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73% Recommend90 ratings · 33 reviews
Not recommend
· October 2022
Tent ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
Place to stay for a night, not anything more. Riffles advertised having showers, which were only available through a payment with quarters. Bathroom was dirty with no soap. Host was rude on the phone and unavailable for questions. The site advertised campfires but provided no metal ring for fires.
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Liam S.
3 reviews
Mixed feelings
· August 2022
Tent · With pets ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
Was asked to leave on a feeling or suspicion that she had meaning the manager and in the ad it said does not discriminate well I feel very discriminated against considering I didn't even get my two night stay had to leave the second night and didn't get a refund or anything the campsite was however very clean and so was the bathrooms but what I recommend it to friends no most likely not considering if you look a certain way or act a certain way just having fun camping celebrating somebody's birthday you're going to get asked to leave
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Brandy W.
3 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· August 2022
36 ft travel trailer · Group trip ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
I love this place its right on the river. Your camp site is just a few feet away. Its a very beautiful and quiet place. On day one i was greeted by Dana the manager, she was super friendly along with don the maintenance man. Very helpful on taking care of your needs. I also met one of the owners Tim. On night two there was an event with a BBQ. Non of the tenants were allowed to attend. That night Tim knocked on my door and gave me a huge plate with tri tip, chicken and pasta. It was so really good. The man can cook. There is a riffle range across the way but you cant really hear it. I was never bothered by it. If your worried about shade theres lots of it to stay comfortable.
Heads up you must put the whole $1.50 in at once for a nice 20 min long shower. Unfortunately my time was up and i had to roll. I would definitely recommend this park. Thank you so much to everyone. Take care and stay safe.
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Pari H.
5 reviews
Mixed feelings
· August 2022
Tent · Group trip ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
Overall a really great site. Only thing was the sprinklers running all night and the bathroom being locked overnight as well.
Nina F.
3 years on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· June 2022
20 ft pop-up camper · With kids ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
For an overnight stay it met our needs, but don't expect good customer service from the manager. She was not friendly and was annoyed with us asking simple questions. Bring your own toilet paper and paper towels to use the single bathroom, none are provided. If there were more people it would have been hard to share the one bathroom. No quarters needed to use the shower, but possibly because it was out of order so they turned on the water.
Sprinklers ran all day and night. A huge pile of manure made the smell slightly unpleasant for our stay. The spot we booked was being watered so the property manager made us pick another location. Only water is provided at the hipcamp spots, no electric hookups.
Positive comments: Walter was very responsive and reasonable when asking to move locations. Rental fee was a good price for what is provided.
Bonnie C.
5 reviews
Recommends
· June 2022
Camping on river
30 ft travel trailer · With pets ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
The place was beautiful and quiet. Good local food and the swimming was so refreshing. We are already planning to come back.
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Lisa R.
4 years on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· June 2022
20 ft campervan · With pets ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
This is an easy spot to pull over for the night. Near to the highway, safe, clean
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Rebecca ..
3 years on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· June 2022
Great space, but not very relaxing
Tent · With pets ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
I like how much space we had and close proximity to the river but wish it was more relaxing. This place also hosts events so it was noisy both days and at noisy at night during my first night. I also did not have access to the boat ramp that is advertised on the listing. Apparently there is no access to the boat ramp when they host events like weddings, but that wasn't noted on the hipcamp advertisement. I recommend that the host adds that information with a link to an event page so that people can check before they book camping trips if they plan to use the boat ramp.
Hamid T.
4 reviews
Really love the quiet solitude of the old growth trees and grass. Easy access to walking along trails by river. Water hookups but enough space it was okay to run our quiet generators. Clean coin op hot showers. We felt safe and enjoyed the calm beauty.
Kym C.
3 reviews
Recommends
· April 2022
Tent · With pets ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
Beautiful campground, well maintained. The bathroom was exceptionally clean.
Sara S.
