RIVER TUBING REVIEW I will choose this place again and again! Only a 35 minute drive from St Paul. Very well run - you show up, pay for tubes and rope to connect your group, can turn your keys in to the desk, and your on your way! It took us 2 hours to get down the river in mid July. I was told that's quick! There are picnic tables along the route where people stop and gather. They pick you up in a bus at the end (clearly marked) and it's a 5 minute drive back to your car. The river was clean enough, we didn't run into TOO many trees haha. Wear shoes too, the bottom of the river is rocky. It was $20 a tube, $1 for rope, and we did buy an extra tube for our cooler of drinks. Bring a cooler! It costs $20 even if you bring your own tube. I can PROMISE they won't run out of tubes, ever, which was a fear of mine haha. My only feedback is they need to get tubes with cup holders haha. Wear sunscreen and have a DD! Again I will be back here, great Saturday activity!! read more

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Not sure what's with all the negative reviews. I hadn't been down the Apple River since I was a kid and was back in town from California so we went with another family And everyone had a blast. When we showed up it was drizzling and the employees actually recommended against us going because people get cold when it's raining but we wanted to go anyway & fortunately it stopped. (Everything I read on yelp before this was the company wanted to get every cent they cut out of you etc. this was counter to that and they were definitely customer friendly) All the employees were very nice to us, told everyone what to expect, got our equipment tubes and we got a cooler tube And we were off. On the tail end of the river their employee was there waiting for us load it up and got in the truck to go back no problems whatsoever. The other family we went with had not been b4 & had three kids and had a total blast said they would definitely go back. Very relaxing day I would say we were there on a Thursday and I'm sure it gets crazy on the weekends but our experience was very peaceful met a few other families on the river, had a few drinks and snacks and a great day overall!! read more

Excellent staff, excellent campers and always a good time! Shuttles running to and from concerts is a bonus too!

I'm from California and Yesterday I went tubing here and it was such an amazing experience. From the second my group arrived we were greeted with big smiles, and great conversation. They helped our tubbing experience go smoothly. I think the negative reviews are completely false and I completely disagree with the negative words spoke about this place. They had wonderful costumer service skills and they run there business on a fair bases. The rules make sense and the price was great, couldn't have asked for a better tubing experience. read more

River's Edge Apple River Campground - Fun times!! I can't wait to go back - Tubing Near Me - New Richmond, Wisconsin

If negative stars were an option I'd choose that. My recommendation is steer clear of this huge rip off. Even if you bring your own tubes you're charged 20, parking 20 per car even if you're camping, 60 per night to camp, the list continues. Do yourself a favor buy tubs for less than 10 bucks and park right down the road and save about 100 per person. read more

Honestly, this place was a joke. Nothing in their website was true. Myself and two friends drive up from Chicago to go camping, tubing, and water sliding. When we first got to the camp ground their is a check in building which was locked and empty. Their were no signs to go anywhere. Then a fellow camper yelled out that we needed to drive up and check in at the ranger station. So we did. Upon checking in the very young girl had told us that we can drive around and choose any site that we wanted. read more

Worst tubing in Somerset! Overpriced and have to pay for parking! Waterslides are horrible and slow , haven't been upgraded!

Went down the river once, great time-and then we go to grab my keys to go down a second and grab stuff from the car. they legit are charging you another 20$ if you go down again after 3:00. No warning, nothing on their website, just "oh wow sucks to be you!" I know rivers edge just wants to make money, but it's gunna hurt a lot more when all of us start going to hideaway. Think a little, and stop screwing over loyal customers? read more

