This State Park does a good job of dotting the " i's " and crossing the " t's ". There's hiking trails, camping, fishing, kayaking / canoeing, a pavilion, picnic tables, kiddies playground, and some interesting historical items. Admission is $5.00 per vehicle (maximum of 8 people), or $2.00 per person (pedestrians or bicyclists). I was on my motorcycle so I fell in the top category. I rode to the boat launch area first. This was a nice place to launch a boat or kayak. It was a protected bay like area. There was a floating boat dock nearby where one could fish from. In the same area as the boat launch was the hiking trail. It was closed (the park employee at the entrance had already told me) probably because of Hurricane Ian damages? Also the picnic and playground area was in this area. here. Restrooms are on site too. The next stop I visited while in the park was the historic Bay City Walking Dredge No. 489. This feat of engineering was used in the 1920's to help build the Tamiami Trail through the Florida Everglades. From the information provided, "Built in Bay City Michigan, this walking dredge followed the drilling and blasting rigs, averaging 80 feet per 10 hour shift. Dynamite was used to blast the limestone into small enough chunks for the dredge to lift." The road was completed, finally linking Tampa to Miami in 1928, with the help of this machine. For the mechanical and engineering nerds (like me), you'll want to see and read about this. Ha! I had a good time here and recommend you check this place out. I am going with 4 stars because the hiking trail was closed and the canoe rental cabin where one could also buy drinks was closed. Hopefully these will open in the near future. read more

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I drove in to let my dog out for a pee real quick but I saw you gotta pay for this park so I turned right around:) I'm not paying for my dogs little walk. But maybe I'll come back one day for a planned visit read more

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We loved that this is a clean and well-kept park. The weekends got a little noisy, and the mosquitos were terrible in December, which is just part of nature but odd for that time of year. Spots are a little closer together than we like. Check-in was easy, and we liked our spot next to the bathhouse and laundry. I love that it's gated and a code is given for after-hours. They had several activities like star gazing and nature walks while we were there. We stayed nine days and loved how close we were to many things in Naples. Publix is just down the street, and they have a restaurant minutes away. One thing we didn't like was a large tree branch that hung over our rig in our spot. The weather was terrible, and it looked like the tree was ready to fall. We would most definitely stay here again but would pick a spot away from hanging trees. We stayed with our 35 ft travel trailer on spot 41. read more

Needed a silent retreat place and this did the job great!! I camped Thursday to Sunday and it was quiet and empty the weekdays. Saturday it picked up but other campers enforced the quiet hours . There are so many song birds that it was glorious. Cardinals and woodpeckers galore, hawks, and others I don't know. Check in and checkout was easy and smooth. There are plenty of trails and I love you have to check in before you go out for safety. There was a high alert for Florida black bear while I was there so no food allowed to be left out. The loop A tent only is beautiful and woodsy. Most lots are in partial shade though they say full shade because at midday the middle of the lot is in plain sun . Some lots work that you could put a four people tent on the edge of the lot enough to be under shade. There are shrubs and bush all around the lot for privacy and noise reduction. Water and electric hook ups, and the bathrooms are clean. NOTE: Mosquitoes here are big enough you can see them fly. Totally vicious. Bring DEET. I had taken my organic repellent and felt like mosquitoes ate it up like BBQ sauce. There's a gas station next door that sells OFF and not one mosquito got near me again . read more

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We came here for a very specific reason - to find the oldest geocache in Florida. We first stopped at the entrance station where you need to pay and check in to hike the separate set of trails just north of the main entrance. The woman at the booth was super helpful in getting us to the right spot and giving us directions. She also was ready to point us to other caches in the park. The hike we took was pretty easy though we understand it can be very wet and buggy but not on the day we hiked. Saw one gator and one snake. The gator was pretty far away but the small snake was on the path. After our hike we went back to the main part of the park to check out the dredger and the picnic area. Overall a nice looking park though we only explored a small portion. read more

We LOVED this spot! After getting turned away from our kayaking in the everglades trip. It was literally cancelled when we got there after driving 4 hours :( We stumbled across this cute little park. We found you could kayak through the mangroves here on a river trail. kayak rentals i believe were around $40 a person but it was worth it. you get it for 4 hours and we had so much fun! The mangroves cut the wind that was happening that day. We saw some snakes and crabs in the trees and water. Also lots of birds. AFter we were done river kayaking, we went on a stroll on the nature trail in the park. Its not super long but it was quite lovely. We saw some lizards and just some of the lay of the land of florida. HIGHLY recommend this cute little area! I want to come back to this area JUST to river kayak here again and explores some of the other trails. read more

