This was our 3rd year camping there. We debated after our 2022 trip with our friends to come back due the price increase. We decided to come again because it is a central spot for us and we heard & saw there was a new big pool which was a huge selling point for us as we have kids of all ages.
Well…. It was a disappointing experience as soon as we arrived.
1. We reserved our same spot as the last two years & paid the extra site hold fee they require. When we arrived we were told they cancelled our friends spot next to us and moved them to a different spot behind us due to construction. We were never informed of this decision. Well, there was another camper there at the spot we had booked and they cancelled on us. We learned they cancelled our friends spot and then booked another family after they cancelled us. They did give us a free night” refund”. But we were pretty disappointed right off the bat with all the confusion and displacement. We shook it off as best we could that first night to enjoy our time together…but sadly another disappointment came the next day.
2. We learned the new resort pool was closed and would not be open at all the week we were there. That was a huge disappointment when both families traveled 5 plus hours to this campground and the new pool was now not open….even though it was promoted in social media as open in past posts. The old pool was open but it was dirty and murky. I had to skim it one day as it was obvious it was not cared for at all that day. (hair, leaves and debris floating in it). We only swam in it twice that week and the 2nd time a dead mouse was found by one of our kids in the pool filter area. Gross. We were done with the pool.
3. The Wibits are great. Our kids loved them and they saved the trip for sure. I do suggest bringing your own life jacket for your kids, we found on the weekend it was quite busy and they didn’t have enough life jackets…especially different sizes that you may need for a family.
4. It’s gotten really expensive. Over $100 a night for a family of four to camp there in a camper.
5. There is a lot of construction going on!! And the road into the campground was really rough due to the construction.
6. We were told the bathrooms were not great by some in our group. I personally didn’t use them, but that was mentioned several times during the week.
7. Just a heads up. It is not close to anything. We did day trips into Cleveland, and looked for things to do off site with our kids, but you do have to drive a distance to get anywhere….even the closest town is a bit of a drive.
8. The laundry machines never worked consistently. We tried to do laundry for two days and had issues with both washers and dryers and our first attempt we asked for help, it never came...so we waited for a dryer to open up that was still working.
9. The gem mining water spout was not working. They had a hose at the top so it was not as fun for the kids like they remember in the past. Yet the price to gem mine was the same.
10. If the campground sees this review, one tip I would suggest with the yogi character riding by campsites is to stop and wave and the kids. We had a very excited three year old who would see the golf cart go by several times that week with one of the characters and they would never stop, just drove right by, didn’t even slow down! It happened a couple times & we remember in the past them stopping for a picture or at least slowing down and waving to our kids. Not sure what that was all about that week. :/
We made the best of it however…
Just to many things not showing us the value of what we paid to be there. So many things just didn’t work well there and when you pay over $100/night for a campground you have a higher expectation.
I am sure it will be nice when the construction is done in a couple years but the price tag is steep to camp there now (increased quite a bit since three years prior) and after our recent experiences we will not be back and are currently looking for a new spot to camp with our friends next year.