River View Campground & Canoe Livery

If you’re looking for a party atmosphere and no enforced quiet times, this is the place for you. My group was all about that (although, I’m personally more a fan of quieter camping). The restrooms were well-​maintained, the staff was friendly and helpful. If I were a partier, I’d have given this 5 stars. I would say, I wish that quiet hours were actually enforced. Great place overall though.

Nice campground for what it is: tubing and public displays of drunkenness! If it is a party weekend you are looking for then this your place! If a family vacation is what you are looking for then I would stay away!

Loud music all hours of the day and night and a «frat house» like atmosphere — even in the «family» section? No thanks. Also, be sure you can go at all cost after you pre-​pay for your reservations, because they give absolutely NO REFUNDS! So even though my wife was called into work the weekend we planned to go, we still had to pay the $ 68 for our camp site, regardless of the fact that there were 15 other family members on our sites! And what other campground charges PER PERSON? I’ve never heard of such expensive camping in my life. Anyway, wasted our money again at River View. Hope you put our $ 68 to good use. Thanks for a great memory. We won’t ever be back.

The facilities were OK. The bathrooms and showers near the lake were always packed during peak hours while the larger showers closer to the convenience store are usually empty. The showers are button operated, but do not require quarters. The restrooms behind the showers are individual stalls. There are also outhouses spread out, which are your usual smelly outhouses.
The campgrounds aren’t well kept. We found lots of geese droppings on the grass that had to be cleaned up prior to camping, and there were seagulls that liked to poop over everything.
The convenience store had many last minute items, as well as ice and firewood (about $ 5/​bundle). The WiFi access is mediocre, and Verizon/AT&T/Sprint has almost no coverage. The weather changed quickly and was easily 10 – 15 degrees cooler than the Southeast Michigan area.
The tubes were in decent shape, and there are many shallow areas in the river but there were only a few deep areas. I highly recommend water shoes, sunblock, and coolers to store food and beverages while cruising the river.
Our tubing and camping experience was fun mainly because of the company we kept, but it can be very miserable without the right equipment and planning.
I would give Riverview 5 stars if we could get more internet coverage throughout the site and if the campgrounds were not littered with geese droppings. Understanding that camping is supposed to be getting «away from it all», sometimes I want to check the weather and see what is going on before I head out on the water. It honestly changed very frequently throughout the weekend, none of the forecasts were accurate. It actually dropped into the 40s in the middle of July.

I’ve been coming here for over a decade now with groups sometimes exceeding 50+ people. The campgrounds are well maintained with water and electricity options. There is a small store that has some much-​needed last-​minute buys for camping or canoeing. They sell ice and firewood.
As for canoeing the Rifle River, this is the place you want to stay. Whether you’re going down the Moffet (16 mile trip) or the Greenwood (29 mile trip) the grounds will bus you and your coolers up river to your launch point. Then you can make your way downriver back to your campsite! It’s perfect!
This past weekend, I was there again for my annual trip. I was a little annoyed at the ladies in the front office/​store where you check in. They were unorganized and made a few mistakes on my check-​in. I’m usually not annoyed by this as long as people are friendly and polite, but these women were lacking personality and friendliness. Aside from this little hiccup, I would totally recommend this campground and will definitely return in the future.