We, Randy and Lila, are happy to return to campground ownership after owning a resort in Minnesota in the early 2000s. Randy grew up on his parents’ resort in Alexandria, MN and eventually was living in the Sacramento, CA area after serving in the Navy. Lila was an elementary school teacher when we met in Sacramento and later married.
Our life together has taken us to several states and adventures, but we realized we were happiest owning a campground, which we have finally been able to return to. We are happy to call the Winding River Campground home, with its flat, heavily treed spacious grounds with a beautiful pond and bordering river aesthetics.
The two of us are working hard to bring our improvements and changes to create a family friendly campground full of simple recreational amenities for all ages. We are very excited to see our current RVers enjoying the improvements. There is still much more to do!
Campground History
We would like to introduce you to our family.
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Meet Millie & Odie—the real bosses of Winding River (just ask them).
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Meet Millie & Odie—the real bosses of Winding River (just ask them).
This is Millie (the calico) and her littermate, Odie (black & white). You might see them in the 2nd floor Lodge window looking down at you or in the Camp Store if you don’t mind cats. These two have taken over the household since we adopted them at 9 most old in March 2024.
Elsie
Elsie, the Winding River Campground dog (with her buddy Cattie, the campground kitty that has passed on but still rules in spirit).
Elsie is rarely seen not carrying a ball and campers find her balls all over the campground
Elsie, the Winding River Campground dog in her blue play tube
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Elsie is waiting for the fun to begin in the pond
Elsie, a spunky full blood Black Shepherd (she was born 1/21/2021). You couldn’t easily forget her name because when the kids are playing in the Rec Area all you hear is “Elsie drop the ball”. She is obviously quite a favorite with the kids and dogs at WRC. Elsie thinks campground ownership is great except for the winter months when she pines for the summer campers. (The torti kitty with Elsie is Cattie, who passed away at 15.5 yrs in March 2024. She was known as the “HRH” Her Royal Highness because she ruled the family since we got her at 3 days old and bottle-fed her.)
Cloudy
Cloudy: campground ghost, part-time supervisor, full-time mystery.
Cloudy is a stray kitty that wandered onto the campground June 2022. We’ve built her a insulated, heated house on the campground, where she lives year round very comfortably. Cloudy is very feral and fearful of people but gets around the property quite easily.