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Son's Blue River Camp

3.7 (84 reviews)
Closed • 10:30 am - 6:00 pm

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Broken shower head,just one of many

For the money we paid it was so sub par! The table top in our Luxury Glamping Cabin was peeling it looked all the did was put contact paper on it. The "cabin" had a bad lean,the floor was not repaired correctly they screwed down vinyl plank flooring. And the bathroom well they had such bad leans it felt like it was going to fall over! Also all the amenities holders in the showers were heavily damaged and non of the shower drain covers would staying place,not to mention the broken shower heads and the way to small shower curtains that allowed massive amounts of water to flow into the toilet area. When we addressed these issues with the camp we got a weak apology that's all. After over 300$ I can say I'm never coming back to this camp or any of their other camps. Expensive lesson for sure!

Samantha F.

Man on man, where do I want to start... The actual weekend there with friends was awesome! 5 Stars! The tiki huts you can rent by the water are awesome. The river itself is wonderful. The whole camp & weekend was truly amazing. The few employees we actually encountered were very kind too. But... There were no functional restrooms & only a couple functioning showers (that had so many spiders). We had 1 PortaPotty that we shared & by we I mean all of the people camping plus the people renting for the day. It was terrible. We were there for three days and two nights, and had several children with us. It was so bad. The restroom experience was so awful that I almost rated my entire experience as a one. We reserved in advance, and they knew we were coming yet, but no-one took the time to prepare restrooms for our group of 23. We stayed in the Bell Tents which are not Glamping, they are pretty rough around the edges. We like to rough it when camping so it wasn't a problem for us. But our friends who are not used to rough camping did struggle. Highly recommend only Bell Tents 14 - 16. They are the only ones not under the string lights, and they also have trees above them providing shade. All of the other bell tents are exposed to the sun all day, and then at night are under the string lights that do not turn off. If you rent bell tents 1 - 14, bring a sleep mask. I wish I could say I knew for a fact we would come back, but the restroom situation was so awful. I would need some kind of guarantee from them that that was corrected before I would go back, especially with kids.

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Trenna H.

Visited for a friends birthday. We all had a good time, the cabana was great for our large group. I do wish the water was higher but we're in a drought so what can you expect. This is our second time coming to a Son's property and we had a good time. The highlight of the experience though was the snow one truck that came through. Parents and children alike were excited to get a treat to cool down with in this hot weather.

Been here a few times and a lot has improved. They've removed the big fallen trees in the water...and the cabin and glamping is super fun! Additionally, they've made the bring your own tent area much smaller, and provided Bell tents in the places where you used to bring your own so you don't have to deal with the hard mud. You can just go and pay to go in one of their tents that have air-conditioning and beds And they sleep up to five people. They also allow up to 15 people in the 2 story cabanas for a fee. 8 people are free. There seems to be a lot of improvements happening all the time this place is really fun. It looks like they have bands sometimes on the weekends and it's just a really cool place that the kids will love.

Reiley H.

When I reserved a "luxury clamping cabin" I was not expecting a thin tent. I could hear people walking outside of our tent all night so I hardly slept. I tried to turn the TV on so I wouldn't hear people talking outside all night but guess what? The TV didn't work!! I tried to play some white noise on my phone but guess what? The wifi didn't work!! There was no bathroom or shower in our tent so we had to walk to the dirty communal bathrooms that smelled pretty bad. We tried to float the river but it was pretty dried up so we ended up walking with our tubes at least half of the time. Our bottoms and legs got torn up from rocks since it was shallow & we were scraping along the bottom when we tried to float. The cabanas aren't right on the river like the original son's island which is disappointing. The river was pretty crowded. Honestly the cabana rental felt like a waste of money since we didn't have our own little area like the cabanas at the original son's island. The "glamping cabin" didn't have plates or silverware so we ended up eating our steaks and potatoes off of a piece of cardboard. Overall I was unimpressed and when I told an employee about the wifi and TV not working, he didn't seem to care.

Cinco C.

Amazing place! Amazing staff! Made for an all around fantastic weekend. I found this place last minute for my buddy's 40th birthday after our original plans fell through. We lucked out! The property, layout, and amenities are fantastic, but what made our experience was the staff. Colton made us feel like we were flying first class. We had brought our own kayaks but weren't too familiar with the river. Colton had a great knowledge of the area and helped us plan a A+ day-trip. Even though shuttles weren't running that day (we went in October / off-season), he personally helped us with drop-off and pick-up. When we needed and extra kayak, he loaned us one on the honor system, allowing us to repay when the shop opened upon Saturday. He also had some epic stories of his adventures on the Devil's, San Marcos, and Rio Grande when he dropped firewood off around the camp later that night. Thanks, Colton, for all your help and making it an awesome weekend, that almost didn't pan out at all. I look forward to revisiting Son's Blue River Camp, especially during summer/prime season. A great spot!

Isabel B.

As a guest I loved it. I enjoyed myself so much, my family and I will be coming back to enjoy a stay'cation. They have it all. They have tents with beds and air conditioner, cabanas with a second story, canopies with chairs, and umbrellas with chairs. They have BBQ pits and tables. You need only to take yourself and food. I do wish they had restrooms instead of port a potty. The area is clean and staff are super friendly. I have nothing but great memories of my visit. Definitely coming back soon.

Jen A.

I had no idea about this hidden gem. I absolutely loved this place. This place has tents, two story cabanas, and cabins. It even offers are "glamping" experience. We rented a cabana from 7-11pm and the first level of the cabana has benches, tables, a grill area and a hammock. The top level had more seating and a wrap around table sort of like a bar area. Our cabana was right on the river and although there were other cabanas around us it still felt pretty secluded especially during COVID. There was a stage area close by as well for performances to be held although there wasn't any when we were there. The downside to this is that you can only use Porta Potties and I wish they would have had other restrooms as the potties were so disgusting especially at night. We will definitely be returning to actually do some camping next time.

Hammocks
Danielle L.

If you're going to camp and don't mind the heat, you'll love it! We stayed in a glamper and here are the pros and cons from our 3 day visit. pros- very clean, new facilities, family friendly, quiet time from 11pm - 7am, warm showers, electricity, easy access to the water and plenty of grills. The hammocks were great! Cons- basically no WiFi but if you don't need it, it's not a big deal, AC unit inside tent was either broken or not efficient enough for the tent, adding fans did help but still very warm. The younger staff seemed very lack of urgency and dismissive to guest. Overall, the place is good and not far off from being great! Their website needs updating and information about pets, location of the GOOD showers and restrooms and a little bit of sense of urgency from the staff, especially when the AC abt working.

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“There was no need for us to rent a cabana but if you have a big group, it would be nice for the extra room.”

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