Pleasure Cove Resort

Stinky beaches, horrible staff, and crowded campsites that are a mile at least from the water. Do not camp here, I will never be camping here again.

This place is terrible! I just got back from camping here and I would not go back.
1. The staff is horrible, they would not even let us store an ATV in the bed of a truck, a fact every single staff member reminded us of rudely every five minutes. Because of this they made my 7 months pregnant wife walk from the front gate to our campsire a mile away in 100° weather. Cause God forbid they have a ATV on the property for 10 minutes while she picks me up.
2. They pack you in like sardines. The camp sites are super close together. If you like camping with strangers this is the place for you.
3. Water access is terrible, you have to get in your car and drive to the water if you are at the campground. The upside is that once you get to the beach it is stinky muddy awful place to relax.
Do not go to this place. I know I never will again. I would give it 0 stars if I could.

Just stayed here for Mother’s day weekend and had a blast! I was very impressed with how clean the cabins were. The lady at the front gate was very friendly and informative. The power went out and we couldn’t get it back on with the breaker, we called the maintenance guy and he was there within minutes to fix the problem.
The weather wasn’t the best, but the boat ride we took was still awesome.
We had a great weekend so thank you Pleasure Cove we’ll for sure be back!

If you’re looking to go over labor day weekend, do yourself a favor and reconsider. If you didn’t get to use the bathroom right after maintenance stopped by, you can expect to see that 2 out of the 3 stalls are completely clogged. Water have awful smell and taste, make sure to bring extra water to cook and brush your teeth.
On the up side, our site was big, quiet and a pleasure to stay in.
Will we come back? We’ll try very hard to find a different campground.

Just got back from a weekend of camping at pleasure cove… shower water and hose Bibb water smelled like shit, was really looking forward to a shower to… no decent place for the kids to swim… overall didn’t like it, not for me.

Never ever coming to this place again, the shower water smelled like complete shit. It’s like they recycle the toilet waters into the showers. They don’t change the porta-​potties so there’s piles of stink from previous campers. No water anywhere near the campsites, the girls working inside the store by the dock are rude. Better off going an extra hour to lake Mendicino.

We rented out the 4 bedroom cabin for our huge group and additional 1 cabin that sleeps 8. The main cabin we stayed at was furnished, linens, full equipped kitchen. And beds to sleep 8, but it was mainly because we needed the kitchen & amenities for the larger group. Those 4−8person cabins. I personally would say it is the oddest thing to go into a cabin that has bunk beds without any sheets or linens or even a TV. It’s kinda outdated. I really suggest updating them so people can actually enjoy being inside the cabin.
However. If you plan on bbqing mostly everything & hanging outside on the lake & on the boat & it’s not that bad. Basically a place to sleep. I think there’s a fridge (bring an extra cooler with lots of ice, there’s a small connivence store for that) & microwave. It’s ideal for groups who don’t mind it. Bring sheets, blankets, pillows of your own. I think you can make the cabin cozy!
Overall the lake was nice. The store was perfect because we would forget some items or restock & getting in and out the lake was an easy. Wish the cabins were a little closer to the water. But that’s okay. We went during a hot season, so some of us enjoying the A/​C inside the VIP cabin.

The staff was wonderful! It’s camping, so I bring a lot with me; espresso machine, quarters, a beautiful girl, sauté pans, cooking utensils, beverages, soap, sponge, garbage bags, and a smile! Preplanning is key to a memorable camping trip! They had everything I needed! I’m going to rent a cabin next time to get a regal perspective on the place. If you realize your not staying at the Ritz Carton, it was easy to have the most amazing camping trip of my life time! It was my first date with Stacy and I’m looking forward to my next camping trip with my Boo! It’s important to remember, we are currently having a water shortage any campground has no control over that. If you anticipate having few resources it will be a much better camping trip! It takes a few minutes for the showers to warm up but they do (bring extra quarters)! I usually look for the positives and forget the negatives quickly ;)

First time here & definitely our last. We called ahead to get the advice from staff on where the best place would be to camp & moor our boat close by. We arrived to find no restrooms or showers in the camp ground & the water was not close by either. There was no other guest in any of the camp grounds… Usually a good thing, but this should have been a sign. We were stuck anyways due to their no refund policy. They allowed us to move the next day to the full hook up area. Unfortunately they failed to mention that it smells freaking horrible, because this is where they pump the sewer off the houseboats. The water in the marina is disgusting… It has floating moss that looks like poop or maybe it just was? We tried to spend all day away from the resort and our campsite. We would come back late & try to eat dinner after a houseboat got done pumping. Definitely a big thumbs down to this place!