My other half and myself had a seasonal site there for the past 3 years at the campground and was always amazing! We made many friends there while Continued to make more every season and always looked forward for the camping season to reconnect with all them all. The staff we also loved and have became friends with and absolutely love. They all are so fun and respectful while doing their job amazingly!! It was the perfect getaway being only 15 minutes from our home which was so very convenient for us with our crazy life. This 2023 season was VERY SADLY Disappointedly different being under new management. We felt very targeted in a extremely unprofessional unfair manner with uncalled for very vague accusations from the this years new management only through very aggressive text messaging. These texts stated we were making others "uncomfortable" and "being disrespectful" and so on to the other campers. We were very confused and never would want to do that to others and literally went to address this accusation directly to ALL SURROUNDING CAMPERS AND THEIR STAFF and all were very confused and no one was never notified of any of these accusations. While speaking with other seasonal campers they all agreed this season being under new management has made the season unpleasant Unlike past years. We went through THEIR CONTRACT and made numerous attempts to address this while continuing to respectfully follow EXACTLY what THEIR CONTRACT stated!! We received in just ONE OF the aggressive unprofessional text messages replying to us about disputing these accusations that the wording in THEIR CONTRACT was just "verbiage" and still continued to be told to leave our seasonal that was already FULLY PAID IN FULL for the 2023 season and refused to refund the difference for the season, even though with what was written was in so many ways not followed. It's their contract and don't follow what THEY WROTE UP? So leaving in The beginning of July we are now out a substantial amount of money!! We were very respectful with them and left peacefully while feeling very confused (along with several other seasonals we personally spoke to), hurt, disrespected, targeted, upset...the list goes on!!! They ABSOLUTELY were not following THEIR OWN CONTRACT and that is NOT GOOD BUSINESS that we have supported and always have personally praised to many others, on top of bringing a lot of our friends that brought business to them that booked their own site for numerous weekends!! The past years have always been so amazing and fun. This 2023 season under the new management has been the absolute opposite being not relaxing, not enjoyable or fun! Again, their staff being security, bartenders, ground keepers ...etc are amazing and do their job so professionally and so respectfully well while always smiling having fun doing it. This is not a long story short as there is so much more disappointing FACTS to speak of. There are several seasonals that have continued like us to always return year after year will not being returning for the next season because of their unprofessional and disrespectful new management the 2023 season. It makes me sad as we always have loved it there and it's a great campground, but with the new management this year and the new "rules" currently being ran now will not be returning! I just wanted to share our personal experience so it doesn't happen to others to be treated like this! This is not ok for anyone!! Customer service and there is always 3 sides...I wanted to share 1 side because they never investigated but only one and never allowed us to share ours!! In our opinion is absolutely not good business or fair!! read more

If I could give 0 stars, I would. I paid for the camping and tubing package which included mini golf, too bad nobody mentioned that the mini golf course was under construction and couldn't be used. The package also includes unlimited water slides, too bad nobody mentioned that the waterslides don't open until after 5pm. My group of 7 spent 10 minutes walking from our campsite to the river to go tubing (because there's no shuttle that will bring you there). A guy at the tube rental explained that we needed $30 for bus passes to get shuttles from the DQ back to where we entered the river (which is included with the package I purchased), we only had $25. He then asked us if we had our own tubes, we said no but we did have 3 floating coolers. Next, the same man questions me as to why I need to pay the $30 if we didn't bring our own tubes. Didn't he say that the $30 was for a bus pass? Why is he asking me why I'm paying $30, when he's the one who told me what I had to pay for? Only God knows what else this establishment charged me for that was unnecessary. Not to mention getting charged a $10 recycling fee when there's not a single garbage can within sight of the campground. Rivers Edge Apple River will nickel and dime you to death. My group and I will not be staying here again, and I'll be sure to pass on the message. read more

This was such a great experience that I don't even remember it. I guess we had good staff interaction because the next thing I knew, I was in a tube with all my friends. A blast with a group and nice pricing. read more

Bare-bones campground that overcharges. Myself and two other friends rented one of their sites for the weekend. We were initially really excited to go. We thought the idea of having a campsite as well as tubing, mini-golf and a swimming pool included would be really fun. Once we got to the site we noticed it was basically in a big field, literally right next to the highway. Nothing about it felt scenic or relaxing. The traffic from the highway kept me up at night, not to mention constant groundskeepers flying by on their 4 wheelers. We had one guy stop by our site 3 different times to haste us about how we had our hammock set up against their rules. Then he came by a 4th time and gave us grief about how we didn't buy their firewood and brought out own. Not to mention how they charge $12 or so per car to park. As if you had any other way to get there. Finally we did go to buy 4 bundles of wood (seeing a sign that said 4 for $20 or $6 each), go to the register, and was told that sign was actually for the cheap crap they were selling right next to the wood, and the wood itself was $6 each. Just a lousy way to nickle and dime you was how it felt, to sum it up. A plus is they do include everything in the price (around 30 per night, per person). It's a pretty steep price though, considering most sites elsewhere are around 20 per site, don't charge per person, and don't have an additional fee per vehicle. Overall, I wouldn't recommend. Save your money and find something cheaper and more relaxing. read more

Unbenounced to us, there was a 2k+ person trump rally occuring the day we arrived. We were not notified of this event and we were extremely uncomfortable. They didn't have a shuttle running which was promised on our purchase. We also were given a campsite that was directly under a street light that was on all night. Showers were freezing. Quiet time never happened, trumpers were shooting off fireworks, honking horns and chanting into the middle of the night. Only reason giving 1 star is because the staff was friendly, even though not helpful, campsite was clean, and river was completely empty so we were 1 of maybe a dozen people on the river so that process was smooth. I will not be returning. read more

