This location is affordable for the area. Everyone is pleasant and helpful including your neighbors. Most trailers and annual campers and park year round commuting up for weekends. I am confused reading some of the 1reviews tho. Yes everyone is very close together but it works for the area. Pool is decent and there is so much to do close by: Drakes beach is a short drive or bike ride($5/hr parking) and Wells Nat'l Estuarine is a must for nature lovers. Great biking trails near by...I bike everywhere even to Kennebunk. Showers are free and private. Laundry room is available and well maintained as is the restroom. Never an issue with the septic for the trailer. Campfires are allowed. WiFi is definitely the worst, not enough band with for the capacity-don't expect much-I use my hot spot. Sad to read the poor reviews but it's also a campground not the Waldorf Astoria. read more

Oh geez where do I begin. SWAMP SIDE NIGHTMARE the "river" is a 5 foot wide mud trench on the side of a major roadway and train track. Blocked by 20 feet of overgrown brush. Don't look! It's a mosquito breeding site. Quiet time is 11 but the train blows all night. "BE QUIET THE TRAINS COMING" First of all, the man in the office is so rude and unprofessional he should be fired immediately. And if he is the owner, he has no business working with families. No soap in the bathroom No hot water in showers Actually there's no hot water lines going to showers, that building was put there so he meets handicapped requirements by the state. A ramp leading to a shower. But they never even put a hot water line in. The kids were swimming in the pool, my step daughter grabbed ahold of the saftey line and it broke. He drove his golf cart over to our site and complained about it like she did it on purpose. She's seven.. I had to talk to him in a "good dog" voice to make him leave. "It's okay to be frustrated sir she's just a kid" literally... He finally grunted and drove away. Then he tied the "safety" rope back together and put it back and called it a day. SO SAFE Then he'd drive back and forth giving us the stink eye stopping to say he didn't approve of the twisted tea cans on the picnic table. "Im concerned about the alcohol". We were on vacation and we're drinking malt. Minding our own business. Nothing in the rules about that. He had just decided he didn't like us I think. The campsites are super small. Leaving barely any room for tents and truck, yet you're charged 60/night. He comes over AGAIN and says "you know someone will be arriving for that campsite right " in a very rude tone. No hello or anything. how would we know that? He asks us to move our truck to the site across from ours. So we do, and get a bolt in our tire. If I was more bitter I'd say the jerk did it on purpose. The playground is covered is small sharp stones and I told my husband that I think it's because he hates children. And enjoys listening to them cry. He's a monster Don't go here Oh and a bag of ice is 5 bucks, but he's never in the office to sell it to you, so you best go to Cumberlands. Our family had a wonderful time camping out, going to old orchard beach, salmon falls, and cascade falls, but SWAMP SIDE NIGHTMARE had no part in our wonderful time. Or the nightmare people who stayed there. Thanks for reading. read more

Does not look like pictures...but better than many others. Many tents as well as big RVs and permaent trailers. Clean pool. Rustic but clean and well provisioned bathrooms and showers. Lots of kids and friendly families, many from Canada. read more

Not big rig friendly. Turns into a mud hole in rainy weather. Heavily treed with No cable so Wi-Fi is important and this campgrounds system is "seriously inadequate" leading to massive spooling and interruptions, that's if you can even stay logged on !!! read more

Location is the best thing about this campground (and full hookup). Several eating places (although I didnt) nearby. Wells Preserve within walking distance and well worth the $6 entry. They really pack em in here! Sites very close together. Everyone was very friendly though. Was able to maneuver ok in my 32' Newmar Class A. Not too many sites would fit it there though. (Site A10). Most that had a toad or longer trailer had trouble fitting the car on their site. I didnt use any of the facilities. The pool looked nice. The bathrooms (outside) looked like a shack. My firepit (I did not use) had melted bottles/cans in it...which I took out w/my trash. I would most likely not stay again. read more

It's a smaller camp ground, and I like the community there. Great location, near Drakes Island beaches. Close to a diner, ice cream business, dollar general, restaurants and not in a crowded part of Wells Maine. read more

Had a great stay at Riverside Campground last week! It was quiet and peaceful. It has a nice pool and a kids playground. We walked to the famous Maine Diner, of "Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives" fame, every morning. The Rachel Carson Preserve is close by as are the bike trails that stretch all the way to Portland! My daughter had a blast shopping for candy and souvenirs at the campground store and riding her bike around on the paved roads. Thank you, again, for accepting our last minute reservation! read more

