I have to agree with what others have said. The camp host was not very friendly at all. The campground is average at best compared to others we have stayed at. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Drove over to check out the campground for future stay....was advised I could not drive though to look around (not that I wasn`t trusted?) but was escorted by owner to waterfront site only and back to office.. Campground seemed small and sites not marked well. Website appeared to show the cg on the bay but was advised I will have to drive 15 minutes away to fish. First impression of Campground was not very good....probably will try one weekend there anyway for the cruise next year. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
October 2006
$59
All other reviews are right...a dump that should be avoided. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The best thing this campground has going for it is the boat ride available across the bay right from the campsite. The rest rooms were clean, but the pool, camp store, and meeting room were old and smelled of mold. When I called a day before I was to arrive to inquire about a local grocery store, the person answering the phone was extremely rude because I had dialed their 800# which is apparently only for reservations, not information. The people camping in the cabin next to us had a terrible carpenter ant infestation in their cabin and in their bedding when they returned from a walk. There is nothing of interest in the area except the water, but not much access to that unless you bring your own boat. We will not camp here again. We camped here in a Campground Cabin.
I will have to say we stayed here with some trepidation. We had read the bad reviews but since Woodalls gave it a great rating we thought the reviewer must be wrong. What a mistake that was! This is the worst campground we have ever stayed in. We have been camping for 30 some years and this is undoubtedly the worst ever. The streets in the campground were full of ruts, the sites are poorly marked, street lamps on trees that had stopped working and new ones put up without taking the old down. This list could go on. We did not use the pool but observed cracking concrete around it. The owners had made a pathetic attempt at making a "pad" under the picnic table with pea gravel and landscape timbers that was not attached to anything and rolled around. We made our plans based on the Smith Island Cruise availability from this campground, but they cancelled the tuesday trip due on monday to lack of participation and high fuel prices. So we went to Tangier instead from a Reedville marina. We will never go back to this place. I wish that KOA would check this campground. It gives KOA a bad name. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This CG has no business being a KOA CG. When you pay KOA prices you expect KOA to have done their job and inspected the place. I didn't sign up to be a CG critic. The place was dirty, the staff was the pits, and I felt sorry for those who had paid for a week in advance. They were stuck with a dump. We left and got out of the place. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
July 2005
$37
I am in total agreement with the previous two ratings. The sewage problems remain and dead baby frogs can still be found in the swimming pool filters. When sewage from the campground's system backed up into my holding tank, the lady manager stated that "it must be your equipment. " A very strong demand was necessary to get my sewer hook fee refunded. Earlier, I was told that I would have to move to a non-sewer site despite the fact that I was already set-up. This campground is in poor repair and ineffectively managed. For two nights $81.00 was paid including taxes. It would be better to drive another half day than stay at this campground. Avoid, avoid! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
June 2005
$35
This place should be placed on your avoid list. The owners are down right nasty, and unwelcoming. To ask a question, gets you yelled at! The facilities are in very bad shape, and repair looks to be more then they can handle. As their new sites are in worse shape than their old! The swimming pool was full of concrete chunks, and writing in the lime deposits around the top, not to mention the family of frogs that would visit during a swim. I am also surprised they have kept their KOA name with such poor facilities and customer service. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
In the interest of keeping this short, I will say that this place should be avoided. The owners are not friendly, and somewhat unwelcoming. The lady maintained an insincere politeness. The facilities listed are there, but they are in poor repair. The famous crabbing pier is in disrepair. We heard from others that the trip to Smith Island was a rip off, as the place is a junkyard in the middle of the bay. The owners' son operates the boat. He is not the most customer oriented person. We went into Reedville and took a cruise to Tangier Island instead. We loved the trip! The swimming pool was not maintained, as there were baby frogs in the filters. There was a sewer problem nearby, and the owner told us not to use the sewer while it was being excavated. It was a very smelly evening. We wished to go crabbing, so we went to the camp store to get supplies. The meager offerings were overpriced, when compared to the same items purchased in Reedville. The owner claimed she was selling them at her cost. We are surprised that they can keep the KOA name with such poor facilities and customer service. We camped here in a Motorhome.