10/7/23 We were assigned a site in the "G" pinwheel. Very spacious between sites, with tons of grass and trees. Concrete pads. Good hook ups. Very very nice, especially since it rained a couple days. Didn't have to deal with mud. Most of the park is beautifully landscaped. It must take a small army to keep it looking so good. There are three friendly, absolutely gorgeous horses near the park entrance. We asked the owner if they like apples and carrots. He kind of smiled and said he didn't know if they would, but that they like peppermint! We tried to go the apple & carrot route, but had no takers. Didn't try anything peppermint. There's a huge pond with fountains on the property. It's quite nice. One of our neighbors trotted off with his rod and reel one day. Don't know if he had any luck. The larger community building has three toilet stalls and three private showers. Two of the showers are small. The larger (for the mobility challenged??) has no hand rails but the larger toilet stall does. The sink area has an outlet on each side, but there's no place to hang your jacket while you wash your hands. Very inconvenient. There is a shuffleboard table, pool table and two video games, as well as a tv. The laundry room has 4 washers and 4 dryers. There's a nice big room with a sweet kitchen for private parties, as well as a lounge area. Someone used it for a Sweet 16 party during our stay. There are no fire rings or picnic tables at any of the sites, and there was no easy route to the community building from our area. We either had to haul all of our laundry gear using the streets, or take the truck. Cutting across someone's site would have been rude but much faster and easier. There is an overflow parking area for guests with more than one vehicle next to the "G" pinwheel. I wish some of the people who were in our pinwheel would have used it, as they parked their extra vehicles so they were partially in the driving lane. One pickup was parked nose-in to the site, but the back of the truck was so far into the driving lane it was hard to get past it. Bad form. The park is close to all the stores and restaurants in Altoona. It's a good location, and it really is a nice place at a decent price. I would definitely recommend it to anyone coming to this area. read more

We stay at Griff's regularly when visiting our daughter's family. An A+ in my book. Clean, nice amenities, best RV bathrooms and showers I've seen anywhere. Open year round. Fair prices. Propane for sale. A couple of reviewers have called the owner rude. Gruff may be closer to the truth, but extremely helpful. read more

Camp spot are close together, feels crowded. No fire pits and no picnic tables. Has a very nice community area which has a fire pit. If that is your thing. read more

Our fist time here. Driving thru from California. This whole place was just amazing! The grounds are impeccable! Dave greeted us and was a very nice man! We highly recommend it for all ages! Thank you! read more

This campground was gorgeous and looked impeccably maintained. There was a pond, nicely manicured grass and beautiful trees everywhere. We were surrounded by beauty and greenery. We got there late and didn't get to use any of the other amenities they had but we will definitely be back. It's a gorgeous park. read more

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The owner is the rudest individual I have ever talked with. The park was clean but the customer service is truly lacking. If she feels like your not her type of person your not welcome there read more

I have camped at this campground for the last two summers and I love this place. I travel for work in Des Moines and I enjoy this place every time I am here. It is a quiet place and just all around peaceful. I look forward to coming here again read more

Best RV park ever!!! Everything is maintained amazingly and very well priced!!! My family and I will continue to stay here every year!!!

Great place. Very clean. Gym and 2 laundry facilities. Beautiful clubhouse with big screen TV and pool table.

Can't say enough good things about this RV Park. In this time of difficulty finding a campground to get to our winter home they were open. They had a spot for us and they didn't go just in price it was $30 for a back in full hook-up site. The roads are paved and we had a 70 foot back in concrete slab to park on. I can't attest to the bathrooms or the laundry because I wasn't in them. The grounds are very nicely kept with statuaries scattered throughout. The buildings are very well maintained. I would highly recommend this Campground if you're ever in the Altoona Ames Iowa area read more

Didn't stay at this campground because they didn't have a spot, but maybe that's a good thing. The women who I spoke to on the phone wasn't friendly or helpful. Terrible customer service. read more

Rude owner I have no idea how they stay in business. I called was basically told she didn't like construction people so I went elsewhere.

