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    Amy M.

    Remember summer camp? Dirt roads winding through tall trees? A lake or river with the sun glinting on it, hinting of a cool way to spend an afternoon? Laughter filtering through and around the cabins? You couldn't wait to go to the art cabin and make sand art, or braid something with that lanyard material. A big bonfire with other campers?Every night. If that was part of your childhood, there's good news, you can experience it all again WITH your kids. Little Mexico Campground is a family-run operation that has a nostalgic summer camp feel to it. It has gotten some negative publicity (guilty...but please read on) but it deserves a closer look. The campground was originally part of a large parcel of land owned by one family. Two large flat areas on either side of Penn Creek (affectionately known as the "Rio Grande" by the original owners) lent themselves to farming, but the land on the far side of the creek wasn't all that large, so in the 1950's, the original owners decided it would be a great place to camp out and enjoy the quiet and the water, which by the way, is enticing on that side as there are rapids which make a delightful sound 24/7. This flat area was named "The Mexico" field. (See the theme here?). It became popular with family and friends, and the original owners figured they were on to something and opened up the larger field on the near side of the river, and named it, wait for it... "Little Mexico". Pretty soon the place was booming, the original owners and their children planted pine saplings to define boundaries of new campsites, ran phone lines to campsites (!), formed a summer baseball league, built a pavilion for rollerskating, installed a fully lined swimming pond, and another pond for bumper boats. The second owners purchased the camp in the early 1980's and carried on with the traditions, adding a huge swimming pool. Little Mexico continued to prosper with mainly seasonal campers but was sold to owners who did not tend to the property and let it fall into disrepair. The current owners, Steve and Missy, took possession in 2012, and have been steadily working to improve the infrastructure of the camp and make it more appealing to weekend campers. There are still some challenges as there are some legacy issues from the previous owners, but returning campers assure me that each year they come back, Steve has upgraded something or installed a new feature. This year a mini golf course was added,and the jump pad and laser tag are also quite new. Two small sheds near the pool offer crafts and ceramics. Bingo is held on Friday nights, and there are themed weekends throughout the summer. Pro Tip- if a quiet space to read or nap is your definition of a great campsite, then grab one of the back-in sites across the ridge, 156-143 are CHOICE, but do not include sewer (The owner will pump you out for a small fee, or you can swing through the dump station on this side before you leave. Most sites there are big rig friendly, there were lots of big 5th wheels there when we camped. The bridge is 13' 10" so most rigs will fit just fine. If you love to socialize, then the near side is your go to. You will be close to everything so reserve well ahead for a back-in spot (208-218) with river access. Speaking of access, the creek, which is actually more of a river, is slow-moving as it passes by the near side campground but picks up to some quick moving rapids as it rounds the bend by the far side campground. Bring your water shoes or sandals, canoe, kayak (rentals available), or tube, as floating down the Penn Creek on a hot summer day is one of the main attractions at Little Mexico. You can put in a mile up river or several miles up for a longer float. Fishing is also popular, so bring your rods and flies. Little Mexico is a great place to relax and enjoy yourself if you get the right spot. As with any campground, if there are noisy people, barking dogs, or unruly behavior, notify the owner promptly, they will take care of the people responsible so that you can enjoy your stay.

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    River Edge Rv Camp & Marina - We set our camper in here every year for the summer. Located in Winfield, PA

    River Edge Rv Camp & Marina

    2.0(4 reviews)
    6.9 mi

    This is our 4th year as a seasonal at this campground. So we definately enjoy coming here year…read moreafter year. Located along the West Branch of the Susquehanna River in Winfield, Pa. This is probably one of the best located campgrounds along the river. The West branch is the clean side of the Susquehanna and boaters regularly come up here to tie off and enjoy the water. It is also located directly between Selinsgrove and Lewisburg. That makes it real handy for visiting Selinsgrove Brewing in Selinsgrove and Laughing Chameleon in Lewisburg. The people that camp here are what really makes it enjoyable. However this place also has its issues. The maintainance by the owners is horrible. We are always in fear of a tree or tree branches falling onto our campers. We have been without power at our site for most of the season do far. We are plugged into a site across the creek so we have power but none of the other 3 sites Ali g side us have power. There is no camp store here at all to get supplies from which just baffles my mind. And there are rarely ever any weekend campers that come in. It is usually just us seasonal campers. I could go on but will just stop there. With all that said we still love it here in spite of the ownership.

