South Beach Gardens RV Park

Dangerous power grid and narcissistic owners who don't stand behind it The ownership of this campground is dismissive about problems within their inadequate RV power grid, and was sleazy about not refunding us for replacing the $179 CAD power it melted, or their inability to run our ~13amp A/C unit due to the insufficient power during the heat. During July 2024, RV stall C-1 couldn't deliver more 98-104 volts of power. We met with staff at South Beach Gardens about power problems we experienced for the duration of our 4-5 night stay in stall C-1. During the entire stay, the voltage was inadequate and unsafe for most appliances, and my Power Watch Dog (a device that protects the RV from poor park power conditions) routinely disconnected from park power due to inadequate voltage falling below 104v. Healthy park voltage should always be 115 to 120 volts. Instead of consistently being 115 to 120 V, the park power was only 100 to 107 V when pulling 14-16A. If I attempted to pull more amps than 14-15a, the voltage would sag to 98 V or so. We could never get anywhere near 30a amps of power which meant we could run appliances including A/C. At the end of our trip, we discovered that the receptacle had also melted our 30 amp to 30 amp cord. The cable was no longer safe to use. At the advice of the campground's maintenance technicians, we went to Leisureland RV Centre and bought a replacement cable at a cost of $179.20 CAD. I've attached photographs of both our melted cable plug, which is no longer safe to use, and the melted park receptacle in C1. I have also attached a photograph of the receipt for the replacement cord. South Beach Gardens brushed us off for both the damage their power grid caused us, and the the fact that we couldn't run A/C and appliances off their grid. This was also the first park where we were promised 30 amps, but were only able to pull about 14 amps before the voltage sag became too great for the Power Watch Dog safety device to permit electricity to pass into our RV. I was incredibly let-down by the narcissistic response on email by the owner. We will not be back and would advise others to be extremely vigilant about the problematic power grid here. Use a Power Watch Dog or similar device to protect yourself during voltage brownouts during hot weather, and don't assume you'll be able to run you A/C or appliances during the day. In July, voltage was only normalized well after sundown.

James Ostensen

Amazing campsite had so much fun . A must visit in summertime . This is a full hookup site with a very nice shower and washrooms. They have this guy come every Friday evening play music and games for the kids . The lake is literally outside the campsite . Close to Walmart liquor store or small little ice cream places and nice park .

Jim Fehr

I have stayed at south beach gardens for 25 years and have found the staff very friendly and the owners second to none. They are always willing to help when needed.

Queen Anne Mary

Too much star

Kevin Mullie

South Beach gardens has decent sized RV lots with full service. Lots of trees for shade, and a good playground. Quick access to the beach. Our only complaint was the loud motorcycles and trucks, but that's cause our site was next to the highway.

JJ Hoffman

Loved this campground. Right on skaha lake by an excellent beach. Pretty close to to the highway so a bit of hwy noise should be expected. Price very reasonable and good sized spots. About a 20 minute bike ride from downtown. Will come again!