Casa Grande RV Resort - Review

We always like to review the resorts we've stayed at so others can read about our stay and decide if a place is for them or not.

Here's our take on Casa Grande RV Resort in Casa Grande, AZ.

We arrived at Casa Grande, AZ, to beautiful sunny weather. Check-in was easy. As we rolled up to our site, we noticed the sites were not very easy to pull into as the ground cover consisted of gravel. This was not pea gravel; this was large round gravel and was uneven and not tamped.

We managed to get our rig situated and settled into our new home for the next month. We noticed that many of the people staying in the park appeared to be living there full-time and not snowbirders. Over the next few days, we found that the trailer behind us had a dog that never stopped barking, noisy kids, and wind chimes that constantly clanged 24 hours a day. Between the dog, the kids, and the wind chimes, we opted to ask to move to a new site and went for a walk to look around and see if there were any spaces that looked less likely to have noisy neighbors. While looking around, we met another couple and started chatting with them, only to discover they had been in our exact spot before us and also requested a move for the same reasons.

This resort, we would say, is about 80% full-time RVs and families with kids, so it's more like a trailer park, I would say, than a resort. The only thing that was resort-like was the pool and games room. The thing with full-timers is most work, and in Casa Grande, we heard many are factory workers, and you could hear the endless parade of diesel trucks going by starting at 3 a.m. through to 8 a.m. then again in the evenings. When you book to stay at a resort, you don't expect to arrive at a full-time trailer park, so this was disappointing. You're kind of stuck at that point because you are over the cancellation period to get any money back.

Aside from the rough start, once we moved, things improved, and our stay got much better. Our new site was further away from the majority of the full-timers and more quiet. We made a few new friends and enjoyed time at the pool, which hardly ever had anyone at it. The pool was definitely the best part of this place, clean and well-maintained. There was a nice sitting area and outdoor BBQ area you could book and use. They also had a sitting area by the dog park and outdoor BBQ area. Unfortunately, that patio furniture was covered in dirt and dog hair from people allowing their dogs on it and could use some signage in that area requesting people keep pets off common area furniture. I did read google reviews that state staff harass you at the pool and you can't have any fun, and that was not our experience at all. We were never bothered by staff or felt watched at all.

They offer dinner in the clubhouse every Wednesday night, and the price is fair and was really good food. They had some Christmas and New Year's events too, which were nice. We heard from other Rv'ers that at one time, one side of the resort used to be for families and the other side for 55 plus. It's no longer separated this way. The same goes for the two pools; there is no specified adult-only area at the pool or hot tub.

The highway is next to the resort and can be heard, but there is less highway noise at the far end of the resort. The location is great and central to attractions, shopping, dining and grocery stores.

We have mixed reviews. If it's going to be advertised as a resort, it should be maintained as a resort, not a full-time trailer park, or disclose this on the website.

We likely won't stay again, which is unfortunate as the place has great potential as a nice resort, but having 80% full-time trailer park living, the gravel pads were hard to park in and not well tamped; both are put-offs for us.

Bill & Cat