Bear Lake / Manistee KOA Holiday

This is a great campground with a lot of good people ! This review is mainly for Kevin Isbister, Shame on you! Just because the new owners made some changes that you did not like, does not give you the right to give a bad review. Although it gives you the right to leave as a seasonal camper. The bathrooms and pool was always clean, and the owners were there often and you did not make the attempt to introduce yourself as a seasonal camper. Shame on you!! This campground has great amenities and it is a clean and friendly campground.

I'm editing my post to provide a response to the then manager L.L.'s post in response of it. To be clear you were the manager who stated information to other campers on why the park was not cleaned and to correct you that I did introduce myself to you as well as the owners opening weekend and even provided a welcome gift. Clearly my post stuck a nerve as it identified your failure as a campground manager. I've been camping here for the past couple of years and it was great under the previous two owners. The pool and bathrooms have been absolutely disgusting this year. The managers claim they only clean three times per day. Previous owners and staff would clean multiple times per day. It feels like a nasty KOA. The dog waste containers were removed and extra trash cans because accordi

Bathrooms are gross and I MEAN GROSS! Management is rude and unprofessional. You make one comment to management about how the bathrooms need a quick tidy up and they chew your head up and spit it out. Only positive in this campground are the campers which all seem nice. You won't catch my brand new fifth wheel in the place again until management actually like a management team and not team Goof Troop.

We enjoyed the amenities of the campground such as the bounce pillow and the heated pool on our visit. The campground was quiet and the campers respectful. The staff was incredibly friendly. The only downfall was 4 single restrooms available to use. They were out of commission for the majority of our stay because of a clogged pipe. When they were available there was a large group camping and they occupied the restrooms the majority of the time. I know this was out of the staffs control. However, we payed $85 a night to stay at our site with a 6 person tent and a 2 person back packing tent (that they charged an additional $25 for) and at that rate I would expect to have a little nicer bath rooms other than a port a potty. The added charge for the tent was a little unreasonable considering

We spent 9 years at this campground and sadly, it’s gone completely downhill under the new ownership. What was once a friendly, family-oriented place has become money-hungry and unwelcoming. The new owners have brought a toxic atmosphere — they’re rude, unapproachable, and seem more focused on squeezing every dollar than creating a positive guest experience. If you have a family bigger than four members be prepared to pay more money to stay. Our boat was vandalized in their so-called "storage area," which is no longer secured like it was under the previous owners. (See pic below words were scratched in the toon) To make matters worse, our neighbors children were recently questioned by staff about their names to verify if they were paying guests — completely inappropriate and invasive. The