Basswood Country Inn & RV Resort

Campsites are shaded. That’s why I give a one as trees are well established. Other than that, it was awful. A nice facility ruined by angry old people running the place. I assume they are people that live there and take their jobs a little too serious! This is supposed to be fun… We got reprimanded for several things. A pool full of young families on a super hot evening and some old man comes in and runs everyone out before the sun is even down… shaking and pointing at the clock. I got yelled at for drinking a can of beer while having my legs in the pool… really? It said no glass. That’s it. I’m a rule follower… There are no rules and then we were constantly talked to about issues that are norms for other sites. The people in the general store acted pissed the minute you walked in. Sad, this is close for us and hoped we found an easy camping spot. Will drive further so we can actually relax.

So keep in mind I’m not super outdoorsy. I do like my occasional camp then I’m ready to go home. That being said…
They have a variety of camp options. RV hook ups, tent option, and like 3 or 4 types of cabins. We stayed in «the 6 person sleeper cabin» think 2 room hotel without plumbing or blankets
1. Bless their hearts. We went to check in and the woman of many hats (she was the greeter, cashier, phone operator, pizza maker, and front desk worker) She had zero idea and I mean NONE. Of how to work the computer which is evidently requires to check in. 45 mins from pull up until we drove to cabin.
2. They do have, multiple ponds for fishing (looked well stocked we saw some massive cat fish). They offer poles to buy (no rentals) to fish the fees are $ 5 per person per day. Plus the worms plus the tackle.. It started adding up quick for a little fish. I would recommend bringing your own pole.
3. The cabin we stayed in was in disrepair on the outside with A TON of spiders, roaches, and june
bugs. The inside had really old blue mistresses, mini fridge, heater, window AC, and microwave. The back room had 2 bunk beds and an alarm clock. It smelled musty, also had a lot of bugs, and overall made me itch.
4. Bathroom. Ok they had a really cool concept for the bathrooms. They took a building and split it into 3 full bathrooms. So you walk on a porch and pick a vacant, private bathroom. The problem is they have a bug problem. Working bathrooms don’t ever freeze, have water, and are dark. Spiders in particular loved these bathrooms. Have I mentioned bugs?
5. They have some pretty cool looking amenities for kids (we don’t have kids so we really didn’t check out the 2 story enclosed jungle gym thing) pool, horse shoes, club house etc
If I, ever went back I’d bring a ton of bug spray. I’d ask for an RV spot (their beds were really gross), a fishing pole or 2, maybe a little canoe or other motorless boat, and a lot more booze.
They get 2 stars mostly because of the bugs. I was scared I was going to bring them home. They were in everything and everywhere.

We were considering a stay here called to try and make a reservation Maggie said can you hold please I said sure held for 5 minutes got disconnected called back and was told that call back during regular business hours thanks Maggie for taking a quick break instead of taking that last call probably won’t be staying here

I love this place. Super cute, great stocked store. But I’m in need only major downtime after traveling for weeks for a funeral, family reunion and work. This is one of the best places we have found on our journey. I cannot wait to swim tomorrow and relax. We are here during the week, so it’s nice and quiet. Our site was covered in BBQ debris from the previous guest. BBQ briquettes all over the site, dog food everywhere. I have a small dog that eats anything, so I used the hose to clean my site when we got here. Didn’t feel like stepping in BBQ sauce. Lol. But, at least the previous people had fun.
4 sites down from us there is a sewer runoff, stinks and smells awful. Hope they fix it tomorrow. We have 2 more days here.
Other than that, absolutely gorgeous. Barely phone service but works good enough. Don’t want to be disturbed anyways. Cannot wait to relax tomorrow.
Staff was awesome, friendly and cannot wait to order a pizza and check out the store.
This place would get 5 stars if there wasn’t sewer runoff a few sites down. Gross.
Nice place here.
So, an update. Had a tornado warning, sirens going off, we have no car, had to run to the office for shelter. All the freaking workers in golf carts with 4+ seats, just drove right by us without offering a freaking ride??? What the hell??? It was pouring rain. All the ‘Volunteer’ workers answers no help. What the heck? I was so scared. Then a lady named Kelly lit a freaking cigarette up while we were under the motel part overhang??? Soooo rude and disgusting. Torrential downpour and you light up? Why so many workers here, but the sites are so dirty and things need fixing??? Still water/​sewage runoff. Who’s in charge?

