Camp Switzerland

Went to the campground today and it is closed. It appears to have been closed since July 29^th 2013. No information posted on the locked gate on when or if it will reopen. I give it 1 star because their website gives no indication they are closed.

We stayed at Camp Switzerland last year in sites 6 – 9. I loved the trees and secluded feeling of the campground.
Pros: Close to the lake, large lots, electrical hook-​ups (at some sites), nice owners, and rental fire pits.
Cons: THEY DO NOT TAKE C/​C OVER THE PHONE FOR RESERVATIONS!!! Who doesn’t take reservations with a C/​C in this day and age? Also, the bathrooms and showers are VERY rustic. I can’t imagine they could accommodate a full campground.
We are going again this July and are looking forward to our annual trip.

I have to agree with the last review camp Switzerland is a very clean and private with lot’s of tree’s! You do feel like you are in the middle of the woods. We had the entire section A26 thur A28 to our self and it truly was very private and quiet. Sadly we were not allow to have a camp fire but you can use your own grill. It does have a good hiking trail that leads you to the lake which has lot’s to activities including a water slide on the beach. We plan on going again but this time when the temperature is much warmer. My reason for not giving it 5 stars is because no open camp fire and you need to bring your own grill plus you have to pay 25 cent for a five minute shower… btw the bathrooms are very clean!

Let me start this review by making a confession: I am probably one of the girliest girls there is. In my 22 years of living, I have never gone camping. Well, I’ve stayed in cabins in the woods [kind of], but apparently that’s not «real» camping. So this past weekend was the very first time I had ever gone camping (tent & everything).
I didn’t know what to expect. I thought I’d be secluded in the middle of the woods with humongous bugs trying to suck me dry, without another soul in sight. I had nightmares of bears and bugs chasing me, being attacked while I went bathroom in the woods, coming out of it looking like a mad woman. I was also terrified that my dogs would serve as an appetizer & entrée for some wild animal.
So I am happy to say that my camping experience was nothing like that (and that my dogs did not get eaten). Camp Switzerland is a really cool camp site with different levels. All the actual plots are pretty private with trees, fences, and rocks separating your site from the others. It’s in the woods so you’re getting that nature experience, but it’s clean! For $ 5.00 more you can get a site closer to the bathroom with an electrical outlet (totally worth it — or else you’re stuck making a trek every time you need to pee or stuck using a chemical toilet, whatever that is. Doesn’t sound appealing though). I would recommend the sites closer to the bathroom not just for those reasons, but also because they’re brighter than the ones below (those are darker and creepier because they have more trees around them).
While I’m on it, let me take a moment to talk about the bathrooms. They are CLEAN!!! I finally worked up the courage to use their bathrooms, and was so happy to smell lemon Pledge! They clean them regularly and though they are tiny, they’re clean with minimal spider web/​dead bug action. The sinks are outside and are communal, and there is no hand soap so bring your own.
The people there are friendly, and the owner is very much in charge of the land. You’ll see him drive around in his ATV checking up on things. There weren’t that many bugs when I went, and it was a really enjoyable experience. Dogs are welcome, but they cost $ 5.00/dog and have to be under 25 lbs. Certain breeds are not allowed as well, so do some checking before you go. Bring your vaccination & licensing records– they don’t really go through them, but they will ask if you have them.
The only 2 things that sucked were the roads (tiny
roads that fit 1 car at a time, so if you’re driving down & another car is driving up, someone’s gotta reverse) and the fact that you can’t have an open fire. I was really looking forward to roasting marshmallows and singing kumbaya or whatever it is that people do when they camp, but the fire was not allowed.
They aren’t big on answering phones/​getting back to messages, so call a few days earlier than absolutely necessary to give them time. If you’re close, you can actually drive out to check out the place and pick your site. We were on A26 & the plot adjoining it, and A26 is good because you get plenty of shade.
You know, camping was not bad at all. I liked the whole no cell phone reception, just hang out and enjoy each other’s company deal. Who knows? Maybe next time I’ll be up for a more hardcore camping trip, bears and bugs and all… (key word maybe).