My husband & I are currently enjoying the beautiful surroundings & amenities at N Whidbey RV. There…read moreis so much to see and do in the immediate vicinity. The awe inspiring beauty of Deception Pass Bridge and it's massive state park surrounds the RV park along with the beautiful Cornet Bay across the street. This amongst so much more makes exploring on nature walks, canoeing, boating, hiking... a hop, skip & a jump away. Almost literally. You can't help but enjoy all that comes with this location.
North Whidbey RV Park is clean and the spacious campsites are well maintained by the conscientious staff. We've had the pleasure of getting to know almost all of them.
In this day and age, we find it uncommon in our travels, to find people that care and take their jobs seriously. Which always entail following the rules & guidelines of an establishment for the comfort & safety of all who patronize a business. The staff here are friendly, professional, incredibly kind and... brace yourself, they follow the rules to a T. (Insert gasp here.) Sometimes people may feel fudging the rules a little isn't a big deal for THEIR own "comfort". However, the rules are made for the overall experience of ALL to feel safe & enjoy the location that sticks to the rules. Sadly, this manages to ruffle some feathers for those that fail to consider the enjoyment of others, basically self absorbed & see things only from their own perspective.
Now having said that, there is always 2 sides of an experience to see the bigger picture. There was 2- 1 star reviews left by 2 people from the same party describing events that were incredibly untruthful. In fact spun to paint a narrative. @Clysta F. & Emmy mentions the dog park and the "lady" across from the dog park...
I take my dog to said dog park upward of 3+ times a day. On the day Clysta mentions, I arrived at the dog park when these kids were already there. They were throwing a football to each other in the fenced-in dog park. They did not have a dog. Mind you, there are large open, beautifully maintained grass areas on either side of the dog park. But these kids chose to be in the fenced dog area. Even after I took my dog in to throw the frisbee for him, they stayed. This did make it awkward to play with my dog. When the ball went over the tall fence, the boy climbed over it to retrieve it rather than walk out the gate. When he attempted to do so a 2nd time the aforementioned lady told him not to climb the fence & pointed out the obvious, they were in the dog park, "for the dogs". The boy (I'd say teenager) disrespectfully told her that he, "identifies as a dog". He was incredibly disrespectful from then on. They then left the fenced dog park & played where they should've been playing all along, the side lawns of the fenced area. Then another young woman & a little boy joined them, & they came back into the dog park (sans a dog) where the young man attempted to climb the fence AGAIN. For a 2nd time, he was told not to climb the fence. He then responded, "I can do anything I want too!" This is when our lady's husband came out of their trailer & clarified to him not to do that again. When they learned that they were speaking to one of the employees of the park, said party of 4 tucked tail & left immediately. So the lady across the way from the dog park is in fact, "a lady" but one that stands by the rules. Her husband carries many jobs around the park who also stands by the rules. In a short period of time, I've grown rather fond of this lady & her gentleman. So no need to be weary of the lady across from the dog park unless you break the rules.
As for the "story" regarding being charged for dog poop left on their campsite... This too is a rule. I personally am known at a few campsites, as the "Poop Nazi" (proud of it!) because there's nothing that irritates me more than people who do not pick up after their dogs. The caveat in Clysta's case... Apparently unbeknownst to her, there are surveillance cameras all around the park for the safety & again comfort for all who stay at this lovely RV Park. So this "picture" that she states was "supposedly" taken, was in fact surveillance. The $25 charge was legitimate and warranted.
I do not have patience for people that spin stories to fit their agenda & especially to leave a one star rating that is not valid nor remotely true. Ultimately what they do is paint a false picture that may cause people to miss out on enjoying a reasonably priced camping experience that comes with the surrounding amenities & beauty, ultimately a safe environment & lovely memories to be made with their children who would love this place.
So if you are reading this to gain a perspective on whether or not to try out this establishment, I highly encourage you do so. You won't be disappointed, unless you don't like following rules & guidelines that ultimately benefit you and all who stay and/or you have a child that identifies as a fence climbing dog.
