This campground has a lot going for it, especially the glacial boulder field that is in the upper part of the campground and the access to the Appalachian Trail. The primitive sites at Blue Rocks are larger and more private than most state park sites. Many of the modern sites are cramped and small, although there are some that are worthwhile. Some modern sites have stream-side access. The most desirable modern sites are taken up by seasonals. Some seasonal sites are pretty well run down while others take a lot of pride in the appearance. The roads in the campground are graded dirt/gravel as are the sites. It was very dusty from camp traffic and constant golf cart traffic. Many modern sites require some creative leveling. Bathrooms and shower houses are definitely dated and cramped but were clean when we stayed there. The upper shower house is a converted trailer and has smaller showers. We were there for the camp's annual pig roast/Hawaiian Luau weekend. The pork was good, but cold, and everything else was canned/prepackaged. The schedule showed a DJ playing for a pool party starting at 7 pm. Instead, he started at 2:30 and played till 10 pm. The music was too loud, especially considering that there were a number of sites very close to the pavilion where he was set up, and, he was a poor excuse for a DJ. We would go back to Blue Rocks, but only if we could get a site at the upper end of the campground and only on a weekend when there is no DJ or other entertainment scheduled. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Other reviewers are deriding Blue Rocks for being poor for the RVer. As a tent camper, things are a lot different. This privately-run campground has qualities that make it seem like a state park in many ways. I would have to agree that the narrow dirt (rocky) roads through the campground are not at all appropriate for any kind of RV. I saw several people with pop-up trailers that were going through okay, but I wouldn't want to do it with anything larger. The web site of the campground clearly states that it is geared for the tent camper, so large RVers should not be surprised that it is not a paved parking lot with pull-through sites and poles to hang Christmas lights. Most sites don't have any hookups and there are very few common water spigots. If you are in a tent, pickup, or van, then the place is great. It is very wooded, with a lot of secluded sites and a natural ambiance. Then there is the excellent hike up to the Appalachian Trail, which goes past the impressive glacial boulder field. When you hit the Appalachian Trail (about a mile of fairly strenuous hiking), turn right and you will soon come to Pulpit rock overlook which is very impressive and worth the hike. You can actually see the glacier field and campground road that crosses it below. (Remember to turn right, the campground's map doesn't make this clear.) Not so nice was the availability of the shower houses. If you are in one of the secluded areas, you are far from a shower (literally a 15 minute walk). There is some parking for the shower house near the entrance, so you can drive there... but driving around on the narrow campground roads is not something you want to do often... plus it ruins the experience. The shower houses are okay, not great, but reasonably clean. The one farther out toward the glacier is just a converted trailer with push-button showers that are way too small, so stick with the one near the entrance. There are some pit toilets scattered throughout for when you need to go in the middle of the night. A lot of the campers seem to own or rent little golf carts and drive them around for reasons I couldn't figure out. If it weren't for the little carts riding by every 10 minutes, there would have been hardly any traffic. There is a playground, pool, and store near the entrance... but the best part of this campground is the seclusion and natural beauty. If you are only interested in activities, other privately run campgrounds will do just as well... and those are a dime a dozen. This one is unique for its excellent hike and natural beauty. We camped here in a Tent.
Great for hiking and enjoying the great outdoors. Have used the pool on previous visits and it was very nice as well. Campground is a tent campers dream as allot of those sites are mountain top and nicely secluded. For a RV the full hook up sites are extremely tight, and built around the dump station making harder to pack up Sunday) as those without sewer were lined up in front waiting to dump. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
I was so disappointed to read other negative reviews about this campground. This is the campground that my family compares all others to. We are tent campers (hopefully moving up to folding travel trailer campers soon). The tent sites are great. The majority of them are rather spacious. Another HUGE plus is that it is an extremely wooded setting, where once in your tent site, you have a pretty good deal of privacy. They offer fire rings and pic nic tables at the sites, however I wish maybe 2 picnic tables were provided per site (personal preference). There are also a few tent sites that have creeks that run alongside the sites, and I just think that is perfect. It's absolutely ideal for us, we love that type of setting. We have never partaken in the arranged activities, however they always have something on their activity calendar. The huge plus for us is the location. First off, the mountain that it is on is awesome. The rock formation that is on the grounds is an amazing work of mother nature. The pinnacle trail is not that bad except for the one part where it gets pretty hard right near the top. As someone previously stated, the views on the cliff up top are breath taking. If you want to venture away from the mountain you have the Cabelas superstore (apparantly its unreal), you have Crystal Cave in Kutztown, and you have Dorney Park nearby. The camp store is more than sufficient. The bathrooms are what we come to know and expect from a campground. Nothing fancy, as clean as they can get. They are old, but personally we haven't been to a campground with modern day shower facilities that seem more like a locker room than a campground. To us we are roughing it, and thats fine. It's more about the experience, the ambiance, the privacy, and the scenery. If anyone else knows of private wooded sites, maybe with some streams and creeks nearby, close to interesting attractions, by all means, let us know! I have been going to Blue Rocks since I was a kid, and I continue to go there with my family. We camped here in a Tent.
