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NamMedevac_70
Explorer II
Jul 12, 2021

KOA And Love’s Travel Stops Team Up For New Campground

https://camperreport.com/truck-stops-koa-loves/

Since this article applies to both Loves Truck stops and KOA campgrounds I am posting here in General. I have used KOA only once on the coast in Oregon. Only place to stay after dark in the fog.

Jason Epperson of RV Miles speculates, “I wouldn’t expect these to be just small campsites attached to a truck stop if Love’s portfolio of hotels is any indication. Love’s operates full-service Holiday Inn Express, Microtel, and Fairfield Inn accommodations that most people wouldn’t realize have any affiliation with the neighboring trucker’s oasis.”
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  • JoeH's avatar
    JoeH
    Explorer III
    Jul 14, 2021
    will be interesting... Love's are typically clean truckstops. KOA's are at the bottom rung of campsite cleanliness .
  • RedRollingRoadb's avatar
    RedRollingRoadb
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2021
    dodge guy wrote:
    That would be nice. But I never stop at a loves because they never have fuel (gas) pumps easily accessable for large gas vehicles. Kind of hard to squeeze it into a car island.

    Bingo!
  • dodge_guy's avatar
    dodge_guy
    Explorer II
    Jul 13, 2021
    That would be nice. But I never stop at a loves because they never have fuel (gas) pumps easily accessable for large gas vehicles. Kind of hard to squeeze it into a car island.
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jul 13, 2021
    The Love’s in William’s AZ is very tight for RVs, Red.
  • valhalla360's avatar
    valhalla360
    Navigator
    Jul 13, 2021
    As long as they can get a little isolation from the noise of the truck stop, seems to be a smart affiliation (not sure why they would affiliate with KOA rather than just starting their own brand).

    Especially at the rural locations, they often have excess land and they are already bringing in utilities, so the cost to implement a small campground focused on overnight stops shouldn't incur a lot of costs or complications.
  • RedRollingRoadb's avatar
    RedRollingRoadb
    Explorer
    Jul 13, 2021
    If the campgrounds are laid out in the same stupid fashion of the gas pumps I wouldn't bother stopping. I'm only 35' and have a hard time in most getting out due to the cars in front of the store, plus the two 90° turns to get in.

    On the good side of this at least the mobile lot lizards will have a location to hose off between customers.
  • BB_TX's avatar
    BB_TX
    Nomad
    Jul 13, 2021
    KOA has 3 levels of parks. The lowest level, Journey, has fewer amenities