Changing my mind...
...about KOA. I have not had good experiences with KOA. They are mediocre parks, in my experience, with incredibly high prices and unsympathetic staff. Well, we are camped at Benbow KOA in Garberville...
Forum Discussion
jplante4 wrote:
IMO, KOA gets a bad rap because the "campers" have a thing for campgrounds like that and it just gives them a label to put on it. For some people, if you're not crapping in the woods, it's not worth going there. I've stayed at a few perfectly nice KOAs and never understood the aversion to them.
If it's convenient to where you want to explore or if it has enough attractions to keep your party busy, then just stay at one.
My big complaint in the past has been that, in my experience, KOAs have been 20-25% higher priced than similar parks in a given area. Add to that the "snarky attitude" that someone referenced, and it just takes the fun out of staying there. Benbow KOA is the one exception I have encountered. I may try another KOA, but we will definitely stay at Benbow again.
