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    Smithwoods R V Park

    3.5 (137 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    christy m.

    Love love love!!!! Friendly staff, beautiful location and a welcome getaway! Close to hiking and biking. We will be back for sure.

    Our sight in the Redwoods
    John C.

    We came here for the first time recently for a week, I can now see why people love living up here in the Redwoods, it's close enough to Santa Cruz to easily travel into, SmithWoods is absolutely beautiful, all of the staff was incredibly friendly and helpful, we really enjoyed our stay at SmithWoods RV Park! We'll be back, soon!

    Father's Day Weekend, on Sunday we started experiencing water issues around dinner time which trickled into Monday morning- these issues were not communicated but according to management a "sign" was put up in the office. This created frustration during our stay. When contacting the office, I left my email address and received the email from the owner Debbie. Check out the last line of the email. After reading Yelp reviews, a guest from 14 days ago had the EXACT experience with water and customer service. A few other campers in our friend group reached out to the office and were told the same thing, DON'T COME BACK! Do yourself a favor and take Debbie's advice, stay at Santa Cruz Redwoods or one of the other local RV Parks.... Smithwoods is NOT it.

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    11 months ago

    Extremely rude on the phone. Treated us like we didn't belong and made judgmental comments about our work. Definitely not a welcoming place.

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    11 months ago

    Beautiful campground, lots of room and close to restaurants, ocean and the cute town of Felton. We will be back soon

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    2 years ago

    We have been several years and love this place!! Camping in the trees, the proximity to the river, the hot pool

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    2 years ago

    Lovely spot in the beautiful redwoods. Large spots, clean park. Would definitely recommend Helpful employees

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    3 years ago

    Best place in Felton! Gone to the neighboring rv sites not so good! We love Smithwoods

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    3 years ago

    Some of restrooms were down and only one shower. What an amazing area. Do not take the 9 north for sure

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    Ask the Community - Smithwoods R V Park

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    Review Highlights - Smithwoods R V Park

    Located near Henry Cowell State Park, not far from Santa Cruz and not far from Silicon Valley, this place is pretty amazing.

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    Santa Cruz Ranch Campground - Trailers and cars shoved everywhere. It was hard for us to maneuver and get into our spot.

    Santa Cruz Ranch Campground

    2.8(43 reviews)
    2.8 mi

    TLDR: nestled right in Scotts Valley, basically in the middle of a suburb, near markets and…read morerestaurants, yet provides tranquility. Spots are asphalt, close together but there's a nice wooden barrier between spots to provide some privacy. Our neighbors were talking until 3:00 a.m. and we could hear them so we told them to quiet doen. But honestly this happens so frequently at many campsites so I'm not upset. The highlight is the pool and the hot tub. Thank you so much to the owners and managers who actually heat both of these to a comfortable temperature. It seems like this is so rare these days. The pool is about 80 degrees. And the hot tub was piping! Loved it. The rec room is fun too. The kids loved air hockey, connect four, and the arcade game with hundreds of options. This place is near some of the best Cambodian and Thai food we've had (Jia Tella). And a very short drive to a safe way and nob Hill market. Very nice stay.

    My wife and I recently stayed at "Santa Cruz Ranch RV Resort" in Scotts Valley, CA for the first…read moretime and we must say we enjoyed our stay. The design of the sites were well thought out (even though the asphalt pads were a bit small) there was still plenty of room between the sites and easy access to the Full Hookups. The property was very clean, well manicured landscaping, and the amenities, i.e., Laundry Room, had plenty of machines that were both clean and well maintained. In addition to the excellent property features, we were equally impressed with the property manager, Sjarifah. She was very friendly, professional, and displayed excellent customer service skills, all while multitasking (working the office and facility grounds). Sjarifah is definitely an asset to the park and represents company well. In fact, I made it a point to thank her before our departure for her hard work, professionalism and overall kindness. Sjarifah is Definitely The Gold Standard of Customer Service. If we were to visit the Santa Cruz area again and needed a resort to lodge at, we would definitely choose the Santa Cruz Ranch RV Resort.

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    Santa Cruz Ranch Campground - How close trailers are parked next to each other and hook ups need to be upgraded badly!

    How close trailers are parked next to each other and hook ups need to be upgraded badly!

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    Fall Creek - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park - 8/23 a rare marker

    Fall Creek - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park

    4.6(97 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    This checked all my boxes for a great hike: woodsy, water, scenic, peaceful, moderate, posted…read moresigns, and free parking was a bonus. We arrived around 10:15 am on a Thursday, and there were still a few parking spots in their smallish parking lot. I'm sure you'd have to come much earlier on the weekend. There's a map of the various trails. We decided to do a loop of: Fall Creek - S-cape - Ridge trail - back to parking lot. The Fall Creek section was very easy, and you're walking along the creek with a few small waterfalls to admire. A couple of times you cross over the creek, but there are planks to walk on. I couldn't stop taking pictures during this section. There's a bit of elevation when you get to the Ridge trail section, but nothing too bad. The only thing to be cautious of is the abundance of poison oak. There are some narrow paths where the poison oak was spilling over from both sides of the path. TIP: wear long pants. This is a hike that I'd come back to.

    #641 #1/25 A very…read moreBeLated review of '23 summer hike... til next visit to a Lusher forest :) Started from Big Ben near Bonny Doon airport to Fall Creek and return. Climb Dry rebirth after the fire Me n this Forest Scenery is an old growth forest with little ground cover other than Redwood sorrels after the fire. Entirely canopied, easy and well kept but a steep trail. Heard owls at the top near Big Ben, a squirrel, few birds and some grasshoppers. Otherwise pretty quiet. Fall Creek had steady water flowing and a tiny waterfall at the time of my visit. Pups are NOT allowed here. Less visited old growth forest as the trail is continuous elevation down to Fall Creek and back up to Big Ben. A couple of crossing to HC Lime Kilns where the lime was used to rebuild SFO post 1906 earthquake and to Lost Empire. Signals were virtually nonexistent and the BBT is NOT marked! I took pictures of the Trail descriptions and maps prior to and that was helpful. Go with someone who is familiar with these trails or download descriptions and good trail mapS. Felton Empire Rd runs through it. There is NO parking lot or any signs to per se. Once you find the trail, you can park on the shoulder. Pro tip: It's MUCH easier to find and start from Bennet Creek to Fall Creek Trailhead as there is a parking lot off Felton Road. About 3 to 8.4 miles hike depending on the trails (partial loop) you choose with little to ~1500 ft elevation if you hike to Big Ben and entire loop (8.4 miles). Recommend water, protein bars and comfortable shoes.

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    8/23 BBT - dry dusty wide trail

    Fall Creek - Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park - 8/23 about 7 feet in diameter & could not see the top

    8/23 about 7 feet in diameter & could not see the top

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