I was told to be careful about going to Lake in Wood because after camping there I wouldn't want to go anywhere else. This isn't far from the truth. Lake in Wood is simply wonderful. Roads are paved and gravel, of adequate width. The sites are wooded and offer some privacy from neighboring sites. A good portion of the campground is hilly and sites are not very level. There are multiple playgrounds scattered about the park. The lake is pretty, but somewhat murky. It is a fishing lake and swimming is not allowed. The pool complex is very nice. It includes a big kiddie pool and is best described as a water playground. The main pool is T shaped - with the base of the T being under roof. There are retractable walls added in the early and late season making it an indoor pool. An adult only hot tub is next to this pool. The restaurant is great and the store is adequately stocked. There are plenty of activities on the weekends and some weeknights that are all family oriented. Electric golf carts are permitted and are available for rent. We will definitely go back next summer. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This is a very clean CG . The pool is beautiful , they even have a kiddie pool where they can swim up to sit in a chair and order stuff. The staff is pretty friendly, but just a little strict. But as long as you don't bring attention to your self you will be fine. The bathrooms are clean . They have a very nice mini golf course. The lake is not bad for fishing. You have to play the "checkers" game there. It is a fun game to play. We will return to this CG. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

We've camped here several times and enjoy it very much. We stayed in the concrete pad area with our 36' MH. The only complaints I have are, Keep the pool open later than 5pm and put soap in all bathrooms. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We have stayed at this campground for several weekends during the summer for over ten years now. The ownership and the staff are always very nice, polite and always go out of their way to help you. There is a lot to do at this campground with chipper and mini golf. They also let you rent a golf cart for the weekend so that you can get around because the park is very large. They also have a large lake where you can go fishing so there are a lot of things for the kids to do and to enjoy. They also have a restaurant and snack bar on the premises which serves fantastic food. This campground is also privately owned which in our opinion is also a plus. We would advice anyone to stay at this campground which is located in the Lancaster Amish Country and there are plenty of things to see and your only 45 miles from Reading and the VF outlets which is also a plus if you like shopping. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Beautiful campground. Nice wooded level sites. We rented a golf cart to get around. Staff was not overly friendly, but not rude either. Limited sites for pop up campers. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

We made a long drive on a special trip just to visit this campground as it had such good reviews. Our reception was sadly lacking. We went into the building and directly to the registration desk to ask if we could take a tour of the property. The woman receptionist never gave us a smile. She indicated on a campground map where the only spots our large motorhome would fit were and marked a car pass with a time 20 minutes from that moment saying that would give us enough time. She never offered one word of information about the place or what they offered, nor did she ask if we had any questions. She then told us to pull up to the security gate. It took almost five minutes for the gate to be opened. As a result we spent more time trying to read the map and find our way around than we did seeing the campground. What we did have time to see what that the place was very neat and tidy. The majority of the sites were "cozy." The few large rig sites available seemed adequate. But, here was a disturbing fact. We passed many people on our short visit and not one of them waved to us or acknowleged us. This is not how most campgrounds are in our experience. We have no idea if the bathrooms were clean or how the pool area looked as we were not allowed time to really look around. We are in our 6th year of fulltiming and find it hard to understand why people who do not enjoy interacting with other people get into the customer service business. If the woman in the office who "greeted" us was the owner, shame on her. If the owner doesn't instill friendliness and a welcoming manner in his/her employees by example and by insistence, shame on him/her. Wish we could have felt welcomed to take our time to check out the facility and amenities and to come back into the office with any questions. Sure didn't happen! We camped here in a Motorhome.

