If I could rate owners/employees separately, I would give them 5 stars. The lady who took cared of us checking in is really nice. I do suggest before closing the office to check guests who are coming in late and make sure that the keys are ready by the cabin door.

Now, the 3 stars is based on my experience with the cabin and bathroom. We stayed in cabin #62. It's cozy and can fit a family of 5. On their website they mentioned bringing your own bedding, which we did. However, the mattress is really thin. I have stayed at other camping cabins and they have regular type mattress. At Ela's it is so thin that when you lay down the bed is hard and you can feel the wood underneath. It was uncomfortable the first night there, we couldn't sleep. We ended up buying a foam pad to put over it. So keep that in mind when booking. Also the bed creaks, I barely move and it's really loud.

The bathroom is okay. I didn't like that they keep the main door open all the time. Critters could get inside. The toilet stalls and shower only has curtains for privacy. It doesn't make me feel safe using it at all. The inside sink could be better with a counter. The outside sink for washing dishes is not very accessible. There were random pipes in front of it and I didn't see a working faucet.

I like the location of this campground. It's near Cherokee. It has a lot of potential and definitely needs improvement though.