This place is nice for a short stay. They have kayaking for $30 for a single and $60 for a double for one hour. I don't recommend to stay here during the summer to due the hundreds of mosquitoes here, if you don't mind bathing in bug spray then it will do just fine. read more

Barron Collier's name is well known in this part of Florida. Collier earned his fortune in the trolley car advertising business. He had to foresight to see the economic opportunities involved with opening up the west coast of Florida and he invested heavily into building a highway that cut through the Everglades and ran from coast to coast in south Florida. 1920 he owned a million acres of land in this area. When Barron Collier died in March 1939, he was Florida's largest landowner. Part of his holdings included a rare stand of native royal palm trees that he reserved. The land was originally supposed to be a National Park but the federal government wasn't interested so the state of Florida stepped in and created a state park in 1947. The Seminole in the parks name reflects that before Collier owned the land it was the home of the Seminole Indians. There is a memorial to Barron Collier in the park. At the entrance to the park is a National Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, the last existing Bay City Walking Dredge built in 1924. This large piece of equipment has historical significance. It is a walking dredge that was used to dig the Tamiami Canal in the 1920's. The 60 foot long machine would scoop the land between it's legs and then walk along before scooping again. The material was then placed next to the canal to form a road. The machine operated 6 days a week for ten hours a day. This road opened up the west coast of Florida to travelers. In May of 2013 the Bay City Walking Dredge was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The park includes of 6,430 acres of mangrove swamp, cypress swamps, salt marshes, mangrove river estuaries, and pine flatwoods. Park amenities includes two nature trails, the .9 mile Royal Palm Hammock Trail and the 6 mile Collier-Seminole Trail. The Collier-Seminole trail requires wading through swamp water and you have to check in at the ranger station to get the combination for the gate. There are primitive camp sites on this trail. There is an an interpretive center located in a cypress log block house which was the type used by white settlers during the Second Seminole War. You can embark on 3.5 miles of hiking and biking trails or rent a canoe for the Blackwater River which originates in the park and travels several miles through the mangroves to Blackwater Bay and the Ten Thousand Islands, This park has a boat ramp, guided boat tours, and a campground. There is so much to do here and park admission is only $5. The .9 mile Royal Palm Hammock Trail is located adjacent to the picnic area. Part of the trail is natural earth and part is boardwalk. The trail starts out in a tropical and temperate hardwoods and then transitions into habitats that lead to the mangrove fringe along the edge of Florida Bay before ending at a platform overlooking a salt marsh. Along this trail are large royal palms, Jamaican dogwoods, and gumbo limbo trees. You may see the colorful and endangered liguus tree snails climbing up the smooth bark of tropical trees. Bears and panthers pass through the hammock. Birds you may see here include red-shouldered hawks, white-crowned pigeon, cardinal, yellow-rumped warbler, black-throated blue warbler and the Swallow-tailed kite. This is a great park to get out and enjoy nature while safely social distancing. There is a lot of history here and it is a wonderful place to hike, bike, boat, camp, picnic, and nature watch. Here is the latest message from the park service. "Out of an abundance of caution, all events, activities, special event reservations, pavilion rentals and camping/cabin reservations at Florida State Parks have been canceled for the next 60 days. Most Florida State Parks remain open for day use; however, hours of operation have been reduced to 8 a.m. to 5 p.m" read more

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Great campground! Friendly rangers, but very buggy (in late Feb). You can often see manatees at the boat launch in the winter months. There are no hiking/walking trails, so I wouldn't recommend coming here if that's what you mainly want to do. read more

This is my favorite state park in the country! It's in the Everglades, so there are mosquitos, but it's in the Everglades! I've been there 3 or 4 times, and for some reason just love this place... there seems to be just a nice Zen here. They recently remodeled so the bathhouses and facilities are in great shape. When it's full of campers it seems crowded but the arrangement of the sites seems to still present roominess among the grounds. Of course the native palms and the big machine near the entrance are very cool. Nearby is Naples and Marcos island, and lots of restaurants of all flavor and price available. I didn't use the boats or canoes but I saw lots of signs around offering rentals and tours. Anyway, seriously this is my favorite campground. Now I'm a huge fan of the Everglades too... rangers are polite, accommodating, it's just so Florida! Enjoy! read more

