This is our favorite annual vacation. Cabins are great. Hot shower, beds, BBQ and an amazing view…read more Cabins are clean and very comfortable. The staff treats you like a 5 star resort . We have been coming for several years. Boat rental is a must. Easy and affordable . If not, fish from the bank. Kokanee and bass are available from camp. Can't say enough for the people that run it. Get yourself and ice cream sandwich too. They are huge. We will be back next year. Thank you for making it feel like home.

Although having the Marina Store is convenient most weekends, the staff is clearly understaffed and…read moreover worked. They are rarely friendly & continually get your order wrong. I truly think selling pizza by the Alice and a small menu would be VERY helpful in their situation. When staff is overworked, they tend to forgot that being polite & welcoming is very important, especially with a small town like ours. We are avid boaters and have visited the restaurant almost every weekend in the summer since 2017, always the same issues.

Cannot rave enough about Dockside Grill. Every time we go there it feels like we're on vacation and…read morewe actually live nearby. Gorgeous scenery surrounds you mixed with boaters and fun music. The food is always fresh and good quality. The bar is just fun. The staff work well together and apparently care for each other. We feel very lucky to have this gem of a spot on Lake Sintustus.

Awesome campground on Lake Simtustus. Beautiful and quiet setting. We stayed in A3 and it fit our…read more37' fifth wheel and Ram longed but a bit tight. We were right on the water with stunning views. The internet was flawless and the accommodations clean.

We were renting a party boat & went the day before to check it out & came across this place. Very…read morequaint on the inside but lots of outdoor seating. It was almost triple digits & wanted light so 2 BLTS were ordered. Reeser's Potato Salad & bagged Chips & orange slices. Vanilla Shake to keep cool... just enough options to fill a persons desire. Check it out

so overpriced and so bad. I'm sorry to say this place was a huge let down. I was expecting a really…read moregood burger for the price but it was actually terrible. The lemonade was decent at least, and the staff was nice.

Not sure why not a 5 star location. The staff is friendly and nice to everyone. Boat rentals are…read morefair prices. We have always had a good to wonderful experiences with this establishment! A++ customer service! A++ prices A++ wonderful location for visitors and locals alike!

Terrible!!! Rented a…read moreboat. It ran just long enough to get to our camp site then stopped. Had to jerry rig the starter wiring to return to marina. Was charged for not only the time we had the boat but the fuel cost to get the boat back to the marina. Was promised a comp for the time lost on our vacation but that didn't happen because "it would come out of the employees paycheck". These owners are the worst kind of small business folk. They blame customers for their short comings and really could give a shit less about safety. I'm sure Karen will have some retort about how our experience was due to our entitlement but I look at it simply as a lack of ethical business practice.

Nice campground well taken care of. Clean restrooms and showers. Tons of deer walking through the…read moresites at all hours. So cool to see these majestic creatures with no fear. No reception or cell service so you really are able to disconnect and relax. Beautiful golden hour sunsets and gorgeous sunrises.

We stayed a couple nights at the Crooked River campground, which is a part of Cove Palisades State…read morePark. We had a great time. The campground was really nice and well tended. Staff and volunteers were very attentive and kept things in tip top shape. Our site was nice, which had water & electric. We went to a couple of the evening ranger programs, where I learned quite a bit. Bathroom facilities were really nice. Park was really windy, which may have just been when I was there but I suspect it's a common occurrence. There were deer that wandered through the campground, owls, and lots of other wildlife. Would stay here again if we were in the area.

I wanted to have a small vacation with my kids and grand kids hoping to make some memories they can…read moreall remember and look back on some day. My wife and I explored a few options for this vacation and landed on renting a luxury house boat from Cove Palisades. Everything from the first phone call right down to check out time was great. All the folks there were helpful and made sure we had a great time. We had a great boat with plenty of amenities and it ran great, along with the generator we didn't need for anything. I especially like the boat because it had everything we needed and it all worked. There were 11 of us and we had plenty of room to spread out and really have a good. We cruised, we swam, we ate and ate and ate. I think everyone enjoyed this trip and I believe we will do it again. Jim P.