We stayed in the #157 «Deluxe» four person cabin for 3 nights and honestly all three days I tried to think of something positive to say. I came up with the following: It was mostly clean, they had mulberry trees and it was within 45 minutes of Kauffman Stadium where we had tickets for a Royals game and was our purpose for coming to KC. We thought we’d do something different and enjoy some downtime away from the city and well we were very disappointed. The bed was the worst I have ever slept in, hands down, in my 40 years on the planet. I have more privacy and solitude in my Chicago suburban subdivision than anyone is going to get at this «resort». Everything is so cramped and crammed in it feels like you are staying in an urban environment. There is constant and I mean constant low flying air craft because of it being directly under the approach path for the airport. Our cabin was with 10 yards from the toilet used by all the sleeper cabins (we had the «deluxe» cabin mind you so we paid to not need that bathroom but got to smell it anyway) and it was difficult to enjoy a campfire with the constant stream of people going to bathroom just feet away. The smell, door slamming and the air traffic made us just want to be crammed into the tiny cabin instead of enjoying the outdoors which was the whole reason for staying here and not a hotel. The pool area hasn’t been updated since 1987 and the play set needs some repairs. The fishing is the biggest joke ever. You have to pay $ 5 a day per pole and then are limited to keeping two fish so you are paying $ 2.50 a fish and you can’t even fish the biggest pond unless you are paying to stay in the red house. Unless you like catfish there really isn’t a whole going on in the ponds (don’t let the website map fool you, they are not lakes by any stretch). Lots of carp, scrawny crappies and bluegill. Talked to a lot of guys fishing and they all had the same thoughts. Back to the cabin, like I said it was clean but very small. The table was a bar height table with stools so there was nowhere for the kids to eat so we had to have them eat sitting on the floor. The picnic table outside is by the smelly bathroom which makes it hard to enjoy food while listening to and smelling someone do their business. Wi-​Fi is a total joke. AT&T service is almost non-​existent. There is no peaceful downtime anywhere near where your site is. I honestly cannot imagine why anyone comes here except to maybe just sit around on their porch and get drunk. We could not get out of here fast enough.

Stayed here for about 3wks in our Coach. Nice place you can relax. It has fishing for kids and a nice place area and pool. Enjoyed our stay, nothing special.

Had a pleasant stay at Basswood, it’s a bit rustic but just what we wanted for a weekend getaway. The cabins are not spacious or luxurious by any stretch — our 8-​person would have felt cramped if we had attempted that many; it was just about right for 4 adults — but they are clean & cute, and the kitchens are fully stocked with all the basic cookware and table needs. (I’ve been to places where they considered the kitchen complete with one battered saucepan & one large spoon, you know what I mean?)
The site is noisy, not just because the cabins & RV pads are close together, but also because you’re under the flight path for KCI — not exactly a tranquil bucolic scene, but we actually kind of enjoyed sitting on our porch watching the planes come in. The Guy is a plane buff, so he counted it as a bonus. Others might feel differently.
The staff in the country store up front is pleasant & cheerful, but the pizza shop closes ridiculously early, so don’t count on that for dinner. In fact, the whole store is über-​kitschy & geared towards cheap toys for the little buckaroos. Do your shopping in town. Ponds are supposed to be well-​stocked, although we didn’t spend any time fishing… there’s also lots of trails for hiking & just generally dinking around. It’s very pet-​friendly, too, with a nice fenced doggy park & a very reasonable charge for pets in designated cabins.
Overall, we enjoyed our little getaway not too far outside the city, and would definitely return.

