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  • 1/5 Samantha C. 2 years ago on Google
    Worst customer service I have ever experienced. I was hung up on 3 times and was told I was yelling. Was I upset yes. Yelling of course not. After telling us we were booked they now say there is no reservation?! The offered to put is in an overfill lot by the shower house... who in their right mind would want this. Went there last year and it was a blast but was told by servers people all is good once you pass the gate! If that’s not the damn truth!! Don’t spend a dime in this place. So many other beautiful parks, cheaper parks and parks that won’t hang up on you if a problem happens!!
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ashley K. 1 year ago on Google
    My family and I camped here a few weeks ago! Best camping trip so far! Very clean lots to keep the kids busy! The beach is by far the best part! We had the most amazing camping spot ever!!!!!! It was like a beach front view. We will most definitely be returning this summer and for many more to come 😁 thanks American wilderness for an amazing weekend! See you again soon.
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 NoVa C. 1 year ago on Google
    Me and my friends came here for the weekend and by far the best camp site I have been too around here. Showers and the bathrooms are in way better shape than most campsites. They also have a huge fishing lake that is stocked with a bunch of fish. The sites are amazing and the people here are great. Too add on to this they have an amazing game room and the swimming lake is a good place to bring your family to. I would recommend this camp site to anyone who is looking to have a good time.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Nancy M. 2 years ago on Google
    My family and I did not enjoy our time at this campground. We had two sites for two nights. I did not like the following: - The campground is gated, so you have be let in every time. I found it annoying. It wasn't keeping any riff raff out. The sites are all in the back anyway. - There were multiple areas on my small site where there use to be a fire, so there were black charcoal piles. I had to be careful where my dog and I stepped so we wouldn't bring it in the camper. They should clean them up. - The bathrooms and showers are atrocious. I have camped at over 20 campgrounds this year, and these were by far the worst bathroom facilities. First, there is no bathroom by our campsites. The one "bathroom" by the pond is just a pit toilet, and I use toilet loosely. It was a concrete circle with a wooden seat! Not sanitary at all. I peaked my head into the showers and definitely was not willing to use them. - The pond was gross and the water level was quite low. - There were several people flying political flags around, and I don't want that where I stay. - It rained during our stay, and the sites were completely flooded.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ela 8 months ago on Google
    We camp in a tent and paid for a spot with electricity turns out that the outlet for the electricity was over 100 feet away from out tent. Had to go buy a very long extation cord to get to our tent. The bathrooms are old and very dirty. They don't clean them. A cigarette but was left in the sink for 3 days but the lady in the office said the bathroom was cleaned. Our tent site was also dirty paper everywhere, fire pit full of trash. My husband had to clean it out. So I am guessing they didn't even come to clean up after people leave. Woods next to us full of trash. We camped at a lot of sites and this was our least favorite we will not be back. I don't know where they are getting the 4.1 stars from but I give them a 2.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jaymie R. 1 year ago on Google
    Staff was great. Helped us very much and was very kind. Helped us with canoeing.This campground has so much to offer and things for our group to enjoy. amazing lodge and huge stocked camp store. just a cool campground. Great fishing, too.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 K N. 1 year ago on Google
    We were here last weekend and we had fun. We loved the game room, the swimming pond and the catch and release pond where my daughter caught 8 fishes. The bathrooms were clean. Shower had hot water. We were able to enjoy a hay ride that took us around the campground. The people who have RVs gave the kids candy which was nice. The little playground had two slides. The basketball court was good too. My only complaint would be the closeness of the tent areas. I wish we could have gotten closer to the water. We were behind a tree. Very close to the neighbors but the other neighbors were a little farther away. But overall my kids and I made the most out of it and it was fun. Reasonably price. Minus the things in the store.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Justin Rowe (. 6 months ago on Google
    Overpriced. Charges double on fathers day. You would think that they would cut you a deal to see your family. Any services are also overpriced. Won't fix flooding issues. Arcade games either take your money or just plain don't work. Good place if you want to get wasted and drive your golfcart around at night.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 the stop motion w. 9 months ago on Google
    The only way you can get water and electric if you stay longer. I as a working parent he works Monday through Friday. I should be able to stay overnight with my kids Saturday to Sunday. Have fun for the day. Then pack up the next day. I feel like they're doing this so they can get more money out of people. I shouldn't have to take off a full day of work just to stay there for one night during the week to get water and electric. I want is to stay one day with having running water and electricity and that's asking a lot.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 that one m. 1 year ago on Google
    I enjoyed this place during my senior trip of 2022. Staff are nice, the lake is very clean, and the sites are also clean. We stayed at the primitive site area and I had a good time. Still here until tomorrow, but I love it so far.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nickolas C. 5 months ago on Google
