Reviews

Lori Nagel

For the most part, this is an excellent family campground. Lots of activities and amenities for kids and families, plus free shuttle service to and from Holiday World all day. The downside, and this was huge in our case, were the bathhouses. No ventilation or air conditioning. In July this made for such a steamy, sweaty mess that showering was almost pointless. The bathhouse at the activity center had a bench and several hooks in each shower stall. The unisex showers just down the road had no benches or hooks at all. One shower was unusable because of a broken door. One shower had a modicum of cooler air coming in through a vent, but overall, every place we tried was humid and swampy. At $300 for the week, the shower situation made the "resort" part of the campground name a bit of a joke. You kind of expect a decent shower house for that amount of money.

alma cima

My family and I decided to book a stay here due to how close it was to Holiday World. We stayed in the Family Cabin 218-D. Upon arrival, it was clear this cabin had not been cleaned in quite a while. The pull out bed was extremely dirty and had what appeared to be a blood stain. There were spider webs and dust everywhere. The mattress in the main bedroom was sunken in and extremely uncomfortable. We wanted to look past all these issues, but unfortunately we ended up sleeping on the floor and are extremely dissatisfied considering the price we paid to stay here.

Janet Longenecker

Location was great and the amenities were fun for the kids. The cabin was in need of some repairs and not adequately cleaned. The screen door had a nail sticking out that one child hurt her finger on. Called for maintenance to come and fix it but no one ever came. We have stayed at other cabins in the area and found them to be much better equipped for families and cleaner. A step above camping, but not as nice as we had hoped from the website.

Kacey VanCleave

My family has been going to Lake Rudolph every summer for years. We absolutely love it there! They have so many activities for families and kids of all ages. They offer a different activity for the kids every morning with only a small cost for the supplies (ex: tie dye, sand art, stuffed animal.) Every other night is a Glow Parade for all the decorated golf carts. We go all out and bring our lights and themed decorations to try to make our golf cart look the best. Lake Rudolph has a nice pool and water slides. They have a putt-putt golf course, a couple big playground areas, basketball courts, a snack shack with pizza, ice cream, etc, and so much more. They offer a shuttle bus service to Holiday World with multiple bus stops throughout the campground to ensure that one is within walking distance from your cabin. Tips for your stay: ALWAYS book a golf cart, bring lights and decorations for your golf cart, and bring towels and blankets. We love Holiday World, but Lake Rudolph is what keeps us coming back to Santa Claus every year!

Mindy Lambert

Had an awesome, short trip to Lake Rudolph to celebrate my 8 yr olds birthday. We had a blast. The kids loved every second of the trip and already asking when we will.go back! Next time we will definitely decorate our golf cart! The golf cart parade was fun to watch! My husband Jose and I will be planning our next family trip to lake Rudolph campground for more family fun!!!

Skoensy Whales

This campground is in my top 3 list. It is directly next door to Holiday World. They even have a shuttle that will pick you up and drop you off at the entrance to the park. At night, the campground is very lively. There are many cabins for rent, my mom has stayed in them on 2 separate occasions. They're very clean and welcoming. I'll camp here as often as I get the chance.

P Jplumber

Didn’t have a room. We got a tent site for 2 nights close to the d bathhouse and paid for the lock in price. Arrived right around 2pm for check in got to site and set up within minutes. Went to check the d bathhouse. Nasty as the rest stops in San Francisco. Air didn’t work. Mud in n floors. Standing water in each bathroom. Stinks. So as with any public use area. I waited patiently. Next morning was the same. Ended up going to the newer bathhouse by pool. They are as expected of a campground. Multistall community style. Shower heads barely mist. You can’t just set the temp. It’s push button monitoring. So you have to start in cold. Push the button every 2 minutes. Typical campground bathhouse from the 80’s. Cleaner block with painted floor. So now we about to go back and inspect d bathhouse. Day 2. Wish me luck for dry clean floors. I can wait till dark with no air. But I wanna remain clean after a shower. You got the rest of the place figured out and don’t need second chances. So 4 star for a tent site is generous but honest.

