Sharpe RV Park

This park is closing in September. Been coming here for 14 years and the rent-a-cops have always been an irritation. Now new security measures. We and our dogs had to leave the truck while they inspected it. Also had to open the fifth wheel while that was inspected. Made us feel like security risks. Even if this park wasn't closing we would not come back. For everyone who remembers Wanda, she is moving to a retirement community in Ripon next week.

With Sharpe Depot pending closure later this year ,the future of the RV park is unknown, Sharpe is one of those rare experiences to take in ,the park itself is small,noisy,( trains) and smells from the local Dog Food processing facility, What sets Sharpe aside from other military RV parks was the Hosts Bob and Wanda Thompson fo 17 years. Bob passed last October and is already missed by myself. If you visited Sharpe once ,your were an instant fan of thre place , because of Bob and Wanda. Its the people make the difference , not how fancy the park is,the ammenities or the location of the park.The rating of all 5's in my last for Sharpe and well deserved.

Very Nice small RV Park with outdated policys. The park is due to change hands next year when the Army will take over. The Max stay of 28 days does not compair with Travis or any other park in the area. Wonda is a great host and tryes to handle most concerns. We have stayed here on more then one occasion and will stay again.

We ended up staying here for 27 days as we had some work done on MH. We parked in the pull-thrus and the site was very adequate. We used the laundry and it was always clean and only cost $1 per machine. The grounds are well kept up and lots of nice green grass. At night you will probably see a zillion bunny rabbits! We have friends in Manteca so it was really convenient to visit them. Also, it is about an hour or so drive to the Bay Area. The train noise and the dog food plant were the only bummers but at only $15 a night, it was well worth it! Wanda was very gracious in helping us get situated. Unfortunately during our stay, Bob passed away after a long illness. We certainly plan on stopping there again.

Good price, we ended up staying for 13 night. Not much to do on the base but Stockton is close and San Francisco and Oakland are about a hour away. The only grass in each space is because previous campers watered it. Train noise is bad but for the price tolerable. Has direct access to the bases swimming pool, laundry, and bathrooms are old but in good shape. The camp hosts are very nice but because of health problems another host couple should be brought on board to take care of the grounds. I hope this campground remains open as the base apparently is being handed over to another branch of service.

We stopped here one Thursday night in transit north on I-5. The directions to the park were spot on and the personnel at the gate were very helpful. We had difficulty contacting the hosts to determine if there was a vacancy and never did actually see the hosts which was no big deal. It is a self serve check-in where you fill out a form and place your CHECK OR CASH only in an envelope and then in the box. We had read about train noise and dog food factory odors. I heard one train (maybe I was tired) and we did not smell any foul odors. Maybe just lucky. We were traveling with our dogs and the lawns and grounds were fantastic. There were only about 5 other rigs in the campground and they all appeared to be long term. This is a great value for a brief in-transit stop.

It is still a good value for California and location (visiting family in bay area and Stockton!!). The main office took the cell phone away from camp host so don't be surprised if you don't get a response from office. The restrooms are old but clean and new washing machines. If there in summer the pool is right next door! Just be aware you will smell the dog food processing plant always and hear the trains always!! No wi-fi but Verizon mi-fi works well. And Ghirardelli Chocolate Factory and Ice-Cream Outlet down the street gives a 15% military discount!!

We Arrived after hours on Friday and followed the written instructions for late checkin. We were right about the dog enjoying the grassy area, which are well maintained in the winter. The only markdown comes because of no map to the bathroom and Wanda seen us outside the RV as she rode her handicap scooter to get her mail but failed to come over to introduce herself. We wonder if we stayed an extra day without paying if Bob & Wanda would have approached us. This park is very convenient to I-5 travelers. There is a Subway on base which sign says open at 6:30 for those want a quick meal prior to departure. The restrooms and laundry were always clean. Wife says women's shower handle is hard for someone with arthritis to operate in the regular stall.

