Coombs Country Campground - Coombs, British Columbia

Yvonne

As wheelchair accessibility goes for a campground this place was pretty good. We were near the bathroom/showers. The grounds were nice, complete with a lake and we had a great July 1st camping experience.

Cheryl T.

Great campground!! Clean washrooms with hot showers & laundry facilities. The pool and hottub area was lovely. Also has a basketball hoop, volleyball, horseshoe pitch and playground with zip line. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. Well recommend.

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Upon first arriving at our site we were very impressed. Many of the sites have plenty of shade and privacy providing trees. Very similar to a BC provincial park, however after a short period of time we started to smell horrible sewage smell. We had hoped it would go away by the next day. It wasn't constant but it happened every day, I'm not sure if it was when the wind was in a certain direction or if our site was just located close to some type of septic field. We were on the forested side close to the kids playground. ||My kids loved the playground facilities, there is a great zipline and some climbing equipment, swings, slide, teeter todder and a merry go round. They also have tether ball, a basketball hoop and a volleyball/badminton net. The kids loved playing at the park, the playground area alone makes this campground worth it. They also have an arcade with retro arcade machines for .50 to 1.00 per play. The kids loved that too. Since it was September we didn't swim in the lake but the kids both enjoyed swimming in the heated pool and hot tub. There is a small changing area and one shower in each men's and women's room beside the pool. ||Aside from the smell that was bothersome the only other issue that we experienced was with the power supply to our full service site. We have a surge protector that monitors the level of power and shuts out off our power to the source if it gets too high or too low. The service at our site (13) repeatedly dropped too low and our microwave etc would shut down when we switched from shore power to battery. This is obviously not ideal. ||Despite the power and the smell issues we are totally willing to give this place another shot - we will come back to an area of the campground that doesn't have sewer though, so that we can hopefully avoid the smell. Overall I would say this is a 4 star place - and hope that the next time our experience is a lot less smelly. When I inquired about the smell with the office the woman said it was from folks checking out, but that doesn't explain why the smell would still be around at 11pm. So I'm just not sure... But hopefully we can avoid the smell in non sewer areas.

Andrew C.

I had an amazing time at this campground! The staff were incredibly friendly, and everything was super clean. My campsite was comfortable and well-maintained, making my stay really enjoyable.

Leoni G.

Beautiful campground, it's under new management and the team is terrific! The campground is clean and well maintained and Laura went above and beyond in helping us find a site we liked for next year. We liked it so much we also booked another trip this year. Love the pool and lake and friendly, family oriented atmosphere.

Johnny D.

This place felt like being at "family camp" with a swimmable, man made lake surrounded by campsites; it creates a vibe. Kids can make friends and play in the water. We really enjoyed being there.

Ian C.

We recently (July 2024) stayed at Coombs Country Campground, but our experience was far from relaxing. Our neighbours were extremely noisy, partying until 3 am. Unfortunately, the campground staff did not enforce the advertised quiet hours, which significantly impacted our ability to enjoy our time and get a good night's sleep. They woke our kids up multiple times and we left after one night (booked and paid for 2).

Update: The management reached out and offered us a free stay to make up for it. I have updated from 2 to 4 stars since they were very professional and responsive.

Darth H.

We came in from Alberta and had a few surprises on the way to/up the island that lead to us having to spend the previous night in our car….not the most relaxing lol ferry mechanical failure lead to a delay that caused us to miss our hotel reservation. Then we found out everything from Nanaimo to Courtney was booked solid. 😩

When we got to the campsite the following day we asked to check in early. I’d been awake for 36 hours and just wanted to sleep. Ava, staff at the front desk that morning, explained to us the campground policy regarding checkin times. But after hearing our unique experience in getting there, she reached out to management for special permission to allow us in a bit early.
Ava was an absolute rock star! Very understanding, kind and professional. She got us into our site a bit early so we could pitch tents and crash. Both my wife and I are super thankful to her and the Campground management for allowing us to bend the rules a bit and get some sleep.

We will camp here again! Hopefully without the ferry debacle that caused our travel adventures though lol

BC ferry’s: -11/10 stars (I’d rather swim)
Coombs Country Campground: +11/10 stars
Sleeping overnight in Mercedes C350: not recommended