We were really disappointed in this campground. They advertise themselves as a "five star camping resort" but we noticed that several stars were definitely missing. To begin with, the office closed at 7:00 PM on Friday night Memorial Day weekend, which made check in at the nearby hotel very inconvenient. Upon check in we learned that the pool and game room were not available. Our site had pools of water from the previous day's rain. The picnic table was old, with peeling paint...practically unusable. The playground was also very old, and to get to it, you had to cut through the sites of several very junky looking seasonal campsites. I would say that 80% of the campground was seasonal campers. We spoke to the manager about the fact that we were paying "high season" rates but the park was clearly not up and running for the season. We would have felt much better had we been charged the off season rate. The manager made it clear that he didn't care whether we were happy or not. With so many seasonal campers, I guess one or two unhappy weekend campers doesn't make a dent in the profits. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Our first night camping in our new 38 foot motor home. We loved it. Will camp there again soon. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Stayed 1 week. Restrooms & Showers were clean and well placed. Sites were level, paved and a little close together. Park roads are paved. We stayed here because we wanted to do sight seeing in Des Moines not because of the Casino or Park. It was the best park we could find in the area. It is definitely geared for the casino and theme park. Lots of families and kids, but not a problem. Would stay again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

It is true this is an RV park that has the potential for being a gem! However, when we called for directions they said to come to the office first to register. Bad first impression - we had to pull our rig & tow into the owners farming operation (dirt driveways after rains = mud); check-in, then leave and continue on down the road to the real RV park. Frankly - a real turn-off. That said, the RV Park itself is VERY nice (and projects in progress promise even more improvements). The sites are wide, long, FHU, landscaped & not crowded. Clubhouse is new, clean and modern. Had problems locating the water spigot (friendly neighbor joined the hunt and eventually discovered it hidden below beauty bark rock and broken). A call to the owners brought someone to repair the water hook-up within the hour. Nice, friendly park would really benefit from a couple of on-site/on-duty Camp Hosts to meet & greet RVers. We would definitely return if in the area and if we could drive directly to the campground for check-in and registration (eliminating the detour through the working farm operation). We camped here in a Motorhome.

Excellent park not found in Trailer Life or Woodall. We were assigned a site in the new section - a backin on a cul de sac. Very wide sites, some of the widest we've seen in a private park, and very long. We were able to park our 40' 5th on the site without even being on the end of the pad and still had ample room on the pad to park our med. duty truck with ample walking room between. Site backed up to and had a view of their pond (stream) which has a paved walkway around it and a bridge over it. The new (2nd) park building is nearly complete with the new laundry already open. The game room being finished is very well done as are the bathrooms. The existing building has a common area/seating area, BBQ area, baths and laundry. Both buildings have designated weather shelters. Office is off site about 1/2 miles south and 1/2 mile east of the park. Owners run a farming operation (and others) and the office is at their farm which has a large circular drive to the office more than adequate for any big rig or 18 wheeler. Though there is no pool, the price ($23 daily/$112 weekly) makes up for that. Super Wal-Mart/Target etc. about 1 mile south of the park entrance (1st stop sign); then left/west two miles and right at the 1st traffic light west of the I35 overpass. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Please note that our low rate ($ 16) was the result of our staying a week at the weekly rate ($ 112). The regular nightly rate is $ 23. Please also note that the campground office is not located on site, but is almost 2 miles away. If you can get over that oddity, this is a nice place to camp. The owners have recently doubled the size of the campground and have added wide, landscaped and paved sites to the back section, in addition to new facilities buildings housing laundry, showers, a rec room and the like (these new buildings won't be completed until July 2007, though). THE PROS: very friendly staff, low rates, a playground for the kids, a horseshoe pit for the adults, WiFi access (for a fee), wide paved and landscaped sites, paved inner roads, nice peaceful location far (but not too far) away from "the city". Adventureland Park is less than 2 miles away, as are Prairie Meadows Casino, much shopping, and a lot of nice restaurants. THE CONS: No pool, no cable TV, and the office is not on site. We camped here in a Motorhome.