Olive Avenue RV Resort

This is a fairly new RV park with pull through and back-​in sites. The RV park is clean and neat. The bathrooms and showers are also clean and in good working order. Same with the hookups, all worked as expected. The pads are not completely level, but this wasn’t a problem at all for us since they provide ramps that worked very well. There are a few things that will likely improve with time. First, there is no shade, but in a few years, the small trees will grow to provide some needed shade. The most annoying deficiency was in the Wi-​Fi, it was extremely slow and for all practical purposes completely unusable, even for email. This was particularly problematic for me because I needed to do some work and was thus forced to go to a local McDonalds with decent Wi-​Fi.

This is a fairly new park which is very clean and well kept. The pool, hot tub, restrooms and showers, and other facilities are quite nice. Like all the other reviews, the only drawback is the pads not being level. They do provide each pad with a set of ramps which will get you level. Biggest drawback with this is if you have a entry door at the front of your coach your steps are quite high! ONE previous reviewer was quite negative about the staff, the park and the neighborhood but that person was WAY out of bounds. This is a typical nice SoCal mixed neighborhood. There is a 7 – 11 just ½ block from the park entrance and another reviewer already mentioned the RV-​friendly Costco gas station one exit away on hwy 78. We enjoyed our time here and definitely would return again.

We stayed here for about a week in mid December. The manager was warm and helpful on both occasions we interacted with her.
This place was clean and the Wi-​Fi worked well — speed was reasonable enough to stream sometimes. We had no issues with full hookups or cable TV, although you do need strength to lift the heavy metal 1′ diameter steel cover off the sewer hookup. Be careful you don’t pinch any of your fingers. We didn’t use the laundry or restroom facilities. My wife and son happily used the heated pool and hot tub.
It’s unusual that the park is on a grade, but they provide blocks to drive up on. It was easy and the blocks at our site were the perfect height.
We had no problems with the neighborhood and felt it was safe to leave our coach all day while we visited Legoland. The nights were quiet and we were up in the front at site #3. Only minor ding from our perspective was the lack of play area for kids, but the heated pool helps.

Park is small and quite for the most part. Neighborhood behind park gets a bit noisy with loud Mexican blaring at times and neighboring mobile home park is quite the eyesore. Park is just a few years old, so without established trees. Definitely would not recommend staying at park during the summer-​way to hot, no shade. Concrete pads built on an extreme slope create quite the challenge with getting rig leveled. Park is poorly lit and therefor challenging to get in and out of after dark. Parking your car at night is difficult due to poor lightening as some spots you have to back into your spot due to a 1 way street. They finally put in picnic benches at all the sites which is great — even put in nice wooden ones at some sites. But did notice recently they began to paint a nasty yellow color. Pretty tacky looking, and they didn’t bother to paint entire picnic table just table top and bench. Ruined perfectly good picnic tables. Dog park is quite small and poorly maintained, trash (pet waste) is not emptied on daily basis so reeks most days.
I have stayed at park a number of times over the past year & property owners seem to be struggling with find decent managers to run place. First set were elderly couple who were in-​experienced and appeared to be struggling running park on their own, frequent billing errors, reservation mix ups, but made up for it by being very friendly and accommodating. Next set of mgrs were ok, once again inexperienced, & a bit challenging to deal with at times. But they at least seemed to learn from their mistakes. Current set of managers are rude, very anti-​customer originated, and do not seem at all experienced at running a Rv park. Attitude is that the park is there little kingdom and we should all feel privileged to be allowed to stay at park. Manager (Harry I think is his name) is a tyrant. Twice in during a 2 week stay recently I heard him berate a fellow park employee (an elderly man who seems to do most of the manual labor at park). Manager seems to enjoy picking on him. Manager spoke to other employee in a tone and manner that would definitely have gotten him fired at most businesses, guys a lawsuit waiting to happen. Wife who runs the office (not sure of name might be Letta), is completely clueless with reservation system not a single reservation of mine has been recorded properly. She is not at all accommodating, my guess is because she can’t maneuver around in system well enough. I had neighbors who stayed at park for a few months and have had to move around to 3 diff sites, but yet there were always empty sites through out park. Some of the comments that come out of the woman’s mouth are shocking for someone in the type of business they are in. One of her favorite and frequently used phrases is «how is that my problem» which of course she uses with customers all the time.
Seems the park has decided to raise rates primarily for their monthly guests. Manager even told every one it was to discourage monthly guests from staying at park. Which seems odd as long term guests would be a lot less work for managers — only 1 check in/​check out during a long period of time, monthly guests pick up tab for their electric (which is exorbitant during summer), and I would think having a set number of monthly guests would provide a guaranteed income each month that prob covers park overheard. And as a guest I would say the long term guests are one of the more positive aspects of park. I travel full time and have stayed at many rv parks and this park has some of the nicest long term guests. A great mix of age groups, retirees and non-​retirees. As the managers do not mix with guests at all the long term guests can be counted to help with recommendations for local activities, repair shops, info about community, things you would normally expect to get from management office.
My advice to owners is if you really want this park to become a true hidden gem with a great reputation be a bit more selective with who you choose to have run your park. This last visit of mine I heard way to many guests saying they would not be returning to park next time they were in area unless new managers were brought in. Which is very different than comments I heard a year when ago when I stayed at park for first time.