This is based on phone calls made on 4÷28÷14:
No photos available of any other cabins besides the VIP rental. They also won’t offer to email any photos of their other cabins. This was even after I told her about the mixed reviews about their cabins being gross and not worth the rent. I hear from their competitors there are no pillows, blankets, or utensils. Probably no toilet paper either. Pleasure cove told me «they are updating and changing things». No more information was offered. Sounds pretty shady. The pontoon boats I hear are falling apart. The cabin rental people are not only difficult to work with but unusually defensive over the phone considering I have never seen their resort. If they bothered to work with Markley Cove in the area, both coves would get more business. These people at Pleasure Cove downright refuse to reserve even a campsite unless it’s for 2 nights in a row. Apparently they don’t care to have my money. Maybe it’s not green enough?

Reserved 3 campsites and had to cancel one just shy of two day cancellation rule. Left message as we called after hours and found out that they did refund us the deposit for one site.
Terri at the front gate was very pleasant upon our arrival so no issues with the staff.
Security staff was pleasant and made the rounds a few times which over the weekend.
Portapotties were very clean so really no need to go to the flush toilets.
Rented a boat slip so coming in and going back out on the water was convenient.
Campsites were clean upon arrival and we left them that way when we left.
Only downside was that you have to «check out» by noon. This is not a hotel, but a campground. If I’m paying for the weekend I’d at least like to leave later if I wanted to go back on the water.

Was a little worried about renting a cabin sight unseen here, as I’ve never been here before and was camping with a lot of family members for the first time.
Rented the second largest cabin, and while it did have AC in the main room, it was hot in both bedrooms even with the ceiling fan on. Still, we spent a lot of our time outdoors and it was nice to come in from the heat from time to time.
Boat rental was pretty smooth. One of the 26′ cruisers they wanted us to take did not have a radio installed, so we asked for one with. They were really nice about giving us a boat with a radio. Had the boat all day, but you can rent half day, you just have to go to the office when you get in and ask.
BUT — beware of the Office lady, Andie. She is supremely rude. We also paid for a couple of campsites and while most of our group was heading out Sunday, one wanted to stay the remainder of the day at a campsite that we paid full day for. All we had to do was change the ticket for the car and that would have been that, but Andie was not helpful and made it a point to rudely point out that we should have come to the office Saturday to take care of it. And no, we couldn’t trad the ticket out, we’ll just have to wait for a check refund in the mail. I think this woman needs some customer service training, or at the least, give her a position somewhere else where she is not dealing with customers face to face. It’s because of her I give three stars.
The lake was pretty low for swimming and the bank was dirty — skeevey.
Once we got out on the boat all day tubing, was pretty sweet. It is a pretty setting, but no real trails to hike and fishing was not that great here.
If you have kids, bring plenty of kid games with, there’s no playground for the little ones, so you’ll have to entertain them with bean bag toss, horseshoes for their age.
Overall, my experience was a nice one during my stay (not when I had to visit the office and speak with Andie).
I would come back for cabin stay and boat rental.

Last year we rented a houseboat from Fri-​Sun. 12 of us had so much fun that we’re doing it again this year!

My boyfriend and I got to the place an hour before his friends last Friday night. I believe there are two women who work the front booth and luckily my boyfriend and I got the nice one. She gave us a map of the campsite and directed us to our lot. It was very easy to find.
The first campsite we passed upon entering looked really tight. I suggest getting a campsite closer to the water, like the one we got. Our campsite only had 5 other lots, with three port-​o-​potties, and two water spouts. There was no smell, until we headed towards the water, but I’ll get to that later.
Bathrooms: The port-​o-​potties were clean. The maintenance log showed it had been cleaned the day before we arrived. By Saturday night, they started to get stinky. By Sunday morning, the heat combined with the smell made it really unbearable.
Showers: You will have to bring quarters. The showers worked fine, from what I heard. We brought a solar shower from REI for $ 25. You fill it up with water, leave it in the sun, and you have a warm shower!
Lake: The area closest to the campsite did smell like poop, but once you leave the marina and venture out into the lake, everything was fine. The lake is really beautiful but you can tell how much the water level has gone down.
Store: There was a general store near the marina. They have snacks, drinks, and ice.
This is camping, not «glamping.» Just come prepared.