Very nice campground that is very clean, extremely well maintained, and lots to do. The bath houses were very nice and were clean every time we used them. The sites are mainly wooded, level and with gravel. Many of the roads are newly paved. BINGO on Friday night was great. They were adding attractions to the playground. Only down thing of the trip was we chose Lake-In-Wood since they had indoor pool but it was only open during days on weekends. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This park is lovely. we stayed two night in our 33 ft MH. The site was fairly level and very clean with small stone gravel rather than large stones we have seen at other parks. A short walk takes you to the fishing lake and area of activity. The camp store was well stocked and not overly priced. And the Hershey ice cream is the best. I found the bathroom and shower to be very clean but my wife did not find the same. Trash on the floor and generally messy. We will be back. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This was second time I was there, had six sites with tents, pop-up & a travel trailer, all relatively close. The large tenters even went for full hook-up sites. Others in our group said too many rules, too commercial, not so friendly seasonal & staff, wouldn't go back. Seems they know it's a "fancy campground in demand". First time, in 2004, I like the paved site with full amenities, even rented golf cart for weekend. Large campground to walk every where. Pretty difficult to get holiday or even summer reservations. Note, the no alcohol policy only after check-in, you just need to not display &, of course, maintain composure. Nobody said anything to me either visit. I would probably return. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Camp-in-Wood was one of the nicest campgrounds we have ever stayed at. Everything was clean and well tended. I was a bit hesitant to make reservations here, due to a few of the negative reviews on this board. I'm glad I went ahead. Everyone on the staff was very nice and willing to talk to you. A note about the strictness of the staff following the rules-yes, they do. If you are the type of person who wents to bend the rules, then this campground is not for you. If you are willing to obey the rules, you will have no problems at Lake-in-Wood. There were a fair amount of seasonal people, but I have never seen seasonal sites kept as clean as these were. As to the quarry, if you listen, you can hear the quarry, but more as background noise-I tend to be sensitive to noise, and this didn't bother me a bit. In addition, there were a nice variety of activities here. Miniature golf, row and paddle boating, swimming, and a nice hiking trail. On the plus side, these activites did not cost a lot. Miniature golf was a dollar or two and the boating was $5. 00 an hour. We will most certainly return to this campground. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This is our favorite campground! Super clean and well-run. The owner is quite strict about rules, so don't try to break them! B ut that is also what makes this campground so nice! Quiet hour is enforced. The pool area is beautiful, cute cafe to grab a bite to eat and a swim up slusshy bar! My kids love this place. It is the cleanest campground we have ever been to. Sites are all well-shaded, except for the huge pull through sites. There are alot of seasonals, but most are friendly. Nice hiking trails. Great proximity to all the Lancaster attractions. Lake is small, but nice, no swimming, fishing only. Sites for tents have a spot to pitch your tent which is lined with cedar chips for a softer sleeping area. The owner really has thought of everything! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Camped here with Church Group - 10 sites mix of RV and Tents. Because we were a group got use of Pavillion, which was set up wonderfully with sink and stainless steel shelving. Plenty of Activities for all ages. Pools were great, a special pool just for the little ones. This is a yearly event - and everyone agrees they want to return to Lake-in-Wood again. Only downside - as early as 6am it was seen that the bathhouse area was dirty - so not clean basically from the day before. Have seen worse elsewhere, but expected better given price and other amenities We camped here in a Motorhome.

I cannot believe the person that made the comment about trying to get reservations. There is a reason if you can't get into the park. They must be an excellent park. If you have not camped at this park, then do not comment. This campground is the best around. Very clean, nice landscaping, the sites are extraordinary. The people are wonderful and nice. Excellent pool, especially for the little ones. Nice cafe with a Gnome theme. Excellent security, can leave your kids to roam around and not have to worry. I love it here!! It's a shame how some people complain about the littlest thing in a campground and give the campground a bad name. I would camp here again in a second! We camped here in a Motorhome.

