I arrived on a Thursday at about 4:55 p.m. (check in ends at 5). My paperwork was ready to go into the late check-in box, but the camp host was friendly and didn't act like she was in a hurry to close up shop. She even quickly filled out a second parking pass, as my wife would be joining me later that evening. I was in my site and setting up within 10 minutes. The site itself was neat and clean (pull through with full hookups). My only complaint would be that I couldn't pick a specific site when making reservations online, and they put me in the front row, right by the entrance to the campground. This might have been an oversight on my part, but I would have preferred the next row back to at least give the illusion of privacy. Speaking of which, I found out later that this campground had only recently reopened after some major renovations. My family and I had actually tent camped here about 15 years earlier under different ownership. As a "refreshed" older campground, there was an abundance of trees and the sites, while close, were farther apart than the glorified parking lots you get at many RV "resorts." No, this was not a resort. In fact, it was a very basic campground. There were no amenities like a playground or pool for the kiddos. There were two bathroom blocks, each with four very new and clean bathrooms (toilet, sink, and shower), and one toilet (and sink? I didn't peek in) back by the tent sites. I'm aware that I'll sound like a grumpy old man here, but I like the "no frills" aspects of Camp Whiteface Mountain, and I'd happily go back even after the promotional rates are long gone. Leave the pool and splash pads (and utter lack of shade) to the KOA down the street. I like my home base to be quiet and shady, just like this was.
