Macy was polite and responsive to our request to book her single site. But unfortunately the positive experience ended there. My family’s single night booking was spent at the Emergency Vet after our dog was severely injured while on-leash by a particularly dangerous species of cactus known as a “Jumping Cactus” (google for information) just a few steps off of her driveway. Dozens of barbed spines impaled our dog, requiring surgical removal under anesthesia. The spines were so sharp that I too was embedded when I carried my dog to the car to get emergency assistance. We spent three hours at an emergency vet that night, which cost $991.00.
This outcome was entirely foreseeable and preventable, especially to a local resident. But Macy provided no warning to me, a resident of CT, about the single extremely dangerous cactus plant right off of her driveway. The property had no designated area to walk a dog (which is why we walked alongside the driveway), very poor lighting, and no barrier or border to provide warning or keep pets/humans safe. When I reached out to Macy, she apologized for not warning us, but refused to accept responsibility for our injuries because the cactus was a “native species.” (Macy refunded $65.00, the cost of our stay, but refused to pay any portion of the vet bill).
When booking a site on HipCamp, one expects more than a hose hookup, parking spot, and extension cord for an RV. We expected a safe spot for the night. But we were let down.