Reviews

B Andrews

6/2018 Update: I upped the review to 3 stars: Water pressure has been increased to a good level so disregard initial review. Secondly, they have lowered the rates to 35/220/725 (daily/weekly/monthly) from those quoted below. That's worthy of the improvement of the rating. There have been heated exchanges among guests with online reservations for a specific site and guests that arrived with no reservation and choose their spot based on vacancies at the time they arrived. Mind you, this place is NEVER full (excepts SEC tournaments) and there is no supervision of arrivals/departures. There is a drop box for you to include payment and site information if you arrive without a reservation or are unaware of online reservations. Neither guest is at fault, it really is a problem trying to function with two different styles of reservation management. Hire a camp host to check in arrivals in light of what reservations have already been made or drop site specific online reservations, chose one or the other and take this burden off guests and their immediate negative feelings about the park and Hoover. Secondly, they are doing construction on the southern most edge of the park with blasting, noise and dust. They start early and work on the weekends if weather permits. It can be noisy and dirty. Yesterday a blast sent mud/dirt/small rocks in the air and hit 3 coaches parked on the construction side. If you don't like that, park closest to the building. You have been warned. PLEASE NOTE if it is HOT outside: you are parked on asphalt and heat radiating off the surface is tremendous. Be sure your AC's are in good working order ESPECIALLY if you are leaving pets in your camper during the day or at a minimum have a way to check inside temps in case it gets too hot for your fur babies! ORIGINAL REVIEW First the good - the park is close to I-459 and easy on/off for travelers. All sites provide full hookups. It is located in the midst of a plethora of commercial facilities from quaint boutiques to Wal-Mart and Costco just a couple of miles away...convenience galore! Now the bad - since the park re-opened 6/2017, water pressure is remarkably low so much so that flushing and washing hands at the same time is dismal. Sites are short, our 45 ft motorhome hangs out front and back and that is without our tow car but sites are wide enough to pull the car to the side and out of the pathways. There is no cable TV and internet is like most other parks, spotty and slow. However it is located close enough to Birmingham that you can get local channels over the air if you have an antenna. Most all sites are deceivingly sloped and leveling can put your steps a bit high. There is no shade to speak of, mostly just a parking lot. There are no other services/features for this campground. No office to check in/out or make inquires of, no bath house or restrooms, no clubhouse or public gathering place, no pool or tennis courts, no picnic tables, no playground, no dog park, no landscaping between sites, well...you get the picture. Lastly, they are priced at $49 nightly, $282 weekly or $903 monthly for a parking lot with power, water and sewer.

Dana Van Scoy

Perfect place to stop if you are in the area and just need to PARK your RV. Took care of reservation on line, including window pass. Never saw a human, so not sure what happens if there is a problem but we didn't have any even with a pretty strong storm passing through.

Kimberly Martin - McClure

If you are looking for a scenic RV parking experience, this is not the place. It is just a large parking lot. That being said, it is a well and in a very nice area close to shopping. I had a question and contacted the Hoover Met staff. The man I spoke with was very nice and even gave me the heads-up about a car show here at the facility. I would recommend this park to anyone exploring Birmingham and the surrounding area.

Marie Creech

RV park was everything advertised. A parking space with hookups. I realize that a major construction project is going on, but there is NO signage directing to an exit. The entrance/exit is too narrow. I can only imagine the traffic nightmare during a large event.

J-F S

Great place, if you're not looking for just a place to hookup. It is not a campground, so folks who rated it a 3 because of it had the wrong expectation. I did not see a comfort station, but each site has sewer. It was very easy to get in and out and hookup. Guy, who runs it, was very nice. Only problem, and reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that they so not have someone answering voicemail if Guy is out. Management needs to get someone to answer calls for him on the reservation number. The phone service also seemed like it wasn't working right. The staff seemed like they would bend over backwards to help you out if needed.

Jordan McGowan

3 stars because of the area, there is alot to do around here. I'm not sure of the building concept though. Unfortunately there was construstion going on so I picked a spot away from it not thinking what events may be held at the complex. There ended up being a basketball event in which people were parked between the rv's and returning to their cars late in the night. Teams just getting done playing, loud. I feel if there was more order to this system things would be better. Possibly flag off a area away from your paying guest for event attending vechicles to park.

Debbie Lentz

It is very clean,we really liked it. No cable but guests wi fi and its pretty fast. All parking is on black top because are in RV parking for hoover met sports complex. There is no office so you have to call a maryland area code and number . We would use it again.

Vicki Hernandez

Was completely surprised to find it was a huge parking lot, but ok I just needed to park. My problem was how rude the young lady was when I called from the parking lot to inquire where I was to park. Our first time here so we had no idea how this type parking was done. She was so rude and unhelpful. Otherwise park is ok. Lots are small but they are level and clean.

Beth Perkins

Horrible place. Sites are wide but very short. No one on site to answer any questions. The electricity at our site wasn't working, so we called the reservation number who said they would have the property manager call us. After waiting for them to call quite a long time we called them again to say we're leaving and want a refund. She said she couldn't do that but would have the property manager call me about that. No word yet, almost 24 hours later!

Kristin Buckley

The Riverchase Mall is only 3 miles away. There is lots of shopping and entertainment nearby. The sites are clean, well maintained, have water, sewer, WiFi and cable. I emailed them from the website to make my reservations, it was easy and the response time was fantastic. This is really a great, quiet, and convenient place to stay. :-)

Tom Jones

We stayed here for two nights. It is a nice location in Birmingham and the sites are nice and level. The sites are a bit small but since it was very open we had no issues with fitting both our trailer and our truck. If the park had been more full we would not have been able to fit our truck as our 36' trailer filled the spot.

Kasey Campbell

We love this place. My husband and I have camped here once a month for the past four years. We come here every year for Thanksgiving to be close to the Black Friday Deals. It makes my heart hurt knowing that it will be closed until May 2017. The new expansion should be a great benefit for the city of Hoover. I am hoping that they will beef up their WiFi signal for the campground post-construction. This is not a normal campground. It is a parking lot with power pedestals, sewer and water hook ups. There is no cable available at this site. It is mainly for those who "glamp" and like to be close to amenities. It is very close to Hoover shopping/restaurants as well as right off the interstate. May 2017 can't come fast enough! My only hope is that the campground will still have that sleepy charm that it did before.