We recently stayed at this park for 2 weeks. It’s clean, fairly new, and is centrally located in North San Diego County between Oceanside, Carlsbad and Escondido in the nice city of Vista. The laundry room, pool, restrooms, etc. are very nice. I would stay at this park again.
The reason for my less-​than-​5-​star rating is that the the nice concrete pads are not level. They give each space a set of wooden ramps for the front tires of your rv to help you level your rig because your levelers aren’t long enough to do the trick. Also, there is no store in the office.
A word of advice: the closest RV-​pulling-​a-​tow-​vehicle-​friendly gas station is the Costco at SR-​78 and Emerald Drive, very close to this park.
I must also say to pay no attention to earlier, racially-​tainted comments about the manager’s accent, and the «barrio, helicopters, Mexican music». This is a normal neighborhood in an area of Southern California. I lived here 30+ years, and there is nothing wrong with this area. Those persons who wrote such reviews obviously have a problem with people who are not white and they don’t want to share our world with someone different from them.

Moving to the area for business, I stayed at Olive Avenue RV for approximately five months.
The park is rather small, but the facilities or new, clean and well taken care of.
Surrini (sp?) was a professional and caring host. I would recommend this park.

I had a short but enjoyable stay. The pool and jacuzzi were clean. The grounds were well-​maintained. The managers were generous and helpful. Overall, I had a pleasant stay.

i had to go visit my brother and was expecting to have a bad visit from reading previous reviews, but must say i had a good visit.
pros:
staff was friendly helped me setup my rig, fixed my cable, and got me a picnic table
had some activies (coffee donuts, and movies)
pool/​spa/​bathrooms was heated and cleaned
everyone in park is nice and friendly good vibe
cons: is a smaller park with small patio area, slabs are at a slope (but they do provide leveling blocks atleast)