    This used to be a nice fun place years ago, then the lack of ground maintenance and the owner's…read moreneed for personal involvement in guests' lives has run the place into the ground. Check out our shared photos showing the faulty electrical, unusable water, and general unsafe conditions where dead trees fall at any given time, and you will see why you want to avoid this place at any cost. Faulty wires and dangerous overloaded circuits cause several campers to have their electronics fried. 12 camping sites were told they couldn't use their air conditioners on the hottest days of 2018 because they had the circuits so overloaded you couldn't get more than 80 volts out of a 120 volt line. They literally tie extension cords together and run them to the tent sites for power! The water quality is 100% unusable. The river water is actually cleaner than the tap water. The owner likes to make 100's of rules and then travels from site to site gossiping about the other guests. Real professional way to run a business? The small group that she uses as her spies, however, has immunity to the rules and can do whatever they want. If you approach her with a maintenance issue or problems you are experiencing she throws her hands in the air and says "what do you want me to do about it?" We want you to fix it, that's normally what a groundskeeper does especially when you are paying almost $1600 a year, plus $400 for a boat dock that was pulled out weeks earlier despite the stated camping CONTRACT dates. They market it as family friendly but the playground is unsafe for kids. Every time another dead tree falls they chop it up and dump it in the playground lot. There is a huge pile of logs which has become habitat for snakes, raccoons and rodents. This is literally a few feet from where your children are supposed to play. The rats have even eaten holes through guests campers! Hopefully in the near future an investor buys it out and restores it back to what it once was, but at this point the place is so far gone it seems hopeless, and the owner could care less once she gets your check. There used to be a lot of great people there and everyone treated each other like family, but those days are gone since the owner has basically chased everyone away with her personal meddling and lack of professionalism. Sad...

    Fantasy Island Campground - A typical site.

    Fantasy Island Campground

    3.8(12 reviews)
    8.1 mi

    We recently stayed at a Sunbury/Northumberland area campground and really enjoyed our stay and the…read morearea. So much so that when we found that campground booked for the summer we took the advice of a co worker and stayed at Fantasy Island nearby. If you're looking for a simple, affordable, fun for the kids camping retreat this is your spot. Located right on the Susquehanna the (seasonal) riverfront spots had their own boat slips. The rest of the campground wasn't wooded in the least which I appreciated, but the sites were pretty tight. Each site had a concrete patio and full hook up including cable and wifi - although I was unable to connect to the wifi (hubby did though). At only $42/night in the prime season the price couldn't be beat! The campground was small and simple with one bathhouse. It wasn't horrible but there were some critters. It was equipped with a table/chairs in front of a mirror for a makeshift vanity area to do your makeup separate from the sink. That was a smart touch. They also rented out one cabin. I didn't see any areas for tents. There were about 100 camp sites. They also had a playground and volleyball net. I was told that usually a food truck parks inside the premises. The store was small but did sell the essentials at a very good price. Imagine my surprise when I ran out of suntan lotion and picked up a full size tube of a kid formula spf 50 for only $2!!!! The dollar store costs more than that! They also had ice cream novelties ranging in price from .35 cents to a max of $2, flip flops and floaties were only a buck. They did close early at 7pm, but the attached rec room/gathering place/arcade combo was open at all hours. I noticed in the rec room they had bikes/scooters you could rent (we didn't inquire) as well as books. There was a big screen tv with dvd as well as a huge, comfortable leather sectional sofa. You could watch your movies there but they didn't supply dvds. A pool was present complete with a limited number of loungers and covered tables ranging in depth from 3-5'. It was so relaxing on the hottest weekend of the season and usually full of campers. The weekend of our stay was Christmas in July and they went all out. If you signed up your kids at the store Santa called their name and they got a baggie of goodies. The rec area was all decked out for the holidays complete with the tv set on a fireplace mood, complete with crackle noise effects. Several of the campers did elaborate Christmas displays. When I say this campground is simple, it isn't an insult. It's just enough stuff to unwind and have kids get back to being kids; playing on the equipment, swimming in the pool, and playing with other kids. While I do wish they had more activities scheduled, it was nice to just take it easy and let the kids play without a lot of shuffling around to make sure we do and see everything. They did have a potluck dinner the one night which we really enjoyed. The manager was super friendly and involved as were our neighbors who were all seasonal. Guests are free ($3 for pool use - get wrist band at store) and can stay till 10 pm, wish I knew that in advance as we would have had some friends come up for the day. From talking with the seasonals a spot is $1900 per season which runs April 15-Oct 15. At that time you must remove and dismantle your campsite (sheds, rocks, garden, outdoor décor, etc) as township doesn't allow campers to be kept there all year. You can get your same site back if you prefer. They do not rent golf carts. No dogs allowed in any of the buildings, pool area, and playground. As a non dog person I really appreciated that! Overall a very nice, clean, vintage feeling campground, one will we most likely return to when we want some downtime.

