Reviews for Rickers Campground, Roblin, Manitoba

Overall Rating: [ 1 / 10 ]

• Staff [ 1 / 10 ]
• Location [ 9 / 10 ]
• Cleanliness [ 9 / 10 ]

Date visited: Wed 03 Aug 2011 Rickers Campground

We were traveling home from a family reunion in Manitoba on our way home to Alberta. Stopped in Roblin after a few hours of driving and grabbed hamburgers for everyone (7 adults, 7 kids). We were told to stop at Ricker's by a family member who pays yearly fees to the campground as well as the rest of his snowmobile club. On arrival we parked our 3 units in the gravel parking lot and proceeded to use a picnic table in the parking lot. A young man in a gator pulled up and was rude from the start. He said that we had to pay the day rate of $5.00 per RV. My father in law told him we would only be 15-20 minutes, in which the man replied "exactly". My father in law tried to pay with a $20 dollar bill and the young man had no change, so another of our group gave 3 $5 dollar bills...we were given no receipt. My husband's 70 year old godmother was helping the kids with their lunch and said "I thought we were in friendly Manitoba. That was all she said, in which the man replied "you know what, here, take your money back and get off my property and you can thank the old granny with the big mouth.". One of our group said "just take the money and go, we will be on our way shortly. We just need to let the kids eat. My father in law has stopped there almost every year and was always treated courteously by the previous owners ( the new owners parents) and wasn't charged to stop and stretch his legs,etc. A good business person would consider a passerby stopping in as potential customers. My husband and I are always looking for nice new places to stay...this campground won't be one of them. There is no signs on the highway showing any rates. There is a sign once you are already at the parking lot showing rates for camping and a day rate. It does not say no picnicking. The actual campground and picnic area is farther down the road. There is a nice RV campground on the Saskatchewan side that we may stay at in the future as the The Lake of the Prairies is very beautiful.

Positives: Nice scenery.

Negatives: Can't stop in shortly to enjoy the view without paying a day rate, even if you are only in the parking lot.

Overall Rating: [ 2 / 10 ]

• Staff [ 1 / 10 ]
• Location [ 9 / 10 ]
• Cleanliness [ 8 / 10 ]

Date visited: Fri 01 Jul 2011 Rickers Campground

I concur with the other writer regarding their negative experience with the staff at Ricker's. I believe that the young man they refer to is the son of the owners and is the rudest person I have ever had the misfortune of encountering. He approached me on one occasion when I was visiting Ricker's with a similar request for a day use fee in a very intimidating and rude manner. I am friends with a few seasonal campers, and all have had (at least) one negative experience with this individual. He is truly in the wrong line of work. I also agree with the writer regarding the former owners of Rickers- they were absolutely great people. The current owners appear to be reaping the benefits of decades of hard work and courteous and appreciative service by the Rickers, all despite the disgusting behavior of their family member/ employee.

Positives: Beautiful area, great fishing, large campground.

Negatives: The staff- in particular the son of the owner and his intimidating, rude behavior.

Overall Rating: [ 10 / 10 ]

• Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
• Location [ 10 / 10 ]
• Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]

Date visited: Fri 01 Jul 2011 Rickers Campground

We stayed at Rickers for 6 days. The owners are terrific people. They run a top shelf business and go out of their way to help you settle in. We needed a cord and they helped us get hooked up to power. The fishing was excellent, the parade was alot of fun and the fireworks and entertainment was also a nice way to spend Canada Day. Not to mention the beautiful scenery.

Positives: Clean bathrooms and showers. The store has a good variety and the prices are reasonable

Overall Rating: [ 9 / 10 ]

• Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
• Location [ 10 / 10 ]
• Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]

Date visited: Sat 10 Jul 2010 Rickers Campground

This is a very nice camp ground. We got a spot on the waters edge it was very nice. There were a few passerby but very quite . We have a fairly large 5th wheel and when we called for reservations they were courteous and accommodated us to make sure we got a site that was large enough . The boat launch was great and we were able to tie our boat to a tree close to the camper. THERE WERE NO BUGS Only disappointing part that with the high lake level the fishing wasn't good at the time we were there