Mark Garety

Review of Timberline Campground

This campground seems just okay. There are little ...

This campground seems just okay. There are little of things to do, swimming pool, playgrounds, mini golf and other activities, but the overall condition seems like it is on the verge of getting a little run down.

The campsites are all very small and crammed together, which means there is very little grass space in each site, and the campers end up right on top of each other.

There are also a lot of seasonal campers at the campground. Some seem like they may be year rounders as many campers have settled in and built decks and structures into their campsites. There are seasonal camping areas defined on the map, but there are still seasonal campers in the areas that are not defined as seasonal.

In addition, there is also a lot of traffic throughout the campground. Golf carts are constantly driving around, and at times the traffic is heavy though that I would be concerned about young kids playing. It seems like the high concentration of seasonal campers correlates to the high traffic from golf carts.

I would not pick this campground for tent camping. There are very few tent sites, and they are not well defined. The larger of the tent camping areas seems like it would turn into a free for all. It's just an open field with no apparent organization or layout to it. The other tent camping area was three small spots down by the pond area, and then a single corner spot from a curve in the roadway.

Overall, this campground was okay. Not one of my favorites in the area, but there were a lot of amenities there to take advantage of. In general, the campground is clean and the campsites and roads within the campground all seem to be maintained well. The building structures visually seemn like they are starting to fall victim to lack of upkeep. The biggest con in my opinion is the high concentration of seasonal campers. This isn't really a destination to camp and get in touch with nature for a weekend or short period of time. This seems to be suited to someone who is looking to setup for the summer and camping is not necessarily their primary reason for staying.