This year was a little confusing. All the spots on-line that said first come, first serve all had reservations. There were actual fist fights over these spots because of this. We got lucky because someone booked too many spots and let us take an extra one. We were super close to the water. The lake was shallow to about chest height quite a ways out and it felt safe for kids to play. Grounds were beautiful and clean. But lots of bugs. We really loved it!