Sites were very small. You can choose your own site, but we didn't know the park. Many sites are very unlevel. The nicest sites didn't have sewer. They had lots of activities going on. The pool was nice and not crowded. We will go back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Brought the family to this area to visit the NC Zoo. This is a very nice park with decent pull through sites. Many things to entertain the kids. Jumping pillow a top hit. Cookout and breakfast were good and cost a minimum. Quite and relaxing with a family friendly attitude. Staff were very helpful and friendly. One of the nicest stores I have seen on a cg of this size. Cable would have been nice but worth doing without for this stay. We plan to be back for their Christmas festivities! I would camp here again,any time! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The web site is very misleading. Lots are very unlevel and there are large tree stumps and rocks on the full-hook-up sites. Some of the staff lack a lot to be desired while a few of them are very friendly & polite. We had made reservations for 3 sites for 6 days and were told that we could not get a refund for any reason. Should have known then not to book with them. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We arrived to the campground for a week stay and was disappointed from the beginning. The sites that were assigned to us were horrible. They weren't close to being level. It took a car ramp to park my travel trailer on to even come close to leveling it. It took my brother-in-law 4 packages of leveling blocks to almost level his trailer. The lot that was assigned to my father-in-law had a recently cut stump on it. Some of the staff members were constantly rude and even refused to speak when spoken to. The putt-putt course is not as is appears on the website. It appears that it was built where a parking lot had previously been. My kids told me that another child had found a live frog in the swimming pool. I will never spend any more of my money at this campground; definitely a learning experience. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
I purchased this campground membership less than 6 months ago from a prior member. In the contract that the new owners signed, it states that there will be no maintenance fee. I just got a bill from the campground for $150.00 for maintenance fees. I would like to have anyone else that has this kind of contract to contact me for a class action suit. The letter threatens to pull our membership in coast to coast if we do not pay it. This is totally against the contract. Please contact me terria@baynor.com to rally against this kind of treatment. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Camping experience there was good - not great. Sites are not level, Wi-Fi is very weak. No cable. Direct TV reception is good, Dish Network is tough to lock in. Sat AM breakfast was excellent. Friendly members and staff. For $30 a night, it is a good deal. We were initially given a free night for taking the sales tour (one hour). However, we joined under promise in contract with new owners that we'd have no maintenance fees for life. Just got a bill for $150 in fees. They changed the rules. This is not a bad place to stay, but be very careful joining. They'll tell you about a water park coming, and several other campgrounds that you will eventually have access to. Turns out they've been saying that for quite a while. Only count on what you see. Expect a contract concern in the future. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
I'm not sure that the person who reviewed in April was at the same park as we were. We had a nice pull through will new gravel roads to the site (#4). Site was fairly level and drained well as it was raining when we came in and rained all afternoon and evening. Lots of things for kids to do. We will definitely return when we are in the area. Not the road from 220/I-74/73 could use a lot of work, but that has nothing to do with the park. Cell phone is a little weak, but we did get broadband service with the air card. Friendly people at check in. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We stayed here this past weekend. Great breakfast for a reasonable donation. There was entertainment, a DJ played oldies music. Beautiful park with nice staff and very helpful camp hosts. Will stay again when we have a chance. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is about the worst RV Park we've stayed in during the past five years. The roads are extremely rutty and rough, the sites are unlevel and dirt. The place is a virtual swamp when it rains, and is dusty as all get out when it is dry;. On most sites, you could put all the rock they've put down in a child's beach pail. They call themselves a "resort" and that's like calling a Days Inn a five star hotel. They require you to pay for your full stay in advance when you make a reservation, and advise you that there are no refunds for any reason. When you get here and see the park, you understand why. Although the place does have decent Wi-Fi, only one word can appropriately describe this park: Dump. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This used to be Zooland RV Resort. We really enjoyed this campground. There is a lot to do, and there will be more once the renovations are complete. There is some washing out of the roads, but overall they are OK. Very family friendly, with lots for the kids to do. The store and all the buildings were equipped well and well kept. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Gravel road & sites, nearly level, friendly staff, many improvements & expansion underway (additional sites, ball field, outdoor theater), very close to NC Zoo and Seagrove Potters; good value for above average campground. We'll camp here again soon. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