As good as it gets. pulled in and parked easily. They ask you to call when you arrive so they can guide you to your spot. They do this by phone. Set up and we were good to go for a month. Our neighbors had to be the most unfriendly young couple I have ever met. We said hi a handful of times and we were given a snarl and a quick look the other direction. All righty then. Oh well, their loss and at least we don't have to worry about them bothering us! Bonus! Like I said we stayed for a month. It was quiet for the most part barring the one guy who got up in the morning and revved the crap out of his car. He did this so he could get to work. If he didn't do this it would keep dying and would never get anywhere. Ugh. I get it but don't want to hear it. 2 separate shower house. Both have tv's and laundry. Cheap laundry was $1.25 to wash and $.75 to dry. Done deal. Awesome! Showers are nice. They do need to fix the showerhead in the smaller bathhouse. It tends to blow off. But, at least there is pressure and hot water. All in all I will take it. Large dressing room behind locked door so privacy is great. The smaller one has minimal space to get ready post shower so unless you are alone you will have to share the one outlet. I ran in to someone 4 times the entire time I was there. Most people must use their own shower in their RV. I used the larger shower house once. It was set up the same way but nicer. You will notice a theme to the park. The nicer more expensive rigs are out back on top of the hill and also have the larger and nicer of the two shower rooms. More hooks on the door, nice mat on the floor and a stool. Not sure if someone stole the stool in the smaller shower house or if there never was one. Oh well, still am not going to complain. Friendly older gentleman riding around the area making sure things were up to par. Nice and for fishing. Nice little bridge too. She animals situated throughout the park such as a bear and elk. Love the location of this place. I have never seen it advertised but in the summer it is impossible to get a place unless you reserved it prior to arriving. Close to Altoona and Ankeny. Easy to get to interstate. Tons of things to do if you want to leave the campground. They sell LP gas which is cheaper than the gas station so just plan on filling up here. Pop machine and candy machine in the common rooms. Fairly priced but I never purchased from it. Nice workout room with a bow flex. I read some reviews and they were bagging on the customer service not being friendly or helpful. I did not have that experience at all. Sure, the other end of the line may not be smiling profusely at you but they get the job done well and efficiently. read more

Amazing setting! Nice wide spots with grass buffers in between. Lovely grounds for walking and bird watching. Extremely clean laundry room and common areas. We will definitely be back! read more

We attempted to make a reservation at Griff's Valley View RV Park & Campground. I initially left a message for availability of a pull-thru spot on Saturday October 17th for our 30ft trailer because no-one answered my initial phone call. I received a phone call back that they only had a back-in spot available for Thursday September 17th. We returned the call and asked about a pull-thru spot on Saturday October 17th. We were told that they only allow 40 foot or longer rigs in the pull-thru spots. We asked if there was anyway that we could reserve a pull-thru for Saturday October 17th. Initially, the owner stated that we had asked for September 17th in our message, and that we hadn't asked for the 17th of October. We apologized and stated we must have made a mistake in our message, and asked if it would be possible to reserve a pull-thru spot on the 17th of October. We were then told by the owner that the back-in spots were just as long as the pull-thru spots. We asked if that meant we were allowed to make a reservation for a pull-thru spot. The owner then stated they only had one pull-thru spot for October 17th available, and they were going to save that for someone for a larger rig. At that point we said thank you, and that we were not interested in staying. Just wanted to give a quick review about the customer service at Griff's Valley View RV Park & Campground when trying to make a reservation. We did not want to reserve a back-in spot due to other reviews stating they are not level and are muddy due to lack of gravel. I would definitely agree with other reviews that customer service is not very good. It is unfortunate that the customer service was such a disaster as it looks like a nice place. read more

YOU HAVE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS!!! You cannot drive in and get a site. First off, the place is a surprise off the highway BUT only 3-4 miles off highway which was great because, guess what, no noise. When I called to reserve a site she said call when you get to the park and someone will guide you to your site. Well when we got here we didn't see an office and she guided us to a site while on the phone. No map or instructions for the place. We had full hook ups, no cable or WiFi for $28. The laundry/recreation room/showers were immaculate as well as the grounds. Also not far from Smokey D's BBQ which is why we stayed here. If I were traveling in the area again, yes I would stay here in a heart beat. read more

We have been coming here every summer to fall since 2012. We have no problems except the kids have to use their imagination to play because we have just a little swing set with slides. We have 2 fishing spots and a few walk across bridges. It is very quiet and nice. Neighbors associate or don't depending on their needs. We do have wifi that works most of the time. Having problems this year and they are blaming it on the Griffs saying they bought a cheap system for the park, but we didn't have this much trouble before this new company took over. We are supposed to be able to hook up more than one device, but it isn't true and I am dealing with the company on this. The bigger campers are usually put in the pull through spots but I have seen less then 40 ft in the pull through sites. Laundry is 2.00 to wash and 1.00 to dry. There is a great storm shelter in both activity centers, You can reserve the shelter for parties. Activitie buildings are beautiful. The smaller one has exercise equipment. In the spring and summer the electricity is free, water is free but you do have to provide some service to your tv. The activity center has satellite service. We save the same spot every year and it works for us. read more