Birds and Barrels Vineyards

I found the site to be exactly as advertised. It was very quiet and her beautiful views of the mountains. I was a little concerned because my small RV is a little heavy and started to sink in but I was able to easily continue and find a good spot that was level. It was fun hearing the chickens in the morning and the coyotes at night. The owner operators were out of town but the couple managing the place for them with that we’re gone we’re very very friendly. I enjoy talking with them. The wine tasting was also excellent.

Got the impression we weren’t exactly the kind of campers they were looking for. We were only staying one night, arriving after their winery closed (8pm, not extraordinarily late), and leaving before they opened. We were very open about the time we would arrive from the time we booked early on that day and were told it was not a problem.

When we arrived Chad came out to greet us. He fronted as being welcoming but overall his manner was skeptical and short - questioning us about our journey in a very business like manner- not necessarily in a friendly way. After answering the interrogation we were then told that due to the rain they’d had the actual sites weren’t in great condition but we could camp anywhere up where it was flat right around the house. Okay, so it’s a beautiful winery, but it did feel an awful lot like just camping in someone’s backyard. We weren’t pointed in the direction of where to get water or anything either.

Overall I would definitely not stay here again unless I was in a real spot. It was safe but by no means welcoming. Felt mostly like an inconvenience. I should repeat though that it really was a beautiful place.