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The campground is quiet and close to the lake. Each site has a fire pit and picnic table. The pit toilet/bathroom was clean. We were the only ones camping when we stayed on a weeknight, so it felt spacious. There isn’t separation between sites, so if it is busy, it may be a different experience. The fire rings don’t have grates, but there are a few grills available around the campground.
Drove 2.5 hours looking forward to a city park campground only to find out there is no possibility of filling up your RV when you get there. But you can wash your hands through their sink located mid campground. 1 person there when we showed up on Friday night and he was using a 1 gallon milk jug to fill up his camper. We were also told power was available. We tried 2 camp sites and neither worked on the 30 amp circuit. But when I got home and plugged into my own 30 amp circuit, everything worked just fine.
Then comes the mosquitos and hornet nest infestation. The mosquitos almost carried my 1 year old son away. We barely got out because of the mosquitos that stood in our way.
Our 2.5 our campground trip turned into a 5 hour trip back home. We got our money back but spent $100 in fuel to go there, and go home. Long ride home and very disappointed.
Immediately after exiting our vehicle we were swarmed by mosquitoes. We arrived to find this place full of drunk teenagers/twenty somethings. The fire ring was full of empty beer cans. Large breed dogs were not restrained properly. Someone was in the spot that we had reserved. We tried moving to a spot that was open to find out that the electric didn’t work (which is why the other people took our spot). We tried calling the number but only got a county line…no answer, no help. The site didn’t have water…the communal water had a warning on it “due to nitrate contamination, this water should not be consumed by children, pets or pregnant women”. We left for a nicer camp ground The Great River Harbor. I understand that this was a low cost place, but I wouldn’t have stayed if they paid me. Lesson learned…beware!
Pros: It's a quiet, little campground. There were a couple other people there besides me so that's perfect The picnic tables are new as well as the fire rings. There is a trail that goes to the lake, so that was nice. The views in that area are amazing!
Cons: As I took a walk around, I noticed the fire rings don't get cleaned out so there was garbage in quite a few of them. It is a carry in/carry out campground so that means no dumpster. Plan accordingly. They have pit toilets so naturally they smell and there's lots of flies. I don't recommend walking around barefoot. We had a lot of broken glass at our site.
Overall, despite the icky toilets and garbage, we will be back.
