Tall Pines Campground & River Adventures — Hotel in Town of Guilford

I picked this place because it was rated 9/10 by good Sam and the majority of the reviews were good and according to their website, it seemed like a great place with tons to do.

When we arrived, after hours check in was simple and convenient .We found our site right away, site are clearly marked and they left the light on, on our electrical post for us .It was dark out obviously when we arrived.

When we woke up we wanted to get some coffee so we headed to the store. Well, the store didn't open until 930 and we noticed it closed early as well...think it was 7. We had no service on our phones, so we drove around until we found coffee . When we got back to the campground, we took a drive around to check it out .To our surprise, it was much smaller than the map made it out to be. MUCH. We stayes on site 4. It was waterfront. No complaints here, until others started to fill in. The waterfront sites are too close together. Not much realeastate!

When the store was open, we did take a walk up there. Cute store, lots of cute things . How ever, this "old fashioned soda fountain" is,NO FOUNTAIN AT ALL, it is nothing but a small glass front fridge with "old time soda" flavors in glads bottles. The store is also very outdated. Yea, they do have 2 arcade room, but the one to left of the "soda" bar appears to be ina room of someones house.....a bit, uncomfortable. Thr other arcade is...ok. Typical game room .The dining room for thier "resturaunt" is off the gaming room in the back.....also...kinda looks like someone's dining room, aside from being outdated, it was cute.

We then ventured outside. There are MULTIPLE trashy old motorbikes and campers that lay about around the front of campground. Kinda looks like a camper grave yard .There is a couple very old barns on site, that look trashy as well. Not to mention the small trailer park that is on site the campground as well.

The MINI GOLF is a joke and the worst, outdated course I have ever seen in my entire life AND you have to pay to play! The new playground is very nice though, very small, but new and bit close to the house for my liking. the POOL itself ia clean, it is in a very small fenced in concrete area (around the fence is all grown up with weeds and grass) and the actual edge of the pool is deteriorating and looks sunny. I did not participate in the crafts so I cannot comment on those. Onto CANOEING it was portrayed, I thought, on their website, that another business was hired to do the canoe trips and that you would have a guide. It had been raining for DAYS and we teied to cancel our trip. The lady was rude about it and VERY condescending .She advised us she had to hire guides to take us, therefore she would be out the money if canceled, as would we. The canoe trip,came, and guess what?! THERE WAS NO GUIDE .It was the same gentleman that had been working at the campground the entire time .We had also seen the canoes on site .We all had to get in this very old, sketchy, dodge van that was older than we were (we are all in our early 30s). We were sure we were heading to our "final destination" . We got to the drop point safely, and we were handed life vests. They were light colored and FULL of mold and mildew spots, we were convinced we would get a staff infection or some sort of disease putting,these things on .They were Absolutley disgusting . The canoe trip was beautiful .Again, no guide, just a paper map that was provided at orientation. Fossil beach is a joke, and the whole thing was really sugar coated and doctored up .It sounded WAY better than it actual was. The STAFF, the staff was very pleasant, up until we tried to cancel out trip .After that, we decided we would not be spending any more money at thier store . The PROS to this campsite, the waterfront was nice and it was not overpopulated. It was quiet and relaxing.

I would never go back! Ever! This campground is portrayed in a great way and it is not so great .I also did not try thier food, so no comment there. They are not what they say they are! Also priced...

My husband and I saw them out at the camping show in Syracuse where they were offering a free night. Since we are always up to trying something new we opted to take advantage. We hadn't "checked" them out or read any reviews until after we booked our actual dates. We werent deterred from going. We had a riverside site, which yes was smaller than other non-waterfront sites. Most campers know that's the case anywhere you go with a water-front site. Check-in was easy with a lot of information. The weekly schedule had a lot of kids crafts, which was good since we brought our 9 yr old niece. We didn't mind paying for them especially since they were more intricate than painting on a rock. The only gripe, nothing tells you there is an extra fee, and I had to go back to our site to grab some cash. I just like to be prepared. We didn't even mind not having tv, though we do like to watch the news in the morning, but we survived. We loved all the goodies and the variety of them in the camp store. A couple of reviews mentioned old and outdated this and that, but even if the buildings are, we are camping at our site and relaxing there and not in the game room or restaurant. I would have preferred more shade available by the pool. All in all, we enjoyed our stay. We WOULD go back. Thank you to the owners for a really nice...

My husband and I spent one night at Tall Pines, on our way home from a trip to Canada. We happened to stay the last night they were open for the season. Based on the website and reviews, I got the impression this would be a great place to spend a peaceful night. If you love having lots of screaming kids running around, including on your own site, then this is the place for you. It seems that Tall Pines Campground is geared towards kids. Not the place to be if you want a quiet spot for the night. The campground is right next to a very busy road. Thankfully traffic seemed to quiet down at night, til about 5am when it got busy and loud.

The owner who checked us in was very friendly. She said I would be getting a receipt sent to my email, which I never received. As for the campground itself, another reviewer mentioned there are ratty looking trailers, outbuildings, and mobile homes on the premises. We noticed the exact same thing. We didn't get a good impression of the place from the moment we drove in. The driveway is in dire need of some gravel, it was very rutty and muddy due to the rain earlier that day. All the roads in the campground are dirt and could use some tlc. This could be a nice place with some work. At $44 for water and electric, there should at least have...