Dan River Campground – Stoneville, NC
(14 visitors have rated this campground.)
Loading ...This is the first time I’ve ever felt compelled to post a negative review. We were in North Carolina on vacation and decided to look around for a nice family campground while in the area of Winston Salem. Dan River campground seemed to look great from all the things we saw on the internet.
We drove there without the trailer just to check it out. When I went to the office to ask if we could look around I was berated for driving too fast down the gravel entrance road. I was maybe going 15mph because it is a very bumpy, potholed, gravel road. I was told the speed limit is 10 mph throughout the park. I told them I never saw a sign and apologized.
We then went into the park making sure we didn’t exceed the 10 mph speed limit. It looked clean and well maintained so we decided to book 4 nights. On the way out we were again stopped by the manager, Glenn, who again bashed us about driving too fast. I told him I was driving 10 mph and asked if there was a sign I had missed at the top of the road when I came in. He said yes.
Despite these 2 run ins we went back and got the camper and kids. Upon our return I noted that there is no speed limit sign at the top of the gravel road. It is at the end by the office. We checked in and set up camp and decided to let the kids go swimming in the rather small pool. We took 2 juices in plastic cups because we know you can’t have glass at the pool. Glenn drives up and yells at us that there is no alcohol allowed at the pool. I told him we weren’t drinking alcohol and he replied there is no drinking of any kind allowed at the pool despite the numerous cups beside pool chairs. He then accused us of moving the pool chairs around. After all this hassle by the management we left the pool and the following morning left the campground.
I can’t really say much about the campground but the attitude of management is reason enough to avoid this campground. When I went to the office I was told by the employee that others had complained about Glenn’s attitude and he was well aware of it. We spoke with several other campers and they were not happy either. One couple had been there 6 months for work and when the job got extended 2 weeks management made them pay full price for the additional 2 weeks. Have a heart!
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I have not stayed at or visited the campground… But, I was researching campgrounds near Dan River and I can say based on this feedback I won’t stay at “Dan River Campground”.
Thanks for the feedback!
I think that this campground is way overpriced! For 3 people in one tent and tubing it was over $75 for one night! We asked if they could help us with the fact that our campsite had a nest of very aggressive bees and nothing was ever even acknowledged. He didn’t even come to look. All in all I would highly suggest going to a different campground.
We have been going to Dan River campground for a few years now and each time has been great. Our son came down and yes he did get in trouble for driving too fast but Glenn explained that their are lots of children there and he wants everyone to be safe. We have been friends ever since. The July 4th fireworks are beyond belief. The fireworks are spectacular and no traffic getting in or out. Just bring a chair and enjoy!
My husband and I were also berated by a man upon driving into the campsite. This was before we paid so we just left and found another campsite since we were just passing through anyhow. I would never stay there.
I completely agree with JR! The manager, Glenn, is a very rude and disrespectful person. I went on a tubing trip through them, and I was treated miserably by Glenn.
First, my reservation was not properly recorded. Then I was called and told that I needed to rush, even though my party arrived more than the suggested 30 minutes early. Once our tubing trip was complete, we had to wait more tahn 30 minutes to be picked up from the river access, although the party we arrived with got picked up and taken back immediately. (I guess some guests are deemed more important than others.) Finally, to top it all off, I took my mother in to use the restroom and we were rudely told to go outside, as if we were dirty animals!
I would not want anyone to be treated the way I was, so please do yourself and favor and go somewhere else!
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I completely agree with JR! We were there around 8pm and then got threw out for only trying to sleep and told the kids to get quit they where camping I think on our site that night that we paid for and all we could hear was laughing and the load live music from the other camper that was right across from us. We stayed a total of 4 hours and that was enough for us. This was one of our worse trips ever… we were so glad to go and find another place that was so so quit and did not have the kids running around our tent and the live music till after 2am in the morning….What a bad trip that was. It was after 2am and still the load music and fighting from the camper t where the live music was coming from. How can anyone think to stay in this kind of place. You will not get any sleep..