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Not even worthy of a star, this place should be burned to the ground to clean it up and start over. The place is unkempt scrub. The trees and bushes need so much maintenance. The grounds are mosquito infested. The garbages is piled so high it must be a health hazard. The two toilet blocks are in ruins. The sewage overflow from the hook ups is disgusting. We hunted for a place to take us and left as soon as we could after having paid full price for five days. The place is so bad we couldn't stay. read more

Nice small park,close to the beach with a friendly staff. We spent a few nights there and were happy with the site,although it was a small pull through (A10) we fit fine with a 26'.The bathrooms could be updated and had no paper towels or soap,but we didn't use them.Showers looked much newer and updated. Mostly seasonal sites with a bunch for overnighters. We will be back again. read more

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Literally the only positive thing I can say about this place is that they don't force you to book a full week. We were "privileged" enough to have the place practically to ourselves for most of our stay. We were told this when we were rudely told by the owner at 10:56 pm that we needed to be quiet as quiet hours started at 11pm. As others have said the facilities are completely outdated. In order to use one of the toilets you basically have to drop your drawers and then sit before closing the door. Forget about washing your hands, as they don't provide soap or any means to dry your hands after. The quality of the shower is actually not terrible, if you don't mind paying 75 cents for an 8 minute shower. I could look past that if they took some of the shower money and provided shower curtains that were higher quality than Dollar Tree, and completely ripped to shreds. Also the shower light times out in less time than the allotted 8 minute shower, forcing you to get out, further soaking the facility that is already soaked due to the failing shower curtain. I believe there are 6 showers at the facility, but it only appeared that 2 were operational during our 4 night stay. Not sure they were ever cleaned either. We watched every party who arrived after us struggling to get there camper into the tiny, way too close together spaces. I truly do not have high standards when it comes to, what ultimately is simply a place for me to essentially rest my head at night, but this place is terrible, and the owner rude. Do yourself a favor, spend the extra dough, it's worth it to not have to deal with her BS and to have some actual acceptable amenities. read more

very upset. The pics they show make it look bigger. This is a spot people live and the left over spots they made into small camp sites there are rules about quiet time which they did not enforce we had neighbors loud at 1 am. The showers were nice and clean. We left a day early lost our money because it was such a horrible experience. Also the train goes through Numerous times. read more

Very friendly staff and reasonable pricing for a week stay! We will definitely stay here again.

So I respect all of the previous reviews, I have a completely take on this park. My husband and I had been staying at the Wells Beach resort for 2 weeks before we switched to Riverside ( due to their lack of availability) We have traveled cross country in our RV and after this stay we were going back to California. We have stayed in many RV spots going east and now going west and we have to say staying here was a truly hot spot. Nothing against Well's RV Resort, but they have very strict rules to avoid unwanted wanderers. It made us feel safe but also too controlled. Different stroke for different folks. Don't judge a book by it's cover which I originally did. Yes there are permanent seasonal dwellers but I have to tell you that the moment we pulled in with our 42 foot RV and a tow car, we were immediately met with"locals"that helped us park. After traveling from California to Maine and now heading back to the west coast, I will always remember our stay here to be the best. Special shout out to Dana, who was always so pleasant and helpful. read more

Spent our week long family vacation there. Kids had an enjoyable time. We will look into other campgrounds in the future as there wasn't much going on at this campground. The seasonal sites-which is a good portion of the campground- no ever came out of their campers. We are used to activities at the campgrounds. Pros: easy to find off the interstate, offers a pool, playground, paved driveway/road, showers, laundry, next to river, quiet Cons: small tent sites, no shade, bathroom by playground was disgusting-must walk to the seasonal site area for a nice bathroom and the showers, mosquitos-lots of mosquitos, no view of river, really close tongue train tracks, noisy road, no free wifi-$3 for a 24 hour password, wood was green-too hard to burn. read more

Place is a dump and the owner is rude. She will steal your money. We called to see if they had any opening on a Saturday in July. When we got there I paid for the spot and we drive into the park and everyone was right on top of one another. We went to use the bathroom and it was old and dirty. So we went up to the front desk and told her we would be leaving. The girl said the owner would be the one to give me my refund. Later that day the owner call and said they do not give money on a reservation. But we did not make a reservation we call from down the street and you were half empty. It did matter to her. Never be treated by someone like that before. read more