We had a great time! It was everything we needed for a one night stay. We slept in a six person sleeper cabin with our dog. They only charged us $ 25 extra to bring the dog, which is really not bad at all. It was very pet friendly! There was a fenced in dog park we were able to take him for a bit, so he could play with other dogs. It was nice to have the option of not having to leave him at home.
The sleeper cabin for six was very simple. Two rooms. One with two sets of bunk beds, coffee maker and mini fridge, with its own a/​c unit and the other room with a queen bed and a/​c unit. No tv’s, sinks or anything much. Perfect for just sleeping! The bathroom was only a few feet away and was so clean! I was very happy about that.
My only thing was that there wasn’t really an option for just two people to stay for a night, but then again, the place is meant for families, so that’s understandable.
Overall, it’s a great place to have a get together for a weekend!

Waste of $ 27. I set up my tent on a very hot June night and wanted a refund after 2 hours but was told I had to wait until 8 a.m. I left after about 6 hours. The bathroom was so small and I could barely fit into the shower stall and it smelled horrendous with the stench getting on my cloths and improvised shower slippers. There was no window in the bathroom for tent campers only an inefficient fan that did nothing to ventilate the stench and moisture out of there. I wanted to leave the door open because the stench was making me gag but that was not possible with all the people there. The campground was packed yet no one was friendly. There is no excuse for having such a small bathroom without windows to ventilate a bathroom used by so many people.
Someone actually told me this was a «really nice» place what a lie. This place was full of people who do not know what good camping is.

Not a bad place once you get here. The roads off the interstate (I 29) are all two laners and some are incredibly narrow for a big rig like ours. I suppose if you’re used to driving them it wouldn’t be much of a problem but we were a little tense after arriving.
Check in was easy except our courtesy guide seemed more interested in taking off out of sight than allowing us to motor comfortably. We lost sight of him more than once!
Watch out for the sites — they are not all level, but they are pretty long if you’re in the back of the park and at a pull through. The bathrooms and showers are sparkling clean so no problem there. it’s a beautiful idyllic place overall, except its pretty far out into the country and not really handy to Kansas City. It would be a little tough for a quick one night stay to navigate all those back roads to get here just to sleep. Once you’re here, though, it’s pleasant and bucolic.
Out only major problem, and it’s certainly not the fault of the campground, is that Sprint cell service (headquartered in Kansas City, right?) was marginal at best. Kept dropping calls. Guess we were just too far away from the cell towers.
We stayed here in a motorhome with a tow car and there was plenty of room for both at our site. We’ll probably come back when we come through this way sometime next year.

I recently spent a night in on of the so-​called 8 person cabins for a quick get away with some friends. I had no idea what to expect, but our vision was a bucolic getaway with a little bit of quick getaway from the city.
Escape to the woods this was not. This is an RV park above all else, and as a result, much of the lovely wooded grounds have been cleared out to make room for the large pad sites needed for the RVs. This leaves the cabins feeling like an afterthought, and many of them sit immediately adjacent to roads that get plenty of traffic. From the charming screened-​in porch of our cabin, we had a lovely view of a bunch of RVs.
The majority of the cabins available are clustered very close to each other in one small area, leaving little escape, but there is one section of cabins up a narrow dirt road on the side of the bluff. These better resemble the getaway I was hoping for, and I’d consider returning to stay in one of these.
Our cabin was advertised as sleeping 8, but I think 5 would be a more realistic expectation for a comfortable stay. It was affordable, and the staff was friendly. This is a family-​focused place, so the pool, programming, and on-​site store are all tailored to kids stuff. Aside from the nightly movie showing outside our window, this wasn’t too much of a bother.
If you’re looking for a getaway to nature while still having modern accommodation, stick with a state park that offers cabins. If you’d like a decent deal on a nice cabin in an RV park that features a pet monkey, give Basswood a shot.

I have stayed at Basswood for a long weekend every June for the past 7 years. There is a group of us that comes in on motorcycles and always rents a bunch of cabins. The management has changed over the years and at times our stay wasn’t as good as a result with some issues with the management. I think some of the old management had something against bikers even though we were quieter than most people! The management that is there now (Cathy and Gary) are great. We had some issues with the wi-​fi… we got a signal just fine but nothing would load for any of us but that’s not that big of a deal.
Lots of stuff here to do with kids. pool, play area, movies, Marvin the Monkey. There is just something about an RV park… everyone is always so nice!