By: Martha

Martha — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:47:28 +0000

Mary, you’re the inconsiderate one. You don’t just drive thru a private campground without first stopping at the desk to ask permission. It’s a common camping courtesy. Kudo’s to the attendant for chasing you down and reprimanding you. Paying campers appreciate that security.

By: Mary Anderson Smith

Mary Anderson Smith — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:50:30 +0000

Being an event planner, I like to go find places for people to think about when choosing weddings, and events. My partner and I stumbled down to Bumping Lake Resort, to check out campsites, locations, food, for an event next year. My friend had camped there before but the set up was different than he remembered so we were driving around. We actually thought about spending the night in our RV (van). Normal people drive around campsites looking for which one they want and then go and check to see if it is available. Since the event is for a disabled group, we wanted to see if the sites would be appropriate, access to water, toilet facilities, drinking water, etc. There is no cell service at all. We were driving around, and stopped to look around (it was pretty windy, and I understand this is an ongoing thing), and an attendant greeted us with “this is private property.Can I help you or anything.” There was no one staying at the resort, no tents, no RVS, no one. We said we were looking for a site and she said we had to go back to the office to check on what sites she had available. We weren’t allowed to wander around on our own. We looked around a bit; her husband talked to my partner for a bit, and even suggested that we try the State campground on the other side of the lake. We didn’t tell this was for an event for which they could have made some bucks, because after the welcoming committee, I got so turned off, that I wanted out of there as fast as I could go. We looked at the other side of the lake. Too much concrete camping for me, or my clients. The site is OK, but there are no showers, no cell phone service and the spots are in the dirt. And it costs more to stay there than some of the U.S. Forest Service campsites along the River. We ended up staying at one of those for $16.00/night, with a rushing river making wonderful sounds day and night. I would avoid the resort.

By: Arthur

Arthur — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:06:49 +0000

This could be the best place where my wife and I could relax and feel much closer to nature as we have always plan. But, yeah I also wonder what goes to the “partying” section of the camp. –Arthur

Comments on: Bumping Lake Marina and Resort – Naches, WA

By: Martha

By: Mary Anderson Smith

By: Arthur