| Frances P. | | Campsite 028 in Union Bay Campground Area at Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan, United States | | Best View Ever | | Reviewed on June 23rd, 2020 | | This campsite was by far my most favorite because of the location. You sit right beside Lake Superior and hear the waves crash all through the night. You also get an amazing sunset. It is very hard for me to pick other sites in different campgrounds because this was the very best. | | 1 person liked this review | | |
| Pam B. | | Campsite 01 in Isaac Creek Campground Area at Isaac Creek Campground, Alabama, United States | | Great Place to Get Away From Everything! | | Reviewed on June 19th, 2020 | | We spent Thanksgiving Thursday through Sunday at Isaac Creek Campground in Franklin Alabama. It's located along the Alabama River and where Isaac Creek flows into the Alabama. Reservations were easy and we could pick our spot through Reserve America. I did a little research and found a campground map online. I also researched some blogs to see what I could find out about the site. I found that the sites on Isaac Creek are more private and have wooded areas between each site. There are also docks for fishing along the creek too. About 15 docks for 20 sites. We arrived around 3:30pm after a 2.5 hour drive down from Montgomery Alabama. Bring your food since this place is really remote, but Finchburg Grocery is about 8 miles away that has pretty much everything (they have bait and camper stuff too) and they open at 5am.
There are 60 sites total each with electric (50 amp) and water hookups (water is soft, so if you don't care for the taste/mouth feel bring your own water). Sites don't have sewer, but they do have a dual dump station close by at the park entrance. Sites are level concrete pads, have picnic tables, lantern holders, grill and fire ring. Sites 15-35 are premium waterfront sites, 1-6, 42-60 are standard non-waterfront sites. There are 2 bath houses with restrooms, showers and laundry. Showers have plenty of hot water, clean floors and are heated. Nights dropped into the 30's during our visit and the restrooms were a constant 60 degrees (there was a thermometer on the wall). Sites also have large 32 gallon trashcans and someone came around on Saturday morning and emptied the trash and put a new trash bag in the can.
Park is very VERY quiet and away from any highway noise. Boats do go up and down the creek, but it's a no wake zone so it's pretty quiet. Park was full by Friday but it was still very quiet at night. Only street lights are at the bath houses, so bring lights for making that walk to the potty. Boy it was REAL dark!
We have Verizon cellphone service and we could only get 1X. Occasional 3G service, but for the most part only 1X. Our television did not pick up any channels at all so if you want to watch TV better bring your satellite service with you.
There are three play grounds, basketball court with two hoops, pavilion, large group cook out area, boat launch, fishing dock on the river and trails. Quiet time is from 10pm to 6am. Pets must be on a leash. Due to the nature of the area there are no swimming areas.
We had a great time! Our site was number 22 on the creek and had it's own fishing dock.
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| Jason M. | | Main Campground Area at Pymatuning State Park, Ohio, United States | | Good Value, Great Location | | Reviewed on June 19th, 2020 | | We decided to check out the Pymatuning reservoir and initially planned to camp at the Jamestown Campground (in PA) but decided to try the Andover Ohio campground instead and we’re glad we did. The switch was mostly due to availability (Jamestown site was pretty full whereas the Andover site had lots of availability), but we also saved around $4-6 per night which is always welcome. This is one of the best values that we’ve had so far for camping – for $24-$26 per night we got a pretty nice electric site (20A) with plenty of shade, fully paved roads including paved spurs (first time we’ve seen that), spacious hot showers (nice that they are not the type with timing values which keep shutting off on you), and a short walk to the lake. The washrooms were average, meaning they were concrete buildings with a few flush toilets and sinks, not modern but we’ve had worse. The same can be said for the shower buildings, they could use updating but we did appreciate the amount of space allotted for each shower stall (about twice as much as normal).
There are 3 camping areas in this park; we camped in Area 1 and found it to be generally lacking in privacy and the site to be somewhat bunched up together. That may have been an issue if the park was full, but even on a weekend in early August most sites in Area 1 were empty and so space and privacy were not a concern. Area 2 and 3 were much busier, maybe because they are closer to the “beach” (which is pretty small, but there is a great free beach near the Jamestown recreation area in PA), or because of services (30 or 50 amps, septic). All in all, the park was clean and very well maintain and the staff were friendly. We recommend this campground if you want to explore the Pymatuning area. | | 1 person liked this review | | |
| Bill S. | | Cunningham Falls State Park, Maryland, United States | | A Very Nice Place to Camp | | Reviewed on June 19th, 2020 | | My wife and I camped at Cunningham Falls in June of 2012. Cunningham Falls actually has two separate camping areas. The Manor area is on Hwy 15 about 20 minutes north of Frederick, MD at the base of the Catoctin Mountains. On the other side of the mountaintop is the William Houck camping area. The two are not far from each other as the crow flies but there is no direct road between them. You have to drive about 15 minutes around the mountain to get from one to the other.
We camped in the Manor area. The sites are very wooded and spaced far apart it is mainly non-electric and is overall more suited to quiet, nature camping. You can hear Hwy 15 when it is quiet but the noise is not loud or annoying. At the entrance there is a nice nature center and a small shelter for indigenous birds of prey that have been injured and have to be cared for to survive. The restrooms are pretty nice with showers and were cleaned daily but not as thoroughly as we would have liked.
We drove around the mountain to check out the William Houck area. This area is more popular overall. You could say more "upscale". There are 3 or four loops going up the side of the mountain. They are closer together and aside for one of the loops, have more electric sites.
Before you reach the Houck sites, you pass a great little lake with a nice beach, picnic areas, and concession stand. The beach is very popular on the summer weekends so go there early if you want to get a parking spot. Just above the lake are a couple of trails (difficult and easy)that lead to the Falls.
We hiked to the falls one day and spent a couple hours at the beach on another day. There were a lot of people but everyone was nice and seemed to be having a good time. I would say that the Houck area is more suited to social campers and young families. The Manor area is for those who want to get away and be more to themselves.
Overall, we had a great time! | | 1 person liked this review | | |
| Laura d. | | Lakelse Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada | | Best northern provincial campground! | | Reviewed on June 19th, 2020 | | This campground gets very busy July to August. Visit the website to make reservations through Discover Camping. Midweek camping, you'll find a spot, weekend camping sells out fast especially if the sun is out!
We camp in a 26' travel trailer. We've camped many years at Furlong Bay on Lakelse Lake, and it is one of the nicest provincial campgrounds we've been to; they do not have full hook-ups, but as of 2014, just added a few electrical hook-ups. There is a sani-dump on site.
The kids will take their bikes and go all over, or even down to the beach. There are arguments by locals over which is the best side to camp on ~ most agree that it's the gravel side (sites 1 - 81). The paved side is full of skunk cabbage, and it's not as private or shady as the gravel side. Besides just the camping experience, for the kids there is the beach, great for swimming and a small park to play at.
As for the campsites themselves, if you stick to the gravel side, there is a small field adjacent to the shower/toilet building. The best sites are 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 45, 46. These sites are the closest to the shower/toilet building and the field. When you have small kids, it's nice to have some place they can go place frisbee, soccer, bocce ball, etc. The top sites are 32, 35 and 46.
There are great trails to walk through ~ watch for wild life. Black bears are not uncommon to be wandering through sites, and down at the parking lot of the beach. However they will post a sign if bears are active in the area.
Note to you party people: the campground watch is very strict over not wandering to other people's campgrounds late at night... they drive around all night long. Great feeling of security, but not so nice for those that want to visit friends in another campsite! | | 1 person liked this review | | |
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