Here's the good: You get 1 free wifi code for 1 device. And that's basically it Here's the bad: It is a trailer park with a few tent site. No privacy at all, our neighbor had a pop up and it was maybe 2 feet next to our camp fire and eating table. Very misleading, don't expect to see the River, it is covered by yards of vegetation and don't expect free wifi like their website says. Also on their website it says they are 3 minutes from the beach, that is true but daily the traffic takes 15 minutes on a good day to get there. There is no soap or towels in the bathroom, and the stalls are really small. You have to pay $0.75 to shower. We paid for a full hookup for water and electricity and had to share it with the site next to us. They lie to us, they told our neighbor that we come every year and we don't need to use water but this was our first time coming and we do need to use the water. They also told us that our neighbor came every year but this was their first time also. It is very loud at night with the road yards from most tent sites and there's a train at the middle of the night that blows it's horn. Customer Service was AWFUL. Report Card: Customer Service - F Value - C Privacy - F Prices - B The owner lieing to you - Priceless, I will never come back read more

This place isn't a campground; it's a trailer park with a few closely-spaced tent sites. There is no privacy, and it's just not nice. It's right on Rt 1, and when we showed up at 6pm on a Saturday the bathrooms were locked. I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

Here's the good: The people who work here are very nice, and they did give us a great deal. The pool area was small, but nice. The showers cost $.75 but they are large showers and have plenty of hot water. There is a small playground for kids and a basketball hoop. We were also close to the beaches and restaurants. Each site has a picnic table and fire pit. The not so good: This place wasn't what we expected at all. It's VERY small and the tent sites are on top of each other. My tent was about 10 inches from the tent next to us. There is no privacy at this place either. There were barely any trees at all. It felt like you were camping in a field. There's a river, but it's blocked by bushes, so if you're looking forward to seeing the river or fishing, I'd stay elsewhere. Quiet time is at 11 and this place is pretty much silent long before that. It didn't have a campground atmosphere at all. We were very disappointed, but at least they gave us a break on pricing. The bathrooms near the tent sites have no soap or paper towels, so use the ones near the seasonal sites. They have more stalls and are bigger, and they have soap and paper towels. OH!! I almost forgot about the ridiculously loud and close train. I don't know if it's amtrak or what, but there is a train that goes by at all hours. Sunday morning about 2am the train took 5 to 7 minutes to go by and of course every time it went by they blow the horn. The tent sites are also closer to the street so you can hear all the traffic. A couple motorcycles went by in the middle of the night and woke us up. So, this campground is good if you're looking for a place that is small w/out privacy and kind of boring. If you're looking for typical camping, trees, privacy, or even social neighbors this isn't the place. Most of the people camping around us spoke french so we couldn't even make small talk with them. read more

Unfortunate this place is still very much open. Not quite sure how or why though. Seems to be some sort of fly by night operation. They don't provide hand soap in the bathroom, so be sure to bring some before you wipe. As others mentioned, it is literally yards from US Route 1, and the traffic goes all night long. (the ground literally vibrates) The trains seem to run only at night as well. They should put in a fence to at least give the impression of trying make a sound barrier. Finally, we got the site by the pool, next to Maine, US and Canadian flags. At least they are patriotic, as the flood light on these flags stayed on all night, illuminating our tent. "Surely they will turn off once quite hours start," we naively thought to ourselves. Nope. Apparently they serve as some sort of honing device for the truckers you can hear coming in from several miles away. The only thing missing is a 24/7 shooting range. read more

OMG, just heard from a friend that friends of theirs went to this place late last summer (2014) and confirmed that nothing has changed and they had a horrible experience including an argument with the two owners who told them to never come back that they will be 'blacklisted'....they must watch too much TV, maybe he thinks that will upset them but they have absolutely NO intention of going back and were going to post a review on one of the camping club sites they belong to so they can warn other campers. And our friend told us these people never write or read reviews but that is changing after this experience. They said they have had better experiences in Wal Mart parking lots! LOL although it's pretty sad!! read more

First of all the bathrooms were horrible, not clean. Also we are a family of five and had to pay $7.00 dollars a person for wifi, very disappointing. read more

I was very displeased with our stay at Riverside Camp Ground. I found the owners to be very rude and unaccommodating. It's not surprising that this was the only camp ground available when we made our reservations back in May. The sites are very small and people are packed in on top of one another. The camp ground looks like a tent city. We felt like we were camping in a drive-in movie theater parking lot. The bathrooms are not clean and the showers floors were full of hair and sand. The plastic shower curtains were torn and riped. Why pay .75 cents for a dirty shower?? The pool is very small and the water is is cloudy. The pool is way too small to accommodate that many camp sites. The pool so packed with fellow campers it was like swimming in a hot tub of people. I wouldn't let me kids even get in it for fear they would catch something. The fellow campers were more helpful than the campground staff. The owners misrepresented themselves and the campground with false information. I would AVOID staying at Riverside. read more

