I hate to be a Negative Nelly, but something must be said.

We booked our trip for Labor Day Weekend a week prior and were told there were no sites left with electricity. We know people cancel last minutes so we asked upon arrival if there were any upgrades available but were told no. I was very upset when we cruised the camp ground periodically through out the weekend and found multiple open sites with electricity open for the duration.

So we get to our site and see that all down the row 238-247 in Lazy River Rest there were open spots. There were 7 open spots in our row and even more across the street. In spots 238 to 240 we had three camping parties packed together tightly. We were spot 240. Talk about up close and personal. There was no privacy at all and we couldn't help but hear every conversation that took place all weekend long within those three sites. Since we were in spot 240, and no one showed up Friday night at spot 241, we could cheat over a little bit. We hoped that no one else would show up. If they did, maybe the administration would space us out. That way we could give some well needed space and privacy to our neighbors. NOPE! Saturday afternoon another couple showed up and the campground put them in spot 241! They turned out to be really nice but still, beyond them were at least 6 more open spots! They have all this space and they jam everyone in right on top of each other.

So every word traveled through the ears of all campers from sites 238 through 241 all weekend long. We could hear everyone's conversations. We had to do our best to be super quite nd we have toddlers so try to invision how that went for us. I'm sure we drove the neighbors absolutely insane at night when our kids woke up time and time again because of the medivac and train.

Peridoically through out the night, there was a helicopter that sounded like it was landing in the camp ground. It was the medavac for Penn State Hospital flying in. I thought we were being invaded until I realized there's a hospital right across the streat. So the kids get woken up every few hours, cry, and obviously the whole four sites of campers right on top of each other were hearing every bit of it. Beyond the chopper there is a freight train that consistently passes by behind the camp. I would have been fine with all that if it were not for the way they placed us, and seemingly lied about the capacity of the resort. There was all that open space! Really having a hard time getting over that.

The last and most horrible part of this experience, was the smell of poo all weekend long. Apparently the camp has full hookups right next to where they decided was the best spot to jam us in. They have these little plastic poop hoses that connect to the sewer system they have at the camp ground. They go from the rv to the sewer. Ugh!!! It was horrible! Day and night we are were being bumbarded by the fresh smell of Sh*t. If they were going to jam us all in one corner of the primitive camping section, you would think it would be as far away from that sewer system and smelly RVs as possible.

We spent over $1000 between the park, the accommodations, the over priced gift shop, and food even though we brought much of our own.

On the upside, Hershey Park is beautiful. It was nice to have the shuttle that takes you to nd from. The pool was great. They also had activities at the recreation center. On Sunday, there was a human running wheel which produced shaved ice, very interesting. Although the gift shop is way over priced, the convenience of it is great along with the employees who had great and welcoming attitudes.

Overall I wish we had a little more say in where they put us. It was as if they had no concern. Or maybe the people booking never camped before, IDK

Despite some of the draw backs we still made the most of it and enjoyed ourselves. There were many friendly happy going people around. I will not go primitive there again, but I do hope to return and better accommodate ourselves with what we now know about the campground. BEWARE OF WHERE THEY PUT YOU!