KOA's in General

We have stayed at multiple KOAs. Some better than others. Some very nice. Never a bad one ..... yet. Some have larger sites than others. Some have different price levels of sites with the higher the price the better the site, typically with more room.

Really no different than randomly choosing any other RV park.

Hi... We stay at KOA a lot. In general they are a bit more expensive. Positive point include.. They are easier to find if you travel in new country. They do have standards of quality ....restrooms, roads etc. .... We use Good Sams. If Koa are not in the area we are traveling ..... Jim2007.

Roadpilot wrote:
People criticize KOA's but we've found them to be pretty good on average. I think they are kind of like Holiday Inns, there are better out there but you can usually depend on them to be decent. We've never stayed in one I would call a resort, but we've never stayed in one they was a total dump.

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floridacamper wrote:
Haven't stayed in too may KOA's actually the only one I can think of is the one that's in Townsend TN. We usually try to stay in State parks cause we like the nature part of them but we are planning our longest trip yet up to Yellowstone next May and will need some RV parks just for the night. I was wondering how your experience has been with them. I see that they can get pricey which is a downer but other than that they look decent. Can you elaborate on your experiences? Thank You

Tried it once, ended up leaving before setting up. We don't use them don't like them....to crowded, spots to tight.

This is our experience as well.
We are in one right now, but pretty much use it as a hotel with our camper. Not a pleasant camping type experience. Very little room between you and neighbors on either side. Who wants to sit at a picnic table right next to the sewer hose of the adjacent neighbor? And then have a tire rim for a fire grate? I would actually worry about scorching the neighbor's trailer if I lit a fire.

We've stayed at two KOA's now, one in Cody WY when we just wanted to overnight to see more of Cody the next day. It was OK for that, but it was just really a gravel parking lot. The one we are at now is nice with trees over each campsite, but it is still not our idea of camping. But this one is close to the city we are visiting and it works as a cheap hotel. We prefer state parks and national forest campgrounds. We have never stayed at an RV park but from what I've seen in driving through some of them, I wouldn't want to stay there either.

floridacamper wrote:
Haven't stayed in too may KOA's actually the only one I can think of is the one that's in Townsend TN. We usually try to stay in State parks cause we like the nature part of them but we are planning our longest trip yet up to Yellowstone next May and will need some RV parks just for the night. I was wondering how your experience has been with them. I see that they can get pricey which is a downer but other than that they look decent. Can you elaborate on your experiences? Thank You

Tried it once, ended up leaving before setting up. We don't use them don't like them....to crowded, spots to tight.

For overnighting they are expensive but offer a nice safe place to do so. Some are too close to interstates and thus a bit noises. Some are very nice, some need a lot of work. We use them and find most of them friendly and helpful.

It really depends on the KOA. We've been in some real nice ones and some we'd never go back to (Flastaff, AZ & Pocatello, ID). In general I check for RV resorts in an area and book there. KOA is usually a last resort for us we feel that KOA's in general need fixing up. Seems many KOA's are dropping the KOA brand and going private. We can always tell from the familiar architecture.

We have stayed at them when we use our rig in place of a motel room. Kinda on the expensive side but no problems.

We tend to travel in September and at that time of year KOA's offer a book three nights and get one free so it helps offset their higher price. Plus, at that time of year, there are fewer people in the campgrounds and it's nicer to have the space.

We stayed in a KOA once only because it was late and I was too tired to drive further. IMHO, it was fine for young families with lots of amenities but over developed and over priced for our taste. Not fun pulling out with the kids using it as a race track on their bicycles.