I'll say one nice thing. The young lady who took our reservation was very nice. The nightly cost for this junkyard is ridiculous. You should be ashamed of yourselves for putting people over here. We are disgusted. read more

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Don't plan on camping anywhere in the resort as this is exactly what it is. Overnight parking is awful . They have the rvs park at the end of the grounds where there is construction going on. They give you OUTHOUSES but the nice toilets and showers are by office. Caters to seasonal sites. RVs are extremely close and one(#5) was next to the dump station. Never going back read more

Crystal Lake has a lot going for it, but there is still a great need for improvement. Hanger sites (higher price, allows for double occupancy, but they did not explain this to us. read more

Terrible owners and patronizing staff. Had been going here for over 20 years and through 3 or 4 different owners. We always loved it until these new owners, They hired a 20 something year old security boy, that had zero control of the place. There were teenagers behaving very inappropriately on the trampoline, observed young kids throwing rocks and giving the finger to the security agent through out the day. Past security agents had generally been older gentleman that commend respect and that pick their battles with such a large campground. This young man attacked one of the young men in our group and pulled out his mace on him as we were all getting up to leave and go back to our cabin. Last call had been stated five minutes before, most the bar still had a full drink, The bartender stated drink them up as bartenders do, this young, angry security agent- came inches from the face of one in our group then threatened with mace. Prior to this, everyone (meaning several other campers) was having a great time talking and dancing. Bar staff was laughing and enjoying the group I was with as well as others. I attempted to have an adult conversation with the female owner and she had no desire to listen. The next day we checked out, the very patronizing female older woman tried to keep the 100 deposit because "the cart was used recklessly". I knew this to be untrue so asked for an example of how and she said carts are only meant to be driven from point A to point B and ours was driven too much. Pure nonsense. Bitter sweet as we loved this place and will miss it. I hope one day sooner than later there are new owners that are nothing like the current ones read more

I have went here multiple times throughout all my life, once you've been there a while you will start loving the place, and the people specially if you have one of the houses. love the crystal lake staff and they have fun events, nice pool and everything. it's my local vacation. read more

My stay here was overall good. Besides, When I was about to leave and Colleen the "office manager" that she's so proud of being lol. Followed me back to my camp sight and started saying i was "driving recklessly" on a 6 mph golf-cart and straight up said she was following us and she was trying to say i was "stopping hard" when i was going straight the whole time so therefor, THERE WAS NO STOPPING INVOLVED. She was looking for an issue so my mom went up there and she lied to my moms face after my mom watched her follow us and she tried to say "she wasn't following us". read more

the campground over all is fine. although, the people here are VERY disrespectful. the manager, colleen, followed us all the way around the campground to tell us that we were "driving recklessly". we were on a golf cart that goes 8 miles an hour, driving on a straight road. there's no way we could have been driving recklessly. when we had came back up she lied, in multiple ways, about how recklessly we had been driving. she said that she didn't follow us but earlier when we had pulled into our reserved plot that she followed us to and parked at, she said she had followed us. besides colleen, the campers here were very disrespectful. on multiple accounts we were stopped and asked if we had problems with other campers driving around. security was always around, but seemed to have missed a lot of the stuff going on. honestly ruins what was supposed to be a fun get away. read more