One of my favorite parks. I was here tent camping for a few days. I like how the layout of the tent camping is. Your camp site is surrounded by trees and tall bushes in a circular like camp spot. You get more pivacy here then other parks and a nice feel of nature. The place is nice and quiet untill late in the night because you hear the sound of motorcycles back and forth and other vehicles rubbing their engines. It seems there is a bar nearby. There are things to do here I went canoeing. They advice you to take a picture of the map... GOOD IDEA The canoeing trail was nice. It had definitely changed from the last time I was here. It's a little more open now. There are number signs for you to be guided, but not in numerical order lol. Some of the signs in the river are covered by branches, sometimes there are two channels to choose from but no arrows to help. The map is a little vague. I personally use the Force to guide me back lol. read more

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Collier-Seminole State Park is located off of US 41 a.k.a. "The Tamiami Trail" and host the only known surviving example of a "Bay City Walking Dredge" #489 circa. 1924 and was the main reason for stopping at this state park. The Bay City Walking Dredge worked on the Tamiami Trail 18 hours a day from 1927 thru 1928 removing the limestone spoils blasted away under the swampy muck to provide the road bed for the highway still used today. The dredge, a rusting steel hulk now still and silent is a behemoth that ate its way through the alligator and mosquito-infested Everglades, and is credited with opening a new frontier that, in the 1920s, was almost as forbidding and inhospitable as the moon. We arrived here just before 8:00 AM and found the Park Ranger raising the American Flag in front of the locked gate, she opened the gate and allowed us in early, the dredge is proudly displayed just a few hundred yards from the ranger's station. I had planned to walk completely around the area displaying this historic piece of machinery but the mosquitos and deer flies were so bad it was impossible to stay outside my vehicle for more than a few minutes. I can't image how problematic they must have been during the highway's construction so excuse the photos that are somewhat compromised hopefully you'll have better luck if you choose to visit this State Park. read more

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Very clean bathrooms and friendly staff, sites for tent camping are well maintained and have running water park is not to big and part of it is closed (trail) but still worth the visit. read more

My all time favorite park for tent camping. Employees are very nice. Bathrooms are kept clean throughout the day. Spacious sites for tent. Fun trails and kayaking. Park is about a 23 min drive to stores in case you need last minute items. read more

Collier-Seminole State Park - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Naples, Florida

Stayed one night at Collier-Seminole State Park just south of Naples, Florida ... this park gains 5-stars for the beauty and things to do ... kayaking, great hiking ... but the RV sites are really packed in and tight, so we downgraded to 4 stars ... Really beautiful park ... and the trails and park itself are perfectly maintained ... some of the largest natural bottle-neck palms I've seen and the Florida Sables are everywhere ... We stayed at site 74 which had 30/50 amp power and H2O ... no RV sight to the right of us which was nice ... Even though crowded, we'll come back ... a lot to do there and we only stayed overnight ... we'd like to kayak the mangroves which we didn't get to do ... you can see our video of the park here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGA1FPBylfY read more

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This is another beautiful Florida State Park. I have camped here a couple times. We stayed in the tent camping section and had a good time. The park is clean and has all the amenities. Each site has elec. and water, the bathrooms are kept clean and have hot water showers. This is not the biggest park as far as drive able roads goes. and it does not offer all the activities other Florida parks have. But what it does have is some of the best canoeing in South Florida. Beautiful mangrove covered waterways that guide you through a diverse tidal water ecosystem where you have a chance to see a wide variety of wildlife. This park is a 5 star as far as the canoeing goes. I gave it a three because, unlike other state parks, you can do this whole park in a day. Even the camp ground is small and lacks any extra activities. Once you have hiked the short nature trails and checked out the few displays, there really is not much to do. So unless you are looking to do a lot of nothing I do not recommend this park for an extended stay. But definitely take advantage of the canoeing. read more

We were just driving around killing some time... And decided to drive through this cute little park. It's just a lovely little place - lots of camping, people hiking around, and a waterway for boats. Just what we needed during this locked down time period. read more

Collier-Seminole State Park - Strolled along this boardwalk area for a while before the storm hit. - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Naples, Florida

Camping was amazing, very quiet. Site seeing was beautiful, fishing wasn't good as it's more of a lake. They have lots of historic items/house on site. We all went bike riding which was really fun. Camp sites are very spacious. read more

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Nice clean bathhouses, but campsites are very close and awkwardly spaced. We were practically sitting on top of neighbors.

