This August will be our 9th year! This is the vacation we all look forward to each year. They are now teenagers and love the dance on Thursday... (should have the dance on a weekend night also). The adults are able relax, make friends and enjoy the activities in the club house. The younger kids are safe, lots of activities for them too. I would recommend Newport Dunes to adults and families alike.

We stayed one night in June 2003 to test out our new pop-up trailer. We liked the location in Newport Beach off Pacific Coast Hwy, Bay, Restaurant at the Marina, Beach, Walks. Didn't like public bathrooms (dirty and smelly), rv lots (close to each other and no privacy) - had to move due to cigarette smokers, late arrivals allowed after 11PM, birds in trees near beach extremely noisy (didn't sleep at all).

My family and I stayed at the Newport Dunes for a week. We stayed through the 4th of July, and had the best time. The staff was very polite and eager to help in any way. The fireworks display was the best I had every seen. The RV sites were comfortable and very clean. Unlike another review that I read, the pool was a great place to relax and our picnic table was in excellent condition. I would recommend this resort to anyone that likes to camp in style and comfort.

We have had a wonderful time at Newport Dunes this summer! We visited
friends there on the 4th. Hmmm...we didn't get there till late on the
4th and still got tickets to the water park.

We also stayed there two long weekends on July 11-13 and July 18-21. Which by the way were sold out weekends as well! The kids had so much fun that we have reservations also for August 8-12 and August 22-25. We played all day at the water park, swam back and forth to the whale, kayaked the bay, rode bikes on the trail, swam in the pool, ate ice cream, played in the game room and had a ball. For sold out weekends...it didn't appear to be overcrowded...try going to Mountain Lakes Resort of Distinction in Lytle creek on a sold out weekend!

It's too bad the previous visitors had a "murphy" week. None of the events sound too serious. This is a really big park and sometimes things happen. Moving a picnic table during a very busy weekend wouldn't be top priority in my book. The sites are absolutely spotless and everything works perfectly.

As for the pool...well, it isn't crystal clear...but, think about it...the pool is at the beach...people are wearing gobs of sunblock...a water polluter...and we watched countless people come in right off the beach and jumped in to rinse off the sand...think about it salt in the sand is a solute that means it dissolves in the solvent (the water!) and gives it a cloudy appearance. I watched the lifeguards on both weekends check the water chemistry on a number of occasions throughout the day...Now, I would prefer that if it was off, there was too much sand (meaning it got too cloudy to see the bottom of the pool), or someone pukes...etc..that they close the pool and fix it rather than someone(s) getting sick, drowning...I know it is disappointing that it is closed when "you" want to swim...but, I am sure there was a very good reason.

If I was to have a complaint it would be that some people drive way to fast in a resort filled with young kids...SLOW DOWN PLEASE!

We take our three kids to all kinds of resorts all year long...this IS the Ritz of RV resorts...you won't find a place cleaner and with more things for kids and families to do than here! Don't let a sour apple spoil your fun...Go and enjoy! We have met all kinds of wonderful people there from all over the United States and I am sure you will to.

J & P

P.S. If you want to have a late lunch or early dinner and take the kids
somewhere cool to eat go to Joe's Crab Shack in Newport right on P.C.H.
When you leave the resort go right on Jamboree and then right on P.C.H.
and it will be on your left right near the Rusty Pelican. It is casual
dress, it has a kids menu, but, the crabs, shrimp...etc is to die for!
We had the Lousiana Broil...I can't wait to have it again. The kids
will love the decor and it's very kid friendly...you'll love being
right on the harbor/water. Prices for good meal are about $14-16.00.
Don't go during prime eating hours or parking will be a new
challenge!!!

Water park is kind of expensive! $10 one hour, $15 two hours and $25
all day. Not much to do for the cost...jump on a floating trampoline,
climb the iceberg and slide down, or play on floating teetertotter. I
paid for all day but, my kids played on it for about an hour...they had
fun...but, had just as much fun climbing on the whale and that's free!.

Hope this helps you decide :-) Good luck!