Im posting on behalf of my dad, stepmom, and step brother who stayed at Crystal Lake Campground last weekend. What an absolute shame. We grew up coming to the campground and staying in the yurts, so my parents thought it would be fun to take their grandchildren. With only a few days before their trip, management informed them that the pool would not be open. My dad called to get a refund for their stay and management declined. My dad asked for a discount, since part of the reservation fees include use of the pool, management declined again. The only things they were willing to do were offer a pontoon boat and a golf cart free of charge for the weekend. Sounds great, right? WRONG. Once they got to the campground, they were shocked with how debilitated everything was. Everything looked worn and old. This place should have underwent construction a looooooong time ago!! When they got to their cabin, the TV did not work correctly. The cabin offered cable TV, however the guests before them had taken the network access card from the tv. The guests next door did not have this issue, so my dad went to talk with the front desk. All they said was, "sorry." Why should they have to pay for something that was not included in their stay? But the front desk was completely unhelpful. The DVD player did not work and the people they claimed to have sent to repair it...NEVER CAME!!!!! Moving on to the "pontoon" boat they offered my family to use. It was some janky, unsafe barge with plastic lawn chairs secured to it!!!!!! There was no way they were going to take their 5 year old granddaughter out on that death trap! What a joke!!! After they experienced everything above, they decided to leave an entire day early. They asked the front desk AGAIN for some sort of refund due to the quality (or lack of) their stay. But again, management declined to reimburse them for anything!!!!!! Here is a place that we used to love coming to as kids....now they will NEVER EVER COME BACK! Once you book with Crystal Lake, be prepared to not get your money's worth.... read more

Our family had a good time at Crystal Lake. Here's a brief run down: The advantages: - It was very affordable. We rented a cabin for $85/night for all of us. What a deal! The Leinies on tap in the bar were just $2 too. - Everyone was friendly and helpful. We had just come from the Dells where the welcome was a bit cold due to the sheer masses of people. -The swimming pool is huge and well maintained. They even have a lifeguard on duty. - The sandy beach also has a lifeguard & has a trampoline and other fun toys to keep kids busy. - You can rent a pontoon boat and/or golf cart. - There are other activities too like mini golf, Skyball, volleyball, playground. Disadvantages: - The hot tub was broken & we missed it due to chilly temps. - Our cabin's (cabin A) deck faced the parking lot so it wasn't very private or nature-y. - Cabins A & B are actually in the same building with a thin door separating them. When our neighbors talked in normal voices, we could hear them clearly. This was annoying the night they decided to stay up until 1am. We complained the next day & front desk staff said we should have told them as 11pm is curfew. Cabin C or A-Frame seem to be individual buildings so maybe choose those... - Overall the cabins, campground, restrooms, etc were clean however the windows hadn't been cleaned in a long time. I opened one to let in fresh air in our cabin but came across a ton of spiders so quickly closed it back up... -A fresh coat of paint would be good. Especially to the cabins' exterior, mini-golf, deck. All in all, we had a very good few days and would certainly go back, especially given the low budget. My 8 year-old says everything was his favorite :) read more

Crystal Lake Campground - View of the deck, pool, 'yurts' and beach from main building. - Campgrounds Near Me - Lodi, Wisconsin

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We just camped here the weekend of 7/16/16. We saw some bad reviews so we were nervous but that was not our experience at all...we had a great time. The staff was very friendly and attentive. Two good examples: We got there pretty late on Friday night so we were backing in our camper in the dark and the owner came over to see if we needed any help and chatted with us for awhile. Then as we were leaving Sunday night we stopped for a moment so the kids could run up to the store and get some ice cream and somebody noticed us just sitting on the road and thought we needed help. They called a staff member that lived near us and she came running up to us from her home (after she was off for the night) to see if we needed help. I asked her about the bad reviews and she mentioned a new owner took over a year ago and pumped a ton of money into the place and it shows. So here's what we liked: - Site was clean and well maintained. Fire pit was cleaned out. We had site 2, which was right next to the dump station so I was a bit worried about that, but they had some nice landscaping around the area so you couldn't see it and there was no smell. The plus about that site is that it's the closest to the beach. - All of the play areas are located in the same spot. Our site was about a 1 minute walk from those which made it nice when we had to take breaks and we could let the kids run around. - Friendly staff. - They had some activities on Saturday like digging for gold on the beach, train and wagon rides, ice cream social, color contests, etc. - They had pontoon boats, jet skis, pier slips, fishing boats, canoes, and golf carts to rent. - Very nice beach with a sectioned off area of the lake for swimming. Tons of fun floating rafts, trampoline, slides, and other climbing stuff anchored to play on. Lake was clean with no algae problems. There was a life guard on duty on Saturday. - They had a separate area of the beach fenced off for pets to play in, although I didn't see any pets while we were there. - Very nice pool with a separate kiddie pool. Life guards in there too. - Jumping pillow, beach volley ball court, and trampoline basketball game thing that was fun. - They have a DJ on Friday and Saturday nights. Music was good and the kids had fun dancing. - Full bar there if that's your thing. - Good camp store with a little arcade in there. They also have soft serve and scoop ice cream. Looked like it was just recently built. - The only thing not included in the camping price were the rentals. All other activities were free to guests. The Cons (potentially): - The sites are pretty close together but honestly that's what you get in places like this. You don't come to these places for large wooded sites...you're here for the fun stuff. If you're spending a ton of time in the campsite at a place like this then you're doing it wrong. :) - The only thing I could see people having a problem with is the DJ music is loud and goes until midnight. We actually didn't mind it...we sat outside by our fire and listened to the music after the kids went to bed. But if your kids are light sleepers it might be hard for them to go to sleep. We closed our windows and turned on the fan and the white noise drowned out 95% of the music (plus they were exhausted so they crashed). The owner warned us on Friday when we chatted that they were loud until midnight, but said they are good about quieting down right at midnight. Sure enough the DJ announced that it was quiet hours right at midnight and told everybody they had to go inside (music was on the outdoor porch) or back to their sites and please respect the campers. By 12:10 the noise was pretty much gone. We'll be heading back in a couple weeks with some family friends and looking forward to it. read more

