Sunsational Family Campground

I have been camping at Sunsational Family Campground for several years now and could not think of a better place to camp. Some people say the campground is primitive, well aren’t all campgrounds? Or isn’t that how they should be? Let’s face it, if you want a resort, that is just where you should go. Camping is rustic, in the woods, with wildlife, ponds, streams, fishing, tubing, tenting, and firepits. We have a great time at Sunsational no matter what type of weekend we plan on. Whether it be my husband and me enjoying a quiet weekend, our kids with us fishing and tubing, or several friends all hanging out together for a nice holiday weekend. There is never a shortage of fun and friendly faces. The only downfall to me personally is the long ride to get there, but it is well worth it once we park the car. I highly recommend Sunsational!

Let’s start with the website. It’s very disjointed and not user friendly to navigate. The reservation process is also kind of a PITA, particularly in this day and age of web-​ease. I also want to take a red pen to correct all of the grammatical errors, but that’s just me.
First impression was… I’m trying to think of a politically correct was to word this… simply put, trashy. The most aesthetically pleasing aspect of the campground was the pool, which was not opened for use (but it LOOKED quite lovely, particularly if you squinted so you couldn’t see the haphazard surroundings).
The sites are quite close together (and we spend a lot of time in campgrounds) and the grounds were poorly maintained (grass was HIGH and grounds were MUDDY; I get that you can’t control the weather, but you can adjust accordingly). To be honest, many of the permanent sites were quite run down and reminded me of «Breaking Bad» (though, a select few were beautifully maintained).
Probably my biggest issue is there are ZERO (yes, you read that correctly, «ZERO») trash receptacles IN the campgrounds. ZERO. However, there are MANY receptacles to collect cans from which the owners can profit. I do not want to keep my trash onsite, nor do I want to hike a considerable distance with my trash to the (chained) dumpster on the way out of the campsite. Unacceptable.
Speaking of cleanliness, if you want to shower, be sure to bring quarters, because hygiene has a price here at Sunsational. So, we paid $ 90 to park our camper onsite for TWO nights. That does NOT include sewage. You can dump on your way out, but there’s no hose, just a hole in the ground. Anyone who’s ever dumped before knows a hose is requisite for septic dumping. Or you can pay for a guy on a motorcycle to dump you (and for the rest of the campground to smell like septic, which it does).
The owners are also weekend foster parents (respite care?). There were a slew of unchaperoned kids onsite during our stay and our group observed multiple incidences of inappropriate behavior/​actions from said (unsupervised) kids. This is sad because these are obviously kiddos who are lacking adult involvement in their lives, so it would have been nice to see them getting some meaningful guidance, rather than just being left to run amok.
Penn’s Creek Campgound is on the way to there and I can’t think of any reason why you shouldn’t just stay there.