The campgrounds/​sites are too tight together, you literally are on top of your neighbors. We had site-​105, seemed larger online. But the sites 105 – 108 were overrun with weeds & brush. We kept driving past site 105 because it was an 80% inclined driveway with no table. After driving back to the front gate they confirmed that was the site & everything was sold out. The flat ground was 8×10 enough space for 1 tent & 2 campers. Our view consisted of muddy lake & 3 other sites/​campers below, we had no choice but to stare at their party most of the time.
–No trails for walking, kids/​teens from sites further away kept walking towards end, thinking a trail led to water. We kept having to tell them «dead end this way.»
–No water access or beach for kids to play. You have to have a boat to enjoy water. Our 4-​yr son couldn’t play in water so we left before our reservation was over.
–Showers didn’t work, but still took our money. (Generator went out, they could’ve placed a note of the shower doors).
–No employee to enforce quiet hours at night. We had a group of 3 sites across from us making noise until 1AM+
The 1 star is for clean portable bathrooms & conveniance store onsite.

I’ve stayed here twice now and both times I was appalled at the lack of professionalism of the blonde woman who runs the front gate. It’s almost as though she tries to do the exact opposite of what anyone in the service industry should do. It’s just too much of a hassel to stay here.
Year 2: Left work early on Friday since the year prior we got stuck in traffic. Car 1 and 2 were directed to the site I had reserved: 98D (highlighted map included). I arrive in Car 3 and the blonde lady mentions that we’re supposed to be in 121. We explained she was mistaken because she already directed half the group to 98D and they had already pitched tents and set up. She said she had made a mistake and we were supposed to be in 121, despite the campground being almost completely empty. I tried assuring her that I know I had booked 98D and I specifically confirmed it with the reservation agent. She said this was «not true» and that I could speak to the office about it in the morning. She said we could stay one night in 98D but that we’d have to move in the morning. I asked why the other group that was allegedgly in 98D couldn’t just take 121 since the gate was about to close and they weren’t here it. She said they had reserved it. Ok. no logic at this point. I RESERVED IT! Eager to get to our friends we go to 98D and have a fun night. Again, lots of deer, turkeys, and surprisingly clean portapotties. In the morning she sends someone down to make us move (only after half the group left for our boat reservation). We drive up to the office and she stops us on our way there with a «what do you want» (seriously!). I inform her that we’d like to see if the other group who still had no shown up could be directed to 121 so we could stay in 98D since I had booked that site myself and it was obviously some kind of booking error. This makes sense because we’re already set up and they were a full day late. She informs me that I could not request a specific site through the 800# only that I requested a double site. To request a specific site you have to call the local number which this other party did and I didn’t. I told her that was ludicrous. That I was asked what spot I wanted, and my call was returned to confirm that site was open. If I was only booking «a» campsite that was never made clear. She wasn’t having it so we made arrangements to move to two empty sites that were right next to ours instead of 121 which was clear across the camp. We dragged all our tents and gear up the hill to the other site and missed an hour of our boat reservation. Sure enough, after the boat we return to find our original site still empty, as it stayed all weekend. Clearly she had made a mistake but there was no attempt to listen to reason or apologize for wasting our time and making a handicapped person schlep several tents up a hill.
Year 1: A bad accident meant that those of us who had to work before leaving on our vacation endured a 4 – 5 hour commute to get across the bridge (normally 1.5 hours) from SF and that we missed the gate closure at 9pm. I called the phone number provided to ask where to park my car until morning as it was pitch black. They told me to park just outside the gate, not in front of any houses or no-​parking signs. I did as they requested. In the morning I headed up to the front to get my parking pass and drive the car in. This blonde woman I mentioned earlier yelled at me for parking where I did. I calmly explained what I was told and pointed out that my car was not near any houses or no-​parking signs and that I was going to move it right now. She insisted I was not, in fact, told what I had been told. She said I was lying. At this point I’m stunned because I was in no way being unreasonable or argumentative. I had to park my car in a unfamiliar place in the dark and I followed directions to the best of my ability. I calmly explained this. Honestly, you would have been proud. I didn’t lose my cool on this wacko. She was so incredibly rude. I let her know that I didn’t appreciate her tone, or her accusations which weren’t getting anyone anywhere. I apologized that I may have parked in the wrong place but I followed instructions and her calling me a liar is doing nothing except making her look like someone who should not be working in a customer service industry. The rest of the trip was a-​ok. Nice showers. Good campsite. Saw deer and many raccoons and had easy access to our boat rental at the marina. Plus our large group had plenty of space and didn’t annoy anyone with our volume.
This could be a great campground if they teach the blonde woman some manners and put her through a crash course in listening and customer service, especially when she’s the one at fault in a situation.

