Once you get passed the beginning, it's pretty awesome (if you're staying in the cabin....can't speak to the camping/RV aspect) We wanted to take our kids to the Mystery Spot and around Santa Cruz etc., but I wanted to stay somewhere 'out of the box' and that wouldn't break the bank! Googling around had this place pop up! It is a bit of a drive to get to the Santa Cruz area (like an hour-hour and half, depending on traffic...which sucked!).
Anyways the price was right, it looked like the kids could have some space to play, there was a pool, and it was a step above camping. I bit the bullet. Driving into Paicines the way we did (Siri had us go through Panoche Rd...talk about weirded out...weird, long, creepy, desolate road...I was convinced we'd break down and someone would end up wearing our skin)....anyways, driving in, you wonder where the hell this place is! We finally made the turn into the long driveway. The first thing you see is an abandoned, dilapidated building and a very overgrown asphalt area (I'm thinking it was a parking lot at one time?)....I wanted to cry!! I was so sure I had picked a dud and I wasn't going to live it down!!!! We bit the bullet and kept driving....it got better as we went..little bit by little bit (meaning there were signs of real campers and we weren't being lured to our death!)....once we checked in at the little country store and headed to the cabin, it was better. Once we got INTO the cabin, it was GREAT!!! I WAS SOO PLEASENTLY SURPRISED!