We have gone here the past two years for jet skiing. I highly recommend that water activities be done during the week instead of the weekend as it is zoo on the weekends. Since this is an irrigation lake, the water levels will drop dramatically later on in the season if it is a dry year. The end of June/early July seems to have plenty of water for water activities. We camped here in a Motorhome.
To us, this is a nice place to visit in the winter but campsites are however very narrow and small, fire pits are too close to RV's and driving through the area while staying on the paved road can be tough for some. This place looks like it is lots of fun in the summer but also looks like it could be way too congested and noisy on the weekends. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Even though water levels were down during our stays at Boyd Lake, every visit has been pleasant. The campground is clean and the paved bike trail network allows for a smooth ride. Water levels are back up since 2005 and we plan to return with our RV, tow car, and boats to get out on the water this coming summer for a couple weekend excursions. Quite and nice, just the way we like things. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Park was so noisy I moved after first night. It felt like I was parked alongside the freeway. Wait, I was. My site was only 200' away from the northbound lanes of I-25. I recommend this park only to the hard of hearing. Also a lot of "seasonals" have taken the sites back in the trees where the sound levels don't hurt as much. Office is closed on Sunday. It is serve yourself for site selection if you arrive on Sunday but the only sites they seem to make available are "freeway" sites. My rating is based solely on the Freeway noise. The facilities are otherwise ok. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Stayed four nights in July of 2005. This place is fairly well kept up, except the playground. The sites are all gravel very small and very tight to get in and out of. They also forgot to mention in their ad or on their web site that they charge extra if you use a credit card. Or as they like to say "a discount if you pay cash". Either way it is not mentioned until you use your credit card to pay. Not even when you call to make a reservation, with your card. The entire campground is very close to the interstate if the ground shaking doesn't keep you awake you will need earplugs to sleep! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
August 2004
$35
We had to be in the area for about 2 months and chose Johnsons Corner because of it's beautiful photos and ratings. We had to pay a damage deposit just in case if we ran over the sewer or took out a fence. But the problem with this is that the sites are so crowded that our bedroom slide was about 6 inches from our neighbors dining/living room slide. In the evening as we were setting up our barbeque, the wind shifted and we caught the putrid aroma of the feedlot that is across the highway that isn't visible to the campground. We were not able to set up our satellite because of the trees and they did not offer cable. We paid for the month, but we had to leave early because we were literally forced inside our rig because of the nasty cow smell. They do allow pets, but they have pet restrictions and charge $1.00 per day per pet. They charge an extra charge for the phone, but I found out that all campers had to share 3 phone lines so you weren't allowed to get on the internet and stay for any length of time to allow all users to be able to use the phone. We just wouldn't go back. They charge to use the exercise facilities which were minimal at best. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Although big rigs can be accommodated in some sites, most are too short for parking a 24' 5er and a 3/4 ton truck. Separate tow vehicle parking is available but it is not convenient to your camp site. All sites are gravel and somewhat level. Satellite reception is spotty at best due to the many tall trees in the park. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a fairly nice park as Western USA parks go. We were here on monthly rate for 4 months, which explains the nightly rate. The park has relatively new owners that are trying to make things better. While we were here, a fenced dog park was installed. We weren't happy about the power rates, but that's out of the hands of the owners. Sites are fairly nice, and some have grassy areas. The side-by-side sites are very tight, but a few of the end sites have good sized grassy yards. I'd consider it probably the nicest park in the area. Everything is clean, maintained, and the WiFi is here but VERY slow. My PCMCIA Verizon connection was Broadband and about 10 times faster than the WiFi. If you want to connect to the WiFi, you'll need an external antenna, or to be closer to the office than the center located bath house. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Where were there a month...the WIFI did not work the entire time we were there. There is abundant shade as a result of the very mature Cottonwood trees, however, they do cause a great deal of sap to drip on the coach and the car. We had to park our car in a nearby shopping parking lot. We camped here in a Motorhome.
