It is what it is. No muss, no fuss.
I am by no means a seasoned outdoors-person and none of this is the host's fault.
I'm simply writing to make people aware of certain things.
Pros:
• Sunsets are unobstructed and amazing.
• The night-sky viewing is fantastic. -Reason enough alone to spend the $20 to camp here.
• Site is very clean, and large enough to position your tent as wanted.
• Host leaves firewood for you, (if needed). Bring your own as there's not much free wood around.
• Stone circle fire area was ready with a metal grate, and 2 metal roasting sticks.
• No hassles, no unneeded interaction with the host. Pay, arrive, enjoy!
• Great price!!
• Close to main highway without having to hear it.
• If you need a place to stay for a night. This is 100% the place!
Meh:
• Site has a bucket for human waste. (see photo - not very private and basically in site #1).
• Coyotes(?) were barking almost all night (unless they were nearby pets, as houses are very close to the site - not host's fault).
• A rooster at the homestead across the street woke me at sunrise. (not host's fault)
• Beware the tiny spikes of nature!! AVOID bringing any debris into your tent, because even the twigs have spikes. (not host's fault).
Cons:
• No shade at site #2. None. Zero. (Yes, we knew this was desert in 103°F temps. We arrived at 2pm, and sat in AC car until 5pm; until there was enough shade from our tent to sit in. (Not really the host's fault and he has planted a tree at site #1.)
• The road (Hitching Post Dr.) you drive in from, off of White Hills Rd., required 10mph driving. It is bumpy as dirt roads usually are. That ribbed situation. Once in, I didn't want to leave again because it was rough on my Hyundai Sonata. (Again, not the hosts fault).
• I barely made it into the site as the runoff ditch is getting pretty deep. My front end dug into the far bank each time entering and exiting. Take it slow. No low clearance vehicles as mentioned in other reviews.
• There's really not much around the site. They're all empty real estate parcels with scrub brush and cactus. Nothing to explore in walking distance. (not host's fault).
Overall:
• The lack of shade was initially the biggest problem. Which was our own oversight. The site isn't very private, as it's on the edge of civilization in an undeveloped real estate parcel. However, the price was great, and it allowed me to finally going camping with my young daughter. I wish it had been a little more remote, but it wasn't 4 hours away from us, and didn't cost $100+ per night. I would certainly camp here again. Next time I'll just wait until after 5pm to arrive, or not come in summertime. Thank you Eric P. for creating the camp site. Even with my entire critique, I found it very enjoyable to be there and will remember it fondly.