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We camped at Cliffside the last week in August. This was our 9th city or county campground on this trip through IL, WI, & MI. This is by far the finest of the lot. Beautifully laid out among mature trees, well groomed grounds, modern bathhouses, good dump station configuration. There are 2 bathhouses with 2 showers each. Might seem inadequate for the size of the park, but I found a shower open when needed and never saw a waiting line when the CG was full Saturday night. Access to the excellent MRK bike trail into Racine requires a short street ride to the trailhead. A somewhat difficult hiking trail will take you through the woods, over the cliff and down to the lake shore. Brewer's stadium is a manageable drive into Milwaukee. When I made reservations there was not a site open for 3 consecutive nights. But the agent was helpful and found 3 sites open for one night each. Inconvenient, but did allow us to attend a baseball game.

There are no showers at this campground. Sites are electric and water only, and as others have pointed out, one water spigot serves two adjoining sites, which can mean you need a long, long hose. Otherwise, a beautifully landscaped with lush grass surrounding all the sites. Seems like a relatively new park, and there are no large trees near the sites. Ten miles of hiking and biking trails, mostly crushed stone or grass. Only a mile or so from Big Timber Metra station with train service into Chicago. Frequent aircraft noise, occasional train sounds nearby. Did I mention there are no showers at this CG?

No frills campground. Dessert setting, gravel sites full hook ups. Can accommodate all sizes. Owner quickly responded to text, no cell service. Strong free WiFi. Did not use showers/restroom. We were only here one night on our way to Badlands. We would stay here again. Here in later Sept-very quiet.

We stayed at Riverside Resort because our family came from Florida to spend a week with us, and the combination of RV sites and cabins made it the perfect place to stay together. Overall, we had a wonderful experience. The resort is very clean, well maintained, and the RV sites are level and nicely kept. The cabins were also very nice and gave us the extra space we needed to spend quality time with our family. The only downsides were that the sites are fairly close together, and we found the sewer placement a bit odd. Instead of being located near the power pedestal, our neighbor’s sewer connection was inside our site, very close to our picnic table. We never had any odor or issues because of it, but it definitely seemed like an unusual layout. We also thought the cabin entry code system could be improved. The codes didn’t seem very secure, and my dad accidentally unlocked and entered the wrong cabin because the code worked there as well. Thankfully, nothing happened, but it seems like an area where guest security could be strengthened. Other than those minor concerns, we had a fantastic stay. We don’t usually stay at RV resorts, but this one exceeded our expectations, and if we’re ever in the area again and need both RV sites and cabins, we would definitely stay here again.