While they seem to be making some upgrades to this old park it still falls short in many areas. The staff at the check in desk needs more training. We where given a site that was not open and had to go back for a second time to get our site. Later that day they called on our cell phone to see if we planned to check in that day--We had a site that was within 75 feet of the office. Wi fi was ok but no cable and the local tv off the antena was marginal at best. Sites are tight for a coach over 40 ft and there is not much gravel on most sites. We are not big fans of this park due to all the long term occupants but it is better than it was the last time we stayed with them. We would stay again but not if something better would become available in this area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I was a little nervous about camping here because it is in town and not gated. Not an issue. The proximity to shopping is wonderful and not an interference. The shade is welcome - love to hear the wind blowing in the trees, and the owls calling in the early morning. We stayed here for a week and would definitely return again. The side-by-side pull throughs are close. Longer stay folks in back-in sites have more room. Enjoyed walking here. Clean laundry ($1.25 wash but only cost me $.50 to dry), friendly staff. We had to park both vehicles in the extra parking area. If not for our satellite dish and the quirky hookup arrangement could have fit one more vehicle. We have a 39' 5th. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Decidedly mixed bag. Fair rates considering area but check-in process botched for all three sites. Shade trees a plus but can confirm high concentration of cottonwood dander floating about at all times. Pull-thrus available, but stuck in crummy half sites that were virtually impossible to back into. Electric on wrong side of sites requiring we man handle units close enough to plug in. Water too close to ground level to fill canteens, coffeepots, etc. Campground shoehorned between not only outlet malls but apartment complexes as well - (not necessarily a bad thing as turned out since on-site store not open late enough for ice purchase after visiting Rockies requiring the short run across road). Quiet time ended at 7:30 AM each morning with dumpster pick ups or buzz sawing tree limbs from forementioned cottonwoods. One redeeming feature was pool/playground which atleast impressed kids. A lot to offer but a lot to correct as well. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Park was clean. Staff was friendly. Thing to do for the kids. Spots were long enough. There are so many campers there it feels like a parking lot. The camp ground is right next to a shopping center, and housing development. It is good for an overnight stay or two, but it is not a camping experience. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We camped here on Memorial Day weekend and it was crazy. Lots of folks, but even more kids and tents. The people who run it were nice enough, but the whole park seems a little tired. And there are huge trees everywhere which can be nice, but these are cottonwood trees and they were doing whatever cottonwoods do, so there were white fuzzy things and sap all over everything. We used it as a base for RMNP and Estes Park, but there may be better places. I know there are closer ones because we passed them going into the park. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a super-friendly, clean, well-kept camp ground. It has two separate common user
area (at the front and rear of park), complete with laundry/ironing rooms, restrooms, showers, and pavillions with rec rooms, furnished kithens, coolers and rally meeting facility. There is a pretty rose/rock garden, mini golf course, outdoor swimming pool, playground and horse shoe pit. There is a large shopping mall behind the RV Park. Several local wineries and Estes Park are within 40 miles of the campground. The management and staff are very knowledgeable, helpful, and friendly. We will stay here again. We spent 3 weeks here in a Class "A" Motorhome in 2003 We camped here in a Motorhome.
Since we stayed at Loveland RV Resort last summer we understand it was bought by the same management company that owns Dakota Ridge and several other parks in the Front Range area. We thought Dakota Ridge was excellently managed so we would like to believe that any shortcomings of this park have been repaired. We "loved" this park, but some might find it a little on the old side. It was probably originally a KOA and the restrooms and facilities are all well-worn. But it had some nice character - fully shaded, beautiful rose bushes and peonies and the sound of children playing miniature golf, or in the pool and old-fashioned events like pancake breakfasts made this a charming stay for us. Some of the tenants have obviously moved in and settled in for good and there are a few "down and outs", but for the most part everyone was pleasant. The sites are inconsistent - there are beautiful ones with lawns and others next to the dump station without trees and broken pads. Note the cottonwood trees provide wonderful shade but they make a mess on your motorhome and in a wind storm can bring down big branches. The dog area didn't supply doggies bags, which I think is a necessity to help lazy pet owners to pick up after themselves, but I more often walked out the back entrance to the open space trail that runs along behind the town homes immediately across the road. It is quiet and a nice walk with pleasant views of fields, ponds and mountains. They have a propane station, two laundry facilities and they are supposed to have WI-FI but we never were able to get a signal. At the time we were there the store really had nothing in it to buy. Just empty shelves and the one-time promise of hand-dipped ice cream. They also have a video game area but we never used that so can't comment on it. Next store is a huge outlet mall area. When I didn't have the car it was nice to be able to walk to Target, Paneras Bread or Cracker Barrel, but of course it doesn't do much for the aesthetics. That and the horrible roadwork going on in front of the park was always inconvenient. That said, downtown Loveland was charming and we recommend watching for the free movies they show once a month down at the historic theater. The price is also excellent - both winter and summer rates are some of the most reasonable in the area, so worth checking into. The access from the interstate is also quite good. We plan on staying there again when in the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We moved from Johnsons Corner to this park, big mistake! Both parks had bad qualities. While we were there, there are quite a few people who live there year round and the manager allows them to stack junk around their trailers and it looks very trashy. While we were there, I was coming home trying to get into the park and the police had the entrance barricaded with the yellow tape, so I park on the access road and hike in and ask one of the people in the sheriff's department what was going on and that I was staying at this RV park. I was told, that one of the RV'ers who was living there decided to commit suicide, by the police. Swat team-1, RV'er-0. Later when I and other campers were talking with the manager, she stated to us, "Those people are outta here!" I was like well of course, they carried him out in a body bag! Needless to say, we left. