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Pine Cove Campground - Camper and 2 dogs - Campgrounds Near Me - Wilmington, Ohio

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We were told this was a safe and family friendly campground by Paul and Sarah. We rather quickly found out it wasn't. Paul and Sarah ended up putting us in A1 where they were. They charged us $650 for the deck that was in place and we didn't get to see it until we moved in. it was completely rotted through in several places. definitely not worth it. We ended up camping there maybe 4 weekends. One of our daughters absolutely hated it. This is a kid who loves nature and all things outside. We were asking how we wanted to set up payments and were told we would save $100'if we paid the whole season up front, so we didn't. They didn't automatically give us the $100 off, we had to ask for it. We were aware we would be responsible for the grass, but we're not told it would be more strict than an HOA. They didn't say we had to be there every weekend to cut it. I got calls and messages if two weeks went by without a mow. I took a photo of my daughter standing in the grass the first time we were told we had to mow it, after they fussed and said they mowed it and charged me $35. They are closed Monday -Wednesday so you had to mow Thursday-Sunday and they don't care what is happening in your life or how far you have to drive to go mow 3" tall grass. If you don't spray or pull weeds in the gravel, every weekend, you were called to do it. 1) If we had been told we must come and mow every weekend, we would have walked away right there and then. Had we known we were paying $650 to use a rotted deck for a season, we would have looked for a spot without a deck or one that isn't rotten. Had we known they would be more strict about grass than our HOA, we would have walked away. Had we known how completely inconsiderate many would be at the small pool, we would have walked away. The FB page was governed and very little info was to be posted and had to go through management, but a posting in July 2026 was very informative. It talked about the rude pool people, unsupervised kids in others sites, how a strange man had been found there, a loaded gun at the playground, people drinking and driving golf carts, smoking and vaping in the non smoking areas etc.... When FB post was brought to Paul's attention and we wanted to leave. He would not acknowledge the post and immediately removed us from the FB page so we couldn't go back to get evidence of the post. We have young daughters and one is special needs, so safety is a top priority. With how much drama this seasonal spot was causing and then our kids being unsafe, we told them we needed out. My husband asked for a partial refund for the season due to all the things we were not made aware of and then the safety of our kids and we were told no. I asked where, in the contract I signed, does it state that if we forfeit the money paid for the season if we have to leave due to the reasons given, and I have received radio silence. We are trying to find the actual names and contact information for this Ryan and Miles and have been unsuccessful so far. As a Mom, I will not take chances in regards to my kids safety. I suppose I should have seen a red flag when Sarah told me my girls were fine to walk out of my site to a bathroom. She was either mocking me for being over protective (one child is special needs) or trying to give me a false sense of safety. They talked about how family friendly and safe the place was as well as all of the kids and how they have 26 grandkids. $3760 plus extra costs for required plugs, mower, etc etc.... To have maybe 4 weekends there spent cleaning, mowing, pulling weeds, scrubbing built up algae off the site and trying to get most of the pine sap off the camper and my vehicle etc etc Those who pay in installments have a better chance of not losing a fortune. If anyone is aware of any lawsouts,'please point me to them. If you have the owners info, please share. I won't stop until I have all details and file everything I possibly can to get a portion of what we spent refunded, and I want to make sure more people are made aware of the experience of camping there and the things that are hidden from prospective consumers. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY. There are many family friendly campgrounds in the area that offer seasonal and don't have a bunch of hidden rules and strict expectations. No one has time to drive over an hour one way just to mow grass that is maybe 3" tall or just have these unknown strict expectations put on them AFTER they paid. read more

Wife and I camped at pine cove campground for 17 years. Then it was bought by real estate investors Ryan and Miles and hired manager Paul Lane and wife Sarah. The places went downhill bad since can't use the pool. Don't have no camp store. They can barely keep them. The grass mowed maintenance. They don't have any new buildings from previous owner. Limbs go through the roof. They can't even fix it. Don't even have the equipment to maintain the place. After 17 years we were asked not to return for the 26th season which doesn't really matter. We were thinking about pulling out anyway but was really never given a reason. Besides, you wouldn't kiss their ass I would not recommend this place to anybody read more

This is our first season at Pine Cove and yesterday was opening day. We have had the most amazing experience so far. The manager, Paul, and his wife, Sarah, couldn't be more kind, helpful, and welcoming. Paul went above and beyond helping us to get setting into our site. We are RV virgins and don't even own a truck yet, so we had our travel trailer delivered. Paul was on hand to expertly guide the delivery driver into the perfect placement of our new weekend home. He stayed after the driver left to make sure our water and electric were all hooked up and functioning. We would have been so lost without his help. They are both just the nicest people. They even surprised us with a thoughtful welcome gift! We are looking forward to an amazing camping season and I'm sure it won't be our last at this beautiful park. I'm so glad we were able to get a spot here. It's perfect! read more

