We visited this campground for a long weekend and were greatly disappointed. Unfriendly staff and seasonal campers. The beach area was a mess and unsafe for small children. Common areas were very run down, both outdoors and indoors. It has a ton of potential but unfortunately the owners seem to take little pride in their campground. I would highly recommend looking for a different campground if staying on Gardner lake. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Avoid this campground at all costs! Focus is entirely on seasonal sites, with little for transient campers. Campground facilities are deplorable, un-maintained, and potentially dangerous. It seems there once was a playground for the little ones, but the equipment now sits in a rusting heap. Junk cars litter the property, along with various engine parts. Nothing could have prepared us for the condition of the cabins. Firstly, full payment is insisted on prior to seeing the facilities. I do not know who cleans the cabins, if anyone. We were scared to let our kids play on the floor, on the furniture, or anywhere in the cabin. It was absolutely horrible. A rustic cabin is one thing. An unmaintained shack is entirely something else. We left after one night and were refused any sort of refund. Campground management seemed much more interested in laying around the rec hall, smoking with their family, than maintaining this CG. Bathrooms were in terrible state - not cleaned for the time we were there. To previous reviewer's description of "Nightmare of a campground", add "Horrorshow". We camped here in a Campground Cabins.

Nightmare of a campground! 92 sites in total - only 18 are available for transient campers. All others are seasonal. Of the 18 available for rent, we were the only with a pop-up, all others were tents. I made a reservation for 3 sites together and was told the only available were the first 3 on the map, which was directly across from the dump station (or as their map states: "Dumbstation"). We were told that the map was deceiving and you couldn't see or smell the garbage from the sites. Obviously this was a total lie. We felt like we were IN the dumpsters! Ugly and very smelly. To the small credit of the staff, we complained and they got the garbage collectors to empty them, but they filled up soon. The rec hall should be spelled WRECK hall. It was filthy, smelly and filled with old furniture that we were afraid to sit on - not sure what diseases were living in it. The hall was also populated by the staff's family and we felt very intrusive even walking through it. The grounds were very hilly and rocky and loaded with potholes making bike riding impossible. The bathrooms and showers were FILTHY, and the one in the field among the weeds and the rusted boat trailers had only one of the two toilets functioning and the staff didn't seem to care. Additionally, there are NO activities for kids OR adults. I was glad this was an "adults only" trip, I would not have felt safe letting my kids run around this CG. The only saving grace of this campground is the lake which is beautiful if you have your own boat. The CG charged a hefty $10 an hour to rent a rowboat, paddleboat or canoe, none of which were in the best shape. The other downfall is that all lakefront or even lake views are seasonal sites. The rental sites are NOWHERE near the lake. If you want to stay on Gardner lake, there's gotta be another CG that can fit the bill. This place should be avoided at all costs! We camped here in a Tent Trailer.