We arrived on a Sunday afternoon. Our first impression...WOW! Disappointment soon soured our enthusiasm. The campground is beautiful and well maintained. No escort service to your site. We were assigned site #114...50 amp, large level concrete pad/driveway, plenty of green grass. When we finished setting up we decided to treat ourselves to a dinner at their on-site restaurant, "Gnome Cafe". We discovered that the restaurant closed early at 2:00 PM for a private party. We then decided to go for a swim in their large indoor pool facility...Sorry, closed. The large Arcade above their store was chained off, and you guessed it, closed. When I questioned an office member the response was, "people usually leave on Sunday so most things are closed up early". I told the office member that our campground fee should also include use of the campground amenities. Another irk was the screaming engine noise from a nearby Drag Strip and the far away thumping drone sound of a stone quarry. We won't return. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Great resort, friendly staff and campers. Nice area. We have stayed here twice and will return anytime we need to be in the area. A+ all around We camped here in a Motorhome.

This place is really nice until you get settled and leave your site. This is definitely not a "family oriented" campground. These people are very unfriendly, that we will not recommend this place and most definitely will not be back. Yes, they have 3 pools, but they do not have enough lounge chairs to go around and you are not allowed to move them, so if you have children, they have just 3 lounge chairs by the kiddie pool, you're out of luck if you get there late. The kids are not allowed to touch the rope that divides the levels of water in the pools. My son did this when he came up for air, and he got a tongue lashing. You are not allowed to use battery operated scooters, but it says nothing about this on their website or in their brochure that they give you when you get there, but it does tell you no alcohol beverages which it doesn't state on their website, so if you like a glass of wine or beer you had better make sure you hide it. You are allowed battery operated bikes though, where the difference lies, I don't know. It is not bike friendly especially for kids. There is loose gravel and its hilly, plus they have speed bumps but these aren't your typical speed bumps, these are curbing, which our 5 year old daughter hit and went over the handle bar of her bike and hit her head, we had to take her to the emergency room because she was having vision problems. We had to stop at registration to ask for directions, when we explained the problem, the lady at the desk took her sweet time getting the piece of paper with the information on it and giving it to us, she wasn't concerned or anything. We couldn't believe it. When we got to the ER, her head injury was so bad that it affected her speech. She ended up with a concussion. Not once did any of the staff ask us how she was doing after we got back to the campground. As you can plainly see from that just how unfriendly they are. Thank goodness today she is back to her normal self. We had a 36' Motorhome when we camped here. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We heard many wonderful things about this campground. Unfortunately when I called to inquire about reservations, I was treated rather poorly. The dates I requested were for 2 nights and the reservationist said they have a 3 night minimum and hung up on me. He didn't give me a chance to say that we were flexible the night before or after the 2 dates we wanted. I called back and was told the dates were sold out and again hung up on before I could inquire about different dates. It seems they cater more to their seasonal residents rather than campers. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

These people are the rudest people I have ever talked to at a campground. They think they are the only campground in PA. This place is beautiful but their attitude distroys its beauty. I called for a site and was told there were none and the girl hung up on me. Called back several times to get the same response. Called back the next day and the owner was just as rude. They won't get a dime of my money. They only have about 20 nice sites they call red carpet sites the rest of the place is crappy. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This is a beautiful park that is kept up very well. However, they are next to a Rock Quarry that while we were there was in operation 24 hours daily. The ongoing noise drove you crazy. They also have many many permanent site rigs and obviously cater to regular customers. Not very friendly to tourist types as we were. Stayed there four days as we made the committment but will not go there again. Wish I would have known about RV Reviews website before we stayed here. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

The name of this campground should be Lake-In-Quarry because there is a rock quarry right in the back yard of this place and depending on the work load, you'll hear it all day and all night non-stop. I can't believe only one other reviewer mentioned this. It sounds like a train is running through your site. There is also a drag strip about a mile away and you will hear it on Sundays. On the plus side, it is clean and nice looking campground, but it doesn't make up for the noise. The campground is about 90% seasonal and growing from what I could see, and the owners cater to them and could care less about the day trippers. Never again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

What a clean campground! The cleanest I have ever seen, and this was after severe heavy rains that turned the lake into a mud pond. Great facilities - pools, store, restaurant. Very quiet at night - at least in our area. Had golf cart rentals, but only could be driven by adults. No riding rentals after dark, nor bicycles. This kept the noise down. Rules were enforced fairly. One of the best campgrounds we have ever stayed at. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