    I do not have words to describe the experience I had at this campground.we have been season campers for around 10 years and it was really great at first we had lots of fun and would go every weekend to our camper and have a blast that was until the pandemic, we where still aloud to go and we did but it started to get bad when the staff/owners would go around giving violations of the rules for things they approved then things got a little better when they faded away for a wile but then comes 2021 the same thing kept happening with random violations for no reason campers started speaking up but the owners response was up the price lower the electricity and up pump out rates everything got more expensive for less quality then came 2022 it became terrible they where moving things on peoples sites, throwing things away and yelling at kids for having electric dirt bikes in the rules there are no gas powered vehicles allowed except for cars to come and leave so campers use electric golf carts for transportation so kids thought electric dirt bikes would be ok (they where wrong) almost immediately they would told they cold not have them and where repeatedly yelled at and yes yelled at also the staff use gas posed kubotas for transportation then lastly came 2023 the final straw for us we started the season knowing it could be are last but still hoping things could change they did not instead prices where raised by 2x and the staff got super rude and this time we had enough we made the decision to leave and we plan on never coming back again they where so rude and disrespectful to there campers that loved to going and hanging out with friends and we are so sad that they would do stuff that that to there community of people who camp there so please if you go to this terrible rude place be prepared for rude staff and bad cabins. Also I don’t know where to start with the cabins they are disgusting dirty and old the wood is rotting and thre are spider everywhere then there is tent camping there is glass everywhere and the ports potties seem to be never cleaned the front shower house has had at least 5 health violations and pond is dirty there are fish that bit you while swimming and if they did not die it it would poop brown In total this campground is atrocious and the staff is beyond rude to campers. To owner not real name still my experience though
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Nancy C. 2 years ago on Google
    We asked for a site with electricity and told her we had a camper and were arriving after dark. We were assigned a Tent site on a grassy hill. There was an outlet 100+ feet away which is to be shared by 6 tent sites. It was a VER LONG WALK to a VERY OLD restroom. In the morning we discovered several empty electric sites nearby. Not a great experience for us.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Maria B. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice place to go camping over the weekend. We just returned home, it was our first time camping here, but we will definitely be back. Short ride from Cleveland, affordable rates, beautiful views, friendly staff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chrystal S. 2 years ago on Google
    This is an amazing place to come by yourself, bring the family, whatever you want. The staff is absolutely amazing and very considerate. There is primitive camping with no electric, camping with electric and places for campers. There is two playgrounds, a game room, a volleyball court, basketball court, a swimming lake, and a fishing lake. They usually have some kind of activity going on during the summer. It's just all around good fun. Posted by Chrystal and Jerry Schigel
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Dawn H. 5 months ago on Google
    This was our 1st year and last year at this Campground. The Manager Allison is RUDE!!! The 1 and only shower house is from the 70's and is completely filthy!! They nickle and dime you for everything!!! You are not allowed to have electric 4 wheelers, but yet electric dirt bikes are allowed to be rode by children under the age of 16. But kids are not allowed to drive golf carts unless they are 16!?!? The swimming lake is not maintained, as several kids have been cut badly on their feet from shells and rocks. Also the gate after 9:30 pm is open till 10 am the next day, which means anyone can come into the campground!! My husband and I have witnessed vehicles in front of the shower house that just were able to come in after 9:30 and sleep in theor vehicle. This has been addressed to Allison our concerns, and nothing was resolved. STAY CLEAR OF THIS CAMPGROUND!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nicholas D. 2 years ago on Google
    This is a cozy campground with a few cottages to rent. It seems really popular for RVs. They also have a nice space for weddings and special events.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Lora G. 1 year ago on Google
    We stayed here this weekend. The staff was friendly and helpful.. very affordable. We stayed in a primitive tent site.. picnic table and fire ring on the site.. room for a nice size tent ..plenty of activities for the family. Plenty of activities
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Darrell S. 11 months ago on Google
    Nice campground. Staff always nice to both seasonal and weekend campers. Would be nice to have full hookups, they have dump site on property.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 TwitchTvSenpi_dragon 10 months ago on Google
    First of all I'ma be honest with you; this place was beyond peaceful. 3 days with the family was we needed for the start of the summer. Staff was friendly and very helpful. Bathrooms are bathrooms nothing nice nothing 3rd world they r just plain bathrooms but water is nice and hot. Price wise seemed high till u realize each night counts for 2 adults 2 kids and a dog so with that in mind good deal. Locals where great folks in trying to point me in to the local activities in the campgrounds and local area, but I'm a local from Strongsville 10+ yr now and finally found a home away from home to go!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jody H. 8 months ago on Google
    This was our 2nd event held in their event center. Beautiful rustic feel. We have access to the fun stuff at the campground (swimming, fishing, playground, & lots more! Perfect for our 18th birthday celebration & graduation party. Guests were not stuck inside but those that wanted to be didn't have to suffer in the heat outside. It's the perfect combination! They make it so easy to rent too! It's the best place I've rented a space from so far.

