My sister & I just bought a 40 ft RV & we are looking for long term rv parks in southern California. Where's the best sites or apps to look for such information. Also what would be the best & safest/easiest route to take from Vacaville, CA?
We are new at driving a rig this big {our last rv was a class C 1976} Any help would be appreciated. TY
Hello, I've lived in SoCal (San Gabriel Valley) for 6 decades and feel I know a bit about traveling through these parts. Don't let anyone scare you; all the freeways are navigable with anything you wanna throw at them. Not fun at times, but doable!
Don't sweat coming down south, no big deal on either I-5 or I-99. HOWEVER, once you come into the LA basin past Santa Clarita, you DEFINITELY want to consider coming EAST on I-210. This will keep you north of the downtown LA headaches.
Once you get past the San Gabriel Valley, you can head south on a number of freeways: 605, 57, 15, or 215.
As for "Long-term" places, you're pretty much outta luck anywhere LA, but I can directly you to the few you'll find to the east.
Bonelli Bluffs in San Dimas/Pomona is a nice hilltop park, with plenty of full timers as well as temps. Overlooks Puddingstone reservoir and is a good hub for lots to do.
The LA beach area, you've Newport Dunes in Newport Beach; typical crowded beach scenes, but classicly epic Cali beaches.
In Temecula, you've got Pechanga RV resort; great place for wine country.
From their south, you've pretty much gonna have to head to San Diego, where you've got Mission Bay Resort and Sun Resorts Chula Vista.
If you're in the winter months, you can look at the Palm Springs/Indio resorts such as Emerald, Outdoor Resorts, and MotorCoach Country Club (which has a 30 day limit).
There "are" a few other small parks scattered around, such as Orangeland in Anaheim, but I don't have any experience or references to draw upon to help.
Use RV Trip Wizard to help your routing and campground selection; have used it for years and it's never let us down.
HTH!
