Woodside Lake Park — Hotel in Streetsboro

Tent camped at Woodside this past weekend. First time at this park. We drove about three hours to tent camp with other members of our family who live in NE Ohio and to bike at the nearby national park.

Here are our impressions of Woodside:

1. Prior to our arrival, I had some questions. The owner and his staff members were very responsive and helpful in answering my questions. This was a good sign. I appreciated their good customer service.

2. The park itself is beautiful with a decent sized lake out front. Looks like it would be a great place to swim in warm weather. From the road, the park has nice "street appeal."

3. We arrived and checked in at the office. Considering that our country is in the middle of a pandemic, their is a large sign on the office door that face coverings are required. I expected this and am in favor of people wearing masks to protect one another. However, when I walked in the office with my face covering on, only two of five people in the office was wearing a face covering. I found that strange. To be honest, I felt like my health and well being were not important by those in the office who were not wearing face coverings. As one who works in a health/medical field, I know quite a bit about the SARS-COV-2 virus and how it spreads by what we breathe. To require customers to wear a mask but employees in the office were not, was poor customer service. Therefore, I am deducting a point from my review for not protecting the health of their guests.

4. When we checked in, we were not given any orientation regarding where the showers were, check out time, other policies, sites nearby to see, etc. That would have been nice. I recommend that those in the office give each new arrival a brief orientation. This type of positive customer service separates the best from the rest.

5. Our campsite was very nice in the midst of RVs, both permanent and temporary. This is mostly an RV park. Each of our two sites had water, a fire pit, electricity, and a picnic table. The ground was mostly level with lots of grass around and a couple of trees above us. Some dead limbs in the trees need to be cut out. The restroom and a small playground were nearby. The play ground was a big hit with our younger grandkids... And it was the other kids nearby. Everyone was friendly and nice.

6. The restroom was what you would expect at a private campground. It was clean. Cold water only, no heat, sink, toilet, no mirror, hand blower. Some heat would have been nice on our two 38 degree mornings. No hooks on the corrugated steel walls to hang your towel. I'd recommend the owner install 2-3 hooks. Considering the young guys we saw cleaning the bathroom, we were surprised that there was no handsoap in the dispenser for two of our three days. Again, since our country is in the middle of a historic pandemic, to not have soap in the common bathroom is a significant oversight and reveals a lack of managerial supervision. I apologize for not calling the office. We simply took matters into our own hands and took our own soap with us each time anyone went to the restroom. On the plus side, we really liked the three, deep, stainless steel sinks and running water on the side of the bathroom. We used that often to wash our dirty dishes.

7. The campground was mostly quiet after dark. On Saturday night there were a few younger adults who had obviously had too much to drink who who shouting around 10 pm. Again, this type of behavior and noise would likely be reduced if there were specific policies (e.g. no loud noises after 10 pm) and a brief orientation with everyone who checks in.

Overall, we enjoyed our tent camping weekend at Woodside. The achieve a top rating, the owner and staff need to do those little extras... The 10% that separates the good from the great. Currently, Woodside is good...

I stayed at this park for 2 months in 2023 and was planing on staying for 5 months in 2025. I left after 2 months due to iron & sulfur laden well water that is provided in at least half the park. I spent hundreds of dollars trying to filter and clean up the water to no avail. It damages everything and they won't put a treatment system in at the well pump like the 2nd well has so you can filter it to an acceptable level for drinking, cooking, washing etc.|| In 2023 I was in a section that was treated and my filters/softener did a acceptable job to make it work. I Used the laundry facilities also. This trip to see family in 2025 I was in a different section and by the second day it was unacceptable disgusting turbid rusty water with sulfur odor. || I spent hundreds of dollars buying additional filters for Ferrous Iron Water treatment and remediation along with iron out chemical for cleaning fixtures and plumbing system on the camper. It barely worked well enough for a couple weeks between filter changes and rinsing the system for shower use. I Had to buy drinking water in town every few days for cooking, drinking and brushing teeth etc.|| New owners bought the park in 2023 and have increased monthly rent from $750 a month to $950 a month but don't seem to care enough about the health and comfort of their guest to do anything with the well water for a majority of the park.| Let alone any of the other infrastructure or "amenities" to be generous in there reference| This year even the laundry machines where too disgusting to use that we had to go into town for laundry also.|| The park needs major renovations to just bring it up to modern standards. The bath house is in decrepit condition moldy smelly and barely cleaned anytime I was over there. Site pads are rip rap 1" to 4" size rock with no fine rock coverings, or in some areas smoother rock and dirt but nowhere close to flat or level. Water drainage when its raining is deplorable and you very well might be in a mud pit at your doorway.|| It's sad there are no decent RV parks in the Cleveland area, just old campgrounds that have added hook-ups and market themselves as RV parks and now charge like they are RV Resorts. Reserve a space at your own risk and definitely verify where and what water source you are on. Bring plenty of filters and plan on sanitizing your system after...

I stayed at this RV park for 2 months in 2023 and was planing on staying for 5 months in 2025. I left after 2 months due to iron & sulfur laden well water that is provided in at least half the park. I spent hundreds of dollars trying to filter and clean up the water to no avail. It damages everything and they won't put a treatment system in at the well pump like the 2nd well has so you can filter it to an acceptable level for drinking, cooking, washing etc.

In 2023 I was in a section that was treated and my filters/softener did a acceptable job to make it work. I Used the laundry facilities also. This trip to see family in 2025 I was in a different section and by the second day it was unacceptable disgusting turbid rusty water with sulfur odor.

I bought additional filters for Ferrous Iron Water treatment and remediation along with iron out chemical for cleaning fixtures and plumbing system on the camper. It barely worked well enough for a couple weeks between filter changes and rinsing the system for shower use. I Had to buy drinking water in town every few days for cooking, drinking and brushing teeth etc.

New owners bought the park in 2023 and have increased monthly rent from $750 a month to $950 a month but don't seem to care enough about the health and comfort of their guest to do anything with the well water for a majority of the park. Let alone any of the other infrastructure or "amenities" to be generous in there reference This year even the laundry machines where too disgusting to use that we had to go into town for laundry also.

The park needs major renovations to just bring it up to modern standards. The bath house is in decrepit condition moldy smelly and barely cleaned anytime I was over there. Site pads are rip rap 1" to 4" size rock with no fine rock coverings, or in some areas smoother rock and dirt but nowhere close to flat or level. Water drainage when its raining is deplorable and you very well might be in a mud pit at your doorway.

It's sad there are no decent RV parks in the Cleveland area, just old campgrounds that have added hook-ups and market themselves as RV parks and now charge like they are RV Resorts. Reserve a space at your own risk and definitely verify where and what water source you are on. Bring plenty of filters and plan on sanitizing your system after...