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    Austin Hawes Campground

    4.0 (6 reviews)

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    White Pines Campsites

    White Pines Campsites

    3.5(10 reviews)
    1.8 mi

    White pines is amazing. Whether you're renting for the weekend with friends or family or parking…read moreyour RV for a 6 month getaway. Its like no other.Nice pool is my favorite and I love the outdoor showers.They also have indoor showers.Staff and campers are inviting always.

    The good - lots of things to do for kids and adults. Lots of activities including karaoke,…read moreconcerts, swimming pool, soccer field etc etc. WiFi, electricity and water is right by your camp site. The bathrooms are clean. The bad - some camp sites are so small and right next to others. My friend booked two different camp sites for our group of 4 adults and 4 kids, and my camp site was double her size. She wasn't able to fit her second vehicle so they had to give her the second site next to her to park in. The ugly - they give you one list of rules, none of which they enforce and then you have to sign a waiver. Our camp neighbors, right up under us had 3 dogs off leash the whole time they were there, one of which was a pitbull that growled at my friends son when he was standing half way in the shadow. The dogs were on our site, and the owners were too busy chatting to even notice their dogs roaming and growling at kids. Not once did any of the staff driving around notice or care to have the owners leash their dogs. We had to keep telling them to control their dogs and keep them on their side. Another dog incident where a woman brought her dog to the bubble slip and slide activity for kids and her dog put down a steaming hot load of poop right next to where kids were playing barefoot and in bathing suit and she didn't pick it up. I had to call her to do it. Dogs shouldn't even be allowed in that area because of said reasoning. That's why kids not potty trained are not allowed in a pool without a swim diaper. There were sites with 5 tents and lots of people. We had 4 adults and paid for two sites because we thought we had two many people for one site, only to find that people cram 5 tents and lots of people because they don't want to pay for multiple sites. Bears roam around that place. I have been camping for years in the same city but another campsite and have never seen a black bear until this trip. People leave food around and black bears come through. Go at your own risk because no one follows the rules and presumably they don't enforce them because you sign a waiver. Black bears and unleashed dogs are not a good combination for the dogs, the bears or any humans in their path.

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    White Pines Campsites - One of the many great guys at White Pines,if your into laughing.Hes the best

    One of the many great guys at White Pines,if your into laughing.Hes the best

    White Pines Campsites - Kelli and Amy !Twinsies(and neighbors)

    Kelli and Amy !Twinsies(and neighbors)

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    Mountain View Campgrounds - Campfire. Site H

    Mountain View Campgrounds

    4.0(3 reviews)
    15.1 mi

    Love this place, I've been going since a kid and now my children go. It's mostly campers but…read morerenters are welcome. There is a river across the road with a swimming hole my grandfather made by building up rocks year ago. The is the Toland state national park with a beach near by and the sweetest store named Katie's near there. The campground has a wonderful unground pool and a small rev hall with a jukebox, pool table and some table tennis... there are also clean bathrooms with nice showers. This place has some of my fondest memories!

    This is a small campground. There are sites for RV/trailers and some for tents. We stayed in a…read morecouple tents on site H. It had water and electric and great views of the woods, a little creek below and it offered the right amount of privacy. We really enjoyed our stay here. We stuck mostly to our site for the two nights we were here. There is a pool, it's small but decent on site although next to the busy road. There is a rec hall but doesn't have much to offer except for a Ping pong table, an old piano and some table and chairs. It's pretty outdated and run down as are the bathrooms although clean and plenty of hot water. The store on site in the office has a few things on the shelf but shouldn't rely on getting things there. There is a country store few miles down the road, Katie's which has everything, butcher shop, beer, wine, fresh baked pies and pretty much anything you can think of. The outhouse/ports potty up in the Maple Hill site area is very clean and was fine to use. CJ who runs the place and lives on site is great and is happy to help if you need something. Overall we loved the site we were on, there were some on Maple Hill that were wooded and secluded as well, H is halfway from office/pool to end so great location. If you are looking for a place to just hang out on your site, enjoy the woods and camping experience without running from activity to activity you find at other resorts and don't need a lot of frilly things then it's a good place for you.

