Riverdale Resort

If you are expecting luxury, this isn’t the place to go. However, the slide and the pools were fun with the kids. My four year old just adored everything about this place. The swimming pool is nice and cool in the summer time and the slide kept the four year old and the husband busy for hours. The pool has some rust on the bottom and sides. The hot spring pools are clean. The overall appearance is a bit run down with uneven concrete and outdated buildings, but the experience was a good one

Friends and I have a tradition to go up on an evening that it Snows. Nothing beats the experience of being in the hot springs, perfectly warm, while huge snow flakes fall around you. You don’t get cold at all, as the heat rising from the springs keeps your head warm. It is lots of fun, and only $ 5 for the evening hours during the week. It is generally easy to get in and typically almost empty during the weeknights in the winter.

As my wife mentioned to me many times, you can slap the word «resort» next to the name of any pit, and it’ll give a pina-​colada sipping luxury image — until you get there. I’m afraid that’s what we got here. The website certainly gives you the impression that it’s a paradise resort with everything you could ask for, but in reality it’s a bit of a dilapidated wreck.
However, its hot-​springs-​fed pools were pretty great. We really enjoyed the water slide (with hopefully sturdy but rusty stairs), the big pool, and the wading hot pools. One of the two slides was out of commission, with debris and old wood piled up in the landing zone.
The high-​school age attendants were very sweet and friendly, and kept an eye on things.
The facilities were way run-​down. The RV spots in back had electricity, but no water or sewer (despite the fact they said they were «full hook-​up» on the phone). There were buildings with broken windows back there, along with shattered picnic tables and shards of wood. Rusty screws amidst the scraps.
They were really nice folks, and the pools were kind of charmingly dilapidated. Not too pricey, at least. I think if you set your expectations accordingly, you won’t be disappointed. Just don’t expect manicured lawns, and you’ll have to buy your pina-​colada-​in-​a-​can before you get here.