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Big sites, great views, and quiet solitude!
Dubois is a nice town, too.
The only downside is the road into the park passes though several junk yards. Looks trashy but once you get by that stuff you're in the badlands. Enjoy the views!
We will definitely return.
We did not stay here: we went to the Solitude RV Park with intentions to stay here based on the false advertising stated on their website. Their website states that they have a small amount of RV sites spread out luxuriously over 60 acres: that is a lie. The RV sites might be on 12 acres at the most, the owners probably own 60 acres but the sites are cramped together, right next to each other, just up the hill from a storage facility/junk yard, the sites are closer together than a nice RV Park, and there appear to be "seasonal" RVs that are in decrepit condition on the road heading to in this "park". There is 1 hoodoo and pretty views, but not vast views, you need to ignore the roof tops of businesses, there's a house looking down on the facility; this is not as advertised a secluded RV site out in the desert overlooking vast desert wilderness, this is nothing special, no bathrooms, no services and very expensive. I was excited and wanted to book 2 nights online, they had so many sites available my husband made me wait and thank God he did!
If you’re looking for a high amenities, full of kids place loud screaming… this ain’t it.
It was a great stay, super quiet, everything needed for a good stay. It was boondocking with full hookups.
Eric was a great host, came by on the first night to check on us and offer local suggestions and stock us up with some wood.
We loved our stay at Solitude. I thought the sites were big and the views were amazing. We rode our side by side and love this town and area. I'm trying to make a reservation for this summer but it doesn't look like I can yet.
I want to give this five stars because the owner was a nice older military veteran and the guy that worked “maintenance” was nice… but this place was way overpriced for what it offered and not what was expected at all.
First of all, the entrance is wrong on Google maps so I navigated back through the town on a side road and ended up coming down a single lane, unkept dirt path from the hill above with my camper when I could have just driven 30 yards past where it showed the entrance for the actual entrance. But you can’t see the real entrance from the incorrect one which was a junk yard. There’s no one there to check you in, you just have to call and someone will come help you find your campsite (they aren’t well marked).
Second, there was no WiFi and no water pressure at the upper campsite, which you pay a premium for because of the view. I can live without WiFi, but not without enough water for even a trickle in the shower.
The owners home is at the top the hill overlooking the campsites which isn’t a big deal, except for the abandoned bus with all the windows shot out and the other junk piled up there as well. Think “The Hills Have Eyes” scenes, a little creepy.
The plus is that the view looking away from the junk was really nice and it’s just 2-3 minutes from the restaurant and shops in town. And they provided free firewood.
