Alice Springs RV Park & Campground

Bridgette Tenelshof

My husband, boys and I have camped here as weekenders for about 3 years, before becoming a seasonal camper last year. Heres the goodl, decent size sites, trails to walk, bike & ride golf carts on. The bad - Most of our issues is with how management (Tara), runs things. This park could be a goldmine, it has lots of potential, but they are too worried about babysitting everyone. There are many reasons why this campground was empty and they still have available sites for this upcoming season. We signed a contract end of 2023 for 2024 season but upon arriving in 2024 much changed within our signed contract and when we questioned why it had changed or why we were not given an up to date contract we were labeled as difficult. Here are some of the issues we had this past season. Our adult son came to visit paid his $5 to get in, about a week later the campground charged his debit card for our electric bill because they stored it without his acknowledgement, after addressing it they never paid his bank fees for pulling money he didn't have - pretty sure this is illegal! No jumping in the pool, No drinks by the pool or hot tub even in covered cup, but seen several weekenders walking in the pool with beer cans - nothing said even after office staff did their wristband checks. Age of kids allowed in hot tub changed seemed like weekly, sign said 13 until our son was in it then they got a sign that said 13 on 1 line and 14 on line under it. Our boys were told they were riding their PEDAL BICYCLES too fast. We were told when signing the contract our children could drive our own golf cart but not rentals, so we allowed them to do so with us on the cart. We were told immediately they were not allowed to per their insurance company, so we respected this rule yet watched numerous weekenders allow their children to drive around all weekend without an adult and never once was told they can't. When we addressed this with management conveniently, Tara's response is they can't watch everyone. Yet the have cameras throughout the part watching certain peoples every move and chasing to their site to reprimand them like children over the most minor things like parking your vehicle on an inch of the grass. Their rates are insane for the amenities they offer. The playground is a bunch of ropes for kids to climb, they try to do events but fail at being involved with their campers to get them interested. Our conversation was overheard in the pool area with another family on how downhill the place is going with the new management and we were all called into the office like children being scolded. Told they can't have people overhearing anything bad about the campground - yeah because you can't fill it so you don't want to lose the people you who come. Towards the end of our season, while out on one of our many golf cart rides late afternoon on the trails we came up on a hunter in the tree stand with a loaded crossbow in camo gear in a tree stand. Called the office, one person seemed concerned about it but when we went into office Tara made excuses because it was her boyfriend saying he was scouting. We had people in our group that have hunted many times, this is NOT what he was doing but she lied. We had kids out there with us, this is a huge safety issue to allow hunting on the property where your campers are walking, on golf carts and biking. Seems like this could be a huge legal issue if the insurance company that they hid behind all summer got wind of this. I could go on and on with many more issues that we had, but there are several seasonals who were there for more than 10 years who chose to leave since the new management took place, keep that in mind. I'd avoid this campground at all costs, there are way better places out there that allow camping to be fun. I get rules need to be put in place but the manager, Tara takes it to a whole new controlling level. Looking forward to the upcoming season of real camping with great friends!

Rich Mayville

Campground has nice amenities. There's a giant bass to be caught in their pond as well. Cabins are great. I am surprised by some of the negative reviews. I stayed here many times this summer and the pool and rest rooms were very clean (and had mirrors). A couple trouble-making long time seasonal campers (that thought they owned the place) have not been invited back next year. Place is making great changes (full bar and pool table next year as well) with new management.

Matt Brown

I had a fantastic stay at Alice Springs RV Park & Resort! The facilities are top-notch, with clean restrooms and spacious sites. The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful, making check-in a breeze. The location is perfect for exploring the surrounding area, and the peaceful atmosphere really enhances the experience. I particularly enjoyed the well-maintained cabins and the beautiful views. I can't recommend this place enough for anyone looking to enjoy a relaxing getaway in the heart of nature. I'll definitely be back

Tom Bolt

I would rate this resort? as just above average. In our 20+ years of motorhoming this park is nice but we have stayed in many others for less money that were much nicer. That being said our problem was mainly with the rates we were charged. When we made the reservation I requested a military discount which they said was available. Upon arrival I requested a receipt and was told it was emailed. After setting up the coach I checked my email and nothing was there. Found out the email address they had on file was entered wrong. Then they requested proof of military service which I proudly provided and they refunded me 10% of the rate. I questioned the attendant if any other discounts were available in as much as the season was drawing to a close. The answer was no and was charged for in season rates. Obviously rates had something to do with 97 sites being empty for the 3 days we we were there. In conclusion we would say there are better values available than this park and will plan accordingly the next time we are in Michigan.

Charles Kennedy

We have been going here off & on since this park opened in the early 2000's. We found it to be very nice well run with fun stuff to do with families. The original park had around 120 full hookup sites and 6 rustic cabins. This park has been recently been sold last year to with new owners and park management. With that being said, the new owners have begun to update the park main bathrooms, added 38 new premium sites to the north of the office and added 6 new premium cabins. I would recommend this park to anyone.