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Lovely Lochside site, it's on the quiet side of Loch Lomond. Our pitch was alongside the Loch and absolutely beautiful. Facilities good and clean, although got a bit muddy as the day wore on. 1 1/2 mile walk to Balmaha where you can get a ferry to Luss. Staff very helpful, under pressure as there was a problem at their other site in Luss so many transferred from there.
What a fantastic location and views. I am totally bewildered reading some of the negative reviews of this site! Think – Loch Lomond, Scotland, mountains, deep cold water Loch, middle of nowhere/ever where (dependent upon mind set) – The ‘Glenlivet’ moment.
Truly beautiful location when dry and sunny; but monstrous when wet and windy, ‘There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing’ - Billy Connolly (from an old Norwegian proverb).
Friendly, helpful wardens, plenty of space, clean and warm toilets/wash room. Bring plenty of provisions, warm clothes, good boots, a kayak and enjoy.
Easy access and welcoming staff who gave the best available pitch (15 yards from the loch-shore).
Big pitch for the VW but lots of others had awnings / parked boats and jet-skis in their areas.
Quiet in the Easter holidays and shower block and wash rooms clean, warm and well-maintained. Small shop open daily. No other facilities but this only added to the charm.
Local villages have shops and tea-rooms.
Views over the loch from the shore are breath taking - watching the sun set here was worth the site fee alone.
Lovely site with exceptionally helpful wardens. We visited on the off chance they may be able to accomodate us after arriving at the site we had booked and it not meeting our expectations. They gladly fitted us in and made all the phone calls etc to transfer our booking from elsewhere.
Nice pitches with a good view of the loch, and a good size for a caravan, awning and car. Facilities were very clean and the showers were nice and powerful.
Balmaha is a cute little village with a lovely pub called the Oak which does lovely food and has a lovely charm/atmosphere about it.
There is also a small local shop where you can get most essentials along with gifts etc.
You have to visit the House of Darrach in Gartocharn, its a tea room to rival Bettys!.
Luss is a well worth a visit and you can take a loch boat trip whilst there.
The boathouse at Cameron House is a lovely loch side restaurant for a nice relaxed meal.
The weather was very wet and we were put on a slight hill even though I booked a hard standing pitch so it took five of us to push the folding camper up as the car wouldn't reverse it up. The pitch was very wet even after it stopped raining and the road was covered in potholes so there was now where to walk our dog without getting our feet wet. The site was noisy late on with campers walking from the car park to their tents. A group of Dutch campers got permission to pitch their tent at midnight even though they left all their equipment on their pitch early afternoon. They kept us awake till after one in the morning walking back and fore from the car park. The toilets and showers were clean the shop was friendly but a bit sparse. We have been on this site with a tent years ago and it was just as wet so it hadn't improved. I think this was the worse site I have ever been in and we would not go back even if it was free.
It has it's own beach, which appears accessible only from the camp-site.
The site is on the West Highland way, so there was plenty of walking to be had, in either direction, directly from the site. Which was fantastic.
The pitches all appear flat, but I am not convinced that the pitch sizes are particularly generous. We have a Wolf lake 7 and we had to book a 'jumbo' pitch. We had to put the tent sideways, as the pitch was wider, than it was long. However, where, we were, was good, as we never felt blocked in or cramped. Whereas some of the other tents did appear a bit more squashed.
The site was full over the Jubilee weekend, but the facilities, remained clean and there was no waiting for either showers or washing up sinks. My only criticism is that the water in the women's showers never got above tepid. This, the wardens told me, was an on going problem.
Even though the site was full, it remained extremely quiet.
The children's play area is a token one, but it doesn't matter, as the surrounding areas, are full of adventure for children with an imagination.
All in all, this is a lovely site, which I would not hesitate to recommend and I for one, would certainly use it again.
Stayed at this site for two nights on our way to highlands and what a very nice site it is, fairly quiet and out in the countryside
We were put right on the bank of loch lomand and was very nice for a swim, ,
The site itself is very tidy. Plenty of hot water (a bit too hot for my liking) in the very tidy showers, ,
Staff very thorough like all camping and caravan club sites, ,
There is a really lovely walk along the lochside to the marina, 45 mins and the oaktree inn, no little doggies allowed in here
The mozzys might have a little feast on you, as with all northern British places next to water, you can get a lot of midges, so take your repellent and a head net. Nice little site
Me and the wife were sited here for two nights camping and kayaking. And when we first got to the site we were met by the most rudest woman I've ever seen.
Secondly: the camp site is situated on the most amazing point of the loch, however it's over shadowed by the shear amount of old boats and old caravans that are stored there, it actually makes the campsite look like a gypsy site.
Thirdly: some of the members of staff were very helpful whilst the majority obviously hate there work and are there to punish camp goers. They were quick to shove their rules down your neck, but not at all able to enforce it. A group of foreign tourists who were Russian decided to get drunk and be as loud as possible as well as let off fireworks at 02:00hrs in the morning , and yet the members of staff who live on site refused to do anything about it!.
So in my opinion my two nights and days were completely ruined by this horrible gypsies looking campsite.
