Pleasant park, clean rest rooms, enough activities for a four-day stay. Karaoke, Bingo, Band, Golf Cart Parade (did not partake). I agree it's very dusty. For the most part people near our site were friendly. Can't say that for the overall population. Golf carts were all over the place: a bit of a nuisance (IMHO). We stayed in section C-80. Staff person in the camp store, appeared that she wanted to be someplace else: no smile. I did get her to smile by telling her how nice she kept everything. I would go back sure: everyone deserves a second chance. The men's room near Section C had only 1 shower with a handle, but was clean. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Dust and poor gravel roads are the key words to describe this CG. Also, while I am a TT member I don't like paying an extra $3 for 50amp service...not a lot of money but I already paid $4k for membership and another $500+ a year for member dues. The entrance & clubhouse is very impressive, as in most TT parks, but once inside not that same "curb appeal" applied to your actual camping site. I am getting the impression that most TT CG's are getting tired and the money to get them to respectable resorts is not there under the current management. Seems like to much of that money has been spent on other resort purchases. I hope someone from TT management gets to read this review. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A nice laid back (re: No activities) caretaker park. We stayed two weeks hoping to play some pickleball but no one wanted to do anything. Flooding seemed to be a problem as much rain arrived while we were there. Fairly close to many local sites, (within about 20 miles). New section for 50 amp power still being worked on but available for use. Many of these sites need more gravel and leveling. Sat TV is possible thru the trees. More fun was being had by staff than by members. This could be a great park with some activity. Many peranent or long term sites taken and these people seem to be living there instead of RV'ing. We would return, if only for a short period. We did enjoy the solitude of a fairly private site. Perhaps a little later in the season woud offer different results. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This was our last chance to camp at a 1000 Trails Preserve on our trial membership from Lazy Days. The campground is mostly dirt and gravel roads that are very dusty. The lake is actually pretty small, more of a pond. You can pick shaded or out in the open sites. For a limited number of preserves (59) that are private and gated I expected a WOW factor for 1000 Trails which I did not get. The preserve was clean well maintained but again no WOW factor. A WOW factor for a campground to me would be an Army Corp of Engineers campground. They do not have sewer connections but are gorgeous and site are fairly large. I have decided that 1000 Trails is not my camping style. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We did a lot of running around looking for a great campground that we could use seasonally and didn't look like a "trailer park". We really wanted to just camp, not build a deck and shed etc. We never really considered Thousand Trails membership due to expense, but then discovered they do One Park memberships. We signed up and the park manager helped us pick a perfect site close to the stuff we care about in the park. We have met a ton of new people and love the friendly atomosphere. People here are members so they care about the park. I would suggest anyone who wants a secure friendly wonderful camping experience to try this place. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
July 2008
$10
This is a Thousand Trails Park. Easy to get to & get around in. Big rig friendly in most cases. They have a good set-up for loading/unloading golf carts. It would be nice if these parks would provide a similar set-up for loading/unloading motorcycles. I was suprised that they did not have many recycling efforts in place, however they did have a aluminum can disposal container in front of the adult lodge. All-in-all, a nice park. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Nice open site. There are many sites that are in the trees. Even though the pools don't open until Memorial Day, it is nice to have an adult pool and a family pool. The club houses are nice and separate for adults and families. There are lots of choices for children. Peace and quiet for adults. Very nice park even though our site was a little unlevel. People were very friendly and helpful. The only drawback we saw was a lot of 30 amp users using the 50 amp sites. We would return. We camped here in a Motorhome.
My husband and I received a "Passport" in the mail to be able to camp at this CG for a weekend. We invited our neighbors, they called in and got a free weekend also. When we arrived on Friday afternoon we were directed to the "Welcome" center where they sent us with a little lady on a golf cart to take us to a site. There were quite a few campers there but she told us when we saw sites that we liked to just blow the horn. She said we could pick any place. We found 2 sites side by side. They have an adult lodge and a family lodge. That was really nice. Th camp store was not open. Easter weekend was going to be the weekend it would open. If you needed anything you had to drive about 2 miles to a store. We were a little disappointed since we scrapbook all of our camping trips. I had taken the camera with us! They do have the "Pioneer Graveyard"...it's a good walk but don't expect much. It is NOT well maintained and there are only about 10 stones and you can only read 2 of them. It would probably be a wonderful place in the summer since there are pools (adult and family) and mini-golf . We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Beautiful Preserve, well-maintained. Sections A&B were already closed for the season, so I selected site E-55, which is close to the bathhouse/laundry even though I've got facilities in the pop up. The arrival night shower was fabulous! I know I used more than 6 gallons of water! The sites in this area are bluestone drive/pad, most of which had fire rings and good picnic tables. Full-hookup sites. 50 amp service is available, and one can get a 50 amp site via the ranger station at a cost of $2.00 per night. Propane refill was $2.69 per gallon. It was nice to see that they also have a group camping area and horses are allowed! There are several trails, one of which has a 'pioneer graveyard' dating back to about 1850-52. Wal-mart Supercenter about 13 miles north in Mocksville, and a Food Lion Grocery Store about 6 miles in the other direction towards Lexington, NC. Childress Winery is also near Lexington. The Tarheel Q (eatery) is about 1-1/2 miles from the preserve entrance. All facilities in the preserve are well maintained and personnel were very nice. There was a craft sale while I visited, and the doggie crafts were great as were the oil paintings of beautiful mountains. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
We received a "free camping" offer for this campground and decided to drive through before committing to a whole weekend. We drove around for about 15 minutes today and were not very impressed with this facility. There were quite a few camp sites that were weedy (3-foot weeds that would have taken several weeks to grow). We didn't see anyone staying in the cabins -- completely empty. I think this could be a really nice campground if the owners decided to invest time, effort and money into it. We arrived around noon and only saw a few teens waling towards the pool -- very few adults were out and not one child that we could see. The campsites looked large and there were several pull-throughs. We might give it a few years and go back to see if things have improved -- but would not stay there in it's current condition. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Supposed to be a membership park, but it is listed in Woodalls to rent to public at around
25.00 per night best I can remember. This park has really went down from what it used to be, grass needs to be mowed, really high in places, no one is taking care of this place every where you look work needs to be done and no one is doing it. They have 2 pools (1 adult 1 childrens) and a really large Hot Tub that was not running when we were there in August, they also have 2 club houses 1 for family rec and 1 for adults. They do have a great place in the Adult club house for internet hook up. Sites are gravel and unlevel, this could be a great place if they would put a little time and money into it. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 3 / 10 ]
2003
$25
Private park that is part of Thousand Trails organization. Considering cost of membership, the park is in very poor shape. Grass knee high on some sites. Very small number of 50 amp sites, none of which are marked. To find one, you must walk from site to site and look into each electrical box. Adult Club House roof and pool in serious need of repair. Campers encountered were universally friendly. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.