So Mother Nature ruined our trip. We had excessively high winds. The listing did say there was some wind, but I didn’t allude to what we experienced. I had a feeling it was going to be windy when on the road in we saw a road sign that said “High Winds Next 17 Miles.” I asked the host’s contact, who was staying at the property above the campground, if it was normally this windy and he said no. However, locals in Borrego Springs said Ranchita is constantly VERY windy due to the mountain elevation. I found that statement to be true the two days we were at the campsite. It was so windy we couldn’t sleep, couldn’t cook, couldn’t sit outside…our camp chairs would blow away. The mountain mist that came after dark also made everything damp by morning. It was very inhospitable. Especially for tent campers.
I relayed this to the host and asked for a partial refund which she gave us. That was cool, considering we had to abandon camp after the first night.
If it wasn’t so windy and damp, the place would’ve been great! Maybe it’s just a bad time of year (Mid November) to be in Ranchita.
The bathrooms were nice and the campgrounds were spread out. There was disc golf holes, but your frisbee would end up a mile away if you played while we were there.
Anyhow, we would consider trying it again in the Spring or Summer.