Sante Lakes
Floating Cabins at Sante Lakes
We are all #hitched up and ready to go! Goodbye #SanDiego until next time!
This trip we stayed at #SanteeLakes for a week. And let me tell you, it was actually a really nice stay.
We were only in town for the week; but in that week we had a lot of fun. It was also the maiden voyage for the Airstream so that was super exciting in itself.
...Lets get into it shall we?!...
It has 7 lakes, 5 of which are for day use (if you do not want to camp, but you want to hang out for the day fishing, paddle boating etc) and 2 exclusive lakes for the campgrounds. Note that they do stock the lakes, but I do not know how to fish...yet...(Chris will teach me).
**Please note though that they are kind of strict on the appearances of the #Rv’s coming in, which is honestly for everyone’s benefit.
The atmosphere was amazing, the ease and comfort given just by it being a gated community was relieving for stress and such which is not something you find in San Diego( as the opinion of someone being stationed there for 5 years). They also have a lot of camp hosts who also work there, to answer questions and help out as it is a bigger #campus altogether.
There are a lot of full timers at the camp grounds, but due to the parks strict adherence to the look and upkeep of Rv's and trailers, it does not look like a run down #trailer park.
The #pool showers are nice. In our opinion the separate shower facilities that have their own doors were a lot nicer, even if you had to walk further depending on where your spot is( in our case a short distance to walk, it maybe took us 5 minutes to get there).
There are groceries stores and such nearby. The community store that is on the property did not stay open late but that was not an issue as the amenities that were close covered that minor inconvenience.
They are rather inclusive with the amount of activities that they have. They did host a breakfast for one of the days as well a corn hole tournament which looked like fun, even though we did not participate as we where loading up that day.
The pet areas were nice Bandit really did appreciate the grass and room to walk around (she is a 16 year old dog so walking is more her speed). Meanwhile Furgus was very content and happy in the Airstream window watching and napping.
The playground is right in the middle of the campground for all of the children and with it being in that location it is easy to see them if you do have small children.
The pool and spa area was really nice, they have 2 pools and a hot tub spa, which makes for a lot of room for children to swim as well as the adults to sunbathe and such if they wanted.
There were a lot of trees and that helps with the SD heat.
They do provide #wifi for guests which you can pay to upgrade if you would like.
Our campsite was very nice, we had a huge tree that really helped add to the ambiance of the whole site itself. It helped keep the #airstream cooler during the day as well.
We were also able to use the paddle boats, and go out onto the lake and be around the cute little ducks (100% would recommend if you like being on the water itself or if you are like me and sqwee at cute animals). I may have gone a little overboard with the cute squeals once I was able to see the ducks. Or as Chris says "uber sqwee, unlike normal people who squeal maybe once or twice." LOL Love you too Mr. Whitten
Overall our stay was very nice and we would definitely recommend the campsites, as well as the day use area. Chris and I felt it was a very nice place to stay and if and when we are in the SD area it would be our #1st choice to see if they have #openings.
We hope you guys have as much fun as we did if you get the chance to stay even for just the weekend or a few hours. It really was a very nice time, and we got to take the Airstream out for the first time and that helped us figure out a lot about the layout and what really did or didn't work for us( all of which we will talk about in the blog so that you guys can be apart of that journey as well).
Let us know in the comments some of your favorite places to camp out or boon-dock. We are making a list of places we want to visit, so any help you guys want to input we greatly appreciate.
-The Whitten's-
