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Campground Reviews

Jul 18, 2024
Our family of four had a wonderful stay at the Cardinal KOA campground. Our children thoroughly enjoyed the big bouncers, pool, splash pad, gem mining, and inflatable water slide. We made many great memories in our cozy cabin and are eager to plan a return trip next summer. Highly recommend for a fun and memorable family getaway!
Jul 18, 2024
Jul 18, 2024
Put us in a site where we could hardly get in. Some what messy. Wifi real poor.
Jul 18, 2024
Very good and fun. Staff were great. Smelt like sewage a lot at the camp site or by the pool.. Grass cutting started at 8am pretty loud and scary for kids. Wish there was a notice put up. Not the best way to wake up in the morning.
Jul 17, 2024
The staff are friendly and willing to help you out anyway possible. They haven't sewers but that doesn't matter, they give you a free piggy wagon pump out if staying a week or longer, and only 15$ for other pump outs. The activities for kids on Saturdays is awesome. Crafts, bubble play, huge water slide, ice-cream social, chip wagon and pizza on site. Heated pool and splash pad. Sites well kept 5*
Jul 16, 2024
Excellent facilities for a 10 year old grandchild. She loved the heated pool (as did I), the two playgrounds, mini golf, "peddle bike" rental, the bouncy feature, the daily activities, including the Saturday night movie, although the mosquitoes were active, and the camp store. Friendly staff. The campground and washrooms were clean. Campground was quiet at night. Stayed July 8 to 15/24.
Jul 15, 2024
We had the BEST weekend! Our cabin was spotless, the staff was so friendly, and the activities were a blast. We’re already so anxious to get back!
Jul 15, 2024
This is our 3rd or 4th visit to this KOA and as usual we had a great time! The staff are all super friendly and helpful, the amenities are well kept, and most importantly everyone in our group of 6 families had a blast. We'll be back again soon!
Jul 15, 2024
The activities for the kids were great, as well as the playgrounds and pool. The only reason for the lower star rating is due to our site being extremely flooded. We had to pull the table onto the driveway and were unable to use the fireplace. It was surrounded by water both nights.
Jul 15, 2024
Jul 15, 2024
Not any fault of the owners but dropped 1 star due to the flooding following the torrential rains earlier in the week. Front staff changed our site without hesitation. Very pleasant. Will definitely return.
Jul 15, 2024
This was our first time at the Cardinal KOA. We were there with our family, which included our grandsons. This was an excellent place for kids. Activities all weekend for them, great pool, splash pad and park/climbing structure. Only negatives was mosquitoes at the movie under the stars. we should have used more bug repellent. The sites can be quite wet, after a storm. Most dry up.
Jul 15, 2024
Jul 15, 2024
When we arrived we were assigned site A04. We pulled our camper over to the site and realized it was totally flooded. I went back to the office and told them and they were like ohhh okay… You can pick another site, so they gave a couple options to pick from. we realized the park wasn’t even at half capacity. It was strange that they didn’t check their sites for flooding and move bookings a
Jul 15, 2024
Love this campground. Awesome staff and amazing activities. Always super Clean!!
Jul 15, 2024
Jul 15, 2024
Cassidy was wonderful. Great gounds for all!
Jul 14, 2024
Jul 14, 2024
Pool should open earlier Great stay!
Jul 13, 2024
In the rain, all activities were canceled, the campground was inondated, and there was really not much to do. The front desk has a sign that coffee is free but in the end one needs to pay. So not overly thrilled with this stay
Jul 12, 2024
We were told immediately to move our trailer as we set it up ‘wrong’. We had just set up everything - all outdoor furniture, etc and we had to move it. It did nothing when we moved it. The rain we received destroyed our site and nothing was done until I spoke to them about it. Clearly it was flooded and staff were aware as they drove past our site continuously over the wknd. Not impressed.
Jul 10, 2024
Great time! Lots of stuff for the kids to do... Staff was present and friendly.
Jul 09, 2024
Always a good time! So many activities for the kids, they have such a great time and the adults do too. We love the cabins!
Jul 09, 2024
Jul 08, 2024
The staff were friendly, knowledgeable, and very helpful. The activities were well organized, with staff strategically placed to assist children and ensure everyone's safety. We enjoyed visits from friends, and everyone had a fantastic weekend, with the weather even cooperating!
Jul 08, 2024
Cottage was. Perfect. Internet access poor. We looked for a place to watch the Euro soccer match, but no community room was available. Internet too poor at the cabin.
Jul 08, 2024
We took our 4 granddaughters camping. Ages 11/9/6/5 they all had a great time. We like that Cardinal KOA is a small campground.
Jul 08, 2024
Jul 08, 2024
Jul 08, 2024
Had a patio site. Was happy with the cement pad and the furniture. BBQ was beaten up, with the grates literally full of rust holes but worst, propane ran out after 5 minutes.