There were plenty of activities here, such as hiking, swimming, playground, the blue rocks of course. But the other campground issues were so bad that nothing could make up for it. Dirty restrooms. Very small site with horrible sewer hook-upon our site. We smelled sewage most of the weekend. We were so close to the dump station that we had to put our awning down to accomodate a class c that needed to dump. One night the water went off just as we were getting the kids ready for bed! No many unkempt permanent sites. Would not go back again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We will never return. Yes,the hiking is nice and rock formation is interesting. I'm sure it is a good location for tenters and hikers, but for all other means of camping, the sites are small. There was a nice craft for the children Saturday morning. Our site was terrible. We had to parallel park our camper next to the main campground road. It was a dirt site. When we opened our awning there was only enough room for the fire ring and then the ground dropped off to the stream that was next to our site. A lot of the seasonal sites appear very rundown. The seasonal campers were not very friendly and were more interested in driving their golf carts than anything else. During the night on Saturday it began to rain very heavily. By the time we left on Sunday the bridge below our site was under several inches of water. The other road that leads out of the campground was practically washed away. The dump station is in the middle of small circle of sites. One camper had to unhook his tow vehicle so we could dump. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This campground caters more to the tenter. The RV sites are small and difficult to get in and out of. The interior roads are horrible. I checked out the bathrooms and they were old and not very clean. They had activities for the whole family though and a nice little pond for fishing. Some of the seasonals or regulars were a little undesirable too. There were some kids on the playground using foul language, throwing things and even punching one of my kids, and that was a 5 year old! The thing that makes this place wonderful is the blue rock formation. The kids had a ball climbing on them. Also the hiking up the the top on the mountain was great. The hike was a little rough at times, but the view from the top was incredible. I suggest if you like to hike, stay at another nearby campground and go to Blue Rocks for the day. Day use is 3.00 for adults and 1.50 for kids. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Last May we stayed here and rated it a little higher (7). The sites were large and shaded than. They are adding more sites, seasonal the way they look, on the top of the hill by cutting down most of the trees. Until the sites are finished then old sites are undefined and confusing. This trip we camped with 5 other families. One of them had to be move because of the confusion. Another had people driving golf carts and cars through his site. The store is a little small and poorly stocked for the beginning of the season. The bath house on the top hill was clean but aged. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We were met by a friendly greeter who gave us our car pass and map. We paid $3 extra for a "prime" site and it was worth it. Regular sites were of average size but our site was huge!! We could have fit two campers in our site. It was level with a beautiful view. There were so many activities this weekend we couldn't keep them straight - bingo, breakfast, bar-b-q lunch, crafts, ceramics, costume parade, trick or treating, haunted house and more bingo. Bathrooms were old and needed updating but were clean. The pond/lake was beautiful. We will return. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Arrived at campground and was met by friendly staff. Large campground with most sites having large near level gravel sites. Nice place for families has mulitable playgrounds, fishing pond and crafts. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Were were here pre-season and found the campground in poor shape. Litter around the pond and the playground. The grass needed cutting and brush and leaves needed picked up. The staff was friendly but some were still being trained on the registration system which slowed things down during check-in. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
A nice start to the camping season. Close to home. To us it needed some spit and polish, and they were definitely working on it. I could recommend this campground and would visit again. We had a discount coupon for 1/2 off one night when we booked 2 nights. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Nightly rate $150. We stayed in the new deluxe cabins on-site. (Sleeps 8 comfortably, bathroom/shower, fridge, TV, ac/heat, microwave, stovetop, cookware and linens included) Fabulous! Clean accommodations, nice campground. Kids had a great time. Friendly staff A+++. We camped here in a Campground Cabin.
