Sand Springs Campground

The campsites were in a nature setting with RV utilities. The campsites were actually nice and fairly spacious with lots of trees. Unfortunately the bathrooms/showers were filthy. They looked like they had not been cleaned in some time. They were full of dead and alive bugs and spiders. Dirty underwear and trash. They also charge a quarter to take a shower. On top of this you get greeted by the owner. I don't know if he is the owner or the manager but he is a grump. Maybe he has a lot to be grumpy about. They don't take credit cards at all. Cash or Check only. I was told they don't have access to internet at all. That seemed odd to me since the West Virginia Research Facility was right next door to the property. I suspect Sand Springs Campground just doesn't want to pay for internet. So if you can look past dirty bathrooms, grumpy owner, credit card only and no internet, this is a great beautiful campground in the woods. Ironically I went back and looked at my charges for all of my RV Campsites on a two week trip to West Virginia and Pennsylvania and I paid slightly more for a stay at Sand Springs Campground than I did at any of the other sites. Go figure.

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The campground has plenty of woods and gravel pads, though our site (#31) was about 3 degrees off of level. The roads getting in and out of the park are quite narrow. Payment is cash or check only. There isn't much of a store, but it's only 20-30 minutes to Morgantown where you can find anything you need. The campground was nearly empty this time of year. We stayed in site #31, a pull-through site with full hookups.

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I signed up for a permanent spot putting my name on a waiting list, when my name came up the owner gave my spot to some random guy who showed up with cash in hand that wasn't on the waiting list, and when questioned about it said what was I suppose to do he had the money in hand, then tried to blame it on his help for quitting saying he didn't know he had a waiting list or who was on the list. Finally offered to create a site for me, but has yet to do so!! Bad business practice if you ask me!

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was a great place at one time but now who ever owns the place needs to clean up the old dead tree that have been laying on the ground for years. bathrooms ONE IS CLOSED AND IN the middle of the park run down and the other is way in the back of the park and needs some work bad!!! pool closed. no credit cards, cash or check only which is strange the sits that are open are clean and ok but you need to be able to shower in your camp not much for kid in fact nothing for kids

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Could be an amazing place. We came in and we're a bit confused about all the great reviews from the websites. This could not be the same place. Quite a bit may be done to bring this facility up to what travelers have grown to expect but many who come here, in the current state, will be disappointed. Restroom/showers were not well maintained, the grounds need quite a bit of focus and the main road coming in is in trouble! Do not take that road quickly, you can damage your vehicle or trailer. I leave it at this, this could be an amazing destination.

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This is a family owned business and they were very friendly and helpful. The setting is a wooded setting that is very appealing and quiet with no road noise. It's about two miles off the main highway on a narrow paved road through the Cooper State forest. The owner is continuously making improvements and had brand new washers and dryers in the laundry and has plans for new restrooms. Gravel driveways and sites are kept in good shape. Stone fire pits and picnic tables at each site. The long term section of the campground is kept the neatest of any I have seen. The overall campground has a neat and clean appearance, not fancy but more of a rustic appearance. Would have given it an overall rating of 5 except for several dead trees, some of which are near campsites, need to be removed.

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Only stayed here two nights but what a nice Campground. It is owned by a very nice helpful couple. The spaces are large with lots of room between other RVs. It is shady and cool with a very nice pool. The laundry room was clean with two nice washer and dryers. It is close to town for shopping and sight seeing. Beautiful park we would definitely stay again.

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we only stayed overnight because we were traveling but it is a beautiful park. Has pull through sites and full hook ups. I would definitely stay again.

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We almost passed this great campground up because of the prior reviews, luckily a friendly permanent camper changed our minds. The owner greeted us warmly, had a pull through spot open for one night, led us to it, and delivered firewood to our site. We had to use a set of legos on one side to level, but no issues with that because the site is nicely gravelled. The pool looks clean and new. The playground is a classic American playground that we all grew up with. You should bring what you need, but they do have firestarters and toilet paper if you run out. The bathrooms are simple and clean, and you put a quarter in to prevent the water from running all night, if someone were to forget to turn it off. Finally, this camp ground is in the woods, in the mountains, in West Virginia. We have a 30' TT and know how to drive a truck on country roads. If you live like a rock star in a tour bus, or can't see over the steering wheel, this is not the spot for you. If you like frogs, crickets, wind in the trees, and a good campfire, you'll find this to be a great spot for a quick or extended stay.

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Road to campground is full of very large holes. Campground would be okay for one or two nights IF sewer smell didn't permeate the entire place. We could not stand to be outside and the poor tent campers were actually becoming ill. When we arrived I noticed that campers were not outdoors. That should have been my first clue Restrooms are outdated but sort of clean. Big surprise--you need 25 cents to take a shower. The gentleman who checked us in was nice but was unable to give us much information Now to my biggest complaint, (even worse than sewer smells) the female who seems to be manager or owner is rude and nasty, especially to children. She was so nasty that we left after two nights, even though we had paid for 4 My grandchildren and I arrived at the pool 30 minutes after it was to have been open. There were two gates at the pool --one gate was locked and the second gate was standing wide open so we went inside the pool area. This woman came over to us and started ranting that we were not permitted to be in the pool unless the gates were both unlocked. When I told her that one gate was open and it was past time for the pool to be open, she grimaced and said that I should have gone to the office for permission to enter the pool and that she would ensure the second gate was locked the next morning until she WANTEDd to open the pool. She talked very rudely to me in front of my grandchildren. Later she told my grandchildren to leave the playground and "this isn't a public place where you can just run amok and you can't be here without an adult". When I asked her why she was so rude to them, she repeated what she said to them and stomped off before I could explain that one of the children she was so rude to is 19 years old and I was sitting in the shade beside the park watching them play. I told her I would be leaving the next morning and would stop by the office for a refund for the next 2 days. When I stopped at the office it was closed. I rang the doorbell several times, called the office from my cell phone and blew my horn; the door never opened I almost forgot, wi-fi never works. Good Sams needs to reconsider its rating of the campground.

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