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I came here a few years ago and LOVED the experience. We didn't stay the night there, just did the float trip. Just last weekend I came again and unfortunately it wasn't as good of an experience. I had called a couple months ago to reserve our spot and it was very casual. They just said to arrive by 10am, so I asked if I should pay and they said it didn't matter. So I thought, okay, we're good, they have my name down, everything should go smooth...that was definitely not the case. It was completely chaotic and I just wish they would have expressed more of that on the phone with me or maybe implemented some better organization to handle the Saturday morning rush. I would recommend to pay in advance and if it's a busy day, come before 9am, not 10am. This will save you a lot of headache.
This place was beautiful, well ran, clean and well staffed with friendly folks. Float was amazing. It was Labor Day weekend so we were packed in like sardines, other than that it was pretty perfect.
Best Illinois river outfitter for rafts, canoe, Kayak. Has two stages for entertainment; one large stage in the campground, and a smaller one at the office, next to the pool table and bar.
Best Illinois river camping with RV sites with full hook ups, tents sites with AC power so you can bring your air conditioner. Plenty of public showers.
We spent the weekend at diamondhead and the rooms were great!! We floated the river on Saturday and left out on Sunday morning. Had an amazing time...oh yeah and the entire resort was extremely clean and well maintenanced landscaping. No trash anywhere. Loved it. We will be back for sure.
Diamond Stone / Diamondhead Resort was the worst experience I have ever had! First the owner told us the price and we were good with it then when we got there they told us a whole different price $300 more then what the owner originally told us and that wasn’t including floating with them. Then the owner was rude with us because we were confronting her that she told us two different prices. Well it was the beginning of our vacation so we didn’t let it bother us. Well then around 5:30p.m. today they told us they were closing the park down because they are selling it that we needed to leave asap. We were pissed cause not only did we pay for tonight we also got kicked out. When I say we got kicked out I am not over reacting. Around 7 p.m. we were almost done getting out the owner went to our campsite, cussed out my dad and kept stepping towards him in his face and the security guard kept trying to push her away from my dad, and she kept going towards him, then called the police saying that we threatened her. While the police were on their way she kept cussing him out. While my 5 year old cousin was in the truck and could hear everything and he is to the point where he repeats everything. Four police officers came ,one more came after that video. Waiting for us to leave. Diamond Stone /Diamondhead Resort is not family friendly nor would I recommend them to my enemies.
