I wasn't sure what to expect with the mixed reviews but I was pleasantly surprised. We needed a place to pitch a tent for one night on a road trip, and this worked very well. The camp and entire park are well kept, the bathrooms were old but functional and clean. One complaint is the boys told me there was no soap or paper towels in the men's room, but there were soap and a hand dryer in the women's. The tent sites had grass at a good height and nice little picnic tables that seemed pretty new. We got in too late to make it to the zoo and splash pad, but the kids liked the playground and my husband and I enjoyed the nice new walking path and the views of the bluff and the river.
The big downside was noise, when we first went to bed we could hear the nearby raceway, and you could hear the nearby traffic and occasional train (no horns). These weren't enough to keep any of us up, but they made it clear you weren't in the wilderness. Still, for a $10 stopping point, it was overall fantastic. I could also see coming here for a "step up from backyard camping" experience for a family, you could make a day of it with the zoo, disc golf, fishing, or other activities and have a place for a tent and fire in the evening. Not a place to go for a wilderness feel.