We lived here for over a year in our Motorhome. It is a friendly and active senior community. They…read moreplan lots of activities if you want to meet your neighbors. Park is well maintained. Includes 2 laundry rooms, car wash area, pool and BBQ area. Pet friendly. I would definitely recommend living here.

What a fantastic community! The staff is amazing and very accommodating. The grounds are very well…read morekept. I can't wait to visit again!

Fellow campers. My family and I have been going to Giant Gap campground for 35 years. That's where…read moremy children spent every vacation. We grew together as a family there. Covid brought hordes of people many disrespecting nature. Ok I get it. You can't go on your cruise. But what I found today devastated me. Yes they took down infested trees a few years ago and left them EVERYWHERE. Yes are familiar path and beach were blocked now. Ok. But when I drove to our campsite today I cried like a baby. I was in shock. The amount of trees that had been cut in the entire campground was shocking. Not a few, not 50% - more. Although I am grateful for our time there and our memories that will never be forsaken - I am sorry new campers will never know it former beauty. Maybe you can see the lake now. May be that was the point. But our slice of paradise is gone.

Pretty nice camp ground. The water was nice but the bathrooms smelled so bad. I have been camping…read morein places with restrooms like this for my whole life and I can't remember any smelling quite so horrific. Other than that it's a great place.

Made reservation for campsite 16 for 5/26-5/28. Was a little bummed that the weather was going to…read morebe shoddy (raining the whole time), but I was still stoked to be able to spend a couple nights solo camping. Night one went fine, lots of rain but kept a nice fire in the provided fire pit where I was able to stay warm and mostly dry. However, a Ranger showed up on 5/27 around 2pm and told me there was a fire ban in effect and I needed to extinguish my fire. In the rain. In the provided fire pit. I went to the Mineral Bar website- nothing but instructions to use provided pits. Went to Reserve California- ditto. Decided I couldn't make a mid 40 degree night with no fire in the pouring rain so I quickly packed up and left- but not before being absolutely drenched in the DOWNPOUR. I called Reserve California and she said "there's a ban every year 6/16-10/15" to which I said "great! It's May" Finally googled "fire ban mineral bar campground" when I got home and they posted a ban 5/26 (the day I got there). No notices displayed at campsite. No information given but ruining a camp trip I so desperately needed for my mental health. Will never return, even for day camping. This was a favorite spot before that.

We love it here! Such a lovely spot. We come several times in the summer. Pay for parkingread more

1. THE LAKE ITSELF is wonderful and we truly enjoyed kayaking in it and loved seeing a bold eagle…read moreflying above and diving for his meal in the lake. That said boats in the lake are limited to 5mph and this was not enforced. The noise and waves from (slow, yet motorized) boats, and the music from their speakers compromised our experience of being immersed in nature. 2. DISPERSED CAMPING: we were planning on dispersed camping but absolutely couldn't find a good spot! We tried different dirt roads according to the official description but gave up. 3. CAMPGROUND: we ended up camping at Stumpy Meadows campground. The host, Dexter, was wonderful. However, the campground is sloped and the campsites are not well designed. Also, the campground may be remote but it isn't quiet. While located in a beautiful forest, it is close to the road and we kept hearing noise of fast driving trucks. Bottom line- next time we drive to a remote lake we'll look for a quieter lake with better camping options.

This year my family & I camped here & we reserved 4 & 5 which was right by the entrance next to the…read morecamp host. We enjoyed how shady this area was, & how large this area was for our group. We were able to place 5 tents in this area, two tents which were large tents for families of 6. Each site has a fire pit, picnic table, is near a rinse of station and bathrooms. There are bathrooms and well maintained but they are the definition of out houses. Bring a flash light at night as there is no lights inside. No showers here. The trail to the water is not to long, id say its half a mile, very do-able if your not bringing much or have little ones. If you dont take the trail, you can always drive 3 minutes down the road to the boat launching area & park there for a day by the reservoir. The parking fee there is $10 in cash. By the water it's very rocky, so do bring good water shoes. There was a bear cub that roamed this campground, the host let is know it has been around since April , and that there hasn't been sight of momma bear since, meaning either momma bear abandoned him or was left behind, he really doesn't want anything to do with human interaction according to them. From our experience he comes around mostly in broad day light and not at night but still kept us on our toes especially because our group had littles ones. This is the only reason I am ranking this campground to be a 4/5 stars.

We love it here. We have booked both the group sites and individual sites over the past 6 years…read more 2014 was tough because of the drought. The camp sites are good sizes and are clean - very well kept. I agree that the vault toilets are smelly - but what can you expect? Fairly quiet during the day and at night can be a bit noisy depending on what kind of neighbors you have. However, out of our last 6 trips we only experienced 1 rowdy/party neighbor. Very scenic and calm camp ground. We love it.

