BnDRoadTrip
For Mel Rieman Rec Area: Camped two nights w/o reservations Fri-Sat Sep 7-8, 2023; lots of
availability. Small campground, clean and quiet. Sites are on a bluff above the river, some have a view, generally smaller and sloped sites but workable. Clean pit toilets and a small shower/bathroom. Kayaking available on lake and river. Reagan Historical Minuteman Site a short drive north near Cooperstown that is worth a visit. Other COE Rec areas nearby that looked decent, some with improvements underway.
Posted Sep 09, 2023 by BnDRoadTrip from Wisconsin. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
Terry L Schroeder
For Mel Rieman Rec Area: Pretty campground, but sites are small. We have a 36' Class A motorhome towing a vehicle and we barely fit in the site and many were smaller yet. Many sites not real level. No lake access at campground, but boat landing about 1/4 mile away. 15 sites have electric, no water or sewer at any site, but dump station and drinking water are available at central location.
Posted Jul 13, 2020 by Terry L Schroeder from SD. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
Ernie Perron
For Mel Rieman Rec Area: Great area for smaller RV's, we have a 40' motorhome and found the roads were to windy and narrow. Our site was very uneven so we had to adjust a couple of times to fit. I loved the area, just not for us with the length of our rig. Our RV Garmin did not bring us in by the signs so we ended up going into the dam area first, big mistake, we had to disconnect our tow in order to turn around and even the turn around was a little scary. The lake area is public and there is no access from the campgrounds. Our grandson went swimming in the swim area and seemed to enjoy it. The ice cream shop had some good ice cream.
Posted Jun 28, 2020 by Ernie Perron from AZ. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
Grampaloren
For Mel Rieman Rec Area: Good average COE campground. Most sites are not too level, it was fine for our 5th wheel maybe not so good for a large motorhome. Two showers and two pit toilets. Dump station is fairly new. Quiet crowd even over July 4th. Lots of roadsigns point the way and County Road 19 is well marked. It is probably called River Road on your GPS. No lake access from the campground, it's 1/4 mile down the road.
Posted Jul 13, 2019 by Grampaloren from Iowa. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
Paul S
For Mel Rieman Rec Area: The directions to Mel Rieman are wrong. After a 525mile trip we wasted another 50 miles trying to find “County Road 19†in Valley City. It does not exist on any map or street sign. Also Main Street was closed and the detour was crazy long. 6/27/2018. You’ll need a good on line map to find the actual route from Valley City that shows Main Street to 5th Av NE. That road changes names 3 times. It ends at 26th St SE which is a left on to it from 118th Av or West turn and connects to River Road to the site entrance.
If arriving from the West on I94 take exit 283 and head North on SR1. Its about 15 miles and you’ll see the signage for the East turn off SR1 as well as signs to campground. We found the campground clean and maintained like most COE sites.
Also I was fooled by the reservation picture for site 14. I looks like lake front but is cow pasture front. Please fix this picture.
Posted Jun 28, 2018 by Paul S from 33463. This is the subjective opinion of a traveler and not of AllStays LLC.