We camped here because someone recommended the place to us. When I called to make a reservation, the woman who answered the phone couldn't tell me if the site I was getting was shaded or not because she "didn't get out of the office much." I should have taken that as a red flag, but I kept thinking that someone gave it a good recommendation and booked the site anyway. Got there and went in to register, but the staff didn't seem to know how to register us. It took three people to figure this out. Our site (which were told was "big" when I registered) was long but narrow and on the end of the row, right on the road that goes through the middle of the campground, so we had cars going within 5-10 feet of us during our stay. Other campers regularly walked through our site. Campground rules said no fireworks, yet the people in our row were shooting them off during the night. Never saw any campground patrols and no one told them to stop. Our son went up to the camp store to buy snacks, but there wasn't anyone there to serve him. This is probably the worst campground we've ever stayed in. Service was awful and no one enforced any campground rules. I would NOT recommend camping here. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed in one of the "Prime" sites up on the hill. The view was wonderful. The sire was one of the largest we have ever been on. The weather did not cooperate but we still had a very nice time. We visited the camp store and found it to be well stocked, a little bit of everything. We spent a nice afternoon sitting in the gazebo watching the kids fish and the ducks lounge. We also met some very nice people. Can't wait to go back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We had a good experience with this campground. (We also had to sign the above-mentioned damage waiver.) Our hilltop site had lots of trees but was roomy. The pad needed some additional gravel; this became obvious during a rainy week when our site became muddy in spots. A picnic table and fire ring were provided. The employees we encountered were friendly. The store had a good selection of camp supplies and groceries, as well as a small snack bar. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Robin Hill used to be a family campground run by a family. It has now been taken over by a big corporation, Diversified Investment LLC. Upon regsitration you need to sign a damage waiver form. Staff does not understand RVer's needs, and items in the store showed it. 2 activities the whole weekend and none were for the kids. Cancellation policy is a crime. There is a $25.00 service fee charged even if the site is cancelled 6 months in advance. Haven't seen any real imprvoments for it being taken over by a big company. They used to have great activities for the kids. Their Halloween weekends were great, but at this point I am a little skeptical if they will ever be the same again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
April 2005
$35
We just returned from our most recent trip to Robin Hill. I have camped there many times but waited until this most recent trip before posting a review. I wanted to see what improvements might have been made. This campground is a great place to visit. They have remodeled the office/store for this year, it's not completely stocked but I am sure it will be soon. The sites up on the "hill" are the best with great views, a playground and convenient clean restrooms/showers if you need them. The fishing lake is great fun. If you can't catch something you are doing something wrong. Activities for kids, and electronic playroom also adult activities. It's also only 10 minutes from Cabela's on Route 78 and close to all the outlets in Reading. We have already reserved for our next stay in mid June. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Very peaceful campgound. All sites are level. Restrooms and showers very clean. The premium sites back up to a large open field and rolling hills....what a beautiful setting. Also, these premium sites are quite large and private. I just wish they would add more gravel to each of the campsites. We visited here in 2002 and now we returned in 2003. We will return here later this Fall. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
June 2002
$32
Very nice CG! Large in size. Sites up on the hill give a beautiful view of rolling farmland fields. Check for seasonal occupancy. They have a Great Pirate Ship playground only 25 yards away from sites. Pool and office require a car or hilly bike ride or walk to get to because of the distance. This is the only bad thing about this CG. Clean bathrooms. The store is well stocked but, not their fishing pond! I would definitely go back! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Even though this is not our cup of tea for campgrounds it is however a very nice family campground, well run and lots of things for kids to do. We just like areas that are more for adults. I would give it a ten if it wasn't for so many seasonals. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
2002
$33
Main roads are paved and all others are covered with fresh gravel. Sites were very level, clean and easy to pull into. The campground is located about 15 miles west of Allentown and is surounded by farmland. Appeared that approximately 1/2 the sites are seasonal. Nice playground and new swimming pool. Extremely peaceful campground. We will return later this fall 2002. We camped here in a camper.