Distant Drums RV Resort

Nice but NO REFUNDS Over the past 2 years, my husband and I have stayed at Distant Drum multiple times without incident. The park is clean, conveniently located, dog friendly, and has level cement slabs. As a frequent camper, I find that most every park is flexible. But not Distant Drum. They have a NO REFUND policy. Meaning if you pay for a stay but life happens (whether an illness, emergency, or a situation which requires you to leave early) you get NO REFUND of any quantity. My husband and I got soaked for a few hundred dollars. But I think of all the travelers that come from across the country and pay for months of stay. What happens if they need to suddenly leave? According to their policy, Distant Drum will give you no money back. This strict policy only benefits the owners as they take your money and can then resell the spot to another traveler. Beware!

Great park with friendly and helpful staff. Only complaint is the internet service is nonexistent away from the office

Easy to get to - just off I-17. Just across the road from Cliff Castle Casino. Very convenient to Sedona, Jerome, and Montezuma's Castle. The park is clean, including showers, and laundry room. Sites are large enough for big rigs. Utilities work well. Internet access is marginal. - Review provided by RV Park Recommendations & Reviews Facebook Group

Camp Verde, AZ - Distant Drums RV Resort; 583 West Middle Verde Road, Camp Verde, AZ 86322; 877-577-5507; 928-554-8000. There are 158 sites - most are FHUs but a few have no sewer. Pricing varies according to length of stay and type of site. The park accepts AAA, Good Sam, and during the off season, PA is accepted (but not now). Sites are gravel and then almost all have a paved patio and parking for truck or toad. That’s a nice feature – but sites are back in and most are back to back. In my opinion, they are fairly tight, unless you have a site around the edge of the park where the rigs don’t back up to another site. The back ins are at an angle to each other, and many I saw have slide outs that almost touch the next rig’s slide outs. We were glad we had a site at the edge of the park even though it was closest to the road noise and we had to use three inches of boards under the right side of the 5th wheel to become level (we do not have auto leveling). There is a small pool, a hot tub, clean restrooms, a clean laundry, and a clubhouse. They offer cable and supposedly, free WiFi, but of course, it doesn’t work, and was not really strong even up at the clubhouse. With our RV personal lifestyle, we need decent WiFi. One evening when I went up to the clubhouse to use the WiFi there, they were closing for a private party – but no sign had been posted that morning when I went up to talk to the staff about where I could get decent WiFi. That was disappointing to me. Our Verizon MiFi does not work well in this area (that’s not the park’s fault of course). Our ATT phone did work as a hot spot. We chose this park because of positive reviews, but I personally am putting it on my “not again” list for several reasons. It advertises that it is a premier resort but the tight area (I have seen several rigs having difficulty turning corners and having to ask trucks to move out of their own parking space so they can get out) and the lack of WiFi take it off my personal list. It they charged less, I would have been OK, but when paying a premium price, I want premium services. I am sure it is fine for many RVers, but it just didn’t work for us. - Review provided by RV Park Recommendations & Reviews Facebook Group