Peaceful Hills Waterfall Campsite

This was the most perfect, quiet, serene getaway! I loved everything about it!

The Peaceful Hills Waterfall campsite was great! It was quite peaceful. We enjoyed our night stay. There is a nice creek that is just in front of the site with swimming holes close by. It was nice to cool down before turning in. It was a nice stroll up to the playground for our child to unwind and stretch the legs. There were very few bugs except for the lightning bugs. The most I’ve seen in quite some time. This was a great place to just unwind. The site was very welcoming with all the essentials needed to help make your stay more pleasant. I would recommend this. 10/10.

True to the name, was peaceful and quiet. Heard a motorcycle only twice. Spot was shaded completely so the heat was not a problem. Sounds of the water were relaxing. There’s a table with 4 chairs and a trash can. If you want to get away from it all, this is the place. I have t mobile and didn’t have service so know that. I had it up until 5 minutes before arriving.

The site was beautiful. We had our own waterfall and creek. However, the site itself was nothing but mud. No grass, no mulch, and the gravel area (where we parked our trailer) was the type of big rocks gravel that if you put anything down on it, you can feel all the big rocks. There was a porta potty there… omg… the last time I saw a porta john that full of [email protected] I was in the Army in a long field exercise… wow! Needless to say, we DID NOT use it. Memorial Day weekend is BIG for camping. Preparing the site and getting the porta john cleaned up should have been done. It was a nice site, a stone throw away from a gorgeous creek you can enjoy with your kids and pets. The cabin areas that are for rent are very well kept and it’s absolutely gorgeous… sadly, you can tell that the campsite itself comes as an afterthought. They had firewood for the campground… BUT… the firewood itself was in a pile of mud, uncovered and completely soaked… really? The website said there was a place to wash dishes…. i am sure there was… somewhere. There was absolutely nobody around to ask. So, we did what we had to do to wash dishes. It’s ok for us, we had a trailer. We had planned on staying there 3 nights… but after dealing with nothing but mud and unable to use the john (there was absolutely nowhere to go in nature either!) we left a day early. A little more care to the site itself would go a long way! Again the area around is beautiful. But not a site we will revisit.

Response from Jennifer, the Host, on June 3rd, 2022

Marjorie, Thank you for letting me know about your experience. I strive to keep the floor and seating area in the restroom very clean and agree that the portable restroom was very full. It needed emptied and was cleaned and serviced the day after your checked out date. I apologize for the inconvenience. I really wished it hadn't rained so much on the weekend of your arrival. The tent area has top soil and mulch, a small ditch around the tent area to divert the rain water, and it has a small grade downhill to help prevent puddles. I will check to see if more mulch is needed on the tent site and add more if needed. The parking lot has something called chert on it, which is excellent for parking, and it is what our dirt roads are made of in this area. There is a small ditch that helps the water escape around the parking lot and get to the culvert. There is a small bottle of dawn dish soap and a sponge for your convenience in the portable restroom, and the creek water that runs through the campsite is spring fed and does a great job for washing things while primitive camping. I live in the 2-story log cabin and welcome any guests to my front porch to use the wifi or cell signal, and I apologize for not making sure you were aware of that prior to your arrival. I will do my best to make it up to you if you're ever in the area again! It really can be an amazing experience. You are welcomed back to Peaceful Hills Retreat anytime. Very warmly, Jennifer

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Falling asleep listening to the whippoorwills and waterfall was so restful. Jennifer and Timothy checked on us after we had set up and I was so thrilled to get the fresh eggs....nothing better.

Absolutely loved Placefull Hills Waterfall Campsite. A little to close a 2 hour drive for us but it was well worth it. The campsite is nestled right next to your own personal waterfall. Great for the dogs and kids to play in right at the site. Love the seclusion and Jennifer went above and beyond to get us a stove since we had forgotten ours. Overall we would love to make this site one of our regulars for our camping season. Most definitely recommend.

It was a great camp site with a natural running stream. Highly recommend. The directions were spot on. Super dog friendly

This place was so beautiful. Secluded yet walking distance to bigger creek and hike. The site has its own private small waterfall and creek! My 4-year-old LIVED inside the creek while we were there. We will def be coming back to this spot ☺️

This place was a little slice of heaven. Secluded enough but not completely in the middle of nowhere. The man made waterfall ads an amazing touch. I loved learning about the duck river from the cute box they had on site. Although the weather got the best of us and I wasn’t able to camp, it was quite lovely just me and my pup in nature.

Response from Jennifer, the Host, on April 18th, 2022

I'm so happy that you enjoyed your stay, Katharine! Glad you felt safe and yet had enough privacy too! The waterfall was actually here when we bought the land back in 2005. For years we wanted to have the spring water piped to the homes instead of well water. One day a friend of mine, who owns Fernwood Nursery, decided to get involved and help us. With his help, we added a large 1500 gallon holding tank to capture more water from the spring. When he went to pick up the potable water tank I had ordered, he told the owner of the store what he was doing and they donated a much larger potable water tank to us for free! The excavators I had hired had already started to dig a hole by the old spring house, but when my friend got here with the bigger tank, he explained that we will need a bigger hole and gravity flow is what we want. Walking much further down the hill, he found a spot and exclaimed, "Right here. Dig the hole right here." So they dug down as deep as they needed for the tank size and then a fascinating thing happened. The big backhoe tractor hit rock. Scraping it clean, this rock was completely flat, much like a foundation, and it was the exact size of the huge tank, and perfectly level to a quarter of an inch! We all were amazed. They didn't have to come back a second time to fill in dirt after it settled. It was finished. This tank now sits on a huge, flat, level rock. That was a miracle. Just one of many I could tell you about here at Peaceful Hills. Further up the stream you may have seen the small, old white spring house. My friend placed pipes underground which connect the old spring house to the larger holding tank above the campsite. Using gravity flow, the water quickly fills up the second tank. The overflow from the tank flows out of the pipe and into the small stream making the beautiful, peaceful, waterfall. I hope you have enjoyed my story and if you ever need some flowers, please go see my friend James at Fernwood. He never charged me a dime for all of his time here at Peaceful Hills. Hope you come again soon!

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