    The best way to describe this place is "quirky". In over 10 years of camping in privately owned…read morecampgrounds, I have never experienced some of the things that I did here. I arrived on a Sunday around 5 PM and the office was already closed for the day. It was the week of July 4th, so I would think they would have been expecting campers and wouldn't have closed so early. When the owners were summoned by a nice gentleman who is a seasonal camper there, they came and opened the office. They were perplexed by my arrival, even though I had made my reservation 8 months before. They didn't seem to be very organized and couldn't find my reservation. I told them my name at least three times during the checkin, because they were so out of sorts they couldn't remember it. I showed them the e-mail confirmation of my reservation on my iPhone. Finally, they came up with a reservation slip and wanted to collect $100 more than what the balance should have been. I showed them the error, which was a clear miscalculation by whomever wrote up the slip. I got the information to connect to the free WiFi and proceeded to my campsite. As far as the site I was on is concerned, I had no complaints. It was a decent sized site with lots of shade and a nice concrete slab patio. I had no problems with any of the hookups and everything on the site worked as expected. The free WiFi is garbage. I wasn't able to get it working on any of my iOS devices. I've been an IT professional for over 15 years, so it isn't like I don't know technology. We're 100% an Apple family, which I find to be the most compatible devices across the board. But the WiFi here has some two factor web based authentication scheme that just doesn't work on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, etc. I was able to get my MacBook Pro to connect, but even then the bandwidth was akin to 56k dialup speeds. Just because something is free, doesn't mean it's worthwhile. When I asked the guy at the office about it, he said that people with Apple products have problems, but Windoze and Android devices work. OK.....it doesn't say WiFi that only works with certain devices. The swimming pool could be so much nicer. It doesn't seem to be very maintained and I found myself concerned wether it even had proper levels of chemicals in it to keep everyone healthy. We literally had to skim the pool ourselves everyday to use it, clearing leaves and dead bugs that got in there overnight. They have a solar cover sitting right there that would keep a lot of stuff out of the pool, but I guess it would be too much effort for them to put it on at night when the pool closes? The bottom of the pool didn't seem to have been vacuumed in a long time either. From when we arrived on Sunday until about Thursday or Friday, the mini-golf course had knee high weeds grown up between each hole. It also looked very dilapidated and small and isn't anything we even bothered with while staying there. The hours that the arcade is open align with the hours of the office. So, if you're thinking about shooting a game of pool in the evening, you're pretty much out of luck through the week because it is closed. Most places we frequent, the office (including activities, arcades, etc.) is open until at least 9-10 PM. Here, the office and activities shutdown at 5 or 6 PM. The arcade isn't anything special either. Billiard balls got stuck in the pool table. The puck got stuck inside the air hockey table so many times during a game that my wife just got frustrated and asked for her money back. The guy working the office that day gave us a wire clothes hanger for fishing the puck out of the table when it got stuck. While the bathrooms were generally clean, they sometimes smelled bad and had absolutely no air movement at all. I am used to bathrooms with windows open and sometimes a small fan to keep the air moving. Also, if you wanted to take a shower in the bathrooms, it cost money! I've never heard of such thing, ever. The showers are coin operated. We also utilized the laundry area during our stay and found it to be a nice convenience to have access to. Something that cracks me up about this campground is the number of people (mostly the seasonal campers) who have golf carts. You can walk around the entire place in about 5-7 minutes, but people are driving around in golf carts like it's a sprawling 100 acre campground. I did very much like the location and proximity to other non-campground things to enjoy. Bike riding was also very nice both in the campground, across the highway at the State Park and around the neighborhood where the campground lies. The Sunbury Social Club is nearby, and they offered free fireworks for the 4th of July, which was a nice time. All in all, we had a nice week....even given all the "quirks". My family is just used to camping in places that are meticulously cared for and updated. I guess we're kind of spoiled that way?