The only thing good about Olive RV park is the price. You pay for the low advertised price through enduring unfair business practices.
If they still have the young couple Sereina (sp?) & Kyle running the place, you are guaranteed to suffer threats and/​or excessive charges.
The best way to describe Olive RV Resort treatment is to compare it with a third world country that has no regulation protecting consumers. The management makes up rules (regardless of the policy advertised for the park) and tell you one thing then say they never said that. Get it in writing if they say yes about some thing (although they do not follow the policies already posted on the website, you may need it for evidence to get money returned). They have never before run an RV park; they got the job because Kyle’s mom works for the company in a higher level position.
Terrorism ruled the country that Sereina (sp?) came from. Her management style models closely with the chaotic and unfair practice that aligns with Sri Lanka, a country under terrorism where she says she grew up. Sereina (Sp?) delivered eviction notice threats to everyone who violates «policy» that does not exist anywhere except for her head-​regardless of publicly posted policy for the park. Her notices to guests included writing that exercised poor spelling, mis-​placed words, bad grammar, and other red flags that characterize suspicious email scams. The management style cost guests peace of mind, security, and money in excess of publicly posted policy (see reviews from other guests and people who made reservations and canceled them before becoming guests who stayed at the park-​with excessive charges to their credit cards). The RV management seem to enjoy a position of power to bully guests and take advantage of them.
Every site is uneven. If you have a class A diesel pusher without airbags and only have 2 steps on your rig, your steps are going to be about 2 feet from the ground. The pads are so narrow that you have minimal living area outside the RV. Ants and spiders infest the area, so prepare well.
The back sites seem nice but the houses in the area behind them constantly have parties with loud music that last all night long.
If you use the pool, are sensitive to the sun, and need to wear a shirt or hat in the water, Sereina (sp?) will tell you can’t wear it. She will tell you it needs to be certified clothing wear according to what she has in her mind at the time, regardless of what the clothing specifications confirm.
Inadequate lighting limits security at night in the high risk crime area. Many guests had their bikes stolen at night.
The recreation room has no pool tables or games or other entertainment besides a 40inch TV. It is not always open regardless of hours posted.
Best of luck if you stay there, be prepared.
They get one star for the price, but we heard it will go up $ 100.00 or more per month. The daily price will go up too. The utility charges can average $ 300.00 in the summer for monthly stays.

Just canceled my reservation at Olive Ave. RV park, only had it for four days had to cancel for family issue, so never got a chance to try the park, told the manager, female, Senna, or something like that, heavy accent, that I would rebook for later summer date. I was charged a $ 25.00 cancelation fee, I stated that I just made it and the camp date was eight weeks away, she stated the fee was set in stone, really? I explained I have been RV-​ing for 15 years and that was not standard in the industry, she said that’s their policy, I told her that I would not make another date at their park and would tell all my RV friends about how I was treated, and she said thank you and hung up! Brand new park, with customer service like that they may not be around very long!

2 year old park located in the Barrio of Vista. Gunshots. Helicopters. Tow yard to the West wall, loud Mexican themed parties to the North wall, busy street to the South wall.
The space are weed infested, with overgrowth and little sticker balls that get in the dogs fur and paws, then in the carpet.
The sprinklers soak everything on the patio. I had to cap my sprinklers, pull the weeds, rake and level just to have a place to put my carpet and sit outside.
And the sites are so unlevel that a 35′ rv has to have the front 3 – 5 feet higher and you have to have steps to get to your steps. If you have bad knees, go elsewhere.
The manager is a jackass, but he’s leaving this month, rumor has it. He harasses the weaker people, handicapped people and women.
Nice people live here, so that’s a saving grace. The pool, spa and restrooms are nice.

We had a great time here. Mel and his wife were extremely friendly and helpful. They helped us park and set up. We are first time RVers and they helped make our vacation safe and fun. The facilities are new. Great restrooms, laundry room and pool area. The sites are very uneven but they provide large leveling blocks for all who need them. Thanks Mel for your attention to detail. See you next summer.

This is a relatively new park, with concrete pads and many pull-​through spaces. Full hook-​ups, wireless, laundry facilities, a small pool, etc. From here you can easily reach many of the fine North County beaches or the Safari Park. The landscaping is rather spartan and there aren’t many trees, but I gave five stars because of the service. The gentleman that runs the park was very personable and accomodating, coming out and greeting my family personally upon arrival. We’d actually booked for the entire week to attend a nearby event, which was subsequently moved far south due to the wildfires. We didn’t find out until two days into our stay that we wouldn’t need the rest of our 7-​day reservation. The manager was very understanding gave me a very generous refund. I would stay here again if for no other reason than because of the excellent and caring staff.