Adventure Bound Camping Resorts – Deer Run

If your looking for a relaxing quick getaway you’ve found the spot whether it’s for rejuvenating your self or to spend quality time with the family Deer Run has lots to offer. Also a safe environment for your children to ride thier bikes around its been a few years since I’ve been back but Ooh the memories … actually my location was in Mechanicville

This is difficult because the park has so much potential.
THE BAD
1. The current managers have given up the past three years or so. I spoke with them and they told me that because of a number of reasons (conflicts with ABC parent Co., their age (retirees), lack of good employees) they have just about given up.
2. The restaurant/​snack shop is managed by a local restaurant. Workers there have nothing but negative comments about Deer Run Management. Also ice cream machine was broken and dispensing watery ice cream all last season. Employees claim they had been requesting a fix since May and nothing happened in the past four months. Also lower the prices slightly and sales will increase. Price points are slightly high. If you keep the pricing, fix the ice cream machine.
3: The inflatables are heavily advertised. In reality, the hours are few and they find every excuse to close them. One of the employees told me that the Manager doesn’t like to put in the work needed to clean and maintain them every time they go up. I relayed this to the manager, and she blamed the «kids» working there, saying that they were the lazy ones.
4. The office and desk needs customer service training. Starting with the manager. Service is just ok and we do feel welcome that is until anything is questioned or there is any kind of problem, large or small. After that, very rude and condescending. Unfortunately the other workers there seem to take after the boss.
5. Bathrooms could use minor updating. And need taller vent stacks so that the smell will rise into the air instead of lingering.
6. There were many seasonal sites that were trashed. Sometimes literally. One camper had extensive damage to rv and was littered with empty beer cans/​bottles. Stayed this way at for at least two months this past summer. Others weren’t quite as bad but it was clear that the rules are not enforced or not there at all.
7. Negative staff attitude. It’s amazing the effect of even one negative staff member on your entire trip. We routinely encountered several.
8. Terribly slow and most times nonexistent wifi.
THE GOOD
1. Beautiful location that is very central to city.
2. Whith the exception of unsightly seasonal sites, park and sites are well maintained.
3. Food and snacks at restaurant were good.
4. Park is very kid friendly.
5. Pools are very clean.
6. Bathrooms, while in need of updating, were clean.
7. When they were open inflatables were great for the kids.
8. Night entertainment was fun.
This place has so much potential! It kills me to write a negative review because I want so much to have the «brochure» experience here. We have been several times and I have actually talked with management and employees so I know that this is not an isolated event. The park is indeed going downhill.
PLEASE, someone save this sinking ship!!!,
Take some lessons from Lake George RV, or Lake George Escape and this place could be magic!
Don’t expect much until management and employees are replaced or retrained.

We called campground to inquire about a site with elec/​water hookup… We were told that they had ONE available. The normal rate is $ 42/​night but they told us it was $ 47/​night because it was the 4^th of July weekend. We reserved our site for two nights in the amount of $ 94.
We got to the site which was in the middle of a field with absolutely no shade whatsoever. We figured we would be ok because we have a small travel trailer with top vent with a fan. We set up our camp and relaxed. The next day was an entirely different story… We went canoeing and it got too hot so, we went back to our camp. The camper was unbearably hot because of the lack of shade! Fan was NOT helping any at all. We decided to go to the swimming pool to cool off. We got into the water and it was nasty! There were bugs, human hair, and who knows what else floating around! We looked over and saw a pool skimmer that looked like it had never seen ANY use. We wanted to use the public shower and restroom but that was out of the question because they were also as nasty as the pool! We got out of the pool and went and got some ice cream to cool off. While walking to the restaurant, we noticed at least 14(fourteen) shaded lots that were all empty, and they stayed empty all weekend! It eventually cooled down later in the day and we went to sleep from heat exhaustion. We woke up the next morning very early wanting nothing more than to pack and get out! We went to get some coffee at Dunkin Donuts because, we were in a hurry. We got back and remembered that you can leave the campground whenever you like but, someone has to let you back in as the entrance is gated. The office is CLOSED from 10PM until 8AM with nobody to let you back in! So, we had to park our vehicle at the front of the park and walk back to our site! We had to wait until 8AM to get our vehicle so we could leave this wretched place! In an age where you have ²⁴⁄₇ access to something as simple as a storage facility why do we have to have someone let us in the front gate of a campground?! That person could be busy cleaning the bathrooms, swimming pool, etc.
Overall a nasty campground! We will never return to this place ever again!
$ 94 for a pig stye! IF THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE AVAILABLE SAVE YOURSELF A HEADACHE AND CANCEL YOUR CAMPING PLANS!
P. S. This campground gets a one star rating because zero was not available…