Hickory Run Family Campground Resort

We had a wonderful family camping getaway (because we make it fun wherever we go!), but there were several factors that would prevent me from returning. As in previous reviews I read, there are still no latches on the bathroom doors. You have to PAY to shower. Seriously?! A quarter for every two min. You’d be surprised how fast 2 min goes. I could barely finish in 4 min. lol The water will literally just shut off when your timer runs out. Showers were dirty– hair and bugs in them. (Gross!) Everything is super dated… from the 1950’s playground to their bathrooms. The bathrooms are really far from the sites. The pool is lacking in comfort– not a chair in sight. It’s literally grass around the chain link fenced pool. If you want to watch your kids swim, you have to sit on the grass. Although I didn’t spend time on my phone, just an fyi, Wifi is $ 3 a day. It’s set to a timer. Now, for the positives… my kids are 10, 8, and 3. In their eyes it was the best! They have fishing, swimming, a friendly duck in the pond that lets you pet it, there’s horses that you can look at and if you are lucky the owner will let you pet them. :) It is a great area (Lancaster Amish isn’t far away), but I wouldn’t return. Oh– and one more thing! Their website states you can hike behind the campground on trails that connect to the Appalachian Trail. Well we found out the property has been sold and Hickory Run doesn’t have access anymore to those trails– an agreement with the new owner hasn’t been worked out. I was disappointed because one of our days was planned for hiking! They need to update their website. False information.

We stayed in cabin #4, which is a rustic cabin. For a rustic cabin, it was very clean. We noticed their cleaning lady, who would clean the cabins after each visitor. We camped here during the weekday so it wasn’t crowded at all, quite peaceful. Their bathrooms were very clean, but yes their doors do not have latches on them. That didn’t bother me, since I was the only one in the bathroom every time, but could see how it could be bothersome if we stayed during their busy time. Their showers are separate from the bathroom and are single shower rooms that require quarters. Each quarter only gives you 2 minutes and the most you can put in at a time is 4 quarters for a total of 8 minutes. The water pressure from the shower head was weak. The pool required a key to be signed out, since not many people were using it. I signed the key out once and tried the pool, but my son wouldn’t have anything to do with it since there were bees EVERYWHERE! I still went in and enjoyed the water. Their security lacks, since I never saw anyone at the gate every time we drove in. Plus the office closed earlier than closing time each night. Once the office closed NO ONE was around. I did find out the next day that the owners do live in the house right behind the office. If anything is needed (if a situation were to arise) you can always knock on their door. Our boys enjoyed fishing in their large pond. We did notice they do have a mini golf place but it looked pretty shabby. This is a nice campground, at least for their cabin stay, but I would agree that they do need to update some of the place and add an extra bathroom or two.
The cabin was semi handicapped accessible with utilizing our 4′ ramp and our bed risers however, my 6’0″ husband didn’t fit on their futon bed comfortably. His feet hung off the edge or in between the steel bars. They do have a handicapped shower room and the bathrooms were accessible.

I have gone to different campsite in my RV with my family and this is the WORST of all the places I have visited so far! We stayed a weekend in July and let me begin by telling you the «store» is outdated and I was surprised to see how expensive it was. I am prepared to see items higher than market prices but this was just incredible!
Upon check in you see the «pool area»… I wouldnt bathe my dog in it!
The «security» they have at the entrance looks like he is on his last breath! He is about 90 years old! The «campsites» are gross! We stayed on top of the hill, and we had to go over a small plank with a RV! The ground is NOT leveled and the smell of fecal is with you the WHOLE time you are there! Imagine… your kids are asleep and you want to have a campfire outside with your husband and friends. And as you sit there what enters your circle along with the tons of mosquitos. but the stench of fecal! You have to go inside its terrible! They also don’t go around covering the sewer pipes either, thats part of the problem! My husband went to cover the one next to our spot to find that the cap was broken!
Their wifi is crap! Very slow!
There is NOTHING to do there. Nothing in the town either! Hickory run looks like if you were to demolish where you live and plant grass, and charge a fee for people to stay in your yard.
I don’t know what the other two reviewers were seeing when they wrote how great this place was! I felt like Clark Griswald relatives (Uncle Eddie and his family) were permanent residents at this campground!

Place was pretty good for families. Lots of activities for the kiddies including playground, mini golf, volleyball court, and swimming pool. Biggest downfalls were the distance of campsites from the bathroom and the lack of cleaning of campsite prior to arrival. Bathrooms were in clean condition, but the stalls need locks as they were easily opened and threatened privacy. Showers are coin-​operated, so don’t leave home without a bag of quarters.

Lots of stuff for kids to do. Very family-​friendly, clean bathrooms, kid appropriate activities. I will definetly go back.