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    Mountain View Campgrounds - View from our site. Site H

    View from our site. Site H

    Mountain View Campgrounds - View from our site. Tent site H

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    View from our site. Tent site H

    Prospect Mountain Campground - Site overgrown with grass with a random white bucket with grass growing out of it

    Prospect Mountain Campground

    3.4(27 reviews)
    10.6 mi

    Called following Memorial Day weekend desperate to find a campground with space. We stayed on a…read moreTuesday night, but other local sites were all booked. My partner and I reserved a tent site with just water access. It was beautiful, right on the pond and the perfect size for two people. The site was raked out before (an absolutely amazing, unexpected bonus). It came furnished with a a picnic table and a dug out area for a fire. It additionally had a private path down to the pond and a rock to sit on and watch the wildlife. You could hear giant frogs croaking all evening and in the morning Canada geese even ran through the middle of our site! We had a raccoon visit in the middle of the night as well, so the area is full of wildlife and nature. We were very close to the bathroom (which are cleaned twice a day and wonderful). We also arrive late, around 5:45, and we're worried we'd be locked out. Though the camp store/check in area was closed, they taped our preregistration info to the door, with a map and all the campground rules. The staff workers were super pleasant and courteous. Outstanding customer service. There are only two critiques that I have: Each site seems to be very close together, I was glad to be there during a slower time as I do not believe there would have been much​ privacy otherwise. The second critique is how loud the camp staff transportation is. The golf carts are very loud especially when the sound travels so well across the ponds. We didn't take advantage of the pool, fishing, paddle boats, R/C Race car track, laser tag, mini golf, or any of the scheduled programs. But based on the rest of our experiences, I'm certain they're top notch. Ultimately, highly recommend this campground!

    The place is not like it used to be. It was sold to a…read morecorporation and oh boy the Manager she should take some customer service classes. Others in the office are new and learning as they go. Prices went so high and now resort fees are being charged, I understand prices go up but I also believe improvements and upgrades are needed to show the increase, nothing has been done, other than pushing away seasonal and yearly clients. Been camping here since my kids were little about 15 yrs, started cabin then tent then pop up and TT now with grandkids. Loved this place unless things improve and the manager learns to interact with clients we might come back. Many other issues with a "sec guard" that is seasonal. We miss Greg.

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    Prospect Mountain Campground - Why would maintenance pick this up when there's garbage no more than 10 feet away from this

    Why would maintenance pick this up when there's garbage no more than 10 feet away from this

    Prospect Mountain Campground

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    Granville State Forest

    Granville State Forest

    3.7(7 reviews)
    8.7 mi

    Granville State Forest is a beautiful preserve offering great easy hiking, wonderful campgrounds,…read morefishing, and the ability to commune with nature. The Hubbard River, a fairly wide and fast flowing body of water, is followed by a paved closed road that formerly lead to a now defunct campground. This route crosses the entire park - which is about three and a half miles. The path is fairly level and is easy enough even for children, and the paved road is handicapped accessible for a powered chair or scooter. It wasn't crowded at all on a sunny Sunday, and I enjoyed this place tremendously.

    "By the waterfall I will hold you in my arms, and we will…read moremeet again By the leafy shade, in the, in the forest" (Van Morrison) We didn't go camping in the Granville State Forest, but we did go for an introductory hike known as their "Heart Healthy" hike. It's a 1.5 mile forest loop of pretty much easy difficulty. The terrain is mostly flat with just a few small inclines. The path transitions from pine needles to grass to heavy leaves and is mostly unencumbered, save for a few rocky patches, some tree roots, and muddy tire tracks here and there. We parked at the State Forest Headquarters, traveled North on the HQ Trail N, turned left onto the Corduroy Trail, turned left on the CCC trail, and completed the loop by taking another left onto the HQ Trail S. All of these trails were clearly marked with fantastic signage and blaze markers. It was amazing to us how after about ten steps into the trail, you are in total solitude in the woods. We didn't see another human being during our 1.5 mile hike. The forest scenery is very pretty, but there wasn't a lot to see -no waterfalls, almost no water views, no cool rock formations, and just one lonely footbridge over a swampy section. For a low impact introductory hike, this really suited our needs.

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    Granville State Forest
    Granville State Forest
    Granville State Forest

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