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a lovely park that near the Rocky Mountain National Park. The drive on Hwy. 34 from Loveland to Estes Park is beautiful. We love this campground because you back your rig up to the Big Thompson River. The sound of the rushing river is like being in heaven! Yes, the park has dirt roads, but they do spray it down to keep the dust down. That's no problem. Beautiful cottonwood trees provide plenty of shade along the riverside. You need to request a river site if you want to be on the river. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Our family really enjoyed this campground. There are permanents here but it is a clean park, not trashy like some. The office staff are very warm and friendly, however they were training a new woman at the desk and she was a bit brittle to the customers. The WiFi works best in the rec center. We enjoyed our stay and would return. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Besides the fact that Colorado RV parks are old and crowded (most were built in the 80's or earlier), this place was a mixture of trailers (no Rvs allowed), privately owned cabins, and RVs. The setting is very pretty, but the park is dirt (with some gravel), large trees (some ill-placed), and very impolite office help (I encountered three during my stay). I would not stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We saw this park in Motor Home magazine and gave it a try. Sites are small and it's dusty. Cell phone (Verizon) had no signal in the park. Not what we would consider a destination park. I doubt we would stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We really liked it here. Our site was perfectly level and all sites are shady. The river running through the park is beautiful. There's a playground, large fenced in dog walk area and basketball court (no pool, that's a bummer). We felt secluded even though the park is very convenient to any store and restaurant you could want. We ended up staying longer than planned because we liked the place so much. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Friendly and courteous staff checked us in and guided us to our site, making sure we got settled in nicely. We had a back-in site right on the river which was beautiful! The sites were a little close together, but that was more than made up for by being on the river. We enjoyed feeding squirrels and visiting with neighbors. The Kiwanis held a pancake breakfast in the park on Saturday - excellent quality and quantity and nice folks too. Beautiful cottonwood trees gave shade. Easy access to Rocky Mountain National Park and restaurants in Loveland. We certainly would go back again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Our second time at this park. Sites are close together but as this is an older park... WiFi is available this year but has a weak signal. I just went to the office with the laptop. Have visited other parks here and this is the best one, in our opinion. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Extremely friendly and helpful staff. We had a back-in site right on the river so it was nice to leave the windows open and listen to the water flowing at night. They do not allow any rv's older than 15 yrs. old but there are some permanent mobile homes set up in the park that are fairly run down. My only real complaint was that we did not have cell phone service while there and I normally have service just about everywhere we go. As we had no service and there is no phone at the sites, I felt somewhat out of touch with our family. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Lots of shade. Sites level but too close together. Probably because it is an older park. Well situated to Rocky Mountain National Park, outlet mall, general shopping. WIFI available for a fee. Would return to escape the heat of the southwest. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This RV Park is more rustic with rock and packed dirt as the site base. Sits next to the Big Thompson River 22 miles down stream from Estes Park, and about 3 miles west of Loveland. Some residents fish the river. Sites come is all sizes including shaded, wide and long for the big rigs. Staff is very friendly and are mostly people who also seasonally live in the park. There are some permanent residents in the center of the park but no RV older than 15 years is allowed. Three cabins and several tent sites are available. LP Gas services are provided including external bottles for extended stays. Many of the residents are repeat customers that come back every year and are welcomed with flyers distributed to every RV. Old fashioned kids play ground with merry-go-rounds, tall slides, tall swings, and jungle-jim. Specific pet area for walking. Covered picnic area. Recreation and Game rooms. Receives a lot of weekend campers, especially on the river front sites. A very pleasant and quite park to stay in. I have been there for over a 3 months in 2004 with a Long and Tall Motorhome fitting nicely on a shaded site. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
2003
$27
Not a bad park, large staff and helpfull. A lot of seasonals. River sites are on the river but you really don't have access to it due to embankment. The biggest drawback is if you are in the area to visit Rocky Mountain National Park, as we were, it ended up being too far away from park for daily ride into park, at least 35 miles away. Better choice for rv parks for visiting RMNP is Estes, Colorado. We would not stay here again as there are nicer parks for same price in the area. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
2002
$25
When you first drive in the site, you are greeted by very friendly folks. And it doesn't stop once you setup camp, you have a fantastic feel the whole time you are here. We went as a camping club, and they were very helpful in keeping us all together. They also made sure that the kids didn't get too out of hand, out of respect for those who didn't have any. And they did this is a friendly way. You would see the water truck go through the site on a regular basis, to keep the dust factor down. They would also chase down vechicles that were going too fast, to also keep the dust down, and help keep it safe. Very large shade trees, that helped during the hotter portion of the summer. Also had large forest fire going on in the area, and they kept folks up to date that didn't recieve current news. The only thing that I can complain about, was the dry factor. But they had no control over this, since this is mother
natures area. And when we left, you are met at the exit, and asked if you enjoyed your visit. And the last you see is a smile and a wave goodbye. What more can you say. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
2001
$25
This camp has a 'permanent' RV area with 'no thru traffic', right in middle of the camp. also, some other trashy areas around the campground besides the trashy looking 'permanent' area. about 40 sites back up to Big Thompson River. We camped here in a camper.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
2001
$24
Very friendly staff. A nice, rustic CG that backs up to the Big Thompson River. Lots of well-trimmed trees. More like "camping" with conveniences. We camped here in a camper.