They have about 20 sites, in the 113 and 114 areas, that are extremely nice. These sites are paved, have driveways, nice picnic tables, fire rings, and other amenities, with paved roads leading to them. The rest of the campground is dirt roads with gravel sites, with chopped up used roofing covering the roads. These sites are mostly tight and not usually good for big rigs. The campground offers much for kids and is mostly well-kept. However, when we were here the 113-114 sites badly needed mowing and, when they got around to mowing these sites, they did not trim the very high grass and weeds around the hookups. This campground is mostly for permanents and the vast majority of sites have permanent park models on them. An overall nice campground, however, but insist on the 113-114 row of sites if you have a big rig. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This is definitely a beautiful campground BUT it is not camping group friendly. Our group made reservations in March and were given sites together. However, when we arrived, we were scattered throughout the park on several different roads. We were told our units couldn't fit in some of the sites (however, the last time we were there we all fit there). They also gave our Wagonmaster a price of $36 per night; but added on the price of each child --- including wanting to know if a child could walk and, if they could, the parents were charged (these children were all under 2 years of age). If this is family friendly, I won't return --- and neither will our group. If you're looking for a seasonal campground, this is probably the place for you. If you're looking for a great family weekend, enjoy many of the other campgrounds located in this area of Lancaster. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Great Campground! The best I've ever stayed in. My pull thru site for my 5er was large, had 50amp service, cable TV, sewer, etc. Easy in/out. Nice lake to fish in (and fish too). Activities galore, nice Arcade room for the kids. Pool is really nice, and there is a separate kiddie pool. I also liked the hot tub. Located in a beautiful area of PA, in Amish country. You'll love their "Gnome Cafe", which has a great decoration scheme. Only thing I didn't like was there is a large rock quarry very nearby and they run those large chopping/cutting/slicing machines at all times of the day (early AND late), which sometimes got to be annoying. I think it's because of the tremendous amount of road improvements in the area around Reading. They WILL enforce rules about "quiet time" and noisy pets, but we appreciate that. We will go back without hesitation. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

After planning and mapping our summer vacation for months we set out on 6/08/03. We had made it to the fourth night and was at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH.(Great Place) During the night we received a call that an immediate member of our family had passed away. We were up the next morning heading home, some 700 miles. The people at Cedar Point were very understanding and refunded the one night we had left. As we were traveling home my wife was on her cell phone trying to cancel the other reservation we had at campgrounds. She had called Little Drummer Boy in Gettysbury, PA., no problem with refund. She then called our next CG at Lake-In-Wood at Bowmansville, PA. The lady told her that with the cancellation came a 100.00 charge. My wife explained the situation; the lady said that was policy but she would check with the owner. We returned another call to the CG the next day and the lady said she had talked to the owner and we could have a credit for the rest of this season. We can't travel another 700 miles this year. The lady also asked who had passed away for us to have to come home. This may be a good place to stay but the consideration of those in charge is low. If we are back in that area again we will stay at Spring Gulch, been there before. We had not been told of this little add on when we made our reservations nor did we receive any written confirmation or cancellation policy. Be careful if you plan on staying there. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This place has it all. This is upper class camping. Lots to do, with three pools, game room, cafe, minature golf, fishing, boating and more. Place is immaculatly clean, (I mean Spotless). Staff is very friendly and owners always on premises to ensure your stay is comfortable and enjoyable. Typical amount of seasonal sites but very well kept and very clean. All seasonals we met were very nice and made us feel welcome. Truly a great camping experience and worth going to. We will return again and again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Just returned from an April weekend visit to Lake In Wood. Stayed in the 114 area. The 113 and 114 areas are new pull thru sites for this season. Large level concrete pads. Site was big with good spacing between RV's but no shade for these sites. The rest of the campground has very nice size sites, with lots of shade trees and foilage. Roadways throughout the campground are covered with recycled shredded shingles. The roads are narrow and are a bit of a challenge to navigate with a large RV. If you have kids this is a great campground for them. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This is a beautiful, clean, well-maintained campground. The pool area is great for the kids with an attached cafe. The sites are large and the mini-golf nice. Unfortunately, I found there were too many seasonals that were not that friendly as well as the staff. On the day we left, we ate at the cafe after swimming. It took us about 35 minutes to get our hotdogs etc. I got back at our site to change and leave at 2pm (we were loaded with our awning & carpet up etc.) to find a gentleman kicking us off our site. He didn't even consider our explanation. Tightly run is fine, but rude is not!!!!! I will never go back. We camped here in a camper.