Avoid if possible as there is a better campsite further up the road which is far far better
A group of 10 of us recently booked this site for 4 days at the end of May.
We chose it primarily for its location as most of the group were walking the West Highland Way from Milngavie to Fort William and this seemed like a good base for the first few days (we had a 17 seat minibus for transporting walkers to and from each day’s walks).
We arrived around 6. 30pm on a Friday evening after a very long and hot drive of over 450 miles from our homes in Devon.
I can't say we were given much of a welcome - the office staff were primarily concerned with taking our money and made no effort to tell us anything whatsoever about the site or its facilities. It was very busy with lots of people checking in for the weekend but I have to say they did not cope very well with the rush.
I also learned a valuable lesson at this point – if you book via the Camping and Caravanning Club central booking service you have to notify them 7 days in advance if you want to change anything. We originally booked for 12 people and 3 large pitches but ended up with 10 people due to family bereavement and needed 1 large and 2 smaller pitches. My previous experience at other sites was that these things could be sorted out on arrival but that was not the case here so we ended up paying quite a bit more. Lesson learned.
Once we had paid up we were ushered to our pitches quite efficiently and left to get on with it.
The site itself is very pleasantly situated directly on the banks of Loch Lomond and the majority of pitches for both tents and caravans were very good - - level, lots of room to spread out – and there were excellent views if you were lucky enough to be by the loch side.
However, the facilities weren’t really that great.
• Taps were plentiful but where were all the rubbish bins? Seems like these were kept to a minimum for the convenience of the staff rather than their customers.
• The main shower/toilet block was OK but nothing special. A bit cramped and I should imagine it would get very busy if the site were full. The shower arrangements with just one small hook and a tiny stool to keep your stuff dry was not very good – particularly as the floors seemed permanently wet.
• There was also another shower block aimed at backpackers and the showers here didn’t even have the luxury of a stool! In addition there was little to stop the showers draining in to the changing area so these were permanently awash with half an inch of water. It was quite a balancing act if you did not want to come out with your clothes sopping wet.
• The camp shop was very limited – iron rations and a pint of milk but not much else. Luckily there was a good village store just down the road in Balmaha (and a nice pub) and a fair sized Spar in Drymen a couple of miles further on.
• Not sure if they had any midge machines – if they did they weren’t working very well as we were plagued by the wee beasties morning and night.
• The gates! Not sure why both exit and entry gates had to remain closed at all times but after a few days it became a real pain to have to open and close these every time for no apparent reason (oh, and the site staff rarely obliged by doing this for you)
The surrounding area was fantastic and the walkers thoroughly enjoyed 3 days of trekking – from the start at Milngavie (about 45 minutes) to Rowardennan just a couple of miles up the (narrow) road. Unfortunately our plans went a bit astray after this when we finally realised that the next stage to just outside Crianlarich was a 20 mile walk but a 60+ mile journey by road - WHW walkers please note! Because of this we decided to move on a day early (no refund – see above).
Our welcome had been decidedly lukewarm but our departure was even worse. I informed one of the site staff that we were on our way a day early and his sole comment was “oh, right” then he carried on about his business and walked away.
No “was anything wrong?”, “was everything OK for you?”, “lovely to have you - please come again” – nothing, not a word. I left in a hurry muttering under my breath ….
To sum up, a really nice location with adequate facilities but they really need to work on their customer care.
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Tent Pitches 
Caravan Pitches 
Motorhome Pitches 
Small Campervans 
Glamping Units 
No Statics for Hire 
No Statics for Sale 
Seasonal Pitches 
Electric Hookups 
Hardstanding Pitches 
No Fully Serviced Pitches 
Families Welcome 
Not Members Only 
No Rallies 
Not Naturist Site 
Dogs Welcome 
No Dogs Allowed 
Groups Welcome 
Toilet Facilities 
Hot Showers 
Washing Up 
No Bathroom 
Baby Changing Facilities 
Laundry On Site 
Drinking Water 
Disabled Friendly 
Chemical Disposal 
No Battery Charging 
Gas Exchange 
No Recycling Facilities 
No Kitchen Facilities 
No Freezer / Fridge 
No Motorhome Point 
Wifi Access 
No Shop 
No Bar 
No Restaurant 
Kids Playground 
No TV Room 
No Games Room 
No Evening Ents 
No Fishing 
No Wild Swimming 
No Indoor Pool 
No Outdoor Pool 
No Horse Riding 
No Cycle Hire 
No Golf 
No Tennis 
No Beach 
No Watersports 
Boat Launch / Mooring On Site 
No Sea Views 
Not Working Farm 
No Campfires Allowed 
No Waterside Pitches 
Public Transport <1 mile
Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access 
Lovely Lochside site, it's on the quiet side of Loch Lomond. Our pitch was alongside the Loch and absolutely beautiful. Facilities good and clean, although got a bit muddy as the day wore on. 1 1/2 mile walk to Balmaha where you can get a ferry to Luss. Staff very helpful, under pressure as there was a problem at their other site in Luss so many transferred from there. 
