Michelle J
VerifiedJanuary 31, 2024 Stayed at: 018, Loop: AREA EDGEWATER CAMPGROUND
Edgewater is a lovely campground, I have to say. The hosts were friendly and accommodating; the only thing I would say they could pay a little better attention to the further reaches of the campground, as evidenced by what's detailed below.
Due to the burn ban of 2023, lots folks cancelled their reservations, so we were able to move to the coveted spots 19/20! Water access is great, but holy heck, were they full of dog turds!
As far as we could tell, every bit of space outside of picnic tables/tent landing was full of dog excrement, as if someone had camped there when spot 20 was empty, so they just had their dogs use it as a toilet. And I'm telling you, unless they were there for the full 14 days, it couldn't have been just one dog. I'm talking Turd City, people. Behind and around the Bear Saver - dog turds. The clear area along the fence, where I ran the 75' line for my own dog - dog turds. Every bit of land where I thought I might lay a blanket or sit a chair - dog turds. Crusty, crystalline, mid-to-large breed, there-all-summer dog turds. I'm not one to make a mountain out of a molehill, but when the molehill is - uhhh, a giant pile of dog turds, I have to say something.
There was some pretty heavy damage to live trees in the site, like someone - a child or otherwise undeveloped person - just took a machete/hatchet to the base/roots and sat there hacking - at live trees....situated above their own sleeping area. Do we need to start IQ testing for entry to the woods now?
It was disappointing to see our forests so disrespected by visitors (and unattended to by stewards).
Please, folks. Respect our forests - "leave no trace" includes dog turds and vandalism
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