Our first stop northward was the Ventura Ranch KOA, our first stay at a KOA campground since becoming members. We had a back-in site, fairly wide, with electric and water. The campground is ~17mi inland from Ventura so warm and sunny during our stay. We’ve been using InRoute RV navigation app on my iPhone for directions. It works well but I thought the directions seemed off so we double-checked our track with Google Maps. Google Maps recommended a quicker route, taking highway 23. That was a mistake. The route was shorter but wound through the canyons. There were tight turns, guardrail-less sections of road, high cliffs, and a busy two-way two lane road – not recommended.
Most of the campground’s public areas were closed due to Covid. The pool, zipline course, and kids activity area were quiet but all campsite were occupied. What isn’t quiet are the many peacocks roaming freely around. They take some getting used to but while we were there, their loud calls could be heard far & wide. They also roam through the campsite – they are a beautiful bird but noisy and unexpected.
We did not spend much time in the campground since it was Mother’s Day weekend and our son Matthew wanted to have lunch in Camarillo with his mom. Matthew’s wedding which was postponed from Sept 2020 was rescheduled to May 28 2021. With it only weeks away, once we had lunch, we hit the premium outlet stores for wedding wares (wears?).
After two noisy nights (peacocks & a barking dog next door) we’re headed to Pismo State Beach Campground.