Brandy

We have stayed a few times now at Lake Rudolph and this past stay was a lot different than prior years. The cabin wasn’t as expected and quite disappointing. The pull out couch wasn’t expected to be all that great but when you can see the springs popping out then there’s a problem. We ended up purchasing an air mattress it was so bad. I understand it’s a family place but they really need to do something about the kids running all over with electric scooters and such. My teenagers were even saying gosh these kids aren’t even paying attention to other traffic. They need to lower the capacity or something. We will probable stay at another location for our next holiday world trip.

Cristy N

My family stayed at an RV site for the first time. I was very happy with the site location, shade, levelness of spot, distance between RVs, the accessibility of sewer/water/electric, and how quiet and peaceful it was even though we were close to the theme park. They have a shuttle that goes to the park, but we preferred to drive. Nice amenities with plenty to do for the kids, pool, playground, basketball court, ice cream, a small lake. There were no golf carts available for 3 of the 4 days of our stay, but that wasn't a deal breaker. For the price, I was a little disappointed they charge extra to go down the 2 water slides on the property. The splash pad and pool are free, but you have to pay for the water slides. I also was disappointed how much they charge to "lock in" you preferred spot. Overall, we had a pleasant experience. We will most likely visit again.

D Dunning

Our cabin looked nothing like the website photos. Incredibly smaller than we imagined, dirty, no ventilation in the “loft”- we squeezed our mattresses on the first level because it was too hot to sleep in the loft. The ceiling was 6inches from our faces and no one could fall asleep in combination with the heat and ceiling so close to our faces. Blinds were broken, curtains were covered in dust. The stairs up to the front door were not secure and wobbly. We will never stay here again and have told several people to stay away. We wanted to love these as we go to Holiday World every year but we will gladly stay in a hotel 30min away next time.

Morgan Powell

We recently stayed in cabin 212. The location is great. The grounds themselves are great. Our daughter had a lot of fun at the on-site pool and mini waterpark. We were very happy with our stay until we found 2 dead roaches while packing up. Definitely made us second guess the cleanliness of the cabin and whether we'll be back.

Mandi Halmich

Nice Large Campground resort. Little expensive, but we chose to bring our camper to cut down on costs instead of renting a cabin. Our Friends did get a cabin and they were very clean and pretty modern. The shuttles every 15 mins to the Holiday World theme park were very convenient.

Melissa Meyer

Just arrived yesterday with family, staying in one of the Christmas Cabins @ 369.00 a night along with a lock site fee of $40, im so shocked how dirty the cabin is, nasty floors,windows, old fitted sheets that pop off ,knifes broken, pots and pan handles about to fall off with no coating left on them. Bathroom floor has black mold Ive had to clean floors to even let my 1 year old grandaughter crawl around. Nice huge deck, but so dirty, should have brought my leaf blower,mop and bucket! Golf cart broke as soon as we pulled up huge incline drive, hardly any gravel so its a dusty dirty mess. And the resort reviews states "Cleanliness is one of our top priorities, and we take feedback as such seriously" Really??? Lay more gravel,use a mop ,blow decks off,new dishes,sheets and maybe get higher reviews, simple little things can make a difference! Think Black river lodge will be our next stay.

Davy McGee

Good place to camp if you get a good spot. Some areas seem overly crowded. Not ideal for for a nice quiet stay. Quiet hours aren't until midnight with people driving golf carts around playing loud music. If you have little kids or want to sleep earlier than that, good luck! Overall I would stay here again as long as I stayed in the or around the same area.

Tara M

One of our favorite summer traditions. The resort does a great job communicating what you need to bring and what is provided prior to your stay. Cabins are clean and the property is so much fun for families. The only place we stay when we visit the theme park.