Summer is in full blast and the summer activities are rolling in. River's Edge is a fairly clean river that has several different summer activities available - tubing, rafting, kayaking, etc. I came here on a Sunday afternoon to go tubing down the river. Tubes cost $16.95 per person (they have small or large sizes, both the same price). You may also rent a "cooler" tube where they place a cooler in the middle of the tube that you can fill with beer or whatever drinks you prefer (but bring your own ice). This also costs $16.95 but it wasn't busy when we came and the worker was nice enough to lend us a cooler tube for free. You also buy hemp (25 cents a piece) to tie all the tubes together. We had a party of 6 - the hemp is very strong and had no trouble holding our group together. The time it takes to ride along the river depends on the day - how high the tide is or how fast it is going but it can be anywhere between 1.5-2.5 hours I'd say. You spend most of the time tubing through the sun, but on a hot day, it's everything you need to relax and have a good time with friends. The river is fairly clean and cold enough to cool you down, but not freezing by any means. Once you get to the end of the river (right after the rapids), you walk your tube to the dairy queen parking lot (exit right and go up the stairs - you'll see signs) where there'll be a shuttle that takes you on a short trip back to the original parking lot. Overall, I thought it was a really great time. Things to note though, there are definitely areas where the rocks are high or there are random branches and trees hanging off on the sides so if you're not careful, you can get injured. You have to get off your tube from time to time just to navigate away from the tree branches and logs and even at that, it's hard to stay away from. Tips I have: 1. BRING SHOES. At the end of the trip, your walk to the shuttle consists of sandy, rocky paths that is extremely painful to walk on barefoot, not to mention - there is a lot of glass shards from broken beer bottles along the path. If you're afraid to lose them along the river, just use your hemp to tie it up. 2. Bring something sharp to cut the hemp at the end of the trip so it's easier to carry the tubes. Otherwise, just tie them gently (bow ties) so you can easily untie them later. read more

Overcharged for everything. Even twine to hold the tubes together. Can't bring your own tubes but have to pay to rent them??? It was fun but so much more expensive read more

People come here from all over. There seemed to be alot of people from MINNESOTA, Illinois and IOWA. Even met someone there from AMSTERDAM. Its a great place to meet a Sagittarius organically, if ithats what you are prepared to do. If you are not prepared, you better GET THAT DONE, or you may end up with some serious regrets. The staff are very personable and friendly. They do their best to make sure you enjoy your stay. The campground seems relatively safe while not overly policed either. Their prices are reasonable and they have the best showers and sinks of all the campgrounds I've been to on the Apple River. I purchased 7 beers at the bar, 6 bundles of wood, 3 packages of marshmallows, 4 bags of ice, and 1 site, with 5 tickets. I had 2 drinks that got me way too wasted and 1 encounter that none of us will ever forget. BTW, WEAR your SPF 66 sunblock if you float the river. My daughter, sister, their bf's and I stayed at camp #112 near some cabins and not far from the volleyball court. There wasnt any tree coverage at our site, but the quick access to the camp store and showers was nice. Absolutely Unforgettable!!! read more

Cheap and easy fun. The pool was a nice bonus. No frills cabin was priced right for what it was. Plenty of other amenities for campers.

The management team at River's Edge is great. We sat and talked to them about the history of the park for quite awhile. The grounds are in good order and the location is perfect. It is quiet and well-run, not an out-of-control party spot, perfect for a diversely aged crowd. read more

Great tubing $5 to park about $15 per tube. 3 hour ride ..... Wonderful..... Pick bus for return are always there and a fast rude back..... You can go as many times as you like.... Once was enough for me....very relaxing! Don't take anything with you .... People seem to loose jewelry, phones... Glasses..... I just brought a bottle of water! read more

Took the family tubing here and had a spectacular time. The staff is awesome and helpful. They were quick to point out things they offer to give peace of mind and make the whole experience seamless. No fuss- hop in the tube and have a blast. Recommend taking a pair of old shoes with you! read more

Omgoss that was the worst experience I've had since Covid started. I knew we had to take a bus, but I thought people would be decent & practice social distancing. They let 11 drunk young people squeeze on the bus right next to us. I'm really scared we got covid now. I'm not sure if we can afford the test. We definitely can't afford to be out of work or sick. We're going to be around my mom in the car in a few days and I'm really worried. I hope I can get a covid test before I see my Mom. No more Apple River for me until this pandemic is over. Not to mention the employees weren't wearing face masks either. read more

