Smithwoods RV Park (MHP)

Randy Hart

Smithwoods is the BEST! We have been going there for the 4th of July for over 15 years! Never had a bad experience! From the moment Becky cheerfully greets you over the phone until the guys lead you to your site on their golf cart and guides you into place with a smile, the entire process is simple and makes you feel like family! A big shout out to Jorge who can fix anything in a pinch and helped us with a replacement sway bar pin! Don’t forget to say HI to Chris and Rick, the families 5th generation of owners running the park! Very clean and quiet park with an awesome pool, game room and wifi room! We have stayed at both the other parks next door and hands down Smithwoods has it all and then some… you won’t be disappointed…

Jill Hanson

Location is the BEST we have ever been to. 20 minutes from the beach, and the most majestic trees you will ever see. Some sites are close together but the trees are great seperators.

Nancy Winslow

Absolute favorite place to camp in Felton! The sites are nice with redwoods all around a lot of them some back up to the river. The staff are all super friendly and accommodating. This is a place to get away from it all. Take a break from your electronics and enjoy the nature and the folks you came with - if you did - solo camped here as well and enjoyed every minute of it. WiFi is available at their WiFi lounge and cell service is spotty due to all the beautiful redwoods that are all through the resort if you must check your social media. Saying that I have downloaded movies to watch “in case”. The pool is a nice place to relax and cool off. Minutes to town or a nice walk to Henry Cowell.

Jane

Spend your money elsewhere. This park used to be so enjoyable but now it is run down and worst of all they are so rude to their customers. The bad service is enough to make you want your money back but they also only have the one delapitated bathroom for the entire park, no grass, horrible wifi, high fee for visitor parking, and the steep hill right when you pull in is dangerous. All of this makes me never want to go there again. Don't give your money to rude people.

R B

We called ahead to see if there were available RV spots, but no one answered the office — it was close to after-hours, so we decided to drive to the campground. The sign on the office door said to “find the camp host” for after-hours check-in. We looked around, couldn’t find the host, but did see several vacant spots. We parked for the night intending to check in and pay first thing in the morning — as we’ve done for years at many campgrounds across the country. That’s standard camping etiquette: if you arrive after hours, park, pay in the morning, and move if needed. However, in the morning when we were getting ready to go to the office, the camp host showed up and immediately started verbally chewing us out for being there, claiming it was a “private campground.” She made us feel completely unwelcome, saying if the owner was there we’d be kicked out on the spot. We calmly explained we meant no harm, that there was nothing on the website or in person stating “private guests only,” or anything to denote this was an exclusive resort and that we fully intended to pay. Despite this, she continued to scold and berate us instead of just handling the situation professionally. We packed up to leave and pay, but she still threatened to call the sheriff — even as we were paying and exiting. She even went so far as to imply we were homeless, which was incredibly insulting. For context, we were simply visiting our child who is a UCSC student, taking a weekend off from our corporate jobs. In all my years of RVing and camping, I’ve never been treated this way at a campground — especially as a paying customer. This was, without a doubt, the most unwelcoming experience we’ve ever had. On top of that, the park itself wasn’t anything special: cramped spaces, RVs packed closely together, lots of permanent residents, designated trashcan areas a mess, skunks were everywhere and loud partying after hours. There are many other, far friendlier campgrounds in the Santa Cruz area — do yourself a favor and stay elsewhere. Good riddance. I’m sure the owner or camp host will respond to this review with a snarky or defensive comment, as they seem to do with many others. But to be clear — you were in the wrong. Treating respectful, paying guests this way is unacceptable, and it’s exactly why you’ll continue to lose business.