My husband & I camp here often with our tiny-trailer and our dog, and we love it. It is RUSTIC. It is an underfunded state park, with adequate facilities. Many will not enjoy the lack of "amenities". We're cool with it though. I love camping , but the local campgrounds are all more RV parks, and while pretty, just never really feel like we're doing anything. We pull up into formation, set-up and sit within inches of our neighbors and their gigantic rigs, with big screen TVs etc. All for about $70-100 per night. No thanks. What we like about this campground is it is so natural. The campsites are actually sites, and many are nice and private. They have hook-ups, and 3 bathhouses. It is always fun to walk around and see the different types of tents, campers, pop-ups, and big rigs. They have lots of different types of sites and even a group campsite, set aside from the rest. It is so budget friendly at $22 per night. Hello! You can make reservations on-line or by calling Reserve America, they fill up in season. There is canoeing, and lots of pretty palm tress to enjoy & inspect. You can usually have ground fires, the staff is very helpful, and yet not all in your business like at the KOA. Also they deliver wood & ice right to your site. Here you are about 15-20 mins from Marco Island. The bathhouses are not great. I try not to spend any length of time in there, and avoid using the showers if I can, mainly because they are crowded in the evenings, and mornings, and the bugs trail you in there. (which is like fish in a barrel, you trapped in the shower with bloodthirsty beasts) The bugs vary, we have had some trips with nothing Citronella & OFF could not handle, to an attack of Deer Flies which was truly awful. Be prepared for raccoons and various wildlife. Be sure to put ALL of your trash and food away before you leave the site, or they will loot. To summarize, I am endorsing this place, but am a laid back camper, who is happy with what my $22 campground offers, and second day hair. read more

Collier-Seminole State Park - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Naples, Florida

This is for the primitive camp site (hiking). What i really wanted to do was canoe out to the grocery place primitive site but the park doesn't allow overnight rental of conoes.. even if you're camping in the park. It is recommended that you call in and make a reservation for whichever primitive site you want since they can only accomodate so many people. It's as simple as calling in and providing your name and the date. The check in / out process was really simple and quick. When i was told that the site was 3 miles out, i got excited thinking that i'd be sleeping with gators. Unfortunately, the trail you get on to head towards the site does a J-hook back towards US41. The ranger gave good instructions but the actual marker for the begining of the trail wasn't clear, so i took the extrascenic route. The campsite is small, only having room for one or two 4-6 person tents. There a few different clearings that you can go off to for your hygiene needs (please dont go around peeing right on the site). The bark that was on site was wet and useless for a fire but i had brought a bunch of newb-logs with me and i suggest you do the same. I only stayed here for 1 night with my partner. Even though you could hear some road noise, and clearly heard what sounded like a rock cover band playing for a few hours - after the sun goes down, it really feels like you're alone out there. The trees provide great shade during the day which also means they make it hard to do any stargazing. If doing this in the winter (including feb-mar) then it would be a good idea to bring a multi layered sleeping bag - better too much bag than waking up a popsicle! It was first time doing this kind of camping with someone and i realllllly enjoyed it. I'll definitely be doing a lot more "primitive" camping throughout my life - i'm looking forward to seeing what other parks have to offer. read more

Collier-Seminole State Park - The primitive site. - Landmarks & Historical Buildings Near Me - Naples, Florida

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Let's start w the public health hazard: the dump station at the perimeter of the concrete slab - closest to the path from the tent sites - is set too high, and the collar that is supposed to fit your sewer line is cracked and broken. Sewage spills all over the concrete and over to the pathway and lawn. Rinse water is hardly the solution. Luckily, the other dump station - near the trash dumpster - is fine. Many RV sites are incredibly small and shadeless. Particular features of site 32: too narrow to allow our side canopy plus a screen tent; even with the picnic table moved into the brush at the far end of the site and our 25' trailer less than 6" from the table, our truck could barely fit across the front of the site - a back and forth multiple try effort each time to get it parked so all wheels were off the tarmac, all while avoiding the 3' high lump of limestone with the site # on it - that may be quaint and charming,but really it's a hazard, too. Site 32 features a very large electrical box with multiple guy wires and cables coming out of it, taking up scarce space. The fire ring is located near that and the electrical and water fixtures, and therefore very close to the RV's propane water heater... really, what could go wrong? But why would you even use the fire ring when it's just a few feet away from the fire ring for the adjacent site - on the wrong side of your trailer? Adjacent sites are also tiny; tenters camped less than 6' from our bathroom window for a few days - I'm sure it was a joy for them, too. On the other side, folks gathered with friends and the beer and guitars came out. Not at all bothersome in itself. But we couldn't use our screen tent because we'd be literally 4' from their gathering. We left a few days early and since then have failed to come up with any reason why we'd ever bother to go back. Worst Florida State Park experience. Actually, only really bad experience and we wouldn't hesitate to return to all the others we've tried. read more

