Merry Meadows Recreation Farm

Needed a place for 13 weeks near Baltimore. This was the only place available. Could be nice,but... Most expensive site we've ever had, plus had to pay electric at almost double electric company rates. Had to allow others to drive through our site, plus had to drive through someone elses to get to ours. Completely unkept. Filthy laundry room. Half the toilets and showers out of order. Took about a month just to put up out of order signs on washer and dryer that at least 3 people brought to their attention. Won't allow you to receive mail or packages and claim it is a county rule. Just tell people you don't want to mess with their mail. Any time the power even flickered due to wind or rain (which was frequently) it would take about 8 hours for wifi to come back up. Had to walk up the hill to get any cell service. Got a call because we had Memorial Day flowers outside. We're told we couldn't have them in a pot and Needed to plant them in the ground. Was told water was shut off for routine sanitization, then noticed small signs behind restroom and at dog park about e. coli being in the well. Tried to give away firewood when leaving, but the guy didn't want it on his site because he might fail his site inspection. Using pressure regulator messes with the well pump and makes it pulsate. Their answer is don't use a regulator. Since we went 5 days over 3 months our going away gift was to be put on a daily rate of $76 so it cost almost $400 for the last few days. Every other place we've stayed just continues you at the same rate. "Oh, we can't do that," was the response. There is more, but I'll stop now. Would not stay here again.

Merry Meadows is a neatly nestled into the trees. This can make it difficult for some people to navigate with big rigs. It's well taken care of for the most part, although I'm parked across from a camper that has 2-3 foot tall weeds all around it. You have to use a key card to get in and OUT. You can not have a motorcycle past the entry gate and u was told no golf carts because of insurance... what they mean is you can't have a golf cart unless you are seasonal and pay their fee for having it. Speaking of fees, everything costs extra! Your daily fee gets you a parking spot and access to the pool and pickleball/tennis courts. "THE HUB" is an activities center and it looks like everything has a fee. They even charged me $10 for early check-in. I'll be finding another campground next time I'm in the area.

Sites are private and large. They have a lot to do but half is only open on the weekends. Friendly staff