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From jct Hwy 13/162 & US 250: Go 1/2 mi E on US 250.
Staff is so friendly. Grounds and landscaping are impressive and really add to the nuance of the campground. Visited during the luminary weekend. Had an incredible time! Far and away better than Buckwood in Indiana!
Great spot to come and make the trip what you want. Want to be social, this place has a great community of long time visitors and seasonal campers, all friendly and welcoming. It’s a great place to make friends. Want to get away with your partner for some clothing optional laid back camping for the nature, you can do that too. My partner and I visit here a few times a year and gotta say it’s at the top of our list with the cleanest facilities, beautiful spaces and nature. This place is a GEM! Maybe with one more review suggesting a HOT TUB or liquor license will speak it into existence. Build it and they will come ;)
The following RANT goes for all the gay campsites(5/6) I have visited. I love lights around the campsites! It’s always been a part of camping even as a child growing up to have the ambience of Christmas lights around each site. But they NEVER go off, at any place. For safety sure that’s fine. Some places are worse than others for creeps (Sawmill FL) where they pollute bright blue flood lights all through the tent area for safety measures. However, the beaming Disco ball/laser/strobe lights lighting up your tent from dusk till dawn is overkill. Especially for those who watch the night sky. A 3/4am auto off time for the lights that laser or beam through the entire place would make it feel more like camping and sleeping outside without continuous flashing lights. Even alone in the dark corner of primitive.
Last rant.. It’s common for 1 in every 3 gay men to bring their dogs camping with them. Not sure why, but to each their own. That should be fine right? Good owner, good dog? Like clockwork tho, almost as soon as the sun rises the dogs will at some point bark continuously for multiple minutes. With no owner to respond or acknowledge it somehow?!? Warranting my “get your #*%¥ dog” yell from my pillow. Not the nature I want to wake up to. Please for the love of gays if you leave your dog in a tent while you go catch trade, FIND A SITTER or stay home. Think about your Neigbor’s and how annoying your dogs bark over and over and over again can be for someone who doesn’t have one. Get a zapper or a news paper or just pay attention. END RANT. Hope the last part reaches the intended audience.
Partner and I absolutely love this place! We have been to several other campgrounds and sure they are fun but they all seem to cater to one community or another. Freedom Valley has its theme weekends but it’s very campy and laid back. The seasonal put on some great shows and the owners are always present!
The new owners are awesome and care about their community. They are cleaning the place up and trying to make it more friendly for those that haven't been here. I have to leave an update. Electric is an issue in tent valley when the weather turns cold. Owners feel you don't need heat, but how does one survive in 30° weather. Upgrades are seriously needed. You seriously should even be able to run air-conditioning in the summer sun, but you can't even run a small electric heater. 30 amp service isn't enough for all of us. You need 200amp service to share with 4 others. If you love to fish however; you can't beat the pond. Catfish are very plentiful and huge as well. It's a blast to hook one of the fish and they pull the pedal boat all over the place, but be warned there are electric lines that power the aerating water jets.
Freedom Valley was really a great experience. Everyone from the moment we checked in was so nice and welcoming. The owners are very personable and friendly as are the season campers. We mentioned a tiny issue we were having with the stove in our camper and a maintenance man we at our camper literally 5 minutes later and had the issue fixed right away. The landscaping is impeccably maintained and the campground is well equipped.
