点评:I’ve been camping at Pohick Bay Regional Park for more than 25 years and have spent dozens of nights at this great campground. I never imagined I would be writing a negative review like this.
We reserved two campsites for Columbus Day weekend. On our second night, severe storm conditions moved into the area. Because we had children with us and live nearby in Virginia, we decided it would be safer to take the kids home for the night and return the following day, Monday, to collect our camping gear.
Before leaving, I spoke directly with a campground staff member. He checked and told me there were no reservations for our two sites after ours. He advised that an extended checkout would cost a $26 fee. I specifically told him to charge my card and asked him to make sure the morning staff knew about the arrangement. He said to call back tomorrow as there was nothing he could do the fay before checkout.
Based on that conversation, I left believing our equipment would remain safely on the sites until we returned. I tried to reach someone in the office and somehow I kept getting sent on a loop while calling. At 12:30 pm I managed to speak with someone and I was told that all our stuff was packed up and in a truck.
When I came back to pick up the stuff, I was stunned.
Our two large tents, brand-new canopy, and gazebo had all been taken down and thrown into the back of a truck, almost maliciously. Everything was tangled together. The tents had holes, pieces were broken, and the equipment appeared to have been handled extremely roughly. All four shelters are now unusable.
What makes this so upsetting is that I had specifically asked for permission to leave the equipment there. If the staff member had told me no, I would have found another solution that night. But he told me yes, advised the extension arrangement, and assured me the morning staff would be informed. I relied on that assurance.
After more than 25 years of coming to Pohick Bay, seeing our camping equipment treated this way was heartbreaking. I was not looking for any special treatment. I simply expected to return and find our belongings in the condition in which we left them.
What disappointed me even more was that, after what happened, no one offered to replace or meaningfully address the shelters that were damaged.
I have many good memories of Pohick Bay, which makes writing this review even more difficult. But after this experience, I cannot recommend camping here. I still find it hard to believe that after decades of visiting this park, this is how our family’s trip ended.
翻译:25多年来,我一直在波希克湾地区公园露营,在这个很棒的露营地度过了数十个夜晚。我从未想过自己会写下这样一篇负面评价。
我们提前预定了哥伦布日周末使用的两个露营位。第二天晚上,一场强风暴袭击了这一地区。由于我们带着孩子,而且就住在附近的弗吉尼亚州,我们认为带着孩子们回家过夜、第二天周一再回来会更安全。去取我们的露营装备。
离开前,我直接与露营地的工作人员交谈。他检查后告诉我,在我们预订的两个露营位之后并没有其他预订记录。他还说,如果延长退房时间则需要支付26美元的费用。我特意让他从我的卡上扣款,并嘱咐他确保早班工作人员也知晓这一安排。不过他说由于当天就是退房日,他无能为力,让我明天再打电话。
基于这次交谈,离开时,我坚信我们的设备会安全地留在现场,直到我们回来。我试图联系办公室的人,但打电话时总是被转接到同一个流程中,无法接通。中午12点半,我终于和某人通上话,对方告诉我,我们所有的物品都已被打包好并装上了卡车。
当我回来取东西时,震惊得说不出话来。
我们的两顶大帐篷、全新的遮阳篷以及凉亭全都被拆下,几乎是恶意地扔进了卡车后部。一切都乱成一团。帐篷上有洞,部件也坏了,设备似乎遭到了极其粗暴的对待。现在四顶帐篷都无法使用了。
最让人沮丧的是,我特意请求过允许把设备留在那里。如果工作人员当时拒绝,我当晚就会另想办法。但他同意了,还建议我办理延期手续,并向我保证会通知早班的工作人员。我信赖那个承诺。
二十多年来,我一直常去波希克湾露营。看到我们的露营装备遭到如此对待,真是令人心碎。我并不奢求什么特殊待遇,只是希望回来时能发现所有物品都保持我们离开时的原状。
更让我失望的是,发生这种事之后,竟然没有人主动提出更换或切实修复那些损坏的帐篷。
我对波希克湾有着许多美好的回忆。这也使得我写这篇评论变得更加困难。但经历这一切后,我实在无法推荐在这里露营。我至今仍难以相信,在数十年间一直光顾这座公园的我们一家,这次的旅行竟以这样的方式收场。