Joe M.recommendsJune 12, 2024
Best of Budd Road
Joe and kevin
I loved staying at this camp. It is very private. It is primitive style camping. The bird songs and the sound of the stream were soothing. I felt safe here. It is close to home. I am excited to see how this camp develops over time.
Christopher C.June 10, 2024
Best of Budd Road
This place was exactly what we signed up for. A secluded spot with minimum interference. Only complaint was that the sight was over grown and there was muddy aftermath of recently flooding. Was a little discouraged when it was apparent that the site owner hadn't seen the grounds since the flooding. We were lucky and was able to pick the site that was less effected by the mud and flood . Over all my son and I had a great weekend. Not for the inexperienced camper. We were good cause we were expecting bare bone and was happy with that. Had the site not flooded and been a little more maintained would give a higher rating.
Gretchen H.doesn't recommendJune 9, 2024
Best of Budd Road
Overgrown. Unresponsive.
The host was very unresponsive, the property incredibly overgrown so much so that we could barely find the farm road or the campsites. Not marked at all so you don’t know if you’re even in the right spot. She told us only a half hour before our arrival at 8:30pm that the property had recently been flooded….we decided to check it out anyway as we were already almost there, but the campsite was completely caked with mud I could barely walk through, let alone drive and park our truck and tiny squaredrop camper. When I called her she didn’t help much at all with advice or instructions and didn’t offer to come help locate us to dry ground. We located the other campers who had taken the other muddy spot, and they were not happy either. They offered to let us stay on their site which was so kind, but we were so put off by the lack of responsiveness and overgrown property. We left immediately and requested a refund. I messaged her immediately after we left explaining why we didn’t stay, and she never responded, just issued the refund. Very disappointed. This was our first negative Hipcamp experience but glad I was issued a refund. I am an avid user of Hipcamp and Airbnb because I like supporting property owners and the little guys, I even operated an Airbnb for 3 years out of my home. I can’t imagine just not responding to guests who are legitimately having issues.
William R.doesn't recommendJune 3, 2024
Best of Budd Road
Unfortunately it rained the second day we were at the campsite. This caused a sudden increase in the flow of the creek until it flooded the campsite. My little boy and I were lucky to pack up a few of our belongings before the water completely covered the camp. We tried to move to higher ground but a pack of dogs came down from the house to bark at us and we barely got back in the car before we were able to find out if they were “good doggies or bad doggies” as my son wondered. We left and spent the night in a Motel 6.
Urawsum S.recommendsJune 1, 2024
Best of Budd Road
Pretty and soothing, but a lil busy
The spot I chose by the creek is gorgeous. There's a fire pit with plenty of utensils too! I came here with my 2 small senior dogs. Its mostly relaxing and mostly secluded. I would come here again for how close it is to me and its beauty. Make sure to bring lots of bug spray or deterrent though. I got to see lots of tadpoles and they were so cute! Plus I felt pretty safe and I feel like older kids would enjoy this place.
However, as a massive introvert and kinda a recluse, I do have to say there is a lot of activity. They bring the horse down into the creek , by the camp, daily and its within view. So it alerts my dogs and myself. This isnt a deal breaker or anything I'm upset about, its just a description so other reclusive, shy or wary campers know the details. Plus you can def hear people mowing, light car traffic and there was a tractor doing some construction near the site. The site isnt super enclosed so people can see you and you can see them, if they are walking past your site. The other thing is as I was walkin out of my camp site 2 dogs, 1 big and 1 medium, came running and barking at us as if we were intruders and it scared me tbh. They tell youabout the dogs btw so its not like i didnt know. It was just a bit much for someone like me. If you have well trained dogs, you would do better in this situation than myself. My senior dogs are a fat girl who is afraid of big dogs and a deaf skinny minny with severe ptsd and almost no teeth. Regardless, wonderful site!
Diogo G.recommendsMay 28, 2024
Best of Budd Road
The campsites were fairly easy to find. Just make sure to follow the orange cones and you’ll be good. There’s a nice mini trail you can walk through that circles back to the camp. There’s a nice creek in front of the camp sites that’s really clear and cool. Fishing spot located about 8 mins away with kayaking and other boat rentals for cheap. And also the campsite owner has horseback riding for a super good price. Overall really happy with the campsite and definitely wanna come back for longer days