Spent last Friday thru Sunday am. I met two friends,our average age is 39 ;) I had a one ton van and 20ft camper. The site was pull thru 30amp with h2o, large and easily accomodated a sedan in line with the camper and van that total 42'. We had ample space to the fire pit and picnic table with enough room to fit more 5 tents/cars if we wanted to. There was a large tree for shade at our site and a street light at night nearby. Fire wood is 6$/bundle~pine and birch be picky, showers 1$, cooler tube was 15$, twine 5 pieces for 1$, can deposit of 5$, one photo ID/4 tubes. There is a dump station on site near the registration building if you need to dump upon arrival. Typical Apple River crowd of all ages and there is partying until dawn (guilty). While I did turn down the music it is not a quiet hours 11pm-7am campground, if that's what you want I suggest going to Apple River Family Campground which is better for getting off the river, IMO~when you get off the river for Rivers Edge you must go up about 4 stories of stairs(at least it seemed like it) if not it was close, cross a fairly busy street all with a cooler and all of the tubes(don't forget to bring a knife or sissors to cut them apart) after who knows how many adult beverages. All of the staff were excellent~ bus drivers, security, tube rental/check out, registration, ranger station, bartenders. We did use the shuttle to the bar both nights. One of my friends thought she lost 40$ and the driver went back to our site and found her cigarette pack with the cash in it, whew, what service and he got a great tip! The bar is wierd, there's a bar when you first walk in but that's not where you get drinks, it's the other one around to the left. Dance music and we were probably the oldest ones? As someone who has been tubing the Apple since 1973 I was disappointed with how dirty it has become. I know this has nothing to do with Rivers Edge, just fair warning and opinion. There were young kids we saw just flinging empty cans and water bottles into the river and many cans and garbage stuck in weeds. There is plenty of foul language and girls earning beads, especially on weekends so if you're doing research for a family trip you might want to bring children on weekdays. The pool was nice and refreshing, the volleyball court was in use as well as mini golf. We did not try the water slide :( The website needs to be updated. The river was a 2 1/2 trip this time, I've been years that it has been 2 and some where it was 4 hours and you had to get up and walk some sections. read more

Saw Jack Johnson play here in June 2008. It was a great show! Bring a blanket and some friends and see a concert here if you get the chance. read more

This place is a JOKE! We arrived at 12:30 only to find that the organization at this establishment DOES NOT EXIST. First, you must wait in line to put your name in for tubes. After waiting in this line you must get into another line to then listen for workers to scream your name (no microphones) to get your tubes. You have to push your way through people just to get up to pay. Then, you have to wait in yet ANOTHER line to pay for twine to tie up your tubes that (surprise) you have to pay for too. The tubes are old and have metal wires (to fill tubes with air) poking out in the middle that hit your butt/side the entire time you tube. This place is OVERPRICED and outdated. NEEDS WAY MORE ORGANIZATION AND IT IS CLEAR THEY ARE JUST MONEY HUNGRY. read more

This was my very first time tubing down a river, and I had a blast. It was much less crowded than I had imagined it would be on the 4th of July, but I attribute that to the immense heat (102 deg F, 110 with heat index) It was reasonable in price for the fun had, $15 per tube for the holiday, I think it's around $12/tube on weekdays. There is a bar and grill about halfway through your journey, we didn't eat or order any food, just stopped to drop off empty beer cans. I was pretty disappointed in others just throwing their cans to the shore randomly, and there was a fair amount of empty cans in the water, but that's not exactly River's Edge's fault. It's a good 2-3 hour lazy ride, with a short bit of rapids at the end, which depending on how inflated your tube is can be exciting or just make you feel like a beached whale... there was a little navigating around the rocks necessary to get us over some of the larger ones. This would have been perfect had we not had to pay $5 for parking... they do it because they can I'm sure, but if you're only going with 2 people it's a larger part of the expense. They also let you buy/rent twine to tie your tubes together, but we brought our own ratcheting straps which worked really well for free. I don't think it's necessary if you're just 2 people to rent a tube just for your cooler/beer, but if you've got a larger party it's definitely worth it. My friend who went previously had only brought a plastic grocery bag to let the beers stay in, so I thought that'd be a good choice... but I would advise anyone else to double bag, or bring a canvas bag for this purpose since at points the water levels are very low and our bag got tore up pretty bad right from the start. read more

We stumbled upon Rivers Edge Campground and decided to rent a spot for the rest of the season. The staff is amazing and the amenities are awesome. Bri always goes out of her way to help us with anything that we need, we had some of our adult children come and camp over the 4th of July along with a couple of grandchildren... they had a great time tubing and using the water slide, this campground is under new ownership as of last November, it is clean, friendly and there is a lot to do.... a great value for your dollar:) keep up the great job, oh and also there is a bus that will take you down to a wonderful bar with a antique round bar and an outdoor tiki bar on the weekends:) Roger and Lois Schwan read more

The weather was bad so we upgraded to a cabin. This was well worth it being it rained the majority of the time. Everything else was as expected. We tubed the river twice. Brought our own double tube. No hassle. Would do again. The only complaint is our sight was located off a highway and at first it was unpleasant but after a while we forgot about the noise. read more

Always a great time! Staff are so friendly and helpful! We love tubing! The bar is great! We will return!

