This park is really, really fun! We have been here a bunch of times and this time was for a birthday party for my daughter. They have a lot of fun things for family! However, you need to purchase all the extras. It is a bit of a money pit. I was really, really disappointed in the times for the items you purchase the wristbands for. The pedal bikes were done early evening but what made it worse is that they told our kids that they could not ride them Friday evening because there was too much traffic. The traffic they were talking about were the golf carts that are only allowed if you are a seasonal site. There is an insane amount of golf carts there! The jumping pillow closes quite early as well. I think they should not charge as much for these items if they are going to be monitored due to "traffic" or close earlier than necessary. The kids were very upset about this and we ended up in the pool because it is the one thing open later than all the "chargeable" items. With that said, the management is very sweet and accommodating to many kids wanting to buy candy in the store. The CG is very clean and friendly. We will be back next summer. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We stayed her on Mother's Day weekend so it was pretty empty. The playgrounds leave much to be desired and when we were their the pool was full of toad and completely green - obviously they'll be cleaning this out before opening it for the season but it was stomach turning. The toilets were HORRENDOUS - after using them once we refused to go back and instead ran with our children back to the camper for potty breaks. The river sites are BEAUTIFUL, however and I plan to come back for an adults only weekend, which I think this place is better suited for. I do have to agree with the one poster that said that the seasonal campers are rather snide about it being their 'turf,' for lack of a better word. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
My family loves to camp here! We have 2 grade school age children who enjoy all the activities. The jumping pillow is one of their favorite things! There are also pedal carts to drive, space ball, and of course a swimming pool. They also like to make "forts" in the woods and ride their bikes and scooters around. They have a nice arcade and a small store where they kids can by candy, ice cream treats, nachos, etc. This campground was under new management this year, which seemed to be an improvement. We love to camp here in September when they have Robin Hood Days. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This campground values it's seasonal campers. You are immediately identified as a "weekender" and treated as such. The front desk staff could use better customer service skills. All activities shut down at 5pm with the exception of the pool, which isn't the best. The seasonal campers are allowed to have golf carts. We were treated to a "parade" of golf carts going by your site kicking up dust and not following the 5 mph posted speed limit during the entire day and night. It appears that they enjoy their drinking and driving while "cruising" the campground. Over half the campground was empty. It appears that many have figured out it is not a campground they wish to visit. We will be joining that group. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This place is an absolute dump! Management is horrible and the people who work in the office are rude. The mini golf course looks like it died 22 yrs ago. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 2 / 10 ]
August 2009
$37
I've camped here 3 times. Twice we camped in a trailer and the last time in a tent. The campground location is scenic, but has flooded several times over the years. I paid $37 for a tent site which is the same price as you would pay for a site with water and electric. I feel this is quite high especially considering that they also except you to pay for showers. I have never run into that situation before. The campground has a nice pool and playground nearby. However, there are several other smaller play areas scattered around in various stages of collapse. The mini-golf course is old and neglected yet costs $3 per person. They will nicely deliver wood to your site if you chose to buy it. However, the wood I received was very, very wet and despite strong efforts would not remain lit. Based on this experience and the previous lackluster experiences, I would not bother to stay here again and would not recommend it to anyone. We camped here in a Tent.
This is a nice campground that would normally be considered kid friendly. We stayed here several times last year and really enjoyed it. This year however they appear to have a drug problem. Several kids noticed one of the seasonal teens smoking pot who also works for the campground. It was verified by an adult and reported to the campground management. They seemed upset and would talk to the teen. Two weeks later we went again and this time at an event in their hall several seasonal adults were smoking pot on the outside of the entrance. We were told this has been a common occurrence lately. The staff are very friendly and the campground has so many activities and positive aspects. However, drug use so openly is not something that promotes a family or kid friendly campground. It is a shame but I would suggest you look for other campground choices. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
May 2007
$40
We've camped here a couple of times and we've had a good time. They have fun activities. Nice pool, horsey rides, decent playground. Easy, beautiful hiking around the river. It's a nice quick drive from Minneapolis/St. Paul. My only complaint is that the bathrooms are not well maintained. The toilets have a hard time flushing. The paper towels run out. So by the end of the weekend, the bathrooms are in a sorry state. If only they would put a plunger in each stall and add another paper towel dispenser. There is one main bathroom/shower house. Everything else in the park is porta potties. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
We camped here on a very hot, muggy weekend in July so it was great that this campground has lots of very shaded sites! Most sites looked pretty level & easy to get set up on. The exceptions being along the river. It is true that the road & sites along 164-173 gets very muddy (not sure when it rained there last but there were no other muddy roads or sites in the campground). The site we had (#205) had great spacing with a good size field by our site for activites. Our site was very close to the bathrooms but some sites did require a little bit of a hike to the bathrooms/showers. The bathrooms themselves were not too bad. Showers could have been kept up better but overall not too bad. The pool at this campground is clean & large. As you can imagine it was very busy given the weather when we stayed here. The staff was very friendly & helpful! Saturday night bingo at 8pm was fun! We didn't partake in tubing, mini golf & some of the other activities they offer but will the next time we come back. This campground is showing its age a little bit but nothing that should keep anyone from camping here. It is a campground that I will camp at again & would not hesitate to bring children to. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
July 2006
$35
Staff was friendly enough and there were a lot of activities for kids. Pool was in very nice shape. They had a band on Sunday evening and other activities for adults to participate in as well. Campground was fairly well maintained but many sites either have no shade or the ones that do have shade are crammed in very tightly. 4 sites share water and electric which can make it difficult when you have a tent trailer and two travel trailers all via'ing for the same power and water. Overall not bad, recommend sites 121 and 122 for good shade and size. Try to stay out of the Little John's area, and the Greens. Bathrooms were clean but showers were filthy. Lots of porta johns that needed to be cleaned. We had to request that the one next to us get pumped as it was very smelly by the second day into the trip. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Campground is on the Zumbro River. Had a site along the river. Lots of activities for the kids. On the negative side, the road at our campsite was mud. Almost got stuck on the way in. "Rent-A-Jon’s" scattered throughout the campground, but they were not cleaned out at all during the weekend. Smelled pretty bad by Sunday afternoon. Might be OK on a regular weekend, but not a holiday weekend. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
We camped here for about 4 days. Most sites are nice with some shade depending on site. There is one main bath house. We saw many people driving their vehicles up to the restrooms, because they were in the further out sites. The bathrooms and showers were OK, often there were dirty floors from kid's (?) dirty feet getting tracked in. The store is small with a few booths to sit down, nothing fancy. I'd maybe go back again but won't be in a hurry. Campgrounds were a mile or so back in off the highway on a gravel road, too bad it wasn't blacktop. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.