When you first pull up to this campground your first impression is "Resort". This place is beautiful. The place is kept very clean and there is plenty to do. They have three pools, a cafe, minature golf, fishing, etc. The sites are mostly wooded with gravel. The roads are made of recycled asphalpt shingles which are real nice. The people were great. Everyone including the staff was helpful and friendly. The owner takes alot of pride in this park and is not afraid to enforce the rules. One downfall was there were a lot of bees in the area, not just our site but the whole campground. The campground is quiet at night, with no rowdy people. The campground is very large with about 450 sites and plans for more. We found the store to be above any campers expectations they even had hand dipped ice cream. Overall this place was a true 10 and we will return. We camped here in a camper.

Beautiful, nice surroundings, buildings well kept, excellent pool facilities, nice "Gnome Cafe" and a rather big campground. Unfortunately too, too many seasonal sites, (approximately 350 out of 400) and really unsocialable seasonals made our stay less than terrific. Never had that warm and fuzzy feeling from the management as well. The kiddie pools were the best we have ever seen, the bike riding was difficult due to the loose gravel roads and complicated by the hillside setting. This place is really a seasonal campground that caters to the benefit and enjoyment of its large seasonal population. We checked out a day early and management never asked why. We will not be back. We camped here in a camper.

Real nice family place to visit. Wooded area, lots to see and do. Very Friendly Staff. The only recommendation I would make for the Campground: Have a more Complete First Aid Kit available...Son got hurt on the see saw, our site was 1/2 mile away. We camped here in a camper.

Thumbs up!!!! Great Campground. Very nice pool area. Consessions at the pool. Very nice store, lake with paddleboats. Nice game room. Very friendly staff. Lake in Wood beats Sun Valley and Spring Gulch in the Lancaster area. We camped here in a camper.

We were very pleased with this campground. They were very pleasant and accommodating. We plan to camp here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

If you would like a campground on the side of a hill then this is the place. It's not good for kids with bikes as there is no place to ride. We were put into a site on the side of a hill and all day long all we heard were these loud diesel pickups going up the hill to their campsite. The site was very small and lots of rocks... Will not travel here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

Very friendly staff and very accomodating. Our site was on the upper level. The sites on the upper level were large and shaded, very nice. Bathrooms and showers on upper level were new and clean. Activities for the kids and nice size pool. The one drawback is being on the upper level is too far to walk to the pool, so you end up driving more than you would like. The bathrooms on the lower level did not seem as clean as on the upper. Overall very nice experience and would consider returning. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

A nice campground. Sites were large with great shade. Bathhouses were cleaned twice a day and never had to wait for a shower. Pool is far away from 'upper level' sites, where the weekenders are. A caution - the hill to the upper level is steep. Do not let children ride their bikes on it. Signs state that there are no bikes in this area, but kids often do what they want. The cabins are nice for rental purposes. There are planned activities 'in season'. The camp store is well stocked, and there is a snack bar there for hot dogs, etc. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Cheaper firewood can be found at a house just before you reach the campground - on the right hand side. Some of the access roads in the upper area are a bit tight for big rigs, but the sites before the hill are for seasonals only. We will return when we go back to Amish country. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

The park is nice in a way. Lot of old trailers stay on site at all times. Roads are small, one lane type. Site we had was on top of large hill and hard to get into. This site was a pull-thru, road in front was too small to exit. We had to back out into road to exit park. I think you have 11 pull-thru. Staff was O.K. The trees are very heavy and nice to look at. This park is out of the way to see the Amish people. We camped here in a camper.

