Zion River Resort RV Park

Zion River Resort RV Park & Campground located in Virgin, UT is bounded by North Creek to the South and the Virgin River to the West. This is a well maintained park in the high desert and its proximity to Zion NP is central for visitors. Not truly a resort as there is no restaurant nor bistro it does nonetheless offer many amenities. The main building houses the office/welcome center, a store offering rv supplies and limited groceries as well as a gift shop. Also ensconced in the building is a comfortable social room and restrooms/showers.  Adjacent and contiguous to this building is the sparkling clear pool and hot tub. Although not quite sized for the number of guests it is adequate, well maintained and clean. There is also a separate bathroom/shower building containing a laundry room to service guests in the back area of the park. The bathrooms/showers are clean and contemporary as is the laundry room. The FHU is standard and the 50 amp electric stable allowing our 60 amp draw to work faultlessly. WiFi is included and neither streaming movies nor music was possible. Actually it was a chore to pull up email. Disappointing WiFi quality given the other attributes of this rv park. Again, as I have heretofore mentioned in other articles, cable and satellite are outdate technologies. The rv park industry needs to respond to this issue; the millennial’s will vote with their feet and opt to stay in parks that have taken the initiative to upgrade their WiFi internet. Internet WiFi signal 91%, -46dBm); speed test was 290Kbps download, 3.6Kbps upload, Latency(loaded) 1.45s. The OTA (over the air antenna) received a few local channels.  Phone service (includes mobile data) was 5G, 4 bars. Unhooking at the staging area entrance is necessary as the turns in the interior roads are not possible with a tow vehicle. All the streets are paved and the entrance to the concrete pull thru sites is straightforward with all the trees trimmed up and back so as not interfere with our coach. The area between sites is irrigated to maintain a green lawn; the site patio is gravel with a picnic table and fire ring. This is only one of two rv parks where we have witnessed the staff actually cleaning the site and grooming the gravel upon departure of an rv (the other being Coastline RV Resort).

The Takeaway: A landscaped rv park with paved streets and concrete pads offers guests a quiet respite from the high desert under trimmed shade trees. Well maintained facilities coupled with a sparkling clear pool and hot tub are just some of the numerous amenities. There is a camper kitchen servicing the tent area and bath/showers are clean and contemporary. The WiFi suffers from lack of broadband and makes retrieving email a struggle. We were informed that they intend to upgrade to fiber optic; however the same thing was stated three years ago. Location is the key due to the campground’s proximity to both Springdale and Zion NP. Go to  www.rickpicks.com for more photographs, other reviews, critiques and essays with links to area attractions and a more detailed review of this park,etc.