Camp Charles Campsites

MY HAPPY PLACE ! I camp here every holiday weekend with other families. The hosts John and Diane are the nicest people. There is a fishing pond for my grandson. My favorites are the saltwater pool and sitting around a campfire with family and friends at night.

I see that the other reviews complain about the new owners but in my opinion it’s the regulars that r the problem. They make others feel like outsiders in there and it was a shame because we really did love the actually grounds. The owners were very nice and very helpful and we had no problems with them whatsoever. This is more of a party campground than a family campground BUT if ur NOT a regular ur not invited to the party.

My husband and I have camped at Camp Charles for 4 years now. We have made many friends here. Everyone is helpful and friendly. The owners go out of the way to make your holidays enjoyable. All kinds of activities for adults and children and bands or a DJ every weekend. Store stocked with any supplies you might need. Bingo every Friday night. Swimming pool to keep the kids busy and pond stocked twice a year for fishing. Memorial Day weekend we had Bingo, quiat tournament, face painting for the children, fishing tournament and a band Saturday night and a DJ Sunday night. So if you enjoy camping come to Camp Charles in Bangor PA. The Spencer’s

The place is good. I don’t know if other reviewers had other experiences but the owner was kind and nice. He was ready to serve when we needed something. The mobile house that we stayed was nice and kept clean. Our kids and we had fun there.

Recently stayed here for a long weekend over the Fourth of July. We go every year and have a great time with our friends. Bill is great! What a sweet helpful hardworking man!
There was a lot of mix ups with the sites. People arrived in a spot that our friend was supposed to be in. Had to report this and have those people moved. Another friend showed up and had to go to a different spot because people were in his reserved site.
Our RV friend was told he would sink on the site they wanted. Which had a lot if gravel on it. They moved them too, but had this changed before it was too late. It poured and they were fine.
Campground is nice. Nice pond with fish. Bathrooms are good. The fireworks were outstanding!
The owner (man) is not people friendly. Very hard to deal with. He is the reason I would not recommend the campground anymore.
Sad to say that we are done visiting this location. He was a grumpy man that should not be running a campground.
He came to the sites at 10:45 pm to complain about overnight visitors that didn’t pay yet. That’s not the time to do that.
We had about 30 people plus a lot of day visitors. They made a lot of money from our group. Why such the attitude? Don’t worry. Return visits are over.

We have been going to Camp Charles for about 5 years. The old owners were great and friendly. The new owners have been there for a little over a year and are running the place into the ground. We typically go to this camp ground, 1 – 3 times a summer in groups of 6 – 14 people. Last week will be our last time ever going to Camp Charles.
The new owners, specifically the husband is unfriendly and makes you feel like you are inconveniencing him. Entering the camp ground is a total pain. The bathrooms are sketchy to say the least. Camp sites have broken glass scattered through out the site and just keep getting worse. Picnic tables are falling apart and missing important parts, such as seats.
Don’t bring a normal car to the primitive campsites if you don’t want your undercarriage to get beat to up. Expect to bottom out and scrape many tree roots, due to improper maintenance to trails. We bought fire wood from them and half the wood was PINE and what wasn’t pine, was not cured properly (still green). You should not burn pine and it amazes me they thought that was acceptable.
They also charge $ 10 per day to have your dog at the campsite (new policy). They charge for guests even if visiting for a few minutes (new policy). We were also now told that every guest must be paid for in advance and in full before arriving (new policy). The reasoning seemed to be, because they don’t want to ring up each camper separately, even though they arrive at different times. I will not front $ 400 because the owners are lazy.
Thanks for memories but we will make new memories elsewhere. Also to any hikers, there is maybe 3 trails in this area, I would recommend staying in Jim Thorpe instead.