Riverview RV Park & Campground

Great location at the beginning of a fabulous canyon going into Rocky Mountain National Park. Office staff is very helpful. The river that runs behind it wide and beautiful
But the sites are very very close together. Neighbors slides a arm length away. Nice ,clean laundry. Lots of hiking in the area. Make sure you stop at the Colorado Cherry Company store in the Canyon Best Cherry Pie ever.
We would not return as the sites are really to close together and the new area is a disaster. Would look for another campground in the area.

The following comments are written by my husband who had to deal with this mess: I realize that this review probably won’t change much, but maybe it will help 1 or 2 of you out there. I would give the office staff 5 stars. They were very nice & courteous & very helpful with a problem or 2 that we had. I would give the campground ZERO stars. The site we were given is the WORST I’ve ever had. It was unsafe and nearly unstable. We were put in the “back” area of the campground which is in a FLOOD PLAIN, about 3’ lower than the front part of the campground. In their greed to maximize the poor investment they made, the owners made a half-hearted attempt to make the flood plain usable. They hauled in dirt & elevated each site by about 3’. Each site in this area is about 40’ long X 10’-12’ wide plateau, barely enough to contain a camper. This left a 3’ deep ditch between each campsite. Even though I hugged 1 side of the plateau w/ my camper, by the time I had let down my stairs, I had only 6-8” on each side before dropping down into the 3’ deep ditch. VERY DANGEROUS. The picnic table was IN the ditch so you had to go down the incline to use it. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!! Took me 3X longer & 10x the energy to set up. The utility hook ups are down in the ditch & you have to climb up & down out of them. If it were to flood, your utilities would be under water. This whole section of campground is UNSAFE. NO security lighting on campground—nearly pitch black. DO NOT ARRIVE after dark!!! Only 1 small laundry (4 washers &4 dryers) for 164 sites!
Had to elevate front of truck w blocks to even get out. Unable to get up n blow off slides before leaving. The wifi connection is USELESS ( as it is in most campgrounds). As short time renters, we were given the “basic” wifi password, but the connection was so slow as to be useless. Some long term people told us they were given a “voucher” for an upgraded WiFi but they reported problems with it. They advertise cable TV but for those of us in the “low rent district”, it did NOT work. They told us the underground cable was damaged. They didn’t seem to be concerned enough to repair it.

MAKE SURE YOU ASK IF YOU’LL BE IN THIS AREA.
TOO UNSAFE AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE IN AND OUT OF!!!!!
IF YOU HAVE OTHER CHOICES, USE THEM!!!!!!!!!!

UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN’T KNOW IN ADVANCE WHAT WE WERE GETTING!!!

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.