As of this year, the Lions Campground is now owned by the same people who own the Westerner. This is not necessarily a good thing.
My wife and I visit this campground most every year and, in the past, they have been wonderful. This year is a very different story. The campground is still very nice but it is not well managed and very disorganized. The people running this place also do not return telephone calls.
Our initial contact this year, beside the telephone call that was not returned, was by telephone. My wife spoke with someone who was extremely grumpy and unhelpful.
We are only here this trip because we were unable to make other arrangements and this is the closest campground to my wife's parents place.
The check-in process was a complete gong show. The lady who was helping us was not at all familiar with the computer and we were initially directed to a stall that was already taken. This was fixed quickly by someone other than the person who originally checked us in.
We had paid for 5 days. On morning #2 the managers came around to ask when we were checking out. They seemed surprised when I directed them to the tag in the window of the truck that indicates we paid for 5 days.
Lions Campground is quiet though very disorganized. This place is no longer our first choice for campground in Red Deer. read more