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South I-5 from Portland From I-5 South, take Exit 258 for Portland Road. Turn left at the light and cross the freeway. Make a right at the first light onto Ward Street, follow it to the next light and turn right. Move into the left lane and drive south to the 2nd light and make a left onto Silverton Road. Phoenix RV Park in Salem, OR is 800 feet on the right.
Very pretty parking lot. And it is, pretty I mean, and a parking lot. Beautiful grass you arent allowed to use, two dog parks that are filled with wood chips because dogs are hamsters?, that our dogs absolutely hated. A playground surrounded by two feet of grass and 100 feet of driveway. If we worked temporarily in Salem and weren't looking for a permanent place, and needed a place to park my rv, and not have any life at all outside my rv, this place would be great. Especially if I had no children or dogs. The sites are mostly level cement, still had a little leveling to do in order for the RV to be flat, they will try to convince you their spots are exactly level. They have security after hours (cause in 30 days we heard at least two distinct episodes of gunfire in the surrounding blocks), there's a Safeway right next door, and the rv park sells propane. The people were friendly. Water pressure was ok.
Typically, I stay as far away as I can from parks but for this particular trip boondocking wasn’t a suitable option. Luckily, I found this park and it has been an amazing experience so far. They have affordable monthly rates, immaculate grounds, a spotless and well ran office/store and two of the best park managers you will ever meet. Anthony and Cindy run a tight ship and cater to every need like they are your long lost family members. If you find yourself in need of a RV park then look no further!
This RV park is beautiful, the sites are level with a good amount of space between each site. It was centrally located with what we wanted to see and do. The employees are helpful, friendly and welcoming. This is the 3rd time I‘ve stayed here as it has become a destination onto its own. They make us feel like family. What’s not to love?!
It has taken me awhile to write this review but it is an odd one. My husband and I chose this place from its stellar reviews and the wonderful images online. We were looking for something long term, and when I called we lucked out and they had a space. Now let's get into the details.
I explained the size of our trailer and truck, they said we would fit. We got to the park and we were pleasantly surprised in the beginning because it was pretty, a pretty parking lot but pretty. Our site was back in, and we barely fit. They "oversaw" our parking, kept telling us we could move over (if we moved over more our slide out would have been in their bushes). The man who was overseeing our parking also insisted that I was not leveling our trailer properly and that their cement slabs were perfectly even, ours was not. They didn't want us to back up closer to the fence so there was room for movement, but other trailers were. The space next to our trailer consisted of a parking space, which with our trailer and our truck, we had barely room to walk in between the two, so no space.
Then there was the grass, oh the grass. Each sight has strip of grass, which they do NOT want you to walk on, or your dogs to walk on, or anything. Now, I refer you back our truck barely fit in the space, so of course we had to walk on the grass to get into the truck, and we receive admonishing emails for it. Any open grass was also not for dogs. They had mini dog spaces at the end of the park, covered in wood chips, our dogs seemed oddly nervous to go in there, and due to the dog virus going around this time, we had to drive our dogs out of the park to potty them.
There were a few gunshots while were there for the 30 days, we heard them, however, they do have security that drives around the park at night so that was nice. They are backed up against a Safeway, and if you have those spaces they reverberate all night as the trucks come in. They have other pull through spaces supposedly for temporary and one night guests, but there were long term guests there as well.
Ultimately, this park is stellar if you want a pretty , well manicured park, that you do not want to meet your neighbors, have an outside environment and you have small dogs. If you want a neighborhood feel, with space for your dogs, and space for you, I would steer clear.
Laundry room was stellar. Water pressure was mediocre.