I must say I am incredibly upset with the campground and (most of*) the owners/staff. The bathroom's were disgusting, you could barely fit in the stalls and there was stagnant water in the men's room. The sites were what I expected from an RV park but there was absolutely no shade at my site and the bugs were bad. The real kicker about this campground is the disrespect I was treated with by the owner. We had our firewood stolen and our tent vandalized while we were out and about. At first the staff was very sympathetic and refunded the firewood, but as soon as they realized I wanted my money back for the night they became accusatory. I was told they are not responsible and no refunds are issued. I will never stay here again and I strongly encourage others to steer clear. P.S. We had to sleep in a hotel due to the vandalizing of our tent. It brought my girlfriend to tears and me to fury, yet no refunds were issued. DO NOT STAY HERE!!! *The lady who checked us in and with whom I chatted with Sunday morning was very nice. read more

This campground is very people friendly. The bathrooms are NOT locked, there are shower and laundry facilities. There is a small playground for children, and a pool. The location is great for shopping, beaching or fishing. As with every place you may go, there are rules in the campground, for the courtesy of your fellow campers. We have camped here many times over the past several years, and it's the one place we look for when-ever we want to camp in Maine. I have great respect for the owners as they work hard to see their campers have a great experience. If your neighbors are disruptive and obnoxious, they will be asked to leave so as not to ruin your camping experience. read more

I agree with everything that has been written...we were mislead by this campground & it affected our family vacation...the tiniest micro-sites, I've ever seen for tents...there wasn't even room for our car, we had to park at an overflow lot. We were directly on top of neighbors which created an uncomfortable camping environment. We chose a site that was 'on the river'...but, the river is a rumor at best, it is so overgrown that we couldn't get access to enjoy it or fish out of it. The sites are on the main rd & we can hear the trucks & trains rolling through ALL night. There was very little for the kids to do as the play area's & pool are too small to a accommodate more than a few kids. Very disappointed read more

My husband and I and our 2 kids have been going there for many years, and it's been great!!! I l love that it's not too big, and yes they have RULES......The bathrooms are kept very clean and very nice people have seasonal campers are nice as well. My daughter has made many friends there and talks to them all of the time. I'm wondering if the people who wrote all the bad reviews, are loud and have no respect for other people around them. S. Allen , Wayland Ma read more

Yes, the sites are tight, but they space people as far apart as possible. The amenities are clean and neat. The office is open long hours, and the staff works hard to make you happy. It's a very secure campground, which we appreciated. It *is* right on Rte 1 so if you don't like traffic or the occasional train in the distance, don't stay here - or anywhere near the ocean in the summer for that matter. We would come here again. read more

I stayed at Riverside for 3 days in the tent section without electricity. On the second day our car broke down and we were stranded. The owners were very sweet and came over to check on us from time to time. They were very accommodating, letting us charge out phones in the office etcetera. The campground was small and quiet which I liked, and thankfully it was also within walking distance to several beaches. I thought the bathrooms and pool were well kept, especially compared to other campgrounds I've stayed at. I would stay again. read more

Great family vacation! We arrived on July 4th, they do not have a min. night stay and had sites available pretty last minute - which worked out great for us, since we were not sure we had to work or not. After reading these reviews I was pretty nervous about our stay, but pleasantly surprised!! The sites are small, but we had two tents, one two person and one 6 person and they fit perfectly. We were on one of the sites near the river - but did not have access to it from our site :( that is probably the worst thing about this place. It is clean, the pool was very nice, the staff was great- always smiling and waving - the playground is small but my daughter did not care, she could swing and was happy (she is 11). There is noise from the road, but that is sort of a benefit because it is SO CLOSE to everything, RT1 is right there, we were within 15mins of Old Orchard Beach and 5 mins from Kennebunk beaches, it was wonderful. The train did come through a few times during our stay and did wake me the first night but the second night I did not hear it at all. They do have 2 sets of bathrooms and the ones near us were not stocked with soap or towels but I just brought my own, they were however very clean (which is more important to me than having soap and towels - like I said I just brought my own up when using the bathroom) the other bathrooms have showers - .75 for 8/10mins - again very clean and the bathrooms there do have paper towels and soap. And they had a laundry room. I would stay here again, I do not know about the other reviewers but I can honestly say that we had a great time - other campers were friendly, lots of kids, and smiles. I was concerned but happliy to report that we did not encounter the same experience these past reviews would lead you to believe. Thank you Riverside Family Campground for a great 4th of July weekend! P.S. - The Main Diner is located right next door, great food and easy access. read more

