Don't let the reviews fool you.
I don't know if Damon read reviews and cleaned up his HipCamp? Or if it wasn't really that bad to begin with, but despite being cursed | blessed with OCD, I found Damon's HipCamp to be perfect for what we needed: a "Rest Area." We were only there for the night, so it's not like we needed and or used a lot, but I can't find any reason to give it less than five stars!
We were two women traveling across country and I felt perfectly comfortable at The Rest Area.
Here's the only thing I could think of as I pondered the reviews I'd read (and gave me pause for booking here). As you're driving to his property there are a lot of schwanky, schwanky homes. Like WOW kinds of homes on huge properties. If you're thinking that Damon's going to offer you a corner spot on his multi-million dollar estate, it's not that. You're clearly driving past new(ish??) construction where those with the means have purchased property (or a custom-home builder bought land and subdivided) and built their homes...continue on down the road and you'll find more modest homes, smaller land parcels.
This doesn't mean that what is offered at Damon's place is subpar, at all. It's just the contrast might influence some to rate it lower. That's the only thing I can figure out. Either that? Or Damon's been doing some mean housecleaning, so to speak! Either way...five stars from me!