MJD
For Irvins Park and Campground: I feel the need to share what one could consider a rather bizarre aspect of iRVin鈥檚 Park & Campground.
First, some background. The basic layout of the campground is four long rows of campsites (up to 20 per row) which face toward the Park Office complex, which includes the store, laundry, washrooms, etc. Apparently, no thought was ever given to providing campers with a way to get from their campsites to the office area to use the amenities unless they were to walk around to the end of the rows (which can be a considerable distance). As a result, people obviously often take the line of least resistance, which unfortunately, involves cutting through other people鈥檚 campsites.
So management appears to have decided that the way to address this particular problem is to designate certain campsites within the campground as 鈥淲alk Ways鈥, meaning that anyone can walk through these occupied campsites whenever they so please. Upon check in, prospective campers are not advised that they have the dubious distinction of being placed in one of these 鈥淲alk Way鈥 campsites, or that they are expected to share their campsite with everyone and anyone who decides to parade through their campsite. Nor does management bother to offer a discount or any other type of remuneration for a camper being placed in a campsite which essentially has to double as a public thoroughfare.
As one can probably guess, much to our chagrin, my wife and I were placed in one of these 鈥淲alk Way鈥 campsites. When we approached management that this wasn鈥檛 a satisfactory situation and requested that we be moved to a non 鈥淲alk Way鈥 campsite, the response from management was basically one of 鈥淭oo bad, so sad, live with it鈥! We鈥檝e been on the road for over two years and we have never encountered this type of situation before, nor have we have been treated with such callous indifference as the management of this campground has displayed. We have never cut through other camper鈥檚 campsites and we expect to be treated in kind by other campers. But management of this campground not only condones, but promotes, this type of behavior.
The bottom line is that we really don鈥檛 want to share our campsite with the rest of the campground. It definitely has an effect on one鈥檚 ability to enjoy the camping experience. Not having people running through one鈥檚 campsite is a reasonable expectation to have when one rents a campsite. Unfortunately, the management of this campground seems to think otherwise.
If you鈥檙e considering staying at iRVin鈥檚 Park and Campground, make sure you find out well in advance if they鈥檙e planning on placing you in one of these 鈥淲alk Way鈥 campsites. Perhaps you can fare better in getting moved to an acceptable campsite than my wife and I did. On further thought, you might be better off in just avoiding this place altogether. It truly isn鈥檛 worth the aggravation.
Posted Aug 02, 2023 by MJD from South Dakota. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of 快三平台.
Dane L
For Irvins Park and Campground: Nice place to overnight or stay for a while. Pull through sites have room for big rigs. Very accessible on Hwy 5 just north of town.
Posted Sep 21, 2019 by Dane L from Fort Saskatchewan AB. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of 快三平台.