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Great people camp there. Activities are canceled sometimes without notice, bathrooms and showers are horrible, bar drinks are high in a small glass, and do not drink the water on the campsites which is milky white. The owner does not appreciate any educated woman asking him questions. My husband can ask questions rudely and he is fine with that but as a woman speaking to the owner in a normal voice without being rude he tells you he has no time for you. I do not recommend this campground. We have camped for 30+ yrs and this is in the top 5 worse campgrounds. read more

Been going here for years. There has been a recent change in management and they seem to be taking better care of the campground than in past years. The lake now allows powerboats and jetskiis again, which is a big plus. The pool was really nice the last few times we went, clean and attentive lifeguards. And the beach has a bunch of fun toys for the kids (ahem, and adults) to play on (did someone say water trampoline!). This is not the kind of campground where you can expect to have a very secluded and quiet weekend, since campsites are next to each other. But it is definitely the kind of place to take friends and families with kids, since there's a lot of kid-friendly activities going on during the day, as well as parties/concerts at the bar at night for adults. I will definitely be coming back this year. read more

This campground seams to be run by kids. The bathrooms we always wet and filthy. The lake is reclaiming much of it's beach. Even though it had not rained for quite sometime the ground was saturated and smelled. I would not recomend this place to noone. read more

What a horrible holiday weekend. People were rude and swore like sailors. Pool was nice but I understand the hot tub has not been functioning for over a decade. Great fireworks but when over we were asked to contribute toward them. Music in our area was blaring until nearly 3 am. Was yelled at by old lady as I threw my trash away. Not a warm fuzzing feeling at all. read more

My family and I visited here this past summer and stayed in a cabin. We had an amazing time and really enjoyed the beach and pool! The little store is great if you find yourself needing any basics or with a tremendous sweet tooth They even have beach toys which was a big hit with my two young boys. We didn't use the bar or restaurant but it looked very nice. The only critiques I have are the mini golf area could stand to be updated/upgraded, and also there's a sign saying you need wristbands to use the pool and beach which nobody had ever mentioned and we didn't see the sign until our last night there. I know new owners recently took over so that may be something the old owners did so I'd suggest it be taken down as to not confuse people, and if that is a policy, do you charge extra for wristbands to use the swimming areas? The sign wasn't clear, hence the confusion. I would have thought wristbands would have been given upon check in and should have been included in our price. Other than that, our vacation was amazing! The jump area was awesome as was the playground, we will for sure be coming back this summer to stay in a yurt! They looked so cool and bonus, right on the beach! Great family oriented campground and absolutely beautiful scenery all the way around! Can't wait to come back! read more