Pine Cove Campground - Campgrounds Near Me - Wilmington, Ohio

There have been many reviews or opinions made regarding the management and the Campground environment. It's true that the Campground was sold to a corporation and there have been many not so pleasant changes made. My opinion here is, like any business that has a change, the turnover rate is high. A growing pain. Like I have told many some handle change well and some not so much. Come here and make your own opinion. My husband and I have been here 9 years and we have had nothing but a pleasant experience at this Campground. We were all very spoiled here for many years and now we are not. What people need to realize is this is a business. We are the customers yes, but if you disrespect the owners you are going to pay for those discretions. Please don't let what others are saying on here stop you from coming here. read more

terrible experiance,very poor management,if you dont bow down to them then you going to have problems with them,they want to control your life,a loaded gun was found at the play ground it just happened to belong to managements friend,so therefor nothing was done about the issue,management rides around all day looking for something to correct you about,they have zero people experiance,and wont even speek to you or even look your direction unless they are going to complain to you about something,but come end of season the manager is your best friend,thats only a front tat hes putting on hoping that you will return for the next season,you have to constantly look over your shoulder at this place when it comes to management,and thats not a relaxing and good time in my opinion,the campground is a beautiful place and every one that camps there are great people,but the manager is absolutely tooooo much read more

In the fall of 2011 my husband and I excitedly signed our 1st contract for seasonal camping at Pine Cove Campground. In December of that year we received a Christmas card from a couple introducing themselves as the new owners of the grounds. While we were a little concerned, we were convinced it would be fine. And fine it was! The next 11 years were full of wonderful campfire conversations and advice, memories with our family and lifetime friendships were made. In these past 2 years it has been no secret that we were looking for a campground closer to home. Weekends are busy with grandchildren and work so finding a weekend getaway needed to be convenient. We have left Pine Cove so we have no skin in the game. I DO feel it is my dutiful privilege to share some concerns of our 2023 camping experience at PC. I do not usually write reviews but PLEASE take my point of view into consideration before camping here. The camp was purchased in the winter of 2022 by 2 inexperienced guys. Again, while being slightly disappointed to have an ownership turnover, I love change and knew all would be fine. However,these 2 entrepreneurs do not even live in the state and our allowing fellow campers to run the camp. At the top is a "manager" ( I gag to call him that!) named Paul. He is a dictator and rules by the "3 strikes and your out" policy for campers. There is a minute group of campers who are on team Paul. You will find their eloquent reviews of PC on various websites. Please take note of the names that wrote the 5 star reviews. They are campers who work at the camp,ones that volunteer for activities, family members of Paul or the camp worker bees. Also, all reviews prior to 2023 are for the previous owners. While there are numerous concerns, listed below are a few that are important before signing a PC contract. 1)as with any campground there are rules. At PC, new rules are made frequently and you will receive an email regarding the new rule. It was hard to keep up as the came often! 2)no hidden secret that bills that the campground were responsible for were not always paid. Just ask the water meter reader. He was there to shut the water OFF to the entire camp! Or, the pump out service company, and more! 3)we were unable to run both of our air conditioners at the same time. The electric issues should have been addressed by the manager and owners after they were made aware. Nothing about repair was mentioned to us. 4)there are amenities that are promised but are not available. Such as.... a camp store that's open 2 hours a week. Now, that's a joke in itself! Also, free Wi-Fi is false! And no shuffleboard, volleyball,propane,etc. 5)the manager felt the need to pick 2 of our grandchildren off our golf cart! He does not know me nor my grandchildren. Under no circumstances should he have felt the right to touch them! A true tribute to his arrogance! 6)beware of the PC website. It is merely a pig with lipstick on! If you tour this campground you will find many available sites. Up until this year you would have been on a mile long wait list! Thank you for taking the time to read this review. Happy camping! read more

This used to be an amazing place to camp. At one point I was on a 1.5 year waiting list, and was thrilled when we finally got in. PineCove (PC) was clean, active, and a fun place to spend weekends. However, the owners sold the campground last year to a company in South Carolina who put in a manager who has zero people skills, and what was once wonderful became a nightmare. I am writing this review so that you are forewarned and go into this place cautiously. There are about 110 spots...about 50 now empty. That says a lot. Many people who camped here for over a decade have moved out into campgrounds with far fewer facilities because for some peace they would give up a pool and shade...that tells you how bad management behaves. Do you have kids? Eeks! Hard pass. Mgmt. does NOT like children. Want a fire past 11:00 pm? Absolutely NOT. And if you are brazen enough to try that, everyone in the campground will receive a poorly written email as though written by an elementary child about you breaking the rules. Pool hours are getting shorter and shorter. My new camping neighbor, who only moved in a year ago, is attempting to stay one more year in hopes management "leaves" by God's doing or nature... Simply put, it is not a friendly place anymore due to poor management. Very sad situation. Just really think twice. read more

