Outdoor Adventures
Reviews and Complaints

When Outdoor Adventures purchased our campground we were "promised" updates to the grounds, an outdoor swimming pool, a splash pad and even a lazy river. No such luck didnt really expect those things. What we did expect though was our "locked in" maintance fees for the life of the membership. However when we got our emailed bill this month they increased about $40 When we called the hot line they said to check our contract. It was obvious that this lady had a script in front of her so when ever anyone called to ask, she was ready. Such lies and they expect us to lie down and just pay it.

Just another person complaining
That we too were victims of their camping scam. We fell for it hook, line and sinker!
We got called that we won a sweepstakes chance at winning a 20, 000 pick up truck. Come to campground, get key, try your luck!
But first. You need to take a tour of our beautiful campground and listen to a 10 minute talk on the campground!
10 mins and 5 hours later, after constantly standing our ground that we can't afford this terrific deal at this time.
After offering this great deal at 12, 000 and we said no he said he would be right back. He needed to check on something, comes back said hey, I just found out we are trying to sell someone's share because they couldn't use it anymore, (which we will do for you too if you take this offer). We can take over his timeshare and payments but would put his bal on their timeshare credit card with 0% int for 6 months then after one year you can have our company change it into a loan at 6%, (but you'd be better off going to your bank for most likely 4%) loan. Push comes to shove offers it at 7, 995.00.. $492.00 a year maintenance fees which you will be locked into!
Should have read the fine print! Which they don't totally tell you the truth they go over it verbally for you breaking it down for you so you don't have to go into it! Well, we used it once because it was Oct when we went and signed up! Following summer our camper had water damage beyond compare. So no camping last summer. Then that fall. Husband got laid off from AM General H2 plant, same month our roof collapsed, insurance turned down claim so new roof needed after it wasn't even 2 1/2 yrs old and couldn't match the shingles didn't carry them anymore. Following month furnace broke down couldn't be repaired. So roof loan, furnace loan, already had car loan. One credit card which is outdoor adventure. Called in springs told them what happened to us and can't use campground because we no longer own a camper and with everything that's happened can't afford even a used on at this time. I then said we bought someone's timeshare they couldn't use anymore and that salesman told us your company could do the same for us if we found out that we coyldnt use it or afford it anymore. She told me that our contract states we can never ever sell our camp timeshare! Never! I told her we bought someones from the salesman and what he guaranteed us. She said well he should never have told you this
No one can sell their timeshare if they don't spend the entire amt which is 13, 000 and even then it's not guaranteed that they will let you sell it.
So we were lied, swindled, fast talked and yes stupid because we let ourselves be talked into what we thought was a great deal, only, because he wore us down after almost 5 hours in that small room with no cell service to check on anything about the company. So shame on us. We want to join a class action law suit if anyone has started one

We bought into this a few years ago, and at the time we were told it had resort amenities such as wifi for one, and ever since they are always working on getting it. We pay an annual fee for upkeep and updates, and it sure seems that this money is being wasted. The reservation line never answers the phone, and we can never get a site even 2 weeks in advance. I would love to find out how many people are getting comped a site that they are trying to scam into this deal.

Really you POS's?!
What low life scum sucking [censor]! Trying to rip my young daughter off when her and her husband have a new baby! I'll see your a#%es in Court that's for damned sure! Wanna bet you're gonna pay for my Grandaughters college? I got something for ya!
Well, let's see, they say I have to add more so I will tell you that I don't know how you sleep at night actually taking food from a child's mouth but I guarantee you're going to be working long hard hours paying back all the people that you fraudulently took money from. I do not play when it comes to my kids.

It's sad to say this will be our last trip with Outdoor Adventures Rifle River Resort, things have changed so much that it is just no fun bringing my family there for vacation anymore. We started going there about four yrs. ago.
We rent the two bedroom house next to the office/check-in. The up keep of the house has been poor, when we checked-in this yr. the house was filthy, the carpet in poor condition, the bathroom was dirty, two of the smoke detectors the batteries were removed and a third was beeping. I reported the smoke detectors right away, a repair man came in and put batteries in all three of them and then told me he wasn't sure it they were in right, he couldn't see very well out of his glasses. True to his word he put them in backwards I had to fix them. The couch and loveseat are broke which I reported two yrs. ago. The kitchen and bathroom floors were not mopped. They have always supplied the toilet paper and garbage bags, for the week, this yr. we were given two rolls of toilet paper and three garbage bags, when we asked for more we were told NO!
It is just ridiculous the way we are treated. My family has been belittled at times with the most stupidest things, and I'm not sure why, we are an older couple w/five grown children and four little g-children. My three yr old g-son was told to put away his toy sword from Jake and the Neverland Pirates by Outdoor Adventure Staff it was too dangerous to be playing with by Staff. Beverly at the pool got into a shouting match with my daughter to the point I had to intervene and stop Beverly from insulting my daughter any further with her very nasty words. While we were at the house we rented at Outdoor Adventures my five yr. old was yelled at by Staff to stop blowing bubbles in the yard, he was told the bubbles could hit the screens and make a mess of them. We are not loud people, were in bed early, we like to sit around the bonfire, we like to run, play, and have fun, we have never broke or destroyed anything the entire time we stayed there, we are very clean people.
We will be selling our membership at this point, I have no intentions of going back!