A very nice park, with updates on-going. A little crowded, but could get rig in w/o too much trouble, few truly level sites as all full h/u on bare ground (no gravel much less say pavement). At very edge of cell phone range and no wifi at each site (yet ?). Loved the Sat. morn breakfast, weather chased me away from the bonfire. Would return anytime. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This campground has the potential to be; not just nice, but a wonderful place to camp. The North Carolina Zoo is only about 10 minutes away. The resort has been there a long time and is a membership resort that will accept non members as long as they have sites available. The resort is being updated and additions made. We heard they are adding over 30 new full hookup sites. The bath houses were clean but no soap or papertowels were supplied for handwashing and my wife said the ladies room lack tissue paper in several stalls. The reason for our overall rating was the unpaved roads inside the campground. The dust was really bad and made the time there uncomfortable. We felt that they were making amenity additions in the wrong order and paving the streets should be first on the list. Most everything at the sites was dirt. very few sites in the full hookup area had much in the way of grass. The water and electric sites were the nicest and much larger than the full hookups. We would stay here again but would hope the roads were paved. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We stayed here for a quick one night stay on the way to Virginia with our old travel trailer going to pickup a fifth wheel. There was no one in the office when we arrived but we found someone who helped us get a site. We picked a site that was fairly level. The bathrooms were old concrete blocks but clean. This campground appears to be a really big resort area for the summer with a huge area off to the left when you enter. I don't think our camper would fit down there, and it may be more for small units or tents. No complaints from me. That night the temperature dropped down to 27 degrees and I had disconnected the water hose but forgot to drain the water out. TIP: drain it out...we had to put our hose in the camper to defrost before we could use it in the morning.. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Staff was very friendly and helpful, but the sites were extremely close together in the section where we camped, which is the area with sewer hookups. Incidentally, the price is the same whether you get full hookups or just water and power. There is no cable. The full hookup area was pretty dry and dusty with absolutely no grass. The water-electric area was extremely grassy and the sites appeared farther apart. The campground is a private resort that takes non-members. We considered it an average campground that was over-priced by about $5 per night. It is very convenient to the N.C. Zoo. While responsible drinking is allowed at your site, we discovered that the county in which the campground and zoo are located is totally "dry." You have to bring your own or drive to another county to purchase libations, if you're interested in that type of thing. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We stayed at this park for the location and because we had purchased a "coupon" at the Greensboro RV Show. The restrooms were dated but always clean. Additional sites were being added but all of the work was done during reasonable hours and did not effect us. We have been traveling for almost a year now and this is the friendliest park we have visited. The people there treat you like family and you'll hate to leave. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Park was in good condition and they are continuing to upgrade. Baths and showers were very clean, pool was nice. The people running it were very friendly and helpful. It is a membership campground but takes others also. Less than 10 minutes fro N.C. Zoo and about same to K&W. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a very nice campground. At the time we camped here, the owner had just purchased the property and was in the midst of improving it. We went during the Halloween festivities -- trick or treating was a blast. The regulars really went all out decorating the campers and adults and children alike were dressed in costumes. There was a costume contest and decorating contest. The atmosphere is very friendly. We had a very nice time here! We look forward to going back again when we visit the Asheboro Zoo. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
August 2005
$30
Arrived after heavy rain. There were puddles and mud. The showers, toilets and sinks looked like they had not been cleaned for a long time. We were disappointed to say the least! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We had a very nice time camping for the weekend at Zooland. The staff was great and the breakfast each morning in the lodge was fantastic. My son loved the game room, putt putt, hiking along the stream and biking. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
This park is so much better than it was 2 years ago. The new owners are really working on improving it. The pools are very nice and clean, and so were the rest rooms. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The had activities the whole time we were there, which included playing with waterguns, ice cream social, free game room, big bonfire for everyone. We really enjoyed it. It is very much a family campground now. They will eventually be a membership only campground, after all of the construction is finished. It is also just minutes from the zoo, which was great too! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 9 / 10 ]
2004
$20
What an improvement!! We stayed here several years ago and it was ok. But we stayed here again Labor Day weekend 2004 and WOW!! The new owners have made tremendous strides in improving this campground. The roads are in good shape, the store and office are in great shape and the planned activities for families were lots of fun. They are moving to a membership type campground but it is worth it if you camp alot. Would recommend campground to anyone, and will be returning. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2004
$22
This park was great for the family! Everyone in the office was great. The campground is
older, but they are doing a great job fixing it up. They remodeled one bath house and it is clean and quite modern. They have a kiddie pool as well as a regular pool, game room, mini-golf, play ground, basketball, etc. In July they will have activities directors to keep the kids occupied. Something will be going on every Thurs-Sun. It was a great time for the entire family but will be even better once they have planned activites. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
2004
$22