The owners decided not to renew 3 contracts for the friends we camped next to. Once I found that out I decided not to stay as well. I let the owners know on my intentions and they told me to be paid in full and out by 10/31 at 5 pm. No problem. The owner came up to us last night at 8 pm and said here is your final bill I need this payment before you leave in the am with your camper. I politely told him in under contract until the end of the month and I don't have a check with me I would mail it to him. Fast forward to this am. When I woke up he was sitting at his barn in his pickup truck. We proceeded to pack up and pull out. As I am starting to turn to leave my loop. He peels out shoots gravel every where and stops in the middle of the road. He come walking up to me and said do you have my money. I said we discussed this last night I don't have a check. Will you please move. He said in sorry my truck is broke down. I explained to him he is holding me and my family against our will and I called the sheriff's. The sheriff's made him get his tractor and tow his truck out of my way. The following was a review of my experience at pincove campground. All true statements which I have in video. The owners hired help told me personally that the owner sabotaged his truck to hold me hostage. He pulled the relay switch so it wouldn't go in gear. read more

The owner harassment continues even on this social media site by reporting my review but this is typical of their unprofessional behavior after they contacted my family this past Friday to tell them to coerce us to take down this review. Our family have an independent campground sites and should not be contacted regarding our issues with the owner or satisfaction on how we are treated, or the owners response. Large companies pay big dollars for research and surveys on customer satisfaction but in their recent response to my review, I see they have not taken any ownership of their poor business choices nor address the rampant alcohol and hard drug usage which is not an atmosphere I wanted to be in. And their response to my allegations of them not allowing us or other campers to exercise our amendment rights is ludicrous especially in the alcoholic climate they support. Also, the peaceful meditative gathering of Christian believers on our personal campground site was approved and encouraged by current owners and then revoked. They should have contacted us personally and not involve anyone in the satisfaction of our transaction. . read more

I have been a loyal paying customer for the last 4 years. This fall our friends who have been there for 6 years were sent an email stating their contracts would not be renewed. Since camping friends are to us family we made the decision not to renew our contract for 2017 either. We all camped peacefully this weekend for the last time at Pine Cove. This morning I was awakened by a loud truck driving behind my camper at 7:00am. Quiet hours are strictly enforced unless you are the owner taunting us knowing we were leaving this morning. We finished packing up our belongings hooking up the trailer and began to pull out when the owner parked his truck in the middle of the only road out refusing to let us pass. Clinton County Sheriff's office was called and made him move his truck. Long story short this man is not a good business man or owner. He attempts to bully his customers into getting his way. I honesty feel very sorry for those left to deal with him. The following was a review of my experience at pincove campground. All true statements which I have in video. The owners hired help told me personally that the owner sabotaged his truck to hold me hostage. He pulled the relay switch so it wouldn't go in gear. Secondly, there were no other members of pine cove management or ownership present for any of the events that transpired. There were however 11 adults and 5 children that witnessed the altercation. read more

My wife and I have been at Pine Cove campground for 3 years now, and have been absolutely thrilled with our experience there. The grounds are beautiful, the pool is a great oasis on the warm days, and I'm very excited for the new shelter house that is under construction. The owners have been very helpful in all of time here, and they run a great campground. Fellow campers have always been great neighbors and we have enjoyed getting to know many of them. The bathhouses are very clean and newly remodeled this year. We love all of the weekly events planned for campers to entertain the kids and meet/chat with other fellow campers. And although it isn't exactly considered "roughing it", we do appreciate that there is free wifi. Thanks Jim and Julie for making our summers so special. read more

This is the best campground experience I've been a part of! There are many events and activities to keep you and your young ones entertained and much to do! The serene scenery and environment are perfect for a get away from the daily noise and grind! The owners are extremely kind and helpful and just a joy to have around! Best family setting and even better people to hang out with. Recommend anyone with a knack for camping in the area, to check them out. read more

Our first summer at Pine Cove. Wonderful campground! Extremely helpful and nice owners. They really care that your camping experience is great. Well maintained park. Neat and clean facilities, pool, store, grounds, etc. Lots of activities. Beautiful setting. read more