  • 2/5 Amy S. 5 months ago on Google
    Seasonal Residential Camp Experience. I wish I could give more stars but I have 3 major gripes about my experience. First the good things about this campground... It's clean, the office staff is wonderful, the other campers are great, kid friendly with swimming pond, playground, and little activities here and there! We got to personally pick our site at the campground open house which was nice and unlike any other campground we stayed at. This campground cost more than TWICE what we've paid at for any other campground without even having full hookup but we knew that going into it. There's not much in the Cleveland area for long term camping so we were ok with this. Now for the cons. 1. During the first couple weeks the Owner and what I'm assuming was an employee walked through my campsite and shook my camper. This happened mid afternoon during a weekday and startled me, my dog, and my baby. Baby was peacefully napping before this happened. It turns out they had a problem with a package of wipes I had out on the picnic table as they moved it off the table....I guess having wipes on your table to clean your baby's chair that he sits in 3 times a day, every day, is not deemed ok to have on site and management WILL walk through your site with no warning and take your belongings. Meanwhile weekend campers come and their tables are full of all kinds of stuff at all times of the day and night and that seems to be no problem. Mid to end of the season there was a campsite that literally had beer cans all over it for weeks on end BUT again my package of wipes was a problem. Make sure to read your lease in full before signing and agreeing anything. 2. At the open house I asked if they enforce the dog leash law as this was very important to me. They said they did and that they were super strict and didn't tolerate dogs off leash. They do have policies and rules in place stating the same thing. However, they DO NOT enforce leash law whatsoever, not even when an employee is nearby and sees off leash dogs, and they DID NOT evict campers even after a loose rabid pitbull charged my dog and I informed them and told them I didn't feel safe. On August 1 my dog was charged by a loose pitbull while I was walking him on leash. (I don't blame the campground for that, it happens everywhere for some reason especially by non residential/seasonal camper dogs) I informed the office the same night and asked for the dog's vet records... It turns out they only require dog records for seasonal/residential camper dogs. I never received any records whatsoever so I assume this pitbull was rabid. The campground owners allowed these campers to stay at least a week after this incident, finishing up their stay to completion. This attack mentally cost my dog's life. If I owned a campground, loose rabid Pitbulls would NOT be allowed and without proof of a vaccination AFTER an attack would at minimum be an automatic eviction. 3. They only have 1 working dump station and it's flooded every time it rains so it's pretty much unusable 25% of the time. This does not work well when you have to dump 3-4 times a week because they have no full hookup.

