Old Mill Campground

I was able to stay in a non-electric spot in mid-June because the area is so shaded with large lovely trees. Great location next to a non-motorized paved path that leads into an idyllic downtown. I was there on a Sunday night so nothing was open, but I enjoyed my walk down the paved path and then back through the downtown Main Street. The bathrooms were just vaults, no water, but luckily I didn’t need to use them.

unlevel grass but 30a power which in my teardrop is all i need. so it was perfect theres a couple paths into the delightful town. the pit toilets were sketch and already home to a bunch of mud wasps ( not the nasty yellow kind the friendlier iridescent black kind) in mid april so who knows in the warm weather. really nice little river nearby and a ton of stuff to do in the town and surrounding area. so all in all i needed 30 a and quiet and it certainly had that so it’s great!!

When I say "scruffy, " I mean scruffy by Kansas standards, where everything this spring seemed freshly mown and pristine. This park is a bit off the beaten path when you approach it by road, but connects to town by a footbridge over the river more centrally. Just find a plug and park on the grass. Place was a bit overgrown, a few locals came to run their dogs (and one to detail his car with some kind of spray, thankfully all some distance from us). We were only folks there and it was one of the few times I felt uneasy b'c of that. Very basic plug in, no water, no restrooms except a scary looking toilet bldg we didn't dare venture into. Ran over roofing debris on road pulling out and got a flat tire. Local shop fixed it pronto for $20. Lindsborg wasn't as interesting as all the tourist brochures would lead one to believe, though we did enjoy walking from camp up to Museum to pay the next morning and walk around town.

Had a very peaceful night's stay here on the way from New Mexico to Iowa. We were arriving late so we called the museum office before 5 in order to pay for the site - $7 without electric - and given a permit number, though no one checked after we arrived. Only one other camper there on this spring evening and the campground is large so we were treated to a very private night along the river. Highly recommend!

11/18-20/2020
We totally enjoyed this city campground & would stay again in a heart beat. Registration was at the “Old Mill Museum” &=we paid $10 per night. The campground is small with electricity & outhouse type restroom. I didn’t use it as we were traveling in a Motorhome, but hubby said it was just toilet as no running water on the premise. The Smoky Hill River borders the campground on the town side so it is connected to the town by 2 separate bridges on either end of the park. We enjoyed our evening walk to the lighted “Valkommen” bridge which also would lead to the Old Mill Museum. The other one was a walking/ biking trail system which also leads to town.

Lindsborg is known as “Little Sweden USA” which I enjoyed as my maternal grandfather immigrated here from Sweden. The highlight of our stay was the “Hunt For The Wild Dala”. We picked up a brochure from City Hall which had the location, name, sponsor, artist & explanation of each of the 36 Dalas. We found them displayed on the sidewalk, Swenson Park, Bethany Care Center, Bethany College, Bank, Library....there's even a roaming one that I had to call to get the current location. We even rented the junior/2 person Quadricycle from the Swedish Shop Hemslojd which was a blast. I shopped at Hemslojd as well. We ate our meals in our RV due to the China Virus/Covid-19, but on a previous visit ate an authentic Swedish meal at “The Swedish Crown Restaurant”.

We arrived on a Tues and there were only two other campers. Price was 10, not 7, as was last reported on Campendium. Electric only. Can get water at the Old Mill Museum, which is where you go to register and pay for site. As others said, you cannot drive over the bridge to get to the mill museum, as Google maps shows, but it's easy to drive around. Only takes a couple minutes. Nice shady sites. Didn't use the bathroom, so can't comment.