I went 3 years, because my family kept convincing me to come back, saying that the camp had fixed the issues. I finally had to outright refuse them, because things haven't gotten better at all. Extremely judgmental staff/volunteers. I'd say about 50% of them gave me crummy looks, rude comments, and even one who outright refused to serve me. All because I wore LGBTQIA+ friendly clothes (modest attire even) and LGBTQIA+ friendly buttons on my bag. I also saw them give judgmental looks and rude comments to people with low cut shirts/skirts. Judging based on appearance? What kind of Christian place is this?
If that was all, I wouldn't post a one-star review, but the last straw was the complete lack of empathy and training from their lifeguards. Teen girl was being forced underwater by a teen guy right in front of lifeguard and lifeguard let it go on until girl was no longer yelling, but was crying and screaming. Lifeguard stopped it by saying "That's enough" and then let the girl crawl out of the water crying by herself, as the guy continued to play in the water. I hadn't been able to get to them in time to rescue the girl from almost being drowned, but I was able to see that she got looked after, as it traumatized her.
This wasn't even the ONLY incident in the water observed: Teens and young adults (college age) were refusing to let children play on the water trampoline, to the point of viciously kicking at the children trying to climb up, till they were crying and one had a nose bleed. When I pointed out this atrocious scene to the lifeguard, the lifeguard shrugged. When I pressed for action, the lifeguard shook her head "no". Some of the kids left, some sat on the beach looking defeated as they waited for their parents to come pick them up. I said I'd swim with them for protection, but they were too scared to go back into the water while the teens/young adults were in there. For this to happen anywhere is an absolute disgrace, but at a Christian camp? And this happened at Family Camp with non-staff adults about. What do you think is happening when there is ONLY staff and no parents at Teen and Kids camp? Terrifying to think about. I will be warning all my friends to...
Read moreRegistration was a very small room with disorganized staff. Walking down the street of all campers you can see all the hornet nests in many trees. More than one nest per tree. Not many mosquitoes. There was a large branch that fell in the road. Then we noticed how many of the trees were dead and ready fall over! There's no grass in the RV sites, only pinecone and pine needles. The bathroom always smells like hairspray or perfume, not good for elders/people sensitive to fragrances. Kids (and a few unruly adults) scream and "play" 9:30pm to 11pm every night. The cafeteria food is pretty good with good seating, yet a bit spendy for 10 dollars a person. The tent sites are a JOKE! In the middle of a bunch of houses. We paid twice the price of a tent area to camp in a camper spot with outlets and well water only to be camped under a few hornet nests. Bathrooms were always clean. Bathrooms are not air conditioned. The door was extremely squeaky to the bathroom. I greased it up. They have one length of dock to fish, very small spot. This campground is not kid friendly to ages under 4. Overall was not a pleasant experience for 6 days and 6 nights. 1 YEAR UPDATE: The first lunch we ate, they served frozen, expired chocolate milk. When it thawed a bit, you could taste the funky rotten milk flavor. We are here for 5 days, will...
Read moreWhen I was 15 and lost in our busy world my friend invited me to youth camp here. We had more fun than ever. And the property has hundreds of feet of lake shore beach. And many water and boating choices. They just upgraded in a huge way adding and new dining hall and a game room in the old dining space. Complete with a snack and drinks shop. This is a place where GOD meets his people. Shares his mighty love and saves those who seek him. I was saved here and many others have also. This is a great place for all events and get together. I come 2 times a year for kids camp to now be a counselor and for our christian Motorcycle Association state...
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