My family and I have been coming to this campsite for many years for our annual family camping trip. As the years have continued and our family has grown we have rented multiple sites(3 sites because we weren't aware that anyone under 2 was considered (our mistake)). Every year prior if there were any issues the gentlemans on golf carts have softly corrected anything that was wrong (Example: If teenagers were laughing a little too loud they would come and remind them to keep it down). The interactions with these men have been rather lovely and you can just tell that they were doing their jobs but wanted everyone to have a good time. This year was NOT the same.
On our last day there 30ish mins before our departure as we were loading our cars, the superintendent (Liz Johnston) showed up at our lot.The first thing that came out of her mouth was that someone from OUR group had POOPED in the shower! I was so shocked that someone with no evidence/face to the incident would make such an assumption just because we were ONE of the larger groups (2 teenagers, 13 adults, 3 kids and 2 (2 & under)) camping that week. It was DEGRADING to a degree that I wasn’t even able to keep my cool to listen to the other issues. She then said that OUR group was riding jet skis in the no wake zone. I informed her that we DID NOT own a jet ski and that the people in OUR group didn't even go swimming in the beach area (very muddy/slippery) but were swimming on the other side of the campground across the rope swing. She proceeded to say that OUR group (20 individuals) broke the soccer post. Because I didn't even go there my brother in law made a comment that said “Actually no. When we went to play soccer at 4pm on saturday we showed up and the post was already bent and broken. Because we still wanted to play regardless, we inserted a stick to put it together.” The only time anyone from OUR (1 teenager & 2 adults)group played soccer was that time saturday. I want to state that EVEN IF the goal post breaks the 1001 time it was hit during matches, that doesn't mean someone maliciously broke it. Things that are being used in large settings will eventually break and need repair. I stated that because we knew other campers at the campground doesn't mean that we should take responsibility for all faults. Because nothing sticked, she proceed to tell me that our site (#18) violated the quiet hours on Thursday night. I told her that I hadn't showed up then so I did not witness the encounter; however, I am sorry for that. I stated that we DID allow teenagers to join us in the evening that WERE NOT part of OUR group however we didn’t think that was against the rules. I proceeded to tell her that logically a group of 4 campers would indeed be quieter than even if a group of 20 people were even to whisper. I agreed with her point that that didn't exempt us from the rule and that we were really trying. I told her that even when we book we try to book the sites #18-20 (even though they aren't the best sites (closest to the day use area, boat loading and office) just so we can be as far away from other campers as possible. Again, we are sorry for being loud and a SOFT “can you keep it down” would go a long way rather than yelling. I would like to add that if ANY campers on site were causing issues it is best to address issues as they come up instead of waiting till 30 mins before departure to address them. At that point you aren't looking to solve anything but instead cause anger (which I'm sure you could tell by my tone that it did). We were sent an email as well as stated multiple times in the interaction that we were “to look into different campgrounds to accommodate our large group (20 ppl)”. I guess this campground doesn't want large families to come REGARDLESS of the amount of sites you purchase. What could have been a pleasant departure turned into one that was degrading and rude. This experience has left a bitter taste in my mouth and WOULD NOT recommend this campground to...
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