Even though Zooland is only 3 miles off the highway there are excellent signs to guide you. We arrived after dark and the owners had waited for us. Because of the dark they took us by golf cart to try and survey the terrain (before maneuvering our motorhome over unfamiliar ground) then offered to help guide us into the site. They even checked the voltage on the electric before we plugged in!! What a wonderful welcome! You can see the effort being put into clean up. The bath/shower/laundry are very clean - new shower curtains and benches in each shower area. The park was almost full with two rallys being held in the park this same weekend. The office/store is clean and they serve good ice cream (try the bunny tracks flavor). Sites by the small river are for now really only for tents but are being cleaned up from where they had been allowed to get overgrown. Fringe areas around the grounds had also been allowed to get overgrown and unuseable by the prior owners. You can see by the large pile of tree stumps and brush how much effort the new owners have already put into clean up and renovation. Sites have tall pine trees around them; some are in the open. Sites are not paved and somtimes a bit uneven so be sure to let them know the size of your unit. All site are either full hookup or electric & water. Pools - one for adults and a small kids pool - do not open until Memorial weekend but each area was clean and tidy. The pools were being given a fresh coat of paint. Part of what looked like the old tennis court has been transformed into a pleasant playground and basketball court. There is also a nice horseshoe area, a community firepit and an enclosed shelter/rally hall is available. Putt putt golf is simple and clean but in need of a little decorating and pizzazz. Even with the park being fairly full there were no problems with noise, children or pets. Many times the owners came around checking and stopped to have a friendly word with campers. The only reason we didn't give this park higher marks is because of the still on-going brush clean out and renovations...but, you can really see how these owners take pride in running a wonderful campground - given time it will only get better and the ratings higher. We will most definitely return. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
2003
$24
Under new ownership with very nice owners. They have lots of plans for this older CG over the winter months. The bath houses were clean but very old, they plan on gutting them this winter and starting over. They have made many changes in the office/store and you can see the effort/money being put in. The sites are a bit tight but not too bad. The pool was small but nice and it was clean. For what is there now it is over priced but we did like it better than the other CG's in the area that we drove thru. If you are going to the NC Zoo. This is a good spot to spend a night or two. They also have free putt putt that was just rebuilt. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2003
$20
An older campground, but very nice. Large pull through sites under tall pines. No paved sites. Very quiet. Many tent sites available also. Restroom / Bath house could use some remoldling, but were reasonably clean. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
The road in and out is terrible, really rocked the rig. It's Passport America which is appreciated. Many camp sites are on a hill, it took 4 Lynx Levelers under each of the two tires on the low side to make the trailer level. The sites are very tight. The lake is nice saw some people fishing. I debated staying two nights, but left after one. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is a small owner occupied campground. The access road is gravel and needs work. The sites are gravel and a fair amount of leveling is required especially for longer rigs. There is only one bath facility for the entire campground. A laundry room is available. There were several older, permanent, travel trailers on site. Voltage and water pressure were good as well as sat and cell coverage. There isn’t any cable. No one mentioned Wi-Fi at check-in so I can't comment on it. There is nothing special about this place, but it would work well as a place to stay for a couple days. Rate reflects a Passport discount. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A lot of permanent sites. Residents not overly friendly. Employees at check in were friendly. The two pools were nice. The bathrooms were relatively clean as were the showers. The sites are close together and not level. Would not camp here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Access from paved road in need of repair. Park is mostly longterm. Sites are not level. Utilities were very accessable. Next time we will try another RV park. We camped here in a travel trailer. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is an OK campground. It is certainly good enough for a couple of nights. I would not plan a vacation around it. There are still lots of long-term campers, but there are also plenty of transient sites. The sites are terraced and have pull through access. All sites are full hook-up and the utility connections are easily accessed. The campground is heavily wooded, so there is lots of shade. Free WiFi is now available. A Good Sam poster is prominently displayed in the office, and I offered my Good Sam card, but no discount was given. However, I was very satisfied with full hook-ups and WiFi for $22. I did not see any of the questionable activities mentioned in reviews from previous years. Staff members were friendly and thanked me for staying with them. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This was our first experience camping in our new travel trailer. The campsite appeared to be a former KOA considering the trademark shape of the check - in building. The folks at the front desk were friendly. We had a pull - through site and it was nicely shaded. The playground had enough stuff to keep our three kids happy. The small lake is just a few steps away from all the sites and fishing is available. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Access from paved road in need of repair. Park is mostly longterm. Sites are not level. Utilities were very accessable. Next time we will try another RV park. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This park overall was dirty. Sites were hard to manuver. Help were not very friendly. Poor experience and we won't be back. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