2 reviews
Not recommend
· April 2022
Search for other RV parks first
22 ft campervan · Group trip ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
There’s a ton of space at this campground, but it’s not well managed. There was no one else there and the camp host told us we weren’t allowed to park in the spot sent to us via email because others were expected to check in. (No one else came.) There’s a disconnect between the guy who manages the HipCamp reservations and the actual camp host. The spot we had only had water hookups, no electric. The campground showers didn’t seem to work (or maybe one took quarters? and we didn’t have any - which felt a little like nickel and diming us). It’s along the river but there’s no river access. That was disappointing because it was HOT when we arrived. Recommend going to Riverbend Park for swimming. Being a floaty and go on Friday late afternoons for a free concert in the park.
Michele R.
5 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· April 2022
13 ft RV · With kids ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
RV camping sites were on grass very clean with water hook ups and a picnic table. Bathrooms were really clean hostess was not overly friendly but I was not there for the hostess. Overall campsites in camping location was great
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Spencer B.
4 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· March 2022
9 ft campervan · Group trip ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
Riffles RV Park provided us with a quiet night's rest. Although not far from the highway and an industrial area it was a little oasis. Lots of birds in this area and a great horned owl hooted us to sleep. Bathrooms were clean. GPS did not find this site correctly so recommend getting good directions from Walter before arriving.
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Judy Arielle F.
7 years on Hipcamp
It was nice would go there again
The people were helpful and nice
We had a nice quiet spot.
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Estefania M.
4 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· March 2022
13 ft campervan ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
Nice price & set up well (level spots along bern/wall that creates a nice little private spot - with water, picnic tables barbecue set ups) - the river is close on one end & bathrooms on the other’ with lots of tree’s. It would not keep me from recommending - but there was a brief bit of unpleasantness when the manager arrived (she was unaware I had a reservation and told me to get off the property) - but we worked it out quickly & then it was fine. Nice little spot.
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Rebecca O.
5 reviews
Recommends
· February 2022
Great campground but no fire pits
Tent · Group trip ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
Great campground, but no fire pits available at this time.
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Josh M.
6 years on Hipcamp
Appreciated the rest and peace being at a campground, as well as a shower.
However, showers require quarters so don’t forget
And there’s only one, and it worked the first time didn’t work the second.
Worst thing, the keypad door doesn’t matter cause it doesn’t actually lock, to say it shortly.
However, one of the two places in town that doesn’t discriminate against rigs over 10 years old, so it still worked for us. But worked is about the best word I got unfortunately.
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Mattie A.
4 years on Hipcamp
Mixed feelings
· October 2021
When we arrived, my husband was told that we were at the wrong place and that the campground was at maximum capacity due to a wedding. He told the women that we had a confirmation from Walter and she reiterated we were not on the right place as didn't know any Walter. My husband came and got me and when I came with the confirmation in hand for three sites, she laughed and told us to park anywhere because nothing was numbered. We were able to get the bathroom code from her either and told we could not go to the river access. On the upside, whoever the man and women were working the wedding venue side, they were extremely friendly every time they came by and even brought us some fruit salad from the wedding.
Jessica S.
4 years on Hipcamp
Pros: tent camping spot was nice. Walter was nice.
Cons: spaces not numbered, so it was confusing. Sprinkler going all night. Many mosquitos in the morning. Road noise.
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Ramona K.
4 years on Hipcamp
For the price it's definitely 5 stars the shower is more like a locker room but the location is perfect, the people are quiet and the host Dana makes sure no crazy people ruin the experience for level headed guests
Jonathan M.
3 reviews
The site was beautiful, directly over the river where you can watch the sunset every night. It is right next to river access where we spent our days and had a great time. There is a huge grassy, shaded section in the middle of the property where you can camp and there are some residents as well. Everyone there was very friendly. The river front spots are actually up top of a parking area and beside a wedding/event venue. The boat ramp/river access is inside the event area, but there are other paths to the river toward the opposite direction. We camped here for three nights. The river had some of the best SUP and it was amazing just to float to beat the heat.