Decided to spend some quality time with the family by going tubing in the Apple River. River's Edge was kind of difficult to find because of it's tucked in location. The owner was very helpful and patience when giving us directions. Once we got there, he ran over the guidelines like how to get back after tubing. He was super laid back and let us find the perfect sized inner tubes for ourselves. We decided to go tubing on the last day of the season. The water was a little cold but once you got into the water, it wasn't that bad. We packed a cooler full of beer and floated down the river. It was a relaxing couple of hours in the water with a beer in my hand and the sun shining down. Luckily there weren't too many people on the river so it wasn't crowded. I can't wait to go next time! read more

We've stayed here before and had a blast, such a great getaway from the real world. But not this year, apparently quiet hours are strictly enforced by security "mall cops" allowing zero fun to occur after 11pm. Now I could understand if we were causing fights, or yelling and screaming around, but that was not the case, we were sitting in our campground conversing and having a fun time when Paul blart decided he wanted to stretch his security legs and break up the apparent rave that we were throwing. He did not like when we told him to eat it and get out of our campground, so much in fact he decided to come back the next night and call us all jerks on his little four wheeler before speeding away chasing more campground infractions. Get it together buds, you're spare parts. Hideaway and flowrite will be our new homes on the great apple river. read more

Best tubing place in Somerset WI great staff nice atmosphere also have tiki bar outside

Very dissatisfied. Staff was poorly trained and difficult to work with. They ended up fining us $250 for damage on the campsite that was there when we arrived. Added another $90 in fines because their staff at the tubing station didn't mark down our returned tubes correctly. Employee refused to let us speak with his manager to settle the situation. read more

Won free weekend camping passes and it took over 2 hours on the phone to get the reservation made. Upon arrival we were not treated very well at all. Jason checked us in and he had no manners at all. Very arrogant and rude. We asked him about the cabins for a future trip and he would not answer any questions because we weren't staying in the cabins. We were not directed to where our camping site was. I actually had to ask where electrical sites where. Finally got to the camping site and there's hardly any flat surfaces. We were expected to walk up back to the ranger station and give our campground number that we chose. The station closes at 9 and we were there at 9:01 and we were told the office was closed and we would have to come all the way back in the morning to give the number. Asked to talk to the manager and she was rude as well. Bathrooms are dirty. Showers are dirty. It's $1 for showers and if the showers don't work you can't get your money back. The river itself was great! What an amazing and fun experience. There was a breakfast buffet included in the stay for a fee of course. They did not have the buffet due to lack of supplies. Some families with kids did not plan for a breakfast meal so their kids went hungry. I strongly recommend going tubing down Apple river...just not staying at rivers edge. I'd also like to mention that the waterslides (Which is included in the wristband) was not working. I heard from many other people that it had not been working for a while. Hidden parking fees were a joke. Only allowed to buy wood from rivers edge itself and that wood was $6 a bundle. We bought 2 bundles and it didn't even last 20 minutes. Kindling if that. Not happy with our stay at rivers edge but the tubing is a great family activity. All other camping sites had buses pick them up at the end. However, rivers edge bus required us to cross a super busy highway with all our tubes and coolers while soaking wet. The bus driver would not cut the string attached to every tube so we had to somehow get all 6 tubes in the bus while all attached...go to any other campsite! They have better staff and better service and you don't have to cross a highway to get to the shuttle that will take you back read more

I went tubing with a friend who really wanted to go. I had been tubing at two other places this summer and compared to the others this one was disappointing. First they charge $5 for parking. Being that they are out in the middle of nowhere you really have no choice but to pay this. We didn't see it mentioned on their website. The river is a big party. There were lots of people drunk and dropping F-words. The river is dirty and that was the part that really bothered me. There was lots of littering. This is something I think they could do a better job with. Other places I have been reminded people when they got their tube not to litter. One even gave everyone a little plastic bag to put you garbage in. The buses are every run down and ours featured a passenger smoking on it. My friend went to change in their bathroom at the end and told me that the hot showers they advertised were $.50 and it wasn't nice. If you are a college student, then I would say this is for you. For families I would recommend finding a different tubing area. read more