  • 5/5 Daniel L. 6 months ago on Google
    We just spent the holiday weekend and American Wilderness Campground we had such a nice time. Everybody was so helpful and nice looking to see about getting a permanent so I did the campsite next year. Could not believe after we came home from camping. Luckily only 20 minutes away they called my wife to say that I left the Watchdog surge protector Which is over a $250 surge protector. We are so thankful and happy to have such a nice place close by.

  • 4/5 Katie S. 1 year ago on Google
    best campground in Ohio. Kept pristine and very clean. professional and absolutely gorgeous. The campground store is the best camp store ever with everything you need. love American Wilderness!

  • 5/5 Richard T. 9 months ago on Google
    Very nice folks. Front desk...very friendly. A maintenance fellow didn't hesitate to help me with a battery problem. Beautiful forested site.

  • 5/5 Todd B. 9 months ago on Google
    This campground was great. The staff was super helpful. Gayle and Susan even gave me a stick of butter when I forgot it at home.

  • 5/5 Susan T. 9 months ago on Google
    RV Park and Tent Camping fabulous! Choose water and electric tent sites or Primative to be truly in the Wilderness! Family friendly park playgrounds, fishing lake, swimming lake, game room. Reconnect with Nature and relax!

  • 5/5 Kelsie D. 9 months ago on Google
    We have been to American wilderness a few times now and we always have a great time. My kids absolutely love the hayride. We've never had a problem with anything. 10/10 recommend.

  • 5/5 Karen B. 10 months ago on Google
    Visting family nearby so quite convenient. Friendly service on the phone and at check-in; graciously allowed us to change sites to get better satellite reception. Large park with open and wooded sites. Dirt roads a bit narrow with potholes but we had no problems navigating our 32 foot class A. The gravel sites area we were in were not perfectly groomed but we didn't have a problem with that. Very quiet, very dark at night which we enjoyed. A bit pricey for our budget as full-time RVers but their one night Passport America price made it more reasonable. We don't mind full-time residents, especially when a park is as clean as this one. Would stay again if needed.

  • 5/5 Sustainably Smart L u n i s. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful! We came here last weekend and we set up our tent, then we went and explored, bought some firewood, and headed back to eat. The next day, we ate breakfast, wittled, went out on the water on the canoes & kayaks, ate lunch, and then went hiking for a while, came back, went in the kayaks and canoes again, came back, ate dinner, and sat around the fire. On the last day, we decided to eat breakfast, then go on the water again, went to the arcade, and checked out.

  • 5/5 Jen O. 1 year ago on Google
    My son had his wedding there and it is like a little log cabin. So quaint. Allison was very accommodating and always returned phone calls anytime we had a questions. I would definitely recommend hosting a small wedding here.

  • 5/5 Light S. 1 year ago on Google
    Super friendly, clean with a ton of amenities. Great for kids and pets. We stayed in #7 and it was perfect! Beautiful location and event pavilion. Hot shower with great pressure. Highly recommended.

  • 5/5 Randy 1 year ago on Google
    This place is gorgeous! I stayed here a few weeks and enjoyed every minute The staff is amazing and the camp is very well kept. Clean bathrooms and hot showers. Plenty of activities for kids and adults. A great walking trail as well as many beautiful sites Definitely recommend I will be returning for sure Thank you to the staff for Everything. Keep up the good work.

  • 4/5 Colleen C. 1 year ago on Google
    My husband and I stayed here for about a week last month. The campsite in general is clean and there is a good amount of activities for families. The only reason for 4 stars is the bathrooms were outdated and not very clean. I have to shout out the people who have seasonal sites here- they were WONDERFUL to us. They welcomed us into their weekend activities like we were regulars. We had a blast and will definitely make a trip back based on this alone!

  • 5/5 chad n. 2 years ago on Google
    This is our first year as seasonal campers and we love it here! Office is very helpful the other campers are friendly and include you in all the activities they have here. And nice spots for weekend rentals as well friends stayed and enjoyed the cabins as well

  • 4/5 Martina S. 2 years ago on Google
    Great location for visiting the Cuyahoga National Park, and within reasonable driving distance to two other National Historic Sites, which was the reason for our stay at American Wilderness. The sites are all gravel with picnic tables and fire pits. The problem is that none of the sites available during our stay had sewer hookups. Had 50 amps and water only. Staying for a week, we had no choice but to move the rig once to deposit black water, which ended up being ok because we also had to move to a different site, no site avail for an executive week. They do offer a black water disposal service but will charge you $22 per trip to the rig. There are grey water disposal stations and we ended up carrying grey water in buckets to the collection stations. Ladies in the office are very friendly. Grounds are well maintained. Appears to house more permanent campers than transients. The weekends are super crowded and loud. All in all, not an ideal campground if you’re staying for more days than your holding tanks can handle, or fork out additional money for the black water disposal service.


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