River Run Resort Family Campsite

Hello Journeyers!
I was a bit confused shocked when I looked at my posts side bar now. I only did 2 blog posts last week. One of them being my "Affordable Fridays"! Unacceptable! I really have to blog more! And to be honest I have been missing blogging so much. But at the same time have been so crazy busy at work. And I realised that I also miss my Insta-Monthly posts so I will be bringing those back to from next week! Woohoo! Double Yay! As all of you know we bought Mo-Landy last year. And since then Cedris has been wanting to "pimp" out the car to go do proper bush trips. You know get the whole awning, roof rack, roof tent, floating toilet and fridge. So we got the awning and roof rack but Cedric wanted the tent desperately. When we came back from holiday he was past want and determined to get one ASAP. So that's exactly what he did. We bought the roof tent the Thursday and were packed and ready the Friday and on the road and on our way to River Run Resort.

About
"We are situated in the Beautiful Vredefort Dome ,Parys along the Vaal River. This Family Camping Site is on a Private Game Breeding Lodge just 60 minutes drive from Johannesburg 36 km from Potchefstroom and 42 km from Parys"

I grew up in a family that loved camping, and to be honest when I was younger I loved it. The whole sharing a bathroom with 1000's of others did not put me off at all. Now. Well that's a different story. I'm very fussy about that. Call it snobbish but it just freaks me out a bit. When Cedric and I went to camp last year after we bought our 3 second pop up tent we tried a place. It wasn't dirty but we only stayed the night and left early the next morning. We showered at home. This place I was blown away with. Although they weren't very busy, the ablution blocks were spotless. And I'm not lying.

We spent our the weekend relaxing in the pool as it was extremely hot or sitting under a tree soaking up the beautiful scenery. We asked for a stand next to the river and surprisingly the mozzies weren't as active as I expected. I'm a mozzie magnet. It is very annoying. We enjoyed a nice braai every evening and were baked out of the tent early morning. But I didn't complain, I loved it. There are 28 River Front Stands and 8 Grass stands at the back.

Things to do
There are so many things here to keep you entertained, whether young or a bit older. From fishing, birding to table tennis. They also have tubes that you can float on down the river. I REALLY wanted to do this but I couldn't handle the heat so were hiding in the shade most all of the time. Parys is also a mere 42km from the place so perfect to sneak off to go have a nice lunch. If you are the active type they do have walking trails and mountain biking trails. So yes it is very safe to say that you will not be bored.

Things that made me happy
The ablution blocks were extremely clean. A few people we spoke to who were camping there too that weekend told us how impressed they were.
The Tuck Shop. It kept my mouth and their till full most of the weekend.
The views were so pretty. Looking at the mountain while listening to the river. 
The manager was so friendly. Thank you for your hospitality.

Things that made me sad
I wish they had more trees to create shade. When it's so hot and you are running around with your chair chasing after the shade, it's not nice.
I can picture that camp site with trees as far as the eyes can see. It will really round of that picture perfect view.
Something to consider in the near future is to maybe put up some sort of divider between each campsite. I know it's a long shot because it's a campsite. Even if only on the stands next to the river. It will create a more private feel to your spot.

If you love camping and have children (or don't) you will really enjoy this place. We really had such a nice time and with the efficient staff and management you can't go wrong here. Thank you to the staff for keeping the premises and ablutions so clean! Almost makes me feel like I'm at home. Except I'm sleeping on a car in a tent. But close enough.

 

Rates vary. We paid R260 per night for a River Front Stand. Children 5 years and younger stay free and children 6 - 12 pay 50% of the sharing rate. There is no minimum stay.

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Please share with me what you think of the place if you decide to go visit.

My OJTE Star Rating is.....drum roll please!!!

We are already packed and ready to go camping...again. We will be going with Tammy and her little family. I am very excited. It's nice to see how others camp. Seeing as we are still fairly new to camping you can pick up nice tricks from other more matured campers. Have a wonderful weekend everyone and stay safe! Make the best of the last weekend of February 2014!

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Disclaimer: All expenses were paid for by us for our weekend to River Run Resort. As always, all thoughts and opinions are our own. All of the content and images posted are my own unless otherwise specified / linked to the original source. Please feel free to share photographs and material from this site but please link back to the original image or post.