Learn more insights from Wanderboat AI.
We really wanted to love this place, and though we visited on Father’s Day weekend, one of the busiest days for camping, the spots are so close that even when half full of folks, it would be overwhelming. The back in rv sites in the low 30’s against the water are near impossible to back into because the employee rv in site 36 (Charlie is amazing though) is parked sideways so it eliminated a ton of space from 37 and 35 and causes all other sites to be cramped because of it. We were in 35 which was could no longer be backed into at an angle for easy exit so we had to wait until everyone around us left before we could leave. Thankfully when we arrived those sites were empty or we would have never been able to back into the spots. We drove around looking for potential pull thru sites in the future, but the entire park or over crowded even if you find a spot with easy access in and out.
Because most of the premium sites have no sewer, you have to either use the dump station on your way out, use a caddy, or pay them to empty your tank. The dump stations are a joke unless you’re in a pull thru site (though still tough), as the lower dump station is on the wrong side of the road with how you have to exit with your camper. You have to make a left, and then back your rig up to the dump station to ensure it’s on the same side as your camper. The other issue with the lower dump station is, it’s 4 feet from the seating area for their rental rv. The entire time you’re dumping, you could shake the hand of the people renting.
The upper dump station is no better because there is no way to get your camper there unless you need to dump on arrival due to the sharp turn it would take to get up there. The only way to get to that one with your camper is to drive up to the top exit, turn the wrong way down the exit road, back up and turn around and go back through the entrance. The dump station is directly after the check in office, right in the middle of the road where everyone who shows up has to go. I ended up just using my caddy at 10pm so I wasn’t blocking traffic and used the top dump station so I wasn’t dumping my waste while they were outside trying to relax listening to the dj.
While the water was really nice and the waterfall was beautiful, we won’t be back. We’d hoped it would be a little quieter and spaced out. The park map makes it look well spaced out and the photos make it sound quaint. It’s not. We managed to make privacy only because our parking situation was hosed.
I should also note that unless you’re late or right on time walking to the front desk, you will be charged an early arrival fee. We got to the front desk at 150pm and because we were 10 minutes early, we had to pay 10$ more or opt to go sit in our truck in the middle of the road holding up other campers until 2pm.
Our cable didn’t work when we got there, luckily the maintenance man was in the rv next to us so he got it sorted the following day.
The breaker tripped three times even though we were only running out 13500btu ac and nothing else. Thankfully we came back to the camper not long after so our dogs were fine. It did kill our want for discovering more of the area though as we were afraid it would die again and our dogs would be hurt. We have a temperature sensor to alert us, but there is zero cell service and though they say there is WiFi, it only works near the pool… this leads me into the next issue
There is zero WiFi or cell service. You can get “ok” WiFi if you go sit at the pool but you will never get cell data (though you will have a single bar). It’s a dead zone so if you rely on temperature sensors for your furry friends or want to stream tv, this isn’t the camp...
Read more
First time visit and will not be back!
The good: office staff was friendly when we checked in. When they say rabbits- they mean rabbits! While it seems this is dumping spot for them- it was pretty neat to see them all. Fishing pond was busy and looked like everyone was enjoying. Waterfall was nice.
The bad: Supposedly this is a Good Sam location. They (Good Sam) may want to see how this place is ran and reevaluate there partnership. If you have ever seen the movie "Wrong Turn"- this seems to be the set for it and I'm from Appalachia.
Arrived Thursday- trash dumpsters are overflowing to the point I was cleaning up other people's trash including on our camp site. Gates are closed from 10:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. (very weird for a campground) and seemed dangerous if you needed to leave unexpectedly. Forget about reaching anyone at the office- they don't pickup and no cell service anyway. Our site called for a 17 ft camper depth (mind you ours is 16 ft) and had to place sideways to fit: in turn took up most of the space.
Fire rings (so called) are a joke- they are rusted, sharp tire rims probably from the abandoned campers in a field by the pool.
Bath house was disgusting. Was going to order food from snack bar, but after seeing bathroom- how clean could the kitchen be? Ended up getting pizza delivered and met at camp store (after driving out to main road to get signal). Staff gave driver crap about delivering to the campground... seriously?
Wifi (ha!)- cell signal forget it unless you drive out of the camp grounds.
Most camper sites are super tight and outdated. Water pipes leaking at a few of the sites. Electric cables (power box to power box from one site to the other) running on top of the ground. Picnic table fell apart on site. If you are camping at tent space- be careful of yellow jacket nests on your site! Wouldn't waste time or money on tubing in creek.
Friday came and staff seemed to be scrambling to dump trash containers and straighten up for the party/bbq they were planning on site. I understand camping is a place to let loose, but keep an eye on your kids folks. One kid was riding a go kart (not a golf cart) and ran in to our camper. Loud music (and I mean club type speakers) playing late. Will give them credit though- they did turn down around midnight.
We left early Saturday (was supposed to be there through Sunday), but did not want to deal with this place...
Read more
The good: This is a large and sprawling campground and there's a lot to do here, especially if you have children.
It sits right up against the Middle River which provides beautiful viewing and there's a lovely waterfall towards the end of the property.
They have a stocked fishing lake, a large office with a well stocked store with food and other items available. You can get icecream and order takeout food.
There are multiple playgrounds for children as well as a game room. Along with that there is a large swimming pool and even multiple hot tubs. Tubing is available and as well as mini golf.
One of the absolute highlights are what I'm going to call, the domestic wild breeding rabbits. They are all over the place and very tame.
The down side is, (as in many campgrounds) they have you squeezed in fairly tightly and if you have an actual large rig as we do, the rig itself just barely fits between roads so you will have to park your truck (or towed) completely out of your sight. As the owner of a very expensive custom truck this is much less then appealing to say the least.
The other down side is that over the weekend it's extremely, extremely crowded.
One of the most annoying things was the live music held at the pavilion both Friday and Saturday nights (which we generally don't have issues with and often enjoy at various campgrounds). However here it was insanely loud. They played it to such an extreme that nowhere in the campground could you relax outside and enjoy a quiet evening and fire. This started at 6:00 pm and went on until approximately 9:30 pm. It's just ridiculous that they need to play the music so loud for a small open building!
They advertise free Wifi but good luck getting connected to it. I asked a number of people and they all experienced the same thing .... No joy!
The last thing to keep in mind is it you truly have a big rig getting into many sites is and adventure in stress in itself,...
Read more
