3 Flavors of KOA
Got an email from KOA that describes 3 categories of cgs they're designating now: Journey, Holiday, & Resort. Thought the system was an interesting one. You can read more about the program at the b...
Forum Discussion
joe b. wrote:
We tend to stay at many KOA campgrounds as we travel, generally just for a night or two. I wonder who is going to decide which category each CG fits into, with the new ratings? Many seem to use the term, resort, somewhat loosely ,IMHO, not just with KOAs either. Like many used car dealers like to use the term, honest, in their names. LOL
A few months back KOA announced they were going to be posting camping reviews of their CGs. I even got a few email surveys about the KOAs where we had recently stayed. That idea didn't seem to last very long, as I suspect some of the member campgrounds didn't like what was being said about their campground. Makes me wonder how long the new 3 tier listing will last. Not too many I have stayed at would fit in what I consider the resort category. Most, IMHO, are good, well run basic campgrounds, with most having easy access off the major highways of North America, sort of the Motel 6s of the campgrounds. Now the Mount Rushmore KOA is a resort, but not too many are to me. Many are located in resort areas, but the CG is not a resort.
Joe, looks like Corporate KOA decides on classifications themselves. The few I am familiar with have been well classified. They do have hundreds of reviews on the KOA website - looks to me that they publish the good, the bad, and the ugly!
