Riverview RV Park & Campground

Ugg. After spending 3 days in a picturesque Natural Forest camp site in the Black Hills, we were prepared for a let down of commercial, high-density camp ground but wow, this place is SAD! Spot 33 is an upgraded “river” site, but the brush is overgrown, so we can’t even see the river. The wide, level space is all dirt and weeds: no grass, no gravel. We track dust in every time we enter our trailer.

A previous occupant left trash in the fire pit, and their dog left many surprises near the hook ups. GROSS! Does staff ever inspect the sites??

The hook ups are old and in need of an upgrade. The place feels down market, which is fine if you don’t charge $57. Total disappointment. Will NEVER stay here again.

I'm not sure if we would stay here again. Pretty setting on the Big Thompson River, very little traffic noise. Live Music on Saturday night. Arte's Pizza was AAA+ Loveland is very nice, the sculpture garden is super cool. The had some nice local items in the store. Office staff was pleasant and dismissive.

-The site was not level
-The threads on the sewer pipe were messed up and maintaince used 4 rock technique to secure our sewer line. "Its too hard to change that fitting so this what we do" Poor kid wouldn't know what to think of metal pipe if he cant figure out PVC glue fittings. I could have changed the fitting in less than 15 minutes with no more than $20 in parts.

-The property smelled of sewage around the showers and bath house on Sunday. Jet a Rooter truck was out Monday to deal with it.... Seemed like the owner didn't want to pay weekend rates to fix the smelly problem.

-Meet the chickens and Rabbits is posted with 2 different times at different places and the staff was not able to figure out which was correct.
-Our full time neighbors that lived in a tiny house with their two large dogs and two children were forced to cook breakfast at 6am out side because well its a tiny house thats maybe 100 sq/ft...
-Property map shows two laundry rooms and their is only one.
-Dusty- paving the 'streets' would be a huge improvement.
-Sketchy bridge to cross on entry into the park...

We stayed in a back-in site with FHU, the spots in our area were well spread for me, we had a picnic table and fire ring in the back that we didn't use but is good to have. The park seemed very well managed and organized, it looks as they have been reinforcing dog 'rules' which I understand and appreciate, I really think people should be mindful of others when they have pets.
We were escorted to our spot and they even helped my husband to back in; it was nice to be relieved of that job. The spots are well shaded and level, yes is dirt but unless you arrive on a rainy day is not a big deal. Just obey the 5 MPH rule so the dust stays on the ground.

The wifi in the park isn't the best (if you want 'premium' have to pay $5 p/d per device) and Verizon gave us trouble as well, we don't have a booster and T-Mobile was dead without wi-fi, other than that and that they were shutting off and on the water, for the last two days in the morning I have no complaints.
Not sure if the water shut-off was because the temperature dropped or they have been doing repairs, but I think they should let everyone know about it. Meaning, go camper by camper and advise that at a certain time the water would be shut-off.
We were in front of the laundry and bathrooms which we didn't use but saw a paper stating about the water shut-off Saturday which we saw after I got out of our home at noon, I didn't expect it to be for Sunday as well. :/
Laundry room seemed small but functional and very clean (washers $1.75-$2 and dryers $1.25)

The location of this place is good, we took a day trip to RMNP (be advised that the road next to the park that could take you to Estes Park is closed so you have to take a detour, it took us almost 1 1/2 hours to get there.) But you can be in the restaurants, stores, and gym in 10-15 minutes from the place.
Did I mention is pleasant and quiet? Yes, it is, at least this time of the year. After being boondocking or in parks near main roads, we were happy to find peace and quiet in this park.
We wanted to extend our stay but with the water shut-offs and the fact that no one was in the office on Sunday, we decided to keep going.
Our rate was with PA and if we have the same rate in the future we would definitely be back.

Great site next to the river. We only spent the night here, so we didn't have a chance to use any of the facilities. The office was closed when we arrived Sunday afternoon, but our site information was pinned to the board behind the office. I must have misread the site information because it was only 50 or 20 amps. No 30 amp receptacle. Fortunately, I had a 20 amp to 30 amp adapter, so we had enough power to get through the evening. It was our mistake for not reading the description clearly.

The river was a peaceful backdrop for an evening campfire. There was minimal highway noise, but in a way it mixes with the river sound, so it wasn't annoying.

We would definitely stay here again if we are in the area.

The river was great. Water level was low, no fish, but felt great to just sit in. So first of all the map was deceiving. The spots furthest away from the entrance seem hug on the map but are a tighter fit than the spots up front. And the ones up front on the river are FHU whereas the furthest (on the river) are water and 50a only. Not a huge deal but staying in already tight spots with a huge fifth wheel can be tricky especially when you gotta take the unit to dump tanks. There wasn't a lot of roving rule checkers though so some people leave their yappy dogs out. Overall I would come back but would stay in spots 1-7 ish. Close to Loveland and Estes.

I stayed here for nearly a month as I was renovating our old VW Bus and waiting on convincing my Lady to then just join us in our adventures.

A better than average RV park, I arrived out of the regular season and more or less had the entire back area all to myself. The rest of the park is permanent residence, but it doesn't feel trashy. Many of them befriended my son and I, and as temperatures dropped in October, offered us space heaters, jumped our Bus, one even helped me install a radio at the cheap cost of just sharing some beers with him.

I came to feel at home here.

Did I mention I was the only camper in the entire loop? Well about two weeks into staying here, they closed the bathrooms to that loop down. So, I began peeing outside at night. It was a far walk to the restrooms up front, it was night time, and I was alone in the loop.

Now I understand that peeing outside at RV parks is perhaps controversial.

But one day, while showering in the up front bathrooms, a man came into the shower room, called my name, "Nathan?" And then proceeded to hand a note to me, directly into the shower, through the curtain. I took it, confused and taken understandably aback, with my wet hands.

The note read, "Nathan, public urination is a crime and is simply unacceptable behavior. You are not above the rules."

I made sure to check the rules the next day, but unfortunately neither draining the lizard nor shower time correspondence were specifically mentioned. Surely, I thought, one was of slightly less acceptable behavior. I wrapped up my pre-paid week and have never returned.