The only reason why I say I am mixed on recommending this site is that there is an issue with transients. The worst interaction was when a woman (who was very strung out) sat in our campsite yelling and talking to herself which frightened my kids. One of the residents there was extremely attentive and got her to leave our site, but it turned an incredible trip into a questionable one.
Danielle S.
5 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· May 2021
It was a very nice place to stay. Beautiful shady trees nice accommodations. Thank you!
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Shelley P.
4 years on Hipcamp
Recommends
· May 2021
The location was convenient and lovely camping sites, the showers require payment in quarters which is reasonable, just know that ahead of time so you are prepared. Enjoyed our stay and would return!
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Hannah R.
4 years on Hipcamp
Setting the stage. We’d planned a camping trip for the upcoming weekend and waited till the last minute to make a reservation. We had several FCFS options, but I didn’t want to have to think and be stressed about fighting over spots. By the time I got around to looking for places to stay, our options we few… then we spotted Riffles RV Park on the River.
Let me quote a few of the selling points that caught my eye…
“Paddling. Numerous places on the Feather River, we have a boat ramp on the property.”
“Swimming. We have a boat ramp into the river on our property.”
“River, stream, or creek. The Feather River is our property line to the West.”
“Swimming hole. Feather River with our boat ramp.”
We were blown away to see that they had ZERO other reserved dry camping spots for the nights we were staying. Water access, good prices, nice photos, we reserved the spot and on the road. *We should have read other reviews first.*
Our first impression-AMAZING. We received a welcoming text with details from the property owner with the access code and directions to access our campsite. So far, so good!
We arrived and followed the instructions that we’d received, advising us to head up the hill, enter the code at the gate to access our camp site. To our surprise, we were chased down by a crazy lady on a motorized cart, aka the property manager, demanding to know what we were doing there and yelling at us for disturbing the area that had been booked for a wedding. The area that we had paid to book was “in-use” for a wedding the next day. She directed us to pick any camping spot in the midst of the RV campers.
Instead of the camping spot that we’d paid for… the one that was less than 200 feet from the water, with boat deck & river access… we were told to pick any spot we wanted from a very empty, very weedy RV lot, with very broken picnic tables. We settled on a place that we thought was out of the way and would be the least disruptive to the RVers that were clearly long-term tenants.
Well once we settled on a spot, the manager came chasing us down again, demanding to know if our dogs are friendly… further explaining that they have a cat colony living on the property and the spot we had selected was right near where they tend to prowl. We elected to stay in the spot, figuring it wouldn’t be that big of a deal…
We didn’t know that the manager would drive her cart back and forth for 20 minutes at feeding time - trying to LURE THE CATS ACROSS OUR CAMP SITE. Yes…. She was on her cart on the road, driving back and forth and calling to the kitties that it was dinner time, while our dogs were tied up but visibly reacting to both her and the chaos she was creating with the cats. If she’d told us that was a BAD spot, we would have moved - but she mentioned the cat colony as a “just want to let you know…” type of thing. This cat colony was NO JOKE… these cats prowled around our camp for 2 days, super creepy staring at our every move during the dark hours. These 5 giant cats made it clear that we were on their territory…
Well, since the original camp spot was unavailable, we’d asked the manager how to reach the river access that their post ranted about… She LAUGHED AT US and told us that there was a WEDDING that would prevent us from having access to the river AT ALL until Sunday (We arrived Friday afternoon, with plans to leave early Sunday)- we would not have access to the river through their property until SUNDAY…… So much for those selling points, eh?
Throughout our stay, the local tenants introduced themselves. NOT ONE OF THEM had anything nice to say about the manager. The LOCAL TENANTS provide the toilet paper and hand soap in the bathroom - because the manager doesn’t refill it and they see a lot of paying guests unhappy. THAT was really unfortunately to see and hear, but says a lot about the really friendly people that live there long-term.
