Booked through Hipcamp; We located our campsite early afternoon (site 6) and then returned to our campsite later that night. Upon return, the gate to the campground was wide open with no lock in sight. This campsite was advertised as ‘private’ and the host informed us that the gate was to remain ‘closed and locked’ at all times. The entrance was not at all secured. Immediately upon this discovery, we attempted to reach the host, but our phone call went straight to voicemail. Due to the uncertainty in the lack of security, we did not feel safe staying the night.
We tried to relay our concern to the host the following day, but the host was unreasonable and unwilling to reach a mutual consensus in resolving the issue. It was stated by host that “everyone was in bed asleep”…with that logic, who closed the gate? Host, I have a suggestion- invest in a Smart Lock that’s not so easily removable.