There are not many campground choices in the Asheboro area, which is unfortunate because there is a lot to do in the area. We have stayed at Zooland, Holly Bluff, and now Deep River and found all of them to be comparable. They are all older campgrounds that need some work. None of them are outstanding but are acceptable. Zooland is now a private campground so that eliminates another choice. Holly Bluff is a cramped campground and not able to accomodate big rigs. We needed 4 campsites near each other. 2 rigs in our group were 40' and needed 50 amp service. The owners were very accommodating during the reservation process and were extremely friendly upon check in, even waiting late for our last arrival. The entrance road was extremely rough. Our sites had plenty of room but were not too level. There were many seasonal sites but most were well maintained and the residents seemed friendly. We camped here in the beginning of December, so we were not able to take advantage of the amenities. Based on the friendliness of the owners and the pretty property it sits on, we will camp here again in the warmer months to take advantage of all the campground offers. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I have never been so disappointed! Nine of us went to enjoy Labor day weekend together, and we were able to look over several things such as rules not being enforced, ATV's being riden throughout the park, dogs barking etc. We rented a canoe and the wonderful men in our family went out in the middle of the lake to fish, needless to say the boat went too far one way and tipped over. When we saw that the guys were alright, we chuckled a little (as anyone would do), but the owner came out and accused them of fooling around and even accused them of swimming in that murky water on purpose, not once asking if they were ok and saying very rude things to them and making the children cry! This is a heartless owner and a horrible, trashy place! Do not go, I would not recommend this to a dog! We camped here in a Tent.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
May 2005
$22
Great place. The owner does not put up with rule breakers. Had lots of fun and caught a big bass. I would go back there again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
One pool was open and it was in great shape. We swam a lot Saturday and enjoyed the water. It was very clean, although still cold, but fun! We rented a canoe and paddled all over the small fishing lake which was fun for the whole family. We saw a lot of turtles. They had a nice "T" shaped fishing pier on the lake and we caught a couple of small Brim. We played basketball (the backboard was broken) and the kids enjoyed the playground. There was also a nice trail by the river with some rocks to play on. There is also a trail around the lake. Campfires are allowed and the CG is very quiet at night. Would I return? No. Would I recommend this CG? No. This is more of a transient park with many people living on site. Too many run down trailers for my taste, and I'm pretty open minded! The store was not stocked with much of anything and the whole place had a run-down feel to it. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
This campground to okay to stay in for a few nights. This campground looks like it used to be a KOA. This campground is only a few miles from all stores and restaurants in Ashboro and not to far from the zoo. The modem hookup is used though the payphone. The game room is small and it seems to attract non camping kids in the evenings. The store is not open all the time, you have check with the owners house to get service. The owners seem friendly enough though. There is a nice big pond to go fihing with no license required. They had 3 pools, but now one is filled in with cement. The best thing about this campground is, they take Passport America. We stayed there for $11 a night. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This isn't the type of place I like to stay either. I stayed there years ago when it was a KOA and it was horrible. Drugs, alcohol and prostitution. We heard it was under new ownership and had completely turned around. After staying there a couple weeks ago we decided it isn't really much better. We saw all those things still going on there. We will not go back. Pass this one up and head on over to Zooland or Holly Bluff. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
2003
$18
Not the type of place I like to stay. If you break down and call them they still will
charge you $10.00 for not being able to arrive on time. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 5 / 10 ]
2003
$20
We stayed at this campground while visiting the zoo. It's a woodsy, scenic campground with alot of
shady spaces and a large fishing pond. We loved the feel of it, but we were disappointed by some fulltimers near us that had cars coming and going all hours
of the night, one after another, playing loud music. We also saw many people walking around the campground drinking. We had our grandchildren and wanted a
more family oriented park. We did meet George, the owner, who is a relatively new owner. He seemed very nice and we saw him working diligently on the
grounds. The woman we spoke to in the office was not friendly in the least and the bathrooms were not clean. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 10 / 10 ]
2002
$18
Best in Asheboro NC. George the owner is great. But you had better stop for that stop sign by the office. He has a firm hand on his park. If you do not follow the rules, you are out of there. That is what makes the parks great. He listens and he takes care of
things. You are people to him. (I have seen other park managers treat you as if you were a bother to them by staying at their parks.) The bathrooms are very clean and the pools are too. The fish in the lake are small - gran-daddies. I really wish all parks where like this one. Maybe George can give lessons. Thanks George for the great stay! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Would recommend this CG to anyone staying in Asheboro. It was close to everything, but very quiet. It was very clean and the staff exceedingly helpful. In fact we were called home a day early and they refunded our money. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This campground does not have some of the amenities that others do such as cable connections but the sites near the back of the property offer good privacy and the feeling of camping in the woods. There is a nice lake near the rear sites that can be fished easily. The tent sites are on the lake. Another advantage of this CG is it is the closest to the Zoo. I would recommend this CG to anyone that does not have a large camper and is not looking for modern facilities. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
Ok for the rugged type. Not for new units. Unlevel grounds and rocky. Have to pay for connections of cable and phone. They have a new pool and a fishing pond. No security. Ken the manager is not easy to work with. Get pass all that and the place is just ok. They do not yet know how to run a park. Keep trying is all I can say. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.