I've camped here at the park for a couple of Thanksgiving weekends, and like it because it's very convenient to Miami (if you hate it or it pisses rain, you're only an hour and a half from home to drive back). The park is very basic. This time around we were annoyed about the crappy barbecue facilities and fire ring. They had a duo old rusty ring in the ground with a BBQ grill on top...the fire ring was practically falling to pieces and the grill top was rusted into place. I much prefer the waist high BBQ grills and the in ground rings for the wood fire. So unless you hear otherwise, bring your own tailgate BBQ for cooking. There are three restroom/shower facilities here but only two were operational the time we visited. And the shower rooms are VERY basic If you are into the American way of having entertainment put on for you, you're not going to get a lot of that here. They have some canoes you can rent, there are a couple of swing sets and climbing frames for the kids, a couple of trails you can hike, but other than that, use this place as a kick off point for some of the other places nearby that you might want to visit. Otherwise, this is grand for a couple of nights getting your tinker on. Though be warned, any time I've been there I've been made a feast of by the local bugs...this past Thanksgiving I've had chiggers, spiders and skeeters bite the legs off me, though I sprayed bug spray, yet my kids had none. read more

Great state park to go canoeing! Park entrance is $5. Then after that only $5 per hour for a canoe! They give you life jackets and paddles. You can bring your own kayak too. There's a good 15+ mile canal way that leads through the mangroves. As amateur canoe users, my friends and I have only been adventurous enough to make it out 4-5 miles before getting tired. It's a lot of fun though! The actual land/camping portion of the park is small. Nothing really too fancy. There's a camp ground, picnic tables, and some random memorial sculptures. There are bathrooms some where, but I've never used them. Best bet, go before you drive out there. Surprisingly every time that I have gone out there, there aren't any mosquitos. We also bring bug spray just in case, but I've never had to use it. read more

We reserved site # 65 for 7 days. We left after 2 because the sites are practically on top of each other. Too bad.The park is beautiful and clean. The hosts are friendly and helpful. I feel that this park is ruined because the sites are cramed together. We didn't even feel comfortable sitting outside because we were right next to our neighbors. And forget having a fire, the fire ring is right next to the neighbors ring. We have been camping at state parks for 30 years and have never encountered this before. We have a 28 ft. rv. However, if you are a tent camper, you have it made! The tent sites are big and private! Bigger than the rv sites! read more

Just spent my second time there, this time for four days. This review is for the camping part only. I like that you can make reservations, it isn't first come/first serve like most of the NP sites in the area. That certainty appeals to me. The other thing I like compared to most NP campgrounds is that it has showers, and ones that are actually hot! This appeals to me after hiking. Yeah, the facilities are a bit dated, very 60s/70s vibe, but state parks are having budgets slashed (sadly) all over the country and they maintain these. Also, compared to the private camping sites, this isn't RV parked for 3 month town ville. It has a different vibe. Strong recommendation though: if you are a tent camper, reserve early and go to the tent only ring that is closest to the entrance. It is much nicer and has fewer kids and less noise later in the evening/night. read more

If you're camping in a tent, only reserve spots 1-19. The rest have gravel laid down making it uncomfortable to walk inside the tent. Smaller park with trails but the canoe/kayak river looked fun. Didn't get to try it this time around. The park rangers were friendly and accommodating and the park was very clean. Very quiet at night - Still lots of mosquitoes, even in late December 61* low to 81* high, so be prepared. Would definitely be back. read more

My husband and I, aged 65 and 70 had not canoed in 30 years. We took the guided canoe trip. It was run by volunteers from "Friends of Collier Seminole". They were incredibly patient, fun, and informative. I would definitely suggest this 3 hour canoe trip read more

