KOA

The reality is there are too many KOA's to just say I'm avoiding them all.
Some are priced right, some maybe a bit expensive. Nevertheless they do try to maintain a decent standard.
At the end of the day they are all a bit different with different price points.
Trying to paint them all with a broad brush is silly.
Rate/treat them individually on their own merits. In many cases they are the best game around.
When it come to quality I have been to a lot worse places than the KOA.
When it comes to price I have been to place more expensive than the KOA.
If traveling in uncharted territory, KOA's are generally a good place to start if price is not your only criteria.

I normally avoid KOA like the plague, but this year I stayed on one so bought their discount card. A couple of them were OK, but the one Im in now In Kent WA is a dump. The reason I stayed here is because it is near where a high school class mate lives. Next year I will go back to avoiding them like the plague again

I like KOA because they almost always have cable tv. I like that feature for an overnight stop, hook it up, scan the channels, and done.

I try to stay away from KOA just because they are so expensive.

Did the site you got have a concrete patio with furniture and a pull thru? >>THAT is the $60.00 site.

KOA has 'several' levels of CG sites to choose from, especially the KOA's near an attraction. They are all priced differently depending where they are in the park and what they offer.

After being on the road full time for just one year I got tired of 'guess what surprises and type of CG" I would be pulling into for the night.

I stay exclusively at KOA's now. AND I always stop at the Nashville KOA and REQUEST the $60.00 pull thru site with the concrete patio and furniture, cause I can, and I enjoy the extra space to relax on my trip south. :C



LOL! THAT patio site costs $116/night at the West Glacier KOA! :) Comes with a grill too! As a destination, it was great and we would gladly do that again. But probably wouldn't want to pay that much for a pass-through overnight.

At the other end of the KOA spectrum for us was the pass-through overnight site for $40 that was RIGHT NEXT to the freeway (literally no more than 50 yards or so...) AND train tracks with trains going through about every 30 minutes...in that case, the $40 was too much $$. Did not get much sleep that night...

I ony use KOA`s as overnight stops. Its always been hit or miss. lately they`ve been good. years ago not so good!

im not a KOA fan boy and only recently started using them the past few years. Last years we stayed at the KOA Quebec Ca, had a patio site it was nice, tight but nice. this year we stayed at the Koa Niagara falls, this had a much bigger site(length) nice campground, not wooded but close to everything in the area.

Last week the wife and I stayed at the cape hatteras KOA in rodanthe NC and have nothing bad to say about this place! Our site was very long, cement patio with plenty of room to park my truck and motorcycle. the pool was very nice and it is very hard to complain about a 4 minute walk to the beach.

Next summer we are going to castaways in ocean city MD, they are charging over $100 a night. So I feel the KOA to be somewhat of a bargain to compared to other places, but they tend to be lacking on entertainment compared to some higher priced places.

Bottom line we haven't had an issue with a KOA yet, we are members since last year and have even gotten discounts this year with our points.

rockhillmanor wrote:

olfarmer wrote:
Wow, one night at a KOA in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was $60, guess this is the last KOA I will stay at! Stayed in a nice campground near Mt. Rushmore for $40.
:(

Did the site you got have a concrete patio with furniture and a pull thru? >>THAT is the $60.00 site.

KOA has 'several' levels of CG sites to choose from, especially the KOA's near an attraction. They are all priced differently depending where they are in the park and what they offer.

After being on the road full time for just one year I got tired of 'guess what surprises and type of CG" I would be pulling into for the night.

I stay exclusively at KOA's now. AND I always stop at the Nashville KOA and REQUEST the $60.00 pull thru site with the concrete patio and furniture, cause I can, and I enjoy the extra space to relax on my trip south. :C

Gravel pull through site with a picnic table, 30 amp, no shade, but conveniently located close to 3 garbage dumpsters. :B The $40 site in the Black Hills had shade and a covered cement patio with picnic tables. It was Happy Holiday RV resort right across from Reptile
gardens. I liked it and both prices included tax.

olfarmer wrote:
Wow, one night at a KOA in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was $60, guess this is the last KOA I will stay at! Stayed in a nice campground near Mt. Rushmore for $40.
:(

Did the site you got have a concrete patio with furniture and a pull thru? >>THAT is the $60.00 site.

KOA has 'several' levels of CG sites to choose from, especially the KOA's near an attraction. They are all priced differently depending where they are in the park and what they offer.

After being on the road full time for just one year I got tired of 'guess what surprises and type of CG" I would be pulling into for the night.

I stay exclusively at KOA's now. AND I always stop at the Nashville KOA and REQUEST the $60.00 pull thru site with the concrete patio and furniture, cause I can, and I enjoy the extra space to relax on my trip south. :C

johnwalkerpa1 wrote:

soren wrote:

time2roll wrote:
Yea burn $200 of fuel for the day and then the campsite costs $10 too much? wow

I see what you did there. Yer' tryin' to introduce them tricky maths to confusacate the issue. I never falls fur that!

Seriously though, a trip to a tax free state, with gas at 10% less than neighboring states, by the time you add it up, an overpriced campground really isn't a deal breaker. Now if we are talking about ocean area campgrounds, it can be a bit shocking, but it beats paying 3x as much for a nearby hotel.

This is a bit off topic but.....there is one bargain on the Delaware coast....Delaware seashore state park.....very inexpensive...not much in amenities other than full hookups, bathhouses and laundry...but walking distance to the beach!

Hey, you need to lower your voice.......... no need to let everybody know :) We spent four days there earlier this month. What a great place to enjoy the beach. A five minute walk to the water, and $5 a night more than our State Parks here in PA. Two interesting observations. first, at least half the rigs had PA tags. Second, if that place doesn't suit you, the new park down in West Ocean City is only 2-1/2 times the cost, at $125/night, LOL