This was one of the best campsites I have ever stayed at. Beautiful and quiet. Bathrooms are all…read moreover the area. Lake was so close! Very family and dog friendly!

Sunshine Mobile Village is under new management. Russ is the manager and he has done so much to…read morebeautify, cleanup and improve the park. My Mom lived there for about 30 years and loved the park. Nice people living there too.

I have been a resident here since 2014. There has been a change in park management and I just want…read moreto acknowledge all the hard work that Russ and his wife have done to turn it around. They have cleaned it up very nicely., They are very attentive to residents needs and vigilant when it comes to the safety of the park. Not to mention easy to get along with and straight forward as to what is expected of us as residents. I wanted to acknowledge all they have done to improve the place where I live. They both have a 5star from me. Thanks for making this a safe place to live. 7year Resident

This area is beautiful and well cared for. I am grateful to have found this community to feel safe…read moreand escape to. I understand the old ownership had allowed some problematic tenants but I have had nothing but great experiences with their management here and hope to see more friendly faces moving in as they continue to grow and improve. Highly recommend. Great investment opportunity also.

This review is not for the campground, as there seems to be no direct profile for the Lake area…read moreitself. This is more for the water/lake access. We came here on a Sunday around 9:30am and met up with some friends. Like how they have a large parking area and it's extremely close to working restrooms and the walk from the parking lot to the water is very close. The lake access area is primarily coarse/rough rocks and sand. Make sure to bring your water shoes. Upon arriving there were so many geese. Heads up, if you go in the morning the geese come and there are tons of geese poop everywhere! Minus a star for this. It was extremely gross. But overall the area is a great spot for a fun relaxing lake day. There is a $12 parking fee. Cash or contactless payment works. There are park rangers that patrol around and are VERY strict about alcohol (and trust me they are literally looking at guests areas for any open alcohol) . They give a warning, and make you dump it out and second time they catch you get fined.

I've already written multiple 5 star reviews for Beals (here and on other platforms), and I won't…read moredelete them. You can scroll down to read one, if you want to. But this review is about some more recent experiences. I've been camping at Beals since I was 14. I made core memories here. I'll always remember my brother picking up a dewy leaf in the morning and yelling, "Look Jen, real Mountain Dew!" (We are from the Mojave Desert.) A few months back, I saw a sign at Beals saying they were hiring camp hosts, so I put in an application. I know this park better than anyone, most of the good pics on Google are by me, and it would be very convenient for me to stay here for April. Since I had no luck getting hired as a camp host for April (because I start my next paid job in May, and am only available to volunteer for one month at this time), I decided to try to get a reservation. My reservecalifornia account was completely locked out. I drove to the park in person this morning. I said I wanted to stay as many nights as possible in the same site. This is so that I can maximize my time taking care of business and still have time left over to hike and cycle the American River Bike Trail, which is one of my favorite things in the world to do. The camp host informed me quite rudely that he would absolutely not do this for me. I would have to come back every day at 3pm. I asked him why, and he said it's because they get a lot of transients. But this rule doesn't stop transients from camping here. It only makes their life harder by forcing them to check in in person every day and never knowing whether they'll have the same site from night to night. For a woman camping alone, this feels terrorizing. Why can't I reserve three nights on any of the many sites that are currently available? I asked the camp host if there was anywhere I could do this in person. He lied and said no. After being angry for a minute or two, it occurred to me to drive out to the field office and ask in person if they would do this as an accommodation for my disability. But the field office was closed today. Homeless people pay for their campsites-- they are paying customers just like any other campers-- and are trying to camp legally. Folsom Lake SRA is intentionally trying to make that harder just to be cruel, because the park management just feels icky about the fact that homeless people often use parks as temporary relatively safe places to stay. Although it is technically not illegal to discriminate against people for being homeless, it certainly feels like it should be. The majority of homeless people have mental illness or other protected characteristics-- so much so that discrimination against homeless feels like it's actually thinly veiled discrimination against mental illness, a history of incarceration, etc. This policy makes no sense at all because sites have to be reserved on the website at least 2 days in advance, but the kiosk is not selling sites 2 days out. This means a lot of sites are literally impossible to book based on silly rules that the park management specifically invented for the purpose of being cruel to homeless people. The job of park management is supposed to be to make the park as accessible as possible and as enjoyable as possible for everyone, regardless of protected characteristics. It's so disappointing that Folsom Lake SRA is prioritizing cruelty over accessibility.