Pio Pico Preserve

      We arrived Pio Pico on the Sunday before Thanksgiving.  The campground is split with full hookups, 50-amp sites and all of the facilities on one side of the road and no septic 30-amp sites on the other.  Well, of course, one side is more desirable and was full when we arrived, so we had to choose a site on the side of the road without septic and only 30 amps.  The site we picked wasn’t bad in itself, but it was over a mile to walk to the adult pool.  To be fair you have the option to sign up on the “cross-over” list.  Each morning the available sites are posted at 8:30 for you to view, at 9:00, first on the list has the first choice and new sites are assigned to the members wishing to make the move.  The temperature reached 94 on Thanksgiving Day, so it was good that we elected to move so that we could run both AC units.  We also met new friends after the move so despite the hassle it worked out great. 

      There is virtually no cell service at the campground.  However, we did find that if we climbed the hill behind the kid’s rec-room, both Verizon and AT&T worked fine.   (also, we found that near the adult pool there was a spot where phones worked as well, but it was off and on) Internet is available for a fee, we paid $25 for two weeks and it was only so-so.  We could only stream video in the early morning before other campers dragged down the speed.  I was told that satellite worked fine.  Like all Thousand Trails parks, they are promoting annual campers and the better sites are set aside for them.  All that being said, the campground was nice.  Its location to San Diego is great, with so much to do in the city.  Also, just a few minutes away is Chula Vista, a beautiful town with great places to dine and shop.  We will plan on camping at Pio Pico in the future.

    Thousand Trails Pio Pico RV Camping is a full-service RV Camp in California RV Resort in California located south of San Diego, close to many attractions such as the zoo, Sea World, and museums. We are twenty minutes from Mexico, so day trips south of the border are not only a possibility but also a great opportunity. Members come to Pio Pico for the peace and quiet of nature as well as to escape the day to day rush of the big cities. It is considered a "destination" RV Resort in southern California, and all members enjoy the hospitality of the staff.

     Pio Pico RV Resort offers a year-round classic American food cafe at an affordable price.