We used to camp at this campground all the time when I was younger (about 15 years ago) and we loved it! This was the first experience I've had as an adult coming back and it wasn't the greatest experience. We camped from 8/12/16 until 8/14/16 in a section of the campground called "The Hanger" which was an awful experience! There is no shade, they provide only two port-a-potties for that whole section. Also, for some reason our electrical box had only a 20-amp and 50 amp hookup (no 30 amp) even though both of our side neighbors had all 3 options. This was a bit of a hindrance to us but we made it work. Going into this reservation, we knew that "The Hanger" was in the furthest section of the campground so we'd have to walk 10 minutes to get to any amenity but it truly was such a pain to do so! The walk isn't an easy one because you have to dodge by speeding golf carts and there are a few hills you have to traverse up in order to get to the entertainment. Also, during this weekend the horse flies by our campsite was awful! If you're tenting and put in this section you will be awaken at 8am on the dot (when quiet hour is over) by machinery that is directly next to you working at the storage facility. Another drawback to camping in this section is in order to dump (since there are NO full-hookups anywhere in the park) you have to haul your trailer to the inner section of the campground which is a little difficult because people park alongside the road which snatch up any extra space that a trailer may need to safe move around. ** Something else that was crazy that we were asked to do late on Friday night was to share our campsite with some tenters for a night. We were given a giftcard to the restaurant/bar ($25) for the inconvenience. Definitely wasn't worth the "trade" since the tenters used half of our site plus our electricity box! ** If you have a smaller trailer or tent the section across from the pool is a decent spot to be in. The sites are a bit "cozier". If you are to camp there though, be sure to watch the weather. This section definitely gets swampy due to it being in the lower section of the campground. The upsides to this campground is there is a nice pool (kiddie pool was closed on Saturday for some reason) and a great lake. The bounce pillow and another bouncey basketball court is free which is nice. read more

ONE Star is being too nice! ONE word for this campground! FILTH! We rented an A-Frame for $185 a night. I would have rather slept in our vehicle than slept in the A Frame we rented. I took pictures as i honestly had never seen anything like it. The highlights.....well vomit was in the upstairs loft that had never been cleaned up. The air was not working so the liquid had dried however there was still chunks of vomit in the carpet with a nice large stain. At least 3 inches of mold lined the entire bathroom. We could not even shower nor use the bathroom, and had to walk to the bath house. Fridge went out and we lost all of our food for the weekend. The kids running the place came down and put a fan in front of it and left the door open to cool it back down??? The smell in the property without the air working was a mix of vomit and animal urine. The rubber sheets on the beds were so filthy that when i went to make the bed with our own sheets my knees STUCK to the plastic. When trying to complain the kids at the desk stated they couldnt do anything or call anyone til Monday. I could go on with a few dozen more disgusting things like the bees we had to kill due to the large crack in the a frame window that had a large bees nest in it. The sump pump they had running next to the house with a wide open LARGE hole open pumping out water from underneath the A Frame on a continuous cycle. I was told no refund by corporate and by the campground when I finally got ahold of them as they did not believe the property was in as bad of shape. I emailed the pics to corporate and they still stated they apologized but could only give me a free nights stay for my trouble. The place should be shut down! read more

90 to 95 percent were seasonal permanent sites.Staff was friendly but everyone else was drunk.We had a 3 day min.stay but left after the 2nd night of listening to noisy golf carts and cussing drunks till 3 or 4 in the morning.The pool was nice but at 9 in the morning you go there and every lounge chair (about 40 or so) had beach towels on them even though there were only 2 people in the pool so you have to sit on the concrete.The lake looked nice but smelled awful due to all the algae and I mean alot of it washing up on shore.My daughter came back to the camper with her suit all green.We were told that the owner was across the road from us so we know they heard all the noise at night but did nothing because the drunken rednecks were regulars and that's fine there are plenty of other campgrounds to go to.Check out the not recommended reviews,seems Maria D. was there the same weekend and had the same experience.Great place to get drunk read more