Ham Lake Resort — Hotel in Ham Lake

We visited Ham Lake Campground over the 4th of July weekend in 2013. We loved our site and all of the fun activities they offered. However, the groundskeeper was cranky and made us feel very uncomfortable and not welcomed whatsoever. We have camped our whole life and have never had any issues like we did at this place. All of the other workers were friendly and made us feel welcomed - it was only the elderly man who treated us this way. We had children with us and we felt as if we were children getting in trouble by our parents. It was degrading and humiliating since he was not discreet & made a fuss over nothing. Because of this, we will not return to Ham Lake Campground. Do not get me wrong - we respect the security, slow speed limits and quiet hours rules they enforce here. But we did not appreciate being told to go to sleep by 11pm (asleep - not quiet time), refusal of selling wood to us (at 8pm on Saturday night) and all of the other little things that kept happening that finally pushed me over the edge. As if we were being outcasted as rude guests. Just to clarify & explain one encounter - it was only me & my husband awake, no fire, quiet cell phone music on (soft, mellow acoustic music), enjoying each others company while children were sleeping inside. We were told to go to bed and throughout the whole weekend, he would tell others about "us". Including our children...he would say things to them or in front of them that was completely uncalled for. Every time we turned our head, he would be there saying some kind of rude comment. At one point we wanted to leave early but paid for our spot and didn't want to ruin the family weekend. We are a family of five in our thirty's - not partying 20 year olds causing problems. Needless to say, this was our first & last time coming here which is a shame because it is close to home and we enjoy camping throughout the summer. I guess we will have to find an alternative camping ground for our next trip...

This company called my cell phone without permission and without checking the national Do Not Call Registry. They first identified themselves as "Grand Destinations" and then when I agreed to attend their presentation, told me they were Midwest Outdoor Resorts. They also called with a spoofed phone # in Hinkley that didn't work when I tried to call back. I did not attend their presentation, instead, I notified them that they were violating my privacy rights by calling me with an ATDS. At that point, they lied about what number they called and said they didn't need permission to call (wrong). To this day, they continue to lie and have never provided any proof in their defense. Do not do business with this company. They work with a company called Gunn Marketing Group who hires call centers in Pakistan (admitted) to make illegal cold calls to sell their timeshares and lie to consumers, all of which violates our privacy rights. We as consumers need to take a stand against deceptive practices like these. If you have been deceived by this company, I encourage you to take action by filing complaints with the BBB, FTC, FCC, Attorney General and even the courts under...

today my son and i payed $80 dollars cash to go and camp out like the old days before hand we talked to them on the phone i was told on the phone that the fishing was great that they had all bait you could wish to have that there was pop machines and playgrounds the website made it look amzing once we got there however it was nothing like they said or the website everything is grown out of control everything is worn down no playgrounds no pop machines no bait it has been gone for a long time they claim worse yet you cannot fish as the playground is in the water then to top everything off all the tent sites are on swamp grounds you are seriously camping in water. they also claim to have firepits with grates installed already when we got there however there is a drum cut in half and burried to look as a firepit they dont even have the grates anymore then as a side note one of the workers said he would help us set our tent if need be when we called and asked for this were basically told not their problem figure it out we were there for 30 mintues after setting our tent there was so much gunk from the swamp that we just walked away...