Elkhart Campground

We stayed at an Elkhart campground because we were having carpeting and a new couch installed in our RV. Our site was long enough for our 37 foot coach and our truck. It was a pull through. Sites were grass and gravel. They had some premium sites that had concrete patios. The sites we were in were very close together. All the people we met were very friendly. The pool looked nice laundry facilities were good. Our only issue was a slow draining sewer hookup that actually caused our neighbors sewer fitting to overflow. Upon checkin we requested a shaded site, and received one. There is a very large dog run in full sun, with no water for the dogs. But very clean.

We were passing through and needed a 1 night stay with water/electric. Thought it was a tad expensive for the stinky water. Didn't feel refreshed after our shower and we even have a filter system. We didn't really check out the campground but sites are not very private. Would not stay again here just for the fact of the water smell. They also had wifi but it did not work at our site. Site was big enough though that we could keep our truck hooked up for an early departure.

This is a big park but easy for a bigger rig to pull in and out of the sites. The sites aren’t too far away from each other, but you’re not touching the next sites awnings with your slide outs. The staff is wonderful and helpful. There is a pool and it did look maintained and cleaned, but we never used it. The bath houses are kept up, but need A/C for summertime, as they can get warm during the day. There appeared to be a mini golf course (small, and needs some repairs). We had issues with the power and water there, but we were able to adjust our thinking, and treat it like a 30-amp outlet, and didn’t use all the A/C units in our camper (we were fine with two). In the summer when many bigger rigs are using all three A/C units, it pulls a lot of power through the park and the power at some of the pedestals tend to drop below 105. The water was a nice rust color (we used a three stage filter and RV OnTheGo water softener). Talking with some of the staff there, as well as the owner, they had just built a new building and pavilion. The new building was to house a new water softener system for the park (he was waiting for the plumber to hook it into the system, as the equipment was in place). If we hadn’t talked with the staff and owner, we probably wouldn’t consider coming back, due to the issues. Since they are working on improving the park, we are going to give it another shot next time we’re in the area. Overall, I think this park will be a great park to visit when in the Elkhart area once the updates/upgrades are completed. There is a lot to do in the Elkhart area, highly recommend visiting the RV Museum, SuperHero Museum, Railroad museum and the Botanical Gardens.

We came to Elkhart for a week to have servicing done on our 5th wheel. The campground (CG) was easy to find and pull into just a short drive off the highway. After checking in, we proceeded to pull through site 742 with FHUs. We had a tight turn into the site due to the camper next to us sitting at the back of the site, and a Class A on the other side was close with its awning out. But we were able to get positioned on the site so that we had a few feet of clearance between our bedroom slide and their awning. The regular sites are very close together in this CG. The deluxe sites give you a cement pad and better spacing but are still fairly close together. The utilities were well placed on the pad and the water pressure was good at around 50 psi. We got 4 bars on Verizon but the CG Wifi wasn’t all that great. They have about a 1/4 acre fenced dog area plus there are plenty of areas within the CG to walk your dog including a short trail through the woods at the back of the CG. There’s a small camp store at the check-in office and a decent laundry in Rec Hall 3. Go to the Flippin Cow about 1.5 miles from the campground on Simonton Lake. The Bonnie burger is very good! If you need any obscure RV parts, check out Bontrager's Surplus in White Pigeon MI. This large RV surplus is not too far away and it's worth checking out just to see all the things they have in stock. Overall, this CG met our needs.

Called 1 day before for an overnight - Got in. Site J308 was perfect. Easy in and out for 1 night. Almost all of their sites are very level. They were not the most pleasant at check in, however, it was very busy due to a camper rally of some sort and campers coming in like crazy. Cable cost $2 extra- which was fine. The internet was hit and miss. Water pressure was good. Verizon was fine. Went for a drive downtown - would not recommend it - did not seem very safe and there was not much there. Campground was nice, clean and easy in and out, but, probably will not stay here again due to nothing in the area - for us.

We were planning on staying 7 days but only stayed 2 because we didn't want to pay 70.00 dollars extra for having 2 kids. I explained to the owner that most campgrounds will charge extra for kids even though most we visit include 2 adults and 2 children but when you do a weekly or monthly rate the extra child charge is discounted instead of charging each day. He didnt seem to get it so we only stayed 2 days. The spots are close together FHU nothing special. I spoke to a neighbor staying a month that has 5 kids and was charged 25 extra dollars per day! 750 dollars for kids?! This place is crazy 🤪 they also charge 3 percent for using a debit card lol I was charged this fee twice because the person at the desk got the total incorrect the first time. We don't mind paying premiums for nicer campgrounds but don't nickel and dime us on everything.

We stayed for 3 months in order to achieve selling our condo, buying a new motorhome and getting ready to travel full time. Bob was very accomodating, he even let us put up a temporary tent in order to sort through all of our belongings and fill our new motorhome.
During our time here we enjoyed the Pumpkinvine Trail with our bikes, Shipshewana Flea market and shops and area parks and resturants. There's lots to do in this area.
There's a real nice dog park, playground and pool. The laundry mat and 3 separate bathrooms with showers were always clean. Very clean park and quiet even though near the toll road. We plan to come back when we are in the area.