Good Sam Campground did not measure up to its high ratings

[KZ_Tahoe_Camper]

Just finished a week at a "Good Sam" park with an overall 9.0-9.5 advertised rating which I feel is not only undeserved but highly erroneous. 1) WiFi available? Not true. Even the seasonal campers can't connect to the supposed 'free service'. 2) clean restrooms rated 9.5? When? Where? The park has kids cleaning the restrooms who have little or no knowledge about good sanitation procedures. The restrooms were cleaned(?) twice during our week long stay. With 4 days of torrential downpours and muddy unpaved roads and sites, you can imagine the mess. 3) Water pressure at the sites, especially when the park filled up on the weekends, was pathetic. Talking to the seasonal campers, found out that this has been an ongoing issue for years. 4) Why can't management mow grass and drag sites during the week (at slow times) rather than waiting for the middle of Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to perform this work?
The campground is Sky High Camping Resort at: N5740 Sky High Drive
Portage, Wisconsin
I cannot fathom how this park was rated so high, but I can assure my fellow Good Sam RVers I won't be back until the park measures up!

[eubank]

Inter-rater reliability is always a problem when you have a bunch of raters (in this case, across different areas of the country, but the concept obtains more generally). It takes a whole bunch of training to get it right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrater_reliability

Lynn

[magnusfide]

Thanks for the info. I recommend that you go to the Good Sam website and send them an email with your experience. Also go to Tripadvisor.com and leave a review there under "accommodations" as a large number of RVers now prefer to use that website for reviews.

KZ Tahoe Camper wrote:
Just finished a week at a "Good Sam" park with an overall 9.0-9.5 advertised rating which I feel is not only undeserved but highly erroneous. 1) WiFi available? Not true. Even the seasonal campers can't connect to the supposed 'free service'. 2) clean restrooms rated 9.5? When? Where? The park has kids cleaning the restrooms who have little or no knowledge about good sanitation procedures. The restrooms were cleaned(?) twice during our week long stay. With 4 days of torrential downpours and muddy unpaved roads and sites, you can imagine the mess. 3) Water pressure at the sites, especially when the park filled up on the weekends, was pathetic. Talking to the seasonal campers, found out that this has been an ongoing issue for years. 4) Why can't management mow grass and drag sites during the week (at slow times) rather than waiting for the middle of Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to perform this work?
The campground is Sky High Camping Resort at: N5740 Sky High Drive
Portage, Wisconsin
I cannot fathom how this park was rated so high, but I can assure my fellow Good Sam RVers I won't be back until the park measures up!

[Alfred622]

Consider adding your review to those posted at RVParkReviews.com A lot of us check that when planning camping trips.