As every one else said. It's the most run down place ever. The showers are ok and the bathrooms close to the showers are ok. However DO NOT go into the toilets close to the "office". It's a very scary place, the doors are peeling away, the toilet are so small that you cannot sit and shut the door. Spider webs everywhere and very very dark. Just don't go, it's not even cheap, it should but it's not. Sites are very nice. read more

UGH!! Mosquitoes galore, packed in, Route 1, train track (whoo, whoo). This place is awful. How it stays in business is beyond belief. The people running the place are very pleasant but that is the only good thing about it. read more

Looking at this campground on line you know it is small but it offers a play area for kids 12yrs and under plus a pool area. HA Ha, what a big bunch of lies!!! The campsites are small for an RV or a tent, the camp area is very small. Plus if you have kids over the age of 5yr they are not very welcomed by the owner. The play area for kids 12 and under was across from our campsite, We had a 12yr old and a 13yr old who had just turned 13, 2 months before the trip. We were told she would be considered as 12 yrs old while at the campground, when I booked the site. The kids met some fellow campers age ranged from 9-12 well we were there. They were all told they could not use the play area by the owner. One of the children who had stayed there when he was 9yrs old was told he could not use the play area. I think if you do not want children to use the play area get rid of it or post if for 5yrs and under, so parents booking will know not to bring there children to this camp ground. They were also told to go to bed by the owner at 11pm they were doing nothing that would damage the play area. They were sitting around talking like kids do. Plus they were all in site of there parents. She also told one of the kids after telling them to go to bed, when she was heading for the bathroom to hurry up she wanted her to go to bed! When I go camping I don't need others telling my kids when they have to go to bed or when they can go to the bathroom!!! I will not be booking this site again!!! Also on our last night the pool was to be open till 9pm, we went to use it for an hour at 8pm and were told we couldn't use it , they were closing it at 8:12pm. The pool is very small and cold anyway so not a big loss, but the only thing for kids that age to do at this camp ground. The so called clean showers were big yes and cost 75 cents for 8min, but clean no! There was one shower that my husband noted had a top to a shaving cream bottle in it for the 3 days we were there. It had bugs building a home in it by the time we left. They have two areas with bathrooms and they will tell you to use the ones by the showers when you check in unless you have to go bad then use the others. The smaller bathrooms unless you are a small child you can not even shut the doors unless you stand sideways. There is also quite hours during the night, how ever I do not know why they have them as they are beside a very busy road that the traffic never stops on and they are beside a very loud train track that the train uses about every 2 hours and blows it's horn till it is out of town limits. We never got any sleep till we got home and our children slept for 11hrs, which they never do. We only stayed the 3 days for the beaches, and the shops in Kittery. Other than this I would not stay here again ever!! Nor would I tell anyone else to try this campsite!! I do NOT recommend this campsite!! read more

We have a good time here, have been going here for awhile the park people are friendly and VERY understanding family group each camp ground has it's faults but some of the other reviews are not fair and the complaints are factors that the owners have no control over! ( train's, motorcylces, lound trucks,) REALLY people! missing things in bath rooms? did you let them know at the office? certain times of the season they are very busy. $.75 cents for a shower is cheap! other campgrounds we've stayed at it was $1.25 (and shorter time limit) over all they have come a long way from what it was. read more

Our go-to campground when we want a weekend at the beach-sites aren't the biggest but they have a pool, friendly staff, and clean bathrooms and showers at an affordable rate. Hard to understand the other reviews-it's a cheap campground and I don't understand the people expecting more-you get what you pay for and we are always happy! read more

Wow...where to begin!? As you'll see in other reviews, trains go by every night, all night (not the owners' fault, but it is what it is), and there's more noise from traffic than there would have been if we'd stayed home. As "weekend campers", the closest bathroom is the one with no soap/towels/room/lights, etc. Really...no lights. It was worth the walk to the other bathroom. While you're at the more modern bathroom (lights included!), please enjoy a lukewarm shower for only 75¢! We were also lucky enough to get parked next to Drunk Guy and his Drunk Wife, who were talking loudly until after midnight about how they're not alcoholics. Not the owners' fault either, unless you think they should actually enforce quiet hours. Add in the roving gang of teenagers, screaming all evening, and it was a great experience, if you're from a very loud area. Also, buy firewood before you get there, because they sell you trick wood that burns for five minutes, and goes out. They also advertise WiFi at the campground, and give you a free pass for it when you check in. Beware, it's only for one device, and they expect that you'll pay for passes for additional devices. This is not mentioned in any information that they provide. It's a great price, if you're not expecting much, although the staff was at least very friendly. read more