Tom Sawyer's RV Park

I just wanted to provide our experience. We made a reservation in Sept. for this weekend. I called and attempted to cancel it on Oct 28 (35 days before our check in). I spent 10 minutes on the phone with a woman who barely spoke English and could not locate our reservation. (It was painful. Not a judgment.) Today we received a voice mail saying we would be charged $40 for a no show. My husband called and we had to "prove" we called to cancel. (Thank you to keeping records) We were then told we would be charged $10 for canceling a reservation. No where on their website or at the time of making the reservation did they say there would be a fee. We've stayed here before and the park is nice; however, we won't ever make a reservation there and I recommend not making one unless you want a headache trying to change/cancel and be charged random fees. I'll be sharing this review on every review site I can find.

First thing to say is that our photos of this campground reflect that we stayed here in February 2016, when the park had only recently reopened after flooding, therefore there is a lot less green in our shots! Looks-wise, the park is a little rough around the edges but to us still has a real beauty, being right on the edge of the river. The owners are also working every day (because we've seen them!) to repair and make the sites good, and they are really nice people too. The location is great for two reasons: 1. If you want to go into Memphis - Downtown is 15 minutes by car and there is loads of parking. 2. If you want to camp by on the banks of the Mississippi - you can't go wrong! We picked a river-front site and due to the 45 degree angle we had views from our kitchen window, from the rear bedroom window, and from the dinette window in the slide on the other side. Magic! The fact that you are on the banks of this massive river does of course mean that you get some noise from barges going past. But, you're camped on the Mississippi with massive barges going past right next to you - how often can you say that? For us, the noise wasn't a problem, I just had to mention it as it would bother some and you might prefer to pick a site further back. There is excellent free wifi here, which is a real bonus having camped at a lot of private campgrounds that promise this and then fail to deliver. There are a couple of bathrooms. The one closest us was bizarre but great - a unisex single room, like a hotel en suite - fully tiled, with a residential shower unit, toilet and wash basin. It was actually a very pleasant experience and felt a bit luxurious, though when they are busy in the summer I don't know if more cubicles might be helpful. There is another bathhouse down the other end of the site. There is also a free - yes, totally free, laundry room, with very good quality washers and dryers. We did three loads and really appreciated this after a lot of state park camping. Our concrete pad was level and there is a decent amount of space between the sites. It is full hook-up. The owner told us there isn't any cable (we don't use it anyway but again maybe an issue for some) but we got great tv reception through our antenna. You won't want to watch tv anyway as you'll either be in Memphis or mesmerised by Old Man River! All in all, this is a really nice, family campground, with a feeling that they don't scrimp on either space or facilities. We would definitely recommend for anyone wanting to visit Memphis.

Wonderfully beautiful place right on the Mississippi. We a site that looked straight out at the river. As magical as the name implies. Amazing service and a very comfortable place to stay.