We’ve been lucky to make several contacts and friends along the road. Some of them host events and gatherings of like-minded people. One of these events was a New Year’s Eve event for traveling families held at Good Vibes Ranch in Jamul, California.
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What to Expect at Good Vibes Ranch
For an RV rally, Good Vibes was suboptimal. The roads to get in are dirt, narrow, and deeply rutted. They also have hairpin turns that are easily blocked by other cars. In fact, we had to drop the toad and do a several-point turn in the bus to make the turn around a garbage truck that was loitering at an intersection.
The location itself was far from level. Some spots were level-ish. However, even using all of our much-abused lynx levelers, we were still in a “fun house” for the week. The area did have fairly open sky for solar and Starlink, though.
Amenities at Good Vibes Ranch
Good Vibes Ranch comes off as a very “ad hoc” mixed-use facility. There are several outbuildings, including an A-frame cabin, 2 other cabin/meeting spaces, a communal kitchen/dining area, a rec room, and a couple of stages.
There are no power hookups. The owner, at the time, offered to allow RVs to fill their water from a hose bib and dump their waste tanks down an improvised sewer fitting. For an extra fee. It felt rather predatory. We paid so much to be there, then they wanted extra just for water and to dump. Most places allow paying guests to use facilities for free.
There was also a bathroom with outdoor mixed-gender shower stalls. The shower stalls offered only the illusion of privacy. Anyone sitting in the A-frame cabin or cliffside deck could easily see into all 3 shower stalls.
Another feature Good Vibes Ranch has is a disc golf course. It seems to be very popular with the locals, as they came in every day of the event to play a round. The owners of the event didn’t try to shut down the disc golf, even with young children playing and running around. It was a little unnerving.
Overall, I don’t think I’d want to go to the location again in an RV. The location could excel as a weekend retreat for adults. However, due to the lack of security and simple logistics for getting several large rigs and skoolies there, it’s not worth the effort.