Amazing first Hipcamp experience!
My friends and I camped on DL’s land for a bday celebration/overdue friend “reunion” and had such a good time! The host was friendly and greeted us upon arrival, giving us the scoop on all kinds of wildlife we were likely to see (eagles, osprey, owls, river otters?!, dragonflies at dusk, etc) and spots to check out (a tire/rope swing we didn’t have time to go check out, an award-winning ice cream shop nearby, etc). We stayed at the Cove which was perfect for us size-wise and for more privacy. As someone who’s super allergic to poison ivy, I appreciated that there either wasn’t much naturally growing at the site, or that they’d taken care to remove it for campers. We’d camped at another place on the Little Miami (not a HipCamp site) the weekend prior that was covered in it— so it was nice not to have to dodge that getting down to the river, at least not from our access point. Lovely river-hangs during the day, beautiful moonlight and stars at night— we when saw an owl (?) fly overhead in the night! Just a really unique and beautiful place overall. I did find it hard to get ahold of the host in the days leading up to our trip via the app, and wish I’d seen that once you’ve booked there is a cell # listed to text or call him— so fyi that may be an easier route to reach him with any questions once you’ve booked?