.
Rachel Miner
This is a great smaller park on the river. Super nice staff, clean bathrooms, coin laundry on site. Grass and level sites. We stayed here with a 32 ft travel trailer pulled by a truck. Pull through and back in lots.
Dawn Walker
Pleasantly surprised. $45 full hookup. Close to your neighbors but the park feels safe. No internet data from att or TMobile but they have free park WiFi. If you drive around Abit you can find a signal strong enough to stream. A little buffering but we can live with it. Kid and dog friendly. Feels safe. Don't miss this stop on the water.