Nice clean maintained park. Sites on upper and lower level hills. Rained heavily when we stayed in cabin. Many tent campers we're flooded out by storm. Huge pool, general store, snack bar, gameroom, mini golf, hayrides etc. Huge sites, streamside too. Very quiet, pretty landscaping. We camped here in a camper.

The staff is as friendly as the people in the park - HAHA. NEVER have I EVER felt so unwelcome. The campground is VERY unsafe for children We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

We stayed here in July of 2004. Clean but hilly sites, so bring wood to level. Strollers would have to be used minimally; a lot of big rocks on the gravel roads, but great exercise for the legs. Seasonals kept mostly nice and people friendly. Staff was very attentive and always available. Big clean pool with tables and umbrellas...bring your own lounger. Also, grass around pool area needs tending to. Weeds attract bees and wasps and is not exactly what you want your feet on as you lounge by their great pool. Snack shop fully stocked with different foods and great ice cream. Bathrooms and showers were quite clean. An awesome large open-air pavillion for bingo and other activities and a small snack bar inside. Great restaurant not too far was outstanding...Shady Maple Buffet. Would stay again! We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

The park was overall not too bad. It is built on a hillside and the roadways are rocky and narrow. A larger rig may have dificulty in access this park. A gated entrance and a warm and friendly staff were a plus for this park. It is a very "woodsy" park. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

This is a well maintained gated campground. The only downfall is that the sites are on up a pretty good size hill. If I had known, I would have brought my jogging stroller instead of my bike with the toddler seat on it. I couldn't get up the hill very easily with both me and my little girl on the bike. The jogging stroller would have been better. The store/office was pretty far from our site. If you send your husband or wife down to the store/office, have them bring a walkie talkie...in case you forget something, a flashlight (walking paths are not well lit) and bug spray for the long walk to and from. The more seasoned campers at Sun Valley bring their golf carts with them. Brilliant idea! The pool was maintained and there were picnic tables and a few sitting areas within the pool area as well as some shaded areas. There is also a snack bar by the pool that is reasonably priced so you can have your lunch at the pool and a game room at the office area too. There is a small fishing pond, cute for the children. There is also a nice playground area for the little ones. The equipment is newer and clean. Locally their are some great shops and eating areas. If you have not been this way before, ask at the office for directions to Shady Maples. It is only about 6 miles away and the food is abundant, incredible and inexpensive! Suggestions for campground: offer to rent some golf carts to the older patrons who can't make the hill climb We will go back again to this campground...better prepared when we do! We camped here in a Motorhome.

The entire campground is on the side of a hill! A paved road at the entrance is deceiving as it is the only area paved. We parked our trailer and my daughter wanted to go to the pool. Little did I realize that I should have brought a mule with me to get down the boulder-laden road to the pool. The rocks kept slipping out from underneath us making for a very difficult and dangerous adventure. Arrived at the pool with our nerves shot only to find out that they didn't have any chairs at the pool to sit in. All I could think about while my daughter was swimming was how I would ever make it back to my trailer - without the mule. We eventually did make it back and said to my wife I had no idea how we will get our 3 month old son to the pool - certainly not in his stroller since it didn't have 4-wheel drive! When I spoke to the office about our situation walking with the kids, they said that they couldn't offer a refund but to come back later and talk with the owner. When I did return in the evening, I was told that they didn't offer refunds because they could have rented out my site. They were booked solid because it was a race weekend. Apparently it didn't matter that the guy in front of me was trying to stay for an extra night but they told him they were full and come back in the morning to see about cancellations. We decided to leave the next day, without a refund, but having returned from dinner a note was on our trailer that if we left the following morning they would give us a refund. When I went to check out the following morning, they informed me that they would mail me my refund in a few weeks. I eventually did get my refund. Campground is much too difficult if you have small children to get around. Try someplace else! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.