Reviews for this site — 001, Loop: AREA AMERICAN RIDGE LODGE

3.6
(9 reviews)

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Erin A Verified
Stayed date
Jul 2024

The bees really ruined the experience for us. It was my fam with 2 kids my brother and his RV, and my friends fam with 3 kiddos. There was a burn ban so we cooked outside on our camper stove and as soon as I started cooking on the stove I was swarmed by some aggressive hornets or wasps maybe? We couldn’t sit outside or eat so we went inside the dark lodge and hung lanterns to see our food. The lanterns were soon attacked by different flying bugs as well. This place was really cool otherwise. So much room for friends and family to spread out and camp and there were little trails all around the lodge. We slept inside the lodge on cots, and my daughters slept outside. We heard Coyotes the first night. The outhouses could use air fresheners, and the wood on the toilet seats needs to be sealed because otherwise sitting on moist or damp wooden toilet seats is unsanitary and all the bugs know it there too. My brother saved the day when we could cook in his RV, and there is a resident chipmunk that loves to visit inside the lodge. Bumping Lake is down the road, and we found Thunder Eggs at Quartz Creek, all in all worth it, and we’ll come again if bees are taken care of.

Thomas N Verified
Stayed date
Jun 2022

Great place for a gathering we will use this facility again

Bradley H Verified
Stayed date
Jan 2020

The cabin is very spacious for the 10 of us, but over the years becoming a bit run down. Broken windows haven’t been replaced in years, rats/mice are in the cabin and the upstairs area is covered in droppings. Needs a good cleaning and exterminator or it will continue to deteriorate to levels beyond what people will tolerate. It has so much potential but needs some TLC, wish they had programs to wave rentals fees etc in exchange for labor because I would spend time cleaning and repairing issues. Or even insulating the floor for winter rentals.