I have camped all over the U.S. and this is by far the coolest campground I have ever stayed in. Very nice bathrooms and showers, thick with palm trees and plants it feels like you're in the middle of the jungle! Fun bugs to see (that don't bother you) and beautiful set up for the sites. Love love love. So happy we found this place! read more

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I arrived at the park looking to camp with some friends. I didn't go inside cause the staff warned me as I arrived that this weekend has been crazy and lots of mosquitoes are there and bloodthirsty. Very sweet of the staff to let me know and not just trying to make money and recommend camping. When the mosquitoes are lower, I'd love to come back! According to their board, don't go when the meter says "blood donor" for the mosquito meter (love the playfulness of the meter to say that haha!). read more

Me and my family and friends drove hours to come to this park to tent camp here for the holiday weekend. We first encountered a very highly intoxicated camper who was being very rude and coming to our sleeping area and making us feel very unsafe and uncomfortable. We went to the office and complained about our safety from this guy. I want to say they really showed they cared about there campers by handling the intoxicated person and making him leave the Campsites. We had no idea also how bad the Mosquitos were going to be. I mean we should've known it's our fault but they were swarming I mean it was so unbearable we had to leave The second day when we planned on staying for 3/4 days. We didn't expect them to refund us but they gave us a Partial refund. Even though we had a bad experience this trip we would def go back to this Place in camping season with less mosquitos Cause not only did they take good care of us and protect us the park is very nice. read more

Really good place for camping, provides all the accommodations you might need, the place is really quiet and peaceful, the stars at night are beautiful to see, and during the day there are tons of activities. You can go for hikes or fishing or rent kayaks plus all the wildlife you can see is breathtaking. Really good place to kind of get away from all the stress from the city and is only 2 hours from Miami. read more

Unless you are caught out don't bother staying at this florida state park. It looks like a trailer park ghetto. There is no privacy and you can look right in to your neighbors camper see what they are having for dinner, hear them chew & view their underwear hanging on the line.ugh! Terribly buggy. The place is overused and over run with glampers. Fail to see the beauty. read more

My husband and I stopped in this park as we were traveling through the area and were looking for some "real Florida" things to do. The park was small and we drove through it pretty quickly. We parked and attempted the trail but were covered in Mosquitos after a few yards in. So we explored the playground area. Was very beautiful but not a whole lot going on. read more

We started our trip on a high note. We drove two hours to try out our new tent. We had some missing parts to the tent, and decided to stop what we were doing a make a few phone calls. Fire alerts were on the high side so while making these calls, we put two cigarettes out on the ground. Before we even had a chance to pick them up, the host walked over and threw in our chairs. That wasn't that horrible and I understood. The next morning, it being a weekend, the sites were full and there was indeed several children in the park. I have a handicapped young man in my family. The host decided that it was my son who peed on a toilet seat. Before I could even ask what happened the host went on a shouting tirade. It only got worse, she is intolerant of the mentally challenged. They literally came out of their camper only when we did. The would stand very close to our site and pretend to other things so they could watch and hear us. It was so bad for us, that we tried to spend all our time out of the area. I now know what it like to live in a fish bowl. You don't have believe all of this, but when we went to the local Walmart, we stopped at Burger King, as we sat down, there they were, walking by, staring at us. Funny thing, my son had never even been in that stall, so there was no reason to yell at or blame him for something any boy, any old man could have done. I am considering contacting the ADA, only because they picked on someone who can't stand up for himself. Sad, so very sad. If you have anyone in your family that is disabled don't come here!!! read more

Our camping experience started off great. The staff was friendly, we went canoeing for a while and began to meet other campers but then "she" came along. Around 8pm once we were settled in getting ready to cook something for dinner this "jogger" came to our campsite and said that hammocks were not allowed in our campsite. We didn't know who she was being that she was dressed in civilian clothing so we pretty much laughed in her face; my dad even commented on how we are going camping to escape the city and still have to deal with nuts in the woods. Well about 10 minutes later she was back rubber necking our campsite. We were quickly approached by another camper asking if she was bothering us, he claimed that she had been harassing him and his family for the past few days. It turned out she was actually a park ranger. Well not long after an on-duty ranger came by telling us we had to move campsites because of a complaint of the hammock. Long story short, we had to move our entire campsite in the middle of the night and ended up having to camp by the public restrooms. read more