My overall opinion of Outdoor Adventures is VERY POOR! :~(

I too purchased a new trailer and received my 21 nights free stay if I agree to hear the pitch. Saw the Davidson location and it was nice. The gent who showed us around was nice. Facilities looked good and fun. Back to the office was the hand off to the high but not unbearable pressure salesman. I asked to see the terms of the contract and he said "its just normal basic common sense stuff" But I asked again and he avoided it. I told him I cant "Invest" $8000 into somthing without trying it out and he turned cold in an instant. I asked if he had any references I could call. He said "no, we dont do that" He Insisted the best package had to be signed now or never. I again asked to see the contracts terms and conditions and he stood up and gave me a flyer and I asked if the terms/conditions were in that. He said "yup, thats all you will need, goodbye"

They dont want you or anybody to see whats in the contract until after you sign it. I wonder how many bone heads sign without reading it. I'm sure alot.

P.S. I have almost 100 gig of pictures and videos of years and years of camping with my family. All done without a $8000 + $400 per year membership. Dont be fooled by some loser making comments that because of Outdoor Adventures Inc he cherished his family more than you did yours.

We were contacted by Outdoor Adventures Inc. through a drawing we had entered. We went to the companies Davison Michigan site and were met with a salesperson. He told us about what they were offering, allowed us to tour their facility and waited for our reply to their sales pitch. We were not allowed access to all of the material on their program until after we signed up. We were interested in their coast to coast promotion as we have no motor home and wanted to make use of the cabins situated in many areas of the country. The salesman and the office staff were very friendly and no more strong armed then most sales persons. We made it very clear that we have pets and no motor home. We paid in full, meaning the cost of membership in Outdoor Adventures, Coast to Coast, and the full year of membership fees. We were promised a follow up call the next day by our salesperson to see if we had any questions. That evening with all materials in tow I started to look for destinations all over the country with cabins that we might travel to. Much to my surprise, the vast majority of the facilities with cabins would not accept our pet. We could not use the membership that we had just charged $6300.00 on our credit card for. When the salesman called the next day I told him what I had found. He looked through the Coast to Coast brochure and had to agree with my findings. I was assured that I would be receiving full credit for the membership purchased in good faith that we could not use. I contacted my attorney the next day and with advice from him and a poor chance of receiving a refund proceeded to follow, to the letter, the cancellation policy of the membership agreement. I am relieved to say the company was very pleasant and I received a complete credit to my account today. There is only a three day window for this reimbursement to be accepted. I consider myself very lucky that I read the membership agreement thoroughly. Unfortunately I did not have a chance to look at the Coast to Coast literature until after I completed the initial transaction. I can not complain about the staff of Outdoor Adventures Inc. I have learned a valuable lesson on purchasing before being able to investigate all materials provided.

I am in the middle of a lawsuit with this company. Case # 12 - 7073 gc in the 74the district court bay city, mi.
I have seen courts lie for the plaintiff but theis is unreal. I had a previous case and settled with theoutdoor adventures counsel and a thomas soerger. But now thomas soerger wants to apply thee payments his way and not according to thee agreement. I had paid some more payments and when i asked thomas soerger to adjust theis he had a new case filed.
I will be filing and answer and counter - complaint since he filed bothe law suits at thee beginning of summer and denied us access for two full summers.
Be careful how you deal with these people as they are very untrustworthey. They have created some type of accounting documents which is very confusing.

Any one wanting more information can contact my email at: [protected]@yahoo.com

My husband and I became members and paid all fees as required. My husband became ill in 2007 and was unable to work for some time. I worked two jobs so we could live. He passed away in May 2011. OAI did not care that I had lost my husband, the primary member, and was struggling to make ends meet. What money he left me was used to payoff our debts, these bottom feeders were paid the balance on the contract as well. I informed them that we had been paying and had not even been there in years! I also informed them that I was moving to Arkansas and would never be back to OAI again. They are now harassing me for membership dues for something I WILL NEVER USE! I am tapped out, unemployed, and a 1, 000 miles away and they want more money! I told them to send me a bill and leave me alone (I was not that nice about it either) Think very, very, VERY hard before signing a contract with this place and visit all of the locations first - the one in the Flint area is the nicer facility. The others are not much better than a State campground. I will figure out a way to pay them just so they will stop calling and asking for my husband, even tho they know he has passed they keep asking for him, they want a certified copy of his death certificate. I refuse to send them a certified copy of his death certificate, that would cost me more money as well, since I don't have any extra copies! JUST BEWARE!