Duke Creek Campgrounds

We stayed in a cabin over Labor Day weekend, we had a great time. The cabin was perfect and had everything needed for “glamping”. The pool was big and clean, and the playground offered play sets for toddlers and bigger kids. Very quiet peaceful campground that was perfect for a family. The campground is definitely jammed a little tight between tents & campers.

long post but read before renting. Especially if English is not your first language. Our family rented a cabin as our annual weekend extended family getaway. Upon arrival, cabin was dirty and not clean. Toilet had splashes of vomit/diarrhea, we found empty bottles behind the couch and between the mattresses up in the loft, used lashes on the carpet, fridge with food stains and residues, Stove with food splashes, and a dirty glass tray with food residues in the oven. We arrived to the cabin after check in hours due to work and kids extracurricular activities. We tried calling the office but got no answer. We did not want to disappoint the kids and go home due to the conditions so we got to cleaning assuming positive intent. We cleaned the fridge before putting food in and the loft and toilet before use. Saturday morning I called again and left a voicemail. Later on, mom spoke with the owner over the phone and she told mom they had employed a homeless woman who was looking for work. She assumed fault and apologized for not checking the cabin before opening it for us. She told mom she felt helping this woman was important, mom agreed. Mom offered to show her pictures but she declines. Owner granted cabin 101 free wood for the weekend. Mind you, this is a $135 per night cabin. We just assumed positive intent and tried to carry on with our weekend. We noticed the curtain rod by the sliding door was loose so we were trying to be super careful to ensure it didn’t fall. This morning, the rod fell on my head when opening the door. I took a deep breath and just carried on, the. put it to the side. After cleaning and were packed up, mom called the owner to ensure good and clear communication. As mom was trying to explain what had happened with the rod, my mom said “you can’t understand me?” this caught me off guard. My mom then repeated herself, and I head my mom say again “you can’t understand me?” So I asked mom for the phone and as I placed the phone to my ear I heard the lady say “…it’s because of your thick accent” so I took over the conversation and asked owner if my English was ok because I too had an accent. She said it was fine. I explained what had happened with the rod. She then told me “so you broke it”. To which I replied, “no ma’am that was lose since the get go and it fell as I opened the door” she then said we should have called her and it was not her fault, “we can’t control how hard you people pull on it” then I heard a males voice “what did they brake?” And the owner replied “she broke the curtain rod” so I reiterated “ma’am that was loose and I did not pull on it, I opened the door and it fell on my head. Had this fallen on my kids head that would have been a problem. Maybe next time it would be a good idea to inspect cabins before allowing people to go inside” to this she asked if I was the one she spoke to Saturday morning explaining why the cabin was dirty. I told her no, but that the rod had nothing to do with this. She then told me “you know it’s best if you don’t come back!” With a very rude tone. I agreed it was best. I added that it was very rude for her to tell mom she didn’t understand her when she had a conversation with her the day prior. She then started arguing with me and told me again to not come back. I ended the conversation telling her I would leave a Google review and God bless her. Minutes later right before driving off she shows up and wants to talk to mom and apologize but she wanted nothing to do with me. She went up to my mom and said she was sorry she had sad what she said. However, this tone was not there until after I told her I would leave a Google review. I understand things happen, especially at the end of the season. But if we are paying $135 PER night, maintenance should be kept up and at the least know the structural conditions of your cabins before charging and trying to blame tenants who are being clear with you. It’s not only a safety concern but lack of accountability. We will not be coming back and hope they fix these safety issues and attitude.

Duke creek was a nice campground. They do pack it everyone is very tight. Tent campers are almost on top of each other. We were glad to be in a camper. It was nice bathrooms kept clean. A playground for the kid's. The pool was chilly the sign said it was heated, guess the heaters weren't on idk. We didn't see anyone while we're at the pool to ask. We had a good time during our stay. The pool isn't supervised and kid's under the age of 12 are at the pool unaccompanied by adults.

Our family has been camping here over 20 years. We have rented 11 sites some years. We especially like the Halloween in August, we get to decorate our sites and the kids have a costume contest and trick or treating. A fun time for all.

I enjoyed the woman who checked us in. She was very busy with an activity but helped us anyway. The Halloween vibe with all the kids in costume at night was very cool. Overall quiet campground even though it was pretty full. However, the permanent site next to us had a very nice dog who they left outside unattended in an area right next to our site that was full of poop. Not a little, a truckload. Their site was thoroughly unkept and an eyesore. Also, the sewer hookup was so far, you’d need 50 feet to hookup. If the campground is always sold out then god bless. If not, don’t put overnighters next to disrespectful vagrants. They are potentially future business.