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We stayed on 6/20/22 on our way north to NY and enjoyed it so much that we spent 2 more nights (6/23 & 6/24) on our return trip!
As expected, the road is gravel and not always "buttery smooth". Also, it is better to enter it from the northern end than from Brown Run Road. When it is dry, expect to have a lot of dust on your vehicles. There are a few level sites for RV's, but expect to use leveling devices on most sites. (Minus one star, but that is pretty picky.)
There are several trails to hike and bike paths for those more adventurous. We have an inflatable tandem kayak and took it out on the lake for a wonderful day.
There are two "Narrow Rough Roads" that are offshoots that also have a few campsites.
Most people left their sites clean and even "paid it forward" by leaving firewood! There are the exceptions where someone must have left a bag of garbage that the wildlife scattered all over one site (there is NO garbage service, TAKE IT WITH YOU), and another site where someone left "gifts" of used toilet tissue around the area. (Also found a cap on that site that allows the grey tank to be connected to a garden hose... that also is simply wrong. IT IS A SPECIAL PRIVILEDGE TO HAVE FREE DISPERSED CAMPING, PLEASE DON'T ABUSE IT AND HAVE IT TAKEN AWAY.) (Minus one star)

This was a very pleasant surprise.
First the overriding negative: there are trains to run by, so we turned our air conditioning fan to run constantly all night long to block out the noise.
Other than that, all positive. It is also a horticultural center and they plant many different varieties of trees all over, even those not native to the area.
If you love kayaking, this is a great starting or ending point. Most of the campsites were taken by a kayak club the weekend we were there.

Very nice and quiet! Only 10 sites (full hookups), but there is another RV campground (Chautauqua) as part of this same park. (The park follows the river… Follow the green line in Google Maps to see how they are connected, that is the bicycle trail.)
Awesome bike trail from Lincoln all the way to the Kansas State line.
Also be sure to check out the Veterans Memorial Park along the trail.
Minus one star because the restrooms don’t have doors on the stalls.

Made reservations months in advance; good thing, because this is a small campground and very popular. It is an easy hike over the hill to go into Hot Springs National Park.
Pads are not completely level, but reasonable.
No showers or dump station because the sites have full hookups. Bathrooms are ok.
Take water jugs into Hot Springs... it is the best natural water (no chemicals) we've tested, and it is free from various locations around the town.

This is an older RV park that is part of a larger recreation park. It is bordered by residential housing on two sides.

The RV sites are reasonably spread out. There are only a couple pull-through sites, and most sites could not handle anything larger than 30 feet. The electric and water hookups always service two sites from one pole.

Be aware that many of the sites will flood in the rainy seasons.

Consider the bathhouse to NOT be an option, it is the worst we have encountered.

The dump station is outside the RV area (outside the gates). There is an older dump station by the guard house that shouldn't be used; there is a much newer dump station far enough away from the guard house that it could be used without fees by less than honest people.

The walking trails that are part of the larger Acadiana Park are very pleasant in January.

Paid $28 per night, no discounts offered for anything.