Jul 07, 2024
Overall I really like this KOA, however the cabin had a couple of things that could have been in better repair: the air conditioner had visible black mold in the interior fins so we weren’t able to use it, with only the fan it was very hot for sleeping. The bed is too soft/bouncy so we both are very sore from our 3 nights stay. Minor, but the curtain rod was bent so we couldn’t adjust the curt
Jul 07, 2024
Jul 05, 2024
Jul 05, 2024
Jul 04, 2024
This was our 3rd time here. We come for the kids activities, but tried the Chip Wagon too. It was nice to have a change from our usual camp food, but it is far overpriced when the city is only 10 minutes away with better options. Also, the fire wood is twice what we pay elsewhere, and the prices are not clearly displayed so we were surprised when we found out from the 2nd bag! Buyer beware!
Jul 04, 2024
Enjoyed our stay for the third year in a row as it is a treat for our grandchildren for end of school. This year five other families joined in from their school. I’m sure everyone enjoyed their stay. Thank you.
Jul 04, 2024
Amazing stay at the Cardinal KOA this past weekend. Lots of fun activities to keep the kids busy all day!! Staff was very friendly and helpful Very Clean campground - Bathrooms/Showers/Pool Area all very well kept Will definitely be back next summer for another visit!!
Jul 04, 2024
We don’t believe you can have a premium site without a sewer connection. This premium site for $135.00 was a disappointment.
Jul 03, 2024
Our stay was great other than pool getting closed because kids pooped and puked in it. Obviously under no control of KOA. Other than that the kids had a good time at the organized events and our cabin was great. We did leave message with office that our deluxe cabin didn't have a dishwasher k this year but did in the past few years. Staff were helpful and quick responding to concerns.
Jul 03, 2024
We've been going there once a year for the last little while. This is a great campground.
Jul 03, 2024
The Lodges are amazing. Have everything you need!
Jul 03, 2024
We always have the best time! The facilities are clean, the activities are so organized, wood delivery is quick and the staff are incredibly friendly. We have zero complaints but I have 2 suggestions. All diapered children asked to wear double diapers in the pool, food truck to ensure the fries/food is cooked versus trying to serve as quickly as possible. Waiting longer for cooked food is okay!
Jul 03, 2024
AMAZING!!
Jul 03, 2024
It was super clean, the staff was friendly and cared
Jul 03, 2024
Such a GREAT long weekend with the family. So many things for the kids to do. I can though it rained all day one of the days, they were never bored. This might be an annual trip now ���
Jul 03, 2024
As always very accomidating and the staff go the extra mile at Cardinal KOA. Still our families favorite KOA.
Jul 03, 2024
This was our first time camping at KOA Cardinal and we had so much fun. There was no shortage of activities for the kids. Washrooms and showers were clean at all times. We will be back!
Jul 03, 2024
Sites were very small and tight. Had 4 times where pool was closed due to “pooping” in the pool. Social ice cream was advertised as 4$ per person and we were charged 5$/person. Fun organized activities and Staff were pleasant.
Jul 03, 2024
Was sooo great! Kids love it so much! Thinking of seasonal next year!!
Jul 03, 2024
Great campground friendly people lots of things to do nice sites just a great camping experience
Oct 14, 2026
We were happy with our stay and had an enjoyable experience overall. Pros: * The cabin was clean and well-maintained. * The heating and air conditioning worked very well. * The cabin was well-equipped * The recreational facilities and activities organized for children were fantastic and very engaging. * The staff were very friendly, helpful, and provided excellent customer service. Cons: * The cabin was advertised as accommodating 6 people, with a queen bed, a bunk bed, and a pull-out couch. The beds were reasonably comfortable, but the couch was unusable for sleeping due to a severe dip in the middle, making it uncomfortable and likely to cause back pain. In reality, the cabin only had 4 comfortable sleeping spaces, not 6. * The propane BBQ had a very weak flame, which made it difficult to cook our food properly. * There was a sewage-like smell inside the cabin throughout the night. * There was also an unpleasant sewage smell in the campground, apparently due to the RV dumping station being located nearby. * At 3 PM on Sunday, I was told bike rentals had ended for the season. Two hours later, my upset 8-year-old saw other kids renting bikes. The staff explained they had resumed rentals due to high demand and kindly offered us a free ride, which I appreciated. However, the inconsistent information left us both disappointed. I hope this doesn't happen again.
- Mary on Google
Sep 17, 2026
Nice campground. No sewer hook ups but there is a dump station. Place was pretty empty when we came so was a little disappointed they put us in a pull through site that was very hard to turn into and no room for our truck. So many sites would of accomodated us better
- Marty comber on Google
Sep 09, 2026
If you have kids and they love interacting with other kids come here. Kids all over having fun. Lots of things for them to do. Splash pad and large play structure was the highlight. Although better parental supervision is required. Park was clean and staff pleasant. Some sites were very narrow however our patio site was probably the best for space. Lots of nice large trees. Park is close to Ottawa and the 401. $15 for firewood is reasonable. Only 4 stars as no sewer available (strange for KOA). Better dumping setup and control by staff during check-out is required. Road to exit was completely blocked. Even if you didn't need to dump you were forced to wait. Kids want to return so I guess we are!
- Drew Harvey on Google