Review of Lake In Wood Campground, Narvon PA

August 15-18th, 2014

Lake In Wood Campground 

The website for Lake In Wood Campground is alluring...and it did not disappoint! For anyone brand new to the camping experience this would be a great place to start. The prices are slightly higher than other local campgrounds, however it's easy to see why.

Lake In Wood is beautiful- the nicest maintained campground we've seen to date. The flowers, the grounds, the pool- everything sparkled. Lake In Wood considers itself to be a resort campground and we'd agree. They have a gnome theme- gnomes everywhere!

                                                (Sister by the mini golf area- not a gnome)

There are many ways to camp- cabin rentals, unique rentals (tipi, caboose, double decker bus, shipwreck), to sites for rigs and tent campers. The unique rentals look really fun but do require longer stays. We heard from another camper that the beds in the shipwreck weren't really comfortable. There are many seasonal campers (people who park their trailer and stay all season- April to Oct. or Nov.). You can tell the seasonals take pride in their campground.

We booked a two night stay but when we arrived and saw how nice it was we added a third night. We camped in our pop up on site 153. We chose this site because it was near the bathrooms- however it was also very near to the cabin next door. Not a huge deal but I would have been happier with the site directly across from ours instead. The sites are very wooded in this area which we prefer. Depending on your site choice you should be prepared to do a lot of walking if you don't rent a golf cart. We didn't mind the walking and Sister rides in the jogging stroller most places. 

The playgrounds (there are two) are great! They appear to be very new. The playground closer to the pool is much larger and would be great for older kids as well as younger kids. The only thing missing is a comfortable bench for the parents (the old bench was pretty bad). There were several kids activities the weekend we stayed. We played bingo one evening (tip- get there early for a good seat) and did ceramics on the porch one morning (fun and reasonably priced.) You can play mini golf for a small fee, rent a boat or kayak for $6 for an hour and fish to your hearts content. The lake is nice- lots of fish and plenty of space to spread out. Fishing is catch and release. We rented one petal cart and took turns- good idea- those things are really tough to petal!!

We have had a very cool summer so I wasn't surprised that the pool water was freezing! Dad and Brother did have plenty of fun in the pool but sister wasn't up to the cool temps. The kids pools are just awesome- the baby pool had sprinklers and little things to climb on. There is a 3 foot pool with frog water fountains- cool! The larger pool has a small diving platform which Brother loved. There is a covered pool area as well which was partially shaded with a hot tub. We didn't try the hot tub but others were enjoying it.

Next to the pool is the Gnome Cafe. Restaurants on campgrounds were new to us to of course we had to check it out. The hours are a bit spotty on weekdays and out of season, so check before you go. We enjoyed every time we ate there- three times I believe. We had the hot dogs, chicken fingers, mozz sticks (YUM!) and other food of this type. Prices were reasonable and portion sizes were good. We chatted with one of the women working in the cafe- she was great. The decor was Gnome themed and fun.

The arcade at Lake In Wood is small but well maintained. We didn't spend much time here since the weather was so nice outside. The camp store was cute and adequate, selling great ice cream. We got some each night and walked to a little gazebo that overlooked the hill and lake- great view.

The bathrooms at Lake In Wood have been the nicest we've had on any camping trip. They were clean and spacious, especially the showers. And- there was music playing in the bathroom!! Dad and I got a kick out of that. 

We attended a nice nondenominational church service on Sunday. They also offered a children's church program but we didn't send our kids. Church was well attended and coffee was served after the service.

Lake In Wood is located near the Shady Maple complex so of course we had to head over for breakfast at the smorgasbord on Saturday morning. This would be the closest shopping area- about a 15 minute ride through the beautiful Amish countryside. 

 

We enjoyed our stay at Lake In Wood very much and will happily return!