KOA

Didn't you check pricing BEFORE arriving?

And if it was too high why complete check in -----just go elsewhere.

Depends on location. I have paid $115 (Asphalt parking lot) and there is one close by that is $225(very crammed in). Neither is KOA.

Sure KOA is a few $$ more at times... they are very full also so how can you knock them for it?
While I don't really seek out KOA I have always had a pleasant stay when I do.

We've been on the road for 3 weeks and have found the KOA's we have stayed in were well worth their money. We weren't forced to stay here. The nicest one we have found yet is the KOA in Bernalillo, NM. We will stay here from now on when we are in the area. It's too bad people are always bad mouthing KOA. If it too much for you, don't stay there. We have stayed in plenty of rv parks that were cheaper and you could tell why. It's a matter of choice. That is what is so great about rving. :)

Old-Biscuit wrote:
Didn't you check pricing BEFORE arriving?

And if it was too high why complete check in -----just go elsewhere.

No I didn't but I was tired and I can afford it for 1 night, I just don't like to get ripped off. That is the highest price I have ever paid in 50 years of camping! To each his own but I think it is too high when you can stay in a beautiful area like the Black hills for less with just as many amenities as this! I just want people to know what to expect here. The park is nice although the interstate is near and the noise is noticeable, the people are nice but it just seems unreasonable to me (but I am old!) :W

My DW has a serious health issue. KOAs are all networked so emergency response has easy access to directions if needed. Response can come right to your site. To each their own but we stay almost exclusively at KOAs.

Anmacc2 wrote:
My DW has a serious health issue. KOAs are all networked so emergency response has easy access to directions if needed. Response can come right to your site. To each their own but we stay almost exclusively at KOAs.

For the most part, this can happen anywhere. We had an ambulance and firetruck in a park right at our site in Tucson, not a KOA. They knew the location from my smart phone even though I was a babbling idiot on the cell phone.

Dale

KOA's have always cost an arm and a leg.

We crossed them off our list many years ago.

Jack L

Anmacc2 wrote:
My DW has a serious health issue. KOAs are all networked so emergency response has easy access to directions if needed. Response can come right to your site. To each their own but we stay almost exclusively at KOAs.

KOA has no special ties to police and fire. Local emergency response will arrive at your site just as quickly at Some Guy Named Bob's Campground as it will at a KOA.
As for pricing, like most everything else Site fees go up. When the OP first camped 50 years ago, I doubt site fees were in double digits anywhere. Today, $50 to $60 is pretty much common, especially when you add in the 10 Percent plus that the state and local taxes tack onto the bill. And like every other business, prices will vary from merchant to merchant. That burger at Burger King may be higher or lower in price than the equivalent burger at the McDonalds across the street. They are both fast food burgers, but they are a bit different, so each place has customers lined up to spend their money. Cost is only part of the equation.

In reading about the requirements to become a KOA, specifically one of the three types, they are not going to be a place just for a quicky one niter. They want you to stay awhile and enjoy the swimming pool, the kids play area, the doggy play area, and the Saturday ice cream social.

Sounds normal to me. I've paid between $40 and $60 a night for a campground. It all depends on the campground and its location. I've paid upwards of $95 a night before. It all depends on what you want and expect!