Green Valley RV Resort in Arizona

We arrived at the Green Valley RV Resort (GVRV Resort) a day earlier than expected. We had expected to stop in Yuma, Arizona after crossing the state line and stay at the local Escapees park, but the wind was horrendous so we only stopped for diesel fuel. From Yuma we traveled to Dateland for a brief stop for a propane refill and an obigatory date shake. This really put us close enough to complete our day of travel in Green Valley, which is south of Tucson. We pressed on and arrived around 3PM after leaving California early in the morning. We did lose an hour because Arizona is in Mountain time so we had to spring forward when we crossed the border.

GVRV Resort is a 55+ gated community with 304 total spaces, each approximately 35 feet wide and 50 feet long. 144 of those lots are permanent park-model homes, another 104 are annual RV’ers, and the remaining 56 spaces are for seasonal / short / mid-term campers. We had made arrangements with our good friend Mary Johnson, who works in the RV park, to stay there to visit her and many of our friends in the greater Tuscon area.

Each lot consists of a gravel area for your rig, a concrete slab next to that for landing your stairs, then an asphalt pad next to that for your vehicle. The clubhouse is central to the resort and contains their offices, laundry, commercial kitchen, a large banquet and entertainment hall, a library, professional billiards room, and several craft rooms. And just outside the clubhouse proper you'll find professional-grade shuffleboard courts, a salt-water swimming pool, hot tub, fire pit, and a comfortable outdoor seating area with a gas grill. A full men’s and women’s shower area and restroom is in the pool area.

Mary arranged for a corner site with plenty of room for our rig that faces predominantly north near the club house and pool area. Karen is in her happy place having daily access to the pool every morning so she can swim. We spent five weeks in the Tuscon area a couple of years ago dealing with some needed RV repairs to our fresh water tank, so we had plenty of time to take in many of the tourist sights back then. This time around we are enjoying a more relaxing pace and are looking forward to seeing our new and old friends in the area. The last two mornings so far have been slow and lazy. I'm getting out to walk and swim, watching YouTube segments on TV and napping in the afternoons. No real projects need to be addressed in the time we are here so I'm truly "chilling out". The weather is mild this time of year, in the 70's during the day and down to the low 50's at night

We will be here for the Veteran's Day festivities on November 11 and plan on returning to the road the next day headed for Dream Catcher RV Park, an Escapees Rainbow Park in Deming, New Mexico for a two day stay.