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    Fantasy Island Campground - View from the river looking under route 147

    View from the river looking under route 147

    Fantasy Island Campground - Christmas in July. Each child got called up by their name to get a present.

    Christmas in July. Each child got called up by their name to get a present.

    Fantasy Island Campground - Rec room

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    J & D Campgrounds

    J & D Campgrounds

    4.2(11 reviews)
    22.6 mi

    We stayed at this campground the end of July 2022 to spend a weekend in Bloomsburg for an event…read more Having stayed at Lake Glory we knew we did not want to stay there again. While J & D campground was not in Bloomsburg it was an easy drive to get there. It is also close to Knoebels. It's family run and oriented which we liked and appreciated. The grounds were clean and well maintained. Our site was level and an ample size. Neighboring campers were friendly as was the staff. The pond was large, and while we did not fish we could have. The playground was newer and well equipped. While there is a pool we did not check that out, but did notice that a large round bathouse was closed. There were a few activities but since we were traveling without children only two we participated in. One was the food truck parking on the lot. We did get dinner there one night. It was expensive for what it was and not the exceptional but hit the spot that evening. There is also an ice cream shop across the street I believe owned by the same family that also served some fast food items. We got ice cream there every day, once even twice in a day, always greeted to a large crowd. I do do the boushie bingo which to me was a huge disappointment. They talked it up like this was a big deal and the prizes were above and beyond the norm. The price to play was like $5 or so but they had the lamest prizes, some used donations from other campers. I regretted even going and wasting money, as it was straight up regular bingo as the crowd could not seem to grasp the concept of "specials" so it wasn't challenging in the least. A huge miss for me. Otherwise a decent campground in an area without alot of activities or dining so do plan your trip accordingly because boredom sets in fast.

    This campground has to be one of the best in Eastern PA. Very clean, well maintained, spacious…read moresites, great employees, a truly beautiful location Will definitely be back!

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    J & D Campgrounds
    J & D Campgrounds
    J & D Campgrounds

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    Milton State Park - Playground

    Milton State Park

    3.8(8 reviews)
    10.8 mi

    I was in town visiting family, and we ended up coming to the park. It was a very nice park and saw…read morenothing but green everywhere. The place had some nice hiking trails you can follow or even walk your dog in. My aunt walks her dogs here often, and she never had an issue here. She even let's them take a dip in the water and they love it. I didn't really see any trash laying around, so it looked to be kept clean. There is also a little playground you can take your kids to and have some fun. Next to the playground was a restroom too so you don't have to go far. We went in the early morning and didn't see many people. We were able to enjoy a nice walk in peace and quiet. Overall, it was a good experience and would come back if I'm in town again.

    I wanted to break my long hiatus to talk about my Milton state park experience. If you love…read morewalking, looking at plants, and the Susquehanna river, I 5/5 recommend going to Milton State park. Also, if you love Japanese Knotweed, Lol just kidding. Japanese knotweed is not ideal. In fact I hope more native plants can thrive in this environment and restore some stability. Lots of doggos which is very fun! As long as the owners pick up the poop. I would say the worst part of my experience was getting some all over my right shoe, what a bummer! Even after that I managed to have a great time! My one critique is that one of the plaques says Quercus rubra instead of Quercus palustris, a minor detail but I can't not say something. Quercus palustris has pointer leaves and has top branches pointing up and lower branches pointing down. Im getting off topic... Anyway, Milton State park has some lovely history and although it is small and a changing ecosystem, there are some great things happening there. Keep your eyes out for native trees and plants because they are still here! Also watch out for flying soccer balls and running children... I used to play my youth soccer games here as a kid :)

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    Milton State Park
    Milton State Park
    Milton State Park - River access

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