Our layout for this trip - May 31 - June 2 - Tent camping with 3 kids ages 12, 10, and 8. 2 other tent campers and 6 RVs

The Good

1. Location - beautiful set right up against the Delaware river. You can paddle it right from the campgrounds personal launch or start up river and land at their launch. Wooded sites are just as pretty sans the water views. Near some amazing hiking, biking and kayaking.

2. Facilities - the bathrooms seem to be brand new, if they're not they are kept in immaculate order. EVEN THE PORTAPOTTIES were cleaner than most other campgrounds bathrooms.

3. Hookups and plenty of them - very RV friendly

4. Wide open spaces - volleyball nets, horseshoe pits, big open fields. Bring your own equipment though. Footballs, baseballs…whatever. Plenty of room!

5. Friendly - the people that run the check in and store are very friendly. Also the campground is within national park limits so it is policed by the park police. When a group of teens arrived on our last night there the police were down there several times just driving by to maintain their presence. It was good to see.

The bad

1. Price - We normally camp at national park run campgrounds which makes our camping pretty cheap, but at $52 dollars a night along the river it was a bit expensive. With that said this will still be a regular place for us. ( they honor the NPS senior pass and also the access pass, which get you 50% off your stay)

Our layout - May 28 (memorial day)- 30th. Tent camping for 3 nights with 3 kids ages 12, 10, and 8. Campground was mostly empty, 1 other tenter and 3 RVs

Good -

1. Easy Check in - drive to your reserved site and done. If you just pull in with no reservation then you'll have to call or go online. Money is never taken at the campground, as it's a national park.

2. It's a National Park - which means you're supporting your national parks, they have interpretive programs and junior ranger for the kids!

3. The BEST PART - it's proximity to DC, whether you choose to drive or use the train it's soooo easy (take the train)

Time for the BAD

1. Cleanliness - this is why this campground gets such low marks. The bathrooms are disgusting…even after they are "cleaned". This was not our first stay here, each time they have been disgusting. We used baby wipes.

2. No hook ups - even with tent camping we like to be plugged in but no RV services are offered here.

3. No playground - There are hiking trails but really nothing for the kids to do in the campground itself.

4. Overall care of the facility - tall grass in the campgrounds means more ticks and other bugs. Just has a general neglected feel.