Candy Hill Campground

Candy Hill is a pretty campground with trees and grass. Interior roads are paved and tight in spots for large rigs towing. Some sites have better spacing than others. Some are staggered so you have some privacy even though the sites are fairly close together. Most sites looked level. We had a “luxury” site which was not mentioned when I made the reservation. It was mentioned that event pricing was in effect. I should have asked the price but online it said $55 a night for events. Imagine my surprise when the total was $73 with the Good Sam discount. I guess due to it being a “luxury” site. It was not worth the price. The site had gravel and a concrete pad and was very long. There was a (dirty) grill, two patio lounge chairs and a table with six chairs. The chairs were laid willy-nilly about and the patio was littered with debris from previous storms. To exit the site, we had to drive up a steep incline. Not sure how we didn’t drag bottom on the 45’er. So much for luxury. Directv worked fine in our site as well as local channels on the antenna. They have cable but we didn’t use it. The free Tengointernet didn’t work well at all so we used our hotspots. The campground is right by the highway so there is significant traffic noise. There are also train tracks behind the campground, and the trains let themselves be known. We won’t be returning.

I call this any place in a storm. We had been traveling on I-81 all day in the rain which only grew in intensity so we needed a place to stay for the night. The campground was pretty decent - we arrived in the heavy rain and were offered help in parking. The sites vary quite a bit based upon topography but most appeared level and in good shape. Overall, the park was in good condition and well kept and clean. Our site was very wet given the rain but dried out overnight as the rain eased and stopped. The restrooms were dated needing renovations but clean and not well heated given we were here in November. There is considerable noise from the adjacent highway although this wasn't a problem in November with windows shut. Since it was November, we were informed that the water would be shut off during the evenings given the likelihood of freezing temperatures.

We stopped for two nights in our way to FL, they worked to give us a pull thru. As full time RVers we tend to look at things maybe a little different than someone on vacation. Staff polite, but not "friendly". Very well maintained, old but clean restrooms and laundry. As to road noise, it's from rt 37. OK, if you're not close. But if you got one of their luxury sites, almost at the road. We were here early November, so water locked 8pm to8am, or under 36 degrees and one has to take you hose off at those times. Just filled our fresh water. Campfires are allowed 8am to 11pm, they'll deliver the fire ring, no cost and wood at campground price. Cable was OK, free WiFi didn't connect for us. Main roads paved, others gravel, sites to the lay of the land, most looked level.Easy access from I 81.

First off nightly rates are pretty high, even with a Good Sam discount, not to mention you get nickeld and dimed for EVERYTHING!!! Want to have a fire? Gotta go borrow a fire ring from the office, and they limit you on when it can be used.! Want internet, sure it's free if you want the unreliable 1MB per sec internet, otherwise you have to pay?

Want to have a guest over? Gotta cough up $5 PER PERSON. Oh, and have kids? They cost extra too! For a kid friendly establishment it's appalling that they charge you more.

Aside from being overpriced, the grounds are well kept and we had an escort to our site that helped us back in. This is always helpful, especially when the first thing my kids want to do when we pull into a park is find the playground after being cooped up all day. This allows my wife the freedom to leave and attend to the kids.

Other downsides are they traffic noise. It's right off a highway so it's definitely not very quite. Bathrooms aren't as clean as I would expect either for the prices they charge.

Hook ups are also on random sides of the pad. Our site had the septic on the normal side, but water and electric where on the opposite side of the rig. Some pads seemed to have them both on the right side.