Bear Den Mountain Resort
Jackie G.
Reviewed May. 28, 2019

Family friendly campground

This was our first time at Bear Den Campground.  The sites were well laid out and semi-private, close together but there were trees and shrubs that helped to form a natural separation between many of the sites.  There was power and water at the tent camping sites, a nice touch, and every site had a fire pit and picnic table.  If you want to cook, you need to bring your own grill or a grate to put over the fire pit - we came prepared with a grill and camp stove.

We visited during Memorial Day weekend, and it seemed as though the campground wasn't prepared for the holiday weekend crowd.  The store was very low on some basic items at the beginning of the weekend and ran out of those items quickly.  The bathrooms were not kept well stocked or clean.  The men's room nearest our site ran out of soap sometime on Saturday, and it wasn't replenished until Monday late morning, according to my husband.  The ladies room experienced toilets not working well, and at least one eventually overflowed according to one of our fellow campers.  They did have ice for the whole weekend, and the firewood that we purchased here was superior to a lot of other wood we have bought camping, a bundle would actually last a whole night - the pieces were larger and more dense than normal.

There are a lot of amenities geared towards children - there is an arcade, but the games that had the prizes that could be retrieved by a grapple hook were nearly empty early in the weekend, and were not replenished.  The pool and air hockey tables have definitely seen better days, but with the size of the campground, they likely see a lot of use.  The pond was separated into two sections, one half for fishing and the other for swimming, and both areas stayed busy.  I also saw a basketball court, and cornhole boards.  There was a great bluegrass band on Sunday afternoon, and a food truck to provide an easy, fast meal if you didn't feel like cooking.  

This campground is great for families with kids.  We had cell service, which is unusual in many areas we camp in.  The campground also offers cabins and RV sites, which we did not take advantage of.  Overall, it was a good experience, but if you are looking for peace and solitude when you camp you should look at a smaller campground.

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