The sprinklers were running 24/7, and the manager manually moved the hosed sprinkler around the property. It was AWFUL to have them running almost directly next to our camp site ALL NIGHT LONG.
In the end, we had a bathroom and a shower. NO POTABLE WATER access as promised. We were kind of worried that we would be harassed more if we asked. We had brought our own, so it wasn’t a big deal.
This property has a LOT of potential. It’s beautiful. We saw the river access and it would have been perfect for what we had hoped to use it for.
Failure to supply river access on a property that advertises it so heavily, failure to supply potable water, and rely on it’s long-term tenants to supply toilet paper & bar soap in the restroom, definitely would not recommend.
We camped, we experienced, we left, we reviewed.
Will not return.
Do not recommend under current management (Dana?)
Jennie E.
5 years on Hipcamp
Lovely green space with gorgeous large trees. There was a very nice caretaker, Craig or Greg, who told us a little about the history of the place and the Feather River. It was a lovely stay. The showers require quarters, but there’s hot water in the sink. Might be hard to get into the bathroom if the place is crowded. We appreciated the help of Craig/Greg and would recommend!
Maidel M.
4 reviews
Mixed feelings
· April 2021
Group trip ·
Riffles RV Park on the River
Pros: The actual campsite was beautiful and right along the feather river. It was very clean and we were the only ones there! We used this site the night before a hiking trip to North Table Mountain, and the location was perfect. The host was very nice and easy to communicate prior to the trip.
Cons: The on site manager is very UNFRIENDLY and not very helpful (almost seemed annoyed that we were there). She was so inhospitable that we didn't want to go near her when leaving, so we took our trash with us (the bins are apparently located near the RV area). You do not park directly at the listing. There is a parking area nearby, but since you can't drive on the grass, there is no way to get close to the campsite. Luckily since there wasn't anyone else there we were able to camp closer to the car. But we still had to carry our gear a little ways.
The listing says that you can have campfires, but there are no fire rings. So be sure to bring your own portable campfire (luckily it wasn't too cold at night for us), otherwise there is no safe way to have a campfire.
There is a shooting range nearby, but it didn't bother us since we got up early and left.
Overall, it served our purpose.
Holly W.
3 reviews
Recommends
· March 2021
The directions to the campground were out of date and the camping area was hard to find at night. The campground itself is in a beautiful location. Overall very nice
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Evie B.
3 reviews
We found Riffles on the River to be very pleasant. The camp host was very nice, greeted us and gave us a suggestion to a spot with a beautiful unobstructed view of the Feather River. There were only a few other campers, as this is technically off season, but the area is well layer out and spacious.
The easy access from the Highway and close proximity to the major highlights in the area was a bonus. The park like setting, with beautiful iron work fencing and decorative accent pieces was enjoyable to walk around. Easy access to the Feather River with plenty of beautiful views.
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Deanna D.
3 reviews
Mixed feelings
· January 2021
The campground itself is clean and well maintained. Its great for a quick overnight stay on a long road trip which is all we used this for. The only thing I could recommend is better directions. We arrived around 9pm so it was obviously dark. The directions stated to drive west through a locked gate, no gate was locked. We found the activity tent the next morning and realized we definitely camped in the wrong spot. Thankfully it wasn't too busy. There is active construction going on which makes for a long night of noise if you're in a tent. A gun range has to be across the river because come morning there was nothing but the sounds of running water and bullets. Bigger picture, it's a clean campsite that offers toilets and showers for cheap.
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Jay B.
2 reviews
Had a beautiful view of the river and it was private and quite, very relaxing
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Rene’ S.
5 years on Hipcamp
Location
Oroville, Butte, California, United StatesTo respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking
Hosted by Walter S.
Joined in October 2020Things to do nearby
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