I’ve been coming here for 10 years and I would never have given this place an outstanding review, but one star? Well, the latest and last trip here has sealed my opinion about this so-​called «resort».
Why did I keep returning? It doesn’t take much for me to be satisfied with a campground. For many of those years, my group was the beer swilling, drunken, angry mob of lunatics trying to stack just one more buddy’s camp chair atop the dangerous inferno spilling out of the fire ring. We were once hooting around the fire into the wee hours of the morning and at least that aspect of this campground has remained. What’s changed? The prices are outrageous, and the staff horrendous.
We arrived on a Friday at dusk and had reservations. After the gate staff had plucked a few more twentys out of my wallet for boat launch ($ 10.75×2), an extra two people for the two nights (a minimum reservation they impose — $ 16) and an additional 20% «service fee» (Is this even legal?) we drove in. With the last daylight fading, we were naturally in a hurry to get camp set up before total darkness. Arriving at our assigned «campsite» we found a parking-​stall-​sized patch of dirt without a picnic table and our «neighbors» occupying more than half the real estate. Our two boats will not be fitting here; those will have to be unhooked and left in a dusty lot. We drive to the front gate to explain the madness at our assigned campsite and politely ask to be re-​assigned to one that is unoccupied. Any of the two dozen or so we’ve seen would do. But no, this is not possible, as each campsite is assigned in advance — only the CEO of Forever Resorts and the Secretary of the Department of the Interior may authorize a campsite re-​assignment. Instead they said they’d have their private security clear out the patrons who were encroaching, and who had been drinking for 12 hours, then fetch us a picnic table. How wonderful that would’ve been to meet those happy people who we’d just had removed and spend the next two days on top of them. When we asked for anything else, and we got a campsite that was twice as big, with no shade. Boats and trucks fit fine, but the sun got hot in the mornings. We spent the day on the boats, so that wasn’t a huge deal to us.
What was the huge problem? We counted more than 10 shaded sites around the campground that were never occupied! When I left I mentioned to the oh-​so-​helpful staff these sites and their vacancy. The staff member laid a patronizing retort on me about how I’d «obviously never worked at a campground». I know it’s not an easy job at all but, cmon, this is common sense.
Finally I must say that in the past I was always placed near the back (North/​West end) of the campground where the sites are large and you can anchor your boat within view of the campground. I’ve also never seen the place so crowded. Overall, this place is not worth the trouble. Pick someplace else — the old Putah Creek campground has re-​opened under a new name and the other resorts will be opening in the future. Stay away!

Pleasure Cove ‘Trailer Park’ is a first class dump. Pulling into the campground Friday night, the hostess shoved the Resort Rules into our car and taped a parking pass into the windshield. From our camp-​sight we enjoyed the view of the setting sun over Lake Beryessa, while the neighbors played beer pong and chugged their third case of beer. Throughout the first night screaming teenagers and thumping music jolted us awake. Cars drove back and forth across the narrow dusty road until 2 am.
For 6 a.m. revenge, I wanted to set the alarm off on our car just to wake the sleeping partiers, but instead we decided to get out of their and head into Napa. Leaving the camp site we saw empty alcohol containers littered across the campground. The one shower that worked was out of soap, and smelled like a homeless shelter.
I could go on about how later Saturday night a few college aged boys were overheard bragging about the crack they were going to snort. Or the park ranger that escorted us off of a trail where we were hiking because, «meth houses have been seen back there, and the managers just don’t like people back here». There are literally two, bathrooms, so be prepared to take a dump in the great outdoors…
As we pulled away Sunday morning, I took one last glance at the campground policies: «Quiet hours: 10 p.m.-7 a.m.» Maybe the meth patrolling park rangers should take their green uniformed selves, and start enforcing some good old fashioned peace and quiet, and litter control.

Rented a boat here with a couple buddies. it was a lot of fun. Pleasure Cove was really pretty and nice.

Well… The front gate people could be a bit nicer.
But the marina people make up for it!
$ 4.99 a gallon for gas on a lake is AWESOME!
The store has a bit of the necessary’s for camping.
The cabins were pulled over from Spanish Flat Marina… Douable if you don’t want the «campy» side of Berryessa.
All and all, it is the only real place to camp on the lake… Till the Pensus Group gets in gear with the rest of the lake. Should be an interesting lake in the next couple of years.