Our friends and I rented at the same time - same boats - and had the same experience - both good…read moreand bad (the 14 & 10 passenger type with corrugated siding/blue & white). The Bad: 1. Mechanically, these boats are old. They run - but look like hell under the hood (rust,oily bilge,questionable wiring). 2. The old battery and charging system they use requires you to run the loud, smelly generator most of the trip. Which not only is hazardous - due to carbon monoxide pumping toward the back deck - but also destroys the peace of your experience. 3. Due to running the generator AND engine (required as directed) almost the whole time while on the boat - our gasoline bill was about $150 (in addition to propane) even though we literally only drove the boat one hour round trip. 4. The "house" batteries, even when fully charged at dinner, would not last through the night. This resulted in us having to throw out food because the refrigerator would fail. So we ended up using our coolers and buying ice. Same story- both boats. I brought a voltmeter on the trip - so I verified it. The batteries were just worn out and should have been able to handle a couple of refrigerators - that use very little amperage (they're propane). 5. Our propane grill didn't even work. It leaked propane (if the tank was on I could smell it) and would not stay lit - even with no wind. Yet they charged me $55 for propane- even after I told them (another hazard). My friends boats grill worked though. But if you're solo - watch out!! No way to cook! 6. Inside - propane oven/stove top was so weak it was on low - even when selected to high. It would heat water but not boil. 7. One of the toilets stunk the entire time because the seal leaked - allowing gases to come up. 8. The generator could not handle a coffee maker AND an electric griddle (or a microwave) at the same time and popped a breaker. We didn't even try the air conditioning because of this!! 9. The rear upper deck roof was sagging and floppy & had rotten wood splinters that would drop out when people walked up there. It was unnerving- so I wouldn't let the kids near the center for fear it would collapse. 10. The cost. Granted, they are the ONLY company on the Lake (B.T.W...Cove and LBC rentals are same company). $1800 for three nights (plus the extra $230 they charged us at the end for gas and propane). We've been on Houseboats before that we're at least twice better maintained - and paid about the same. BUT- they have a lot of them. So you pay for convenience of scheduling. The "Cove Marina" rentals on the other side have BETTER boats available (bigger/newer). 11. No anchor - so your stuck with the boat facing and tied on the shoreline. This means that you'll be breathing carbon monoxide any time the generator and engine are "charging" the batteries- that is if you want to enjoy sitting on the back deck - toward the lake. 12. Spotty cell coverage. They tell you to text them if there's a problem- but you'll likely not have any coverage. So, have a boat with your boat so you can easily go where you do. 13. No offer of incentive - nor apology for our experience. Mostly indifferent was what I got after I gave them my card. The Good: 1. The interiors - although old, were acceptable for "camping".. 2. The boat got us to the shore so we could park (didn't break down). 3. The staff was nice - even though at the end - they questioned us for everything that went wrong and didn't care to hear about what needed fixing. 4. The boats are pretty beat up in the first place - so you don't worry about dings or scratches. Is that good?? Sure - if you've got a bunch of teens with you. 5. The actual layout of the boats were spacious and well equipped (if anything was actually functional). 6. The hot water worked fine. 7. Kitchen utensils provided - bring your own can opener - ours was broken. 8. They provide toilet paper. 9. They provide garbage bags. Overall, my impression was that the overall frustration and stress of worrying about things working made my vacation just like work. Kids enjoyed themselves- but the adults not so much. My wife actually got sick one morning due to the generator exhaust blowing toward the back deck near where she was sitting. After all was done and we were leaving, I mentioned all of these things to them. Mostly blank stares is what I got and happy to take my credit card to charge me another $250 for gas and propane that I shouldn't have had to use. As others have indicated- be careful to flush with lots of water - or you may plug the toilets - giving them another reason to charge you "extra". All of this ruined it for my wife. I doubt she will go again. They're the only company on Lake Billy - which is sad. My intention is NOT to bash them. I liked all of them as people. Perhaps if you decide to rent one - go with one of the bigger, nicer boats (FROM the COVE-$3500) as opposed to the blue/white 10-14 person boats.

Camped nearby and walked over and had their SL breakfast…read more Was really surprised how good their plain scrambled eggs were, I am usually too spoiled these days to really get impressed with plain eggs, and I wasn't that hungry. The jam for the toast was really good too. I also got OJ which was good. The potatoes were ok didn't finish those. I didn't get the salad not a breakfast item for me, but looked like romaine on someone else's plate or something like that. I got the coffee yesterday. It was good but not quite my taste. Breakfast with OJ was $19, not bad for the location, no meat. Nice gathering room, most were playing BORED games the first morning, not sure if I inspired folks to eat something.

Stopped in after seeing the fish sandwich, so we had to try it. We first checked out the actual…read morelodge, which didn't really strike me as special on the inside. There's a fancy (expensive) restaurant on the inside. We then proceeded down to the boathouse for the casual restaurant, hitting it mid-afternoon so it wasn't too busy. It's fun inside and has a good sized menu. We got fish sandwiches plus fries (expensive - I think it was $22 for the sandwich and $7 for fries), and our little one got a grilled cheese and a freshly squeezed lemonade. We sat out at a table on the dock. The fish sandwiches, apart from being really big, weren't that good. They fry them with the skins on - why? And they really didn't have much flavor. Fries were...fries. Grilled cheese also wasn't anything to write home about. Lemonade was really good. So all in all, I enjoyed the experience but I don't think I'll ever feel the need to return.

Looks like DLM has learned from it's prior mistakes and bad reviews. We reserved a "deluxe"…read morefishing boat for this past Saturday for 4 hours so we could take our 9 year old grandson on his first fishing trip. Reserving the boat went well, although I wish they had an online reservation system instead of having to call the marina. It was obvious that they were training their summer staff in the store, which I was OK with. I must give wonderful props to the guys working on the docks. I wish I had gotten the young man's name that helped us with checking out/in the boat and told us where the fish were biting. He went the extra mile for us, lugging our gear to the tram upon our return and running back for our paperwork. We thanked him for his extra attention and he was all "We're here to make sure you have a good time!". Bless his heart, I wanted to adopt him! One negative that I can think of is the steep stairs going down to the dock (the return trip up is the worst!). Not ADA friendly in the least, but when the gal at the store saw that we were parked in the handicap spot in front of the store she told us we could stay there instead of going to the overflow parking area. Nice gesture on her part, and we thank her for that! The other negative is the time it takes to motor out of the "no wake" zone. You can burn about 45 minutes there between motoring out and coming back in, cutting into your fishing time. All in all, we had a wonderful experience yesterday and we'll be back.

This is my new fav spot to rent a boat. The process to get one was straight forward and they…read moreprovide great customer service :)

The gate is supposed to open at 6 o'clock in the morning. I've been here since about five after six…read moreit's now seven after seven and the gate is still not open and I can't get through on the phone so I guess the gates really aren't gonna be open at six like they said.

I have been a customer at Kane's Marina now for over 12 years. Great place to relax. Friendly staff…read moreand the Deck hands are the GREATEST!! I have also been mooring my boat at Kanes's Marina for over 12 years. Very helpful with any issues I have had and even tries to help with Boat problems if they can. Clean, Friendly, Very helpful and treats you like family. I highly recommend!! Richard Stephens and Friends