J.B. left this review using the Directory software: - New arrivals may use self-registration/pay station located on left side of street near camp host's site upon entering the RV Travel Camp. I believe the $15.00 daily fee, and elimination of the Golden Age Passport discount, is no longer a value for travelers. This amounts to a $6.00 increase over last year.

Stayed one night after picking up MH from Freight liner repair facility in French Camp (about 1/2 mile from Sharpe Depot). Great setting for an overnight stay. Beautiful park, lots of green grass.

We really enjoyed this park! Wanda was there to greet us with a hug and helped us pick out our spot. It is in an industrial area, so we were prepared for the dog food factory (just smelled like dog food) and the trains. The Ghirardelli chocolate outlet is about 2 minutes away, so that made up for it! Park was a good home base for day trips to San Francisco and Yosemite. Swimming pool, fitness center, showers, and laundry close by and very clean.

Great little RV park. Hosts were really helpful. Dogs loved running on the large grassy areas. Would rate higher but was noisy with trains nearby. Did not experience the odor problem probably due to being there on Friday/Saturday.

This park is very well maintained and hooks up worked as they should. Stockton is not exactly the center of activity in Northern California, but it is a good place to stop to catch your breath. My only complaint, but this is not under the control of the RV park, is the smell that comes from the dog food factory - it is pretty strong and quite unpleasant.

The park is in an industrial area. Can be noisy with the trains and trucks, plus the machinery at the dog food plant. Sites are small. Most are back to back, but they have put in about 10 pull thrus which are nice. We used it as a staging area to visit Yosemite National Park. Only has a small shoppette. It is a good bargain for a short stop over. Bob and Wanda are very nice and helpful. Didn't use any facilities, so can't rate. We would stop again.

Arrived on Sunday afternoon in the rain. Bob & Wanda were not on duty but we had no problems as there were several empty spaces. Unfortunately we chose a bad one. After we were parked and set up, we discovered that the 50amp outlet was defective and we had to use the 30amp with a pigtail. The voltage was very low and we could not use more than one appliance at a time. However we will probably stop again because we have never had problems and Bob & Wanda have always been great hosts.

Bob and Wanda, camp hosts met us and helped us get parked. We arrived after dark with a traveling partner who had trouble parking his rig. Bob got in the pickup and parked it for him while Wanda took his wife out of the way and gave her tea and a rum cake. Wanda later brought over to us two delicious pieces of her rum cake which we thought was very gracious of her. We would recommend this camp and the hosts for any traveler for an overnight stay or for a few days in the area. John Trammell

It is noisy and there are no amenities, but for the price, what do you expect? It was fine for a couple of days while we were visiting family in Stockton. It is a bit of a walk to the showers/laundry, which were adequate.

SPACE 21 WAS OVER-RUN WITH TINY RED ANTS WHICH INVADED OUR MOTOR HOME . SPENT THE NEXT DAY BUYING ANT CONTROL AND EXTERMINATING ANTS. DO NOT SEE ANY HOSTS DURING THE WEEKEND. BASE PEST CONTROL SHOULD BE INFORMED AND A NOTICE POSTED AT THE CHECK IN STATION TO TAKE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES FOR ANTS.

This is a nice park. The location is great. Everything was clean and fresh. The pool was closed due to late in the season. Laundry room was a short walk from campsites. We stayed in a motor home and would definitely stay here again on our way through.

We overnighted here. Bob was a real nice guy. Wanda on the other hand was about as friendly as a rattlesnake. We were pcsing and didn't have an actual address so we put our new home address on the check in slip. It seems that we weren't supposed to do that. Wanda was irritated that we weren't from where we were going. I suspect it is reverse age discrimination. So all you oldsters remember that it goes both ways. Then the day we left I walked around the camp to take some photos for this site. Wanda proceeded to come out and chew my butt for doing so. We came from a base that has U2's, Global Hawks, and Pave Paws and I've never been told not to take pictures on that base. What the heck do they have at Sharpe that couldn't be photographed? Maybe the active duty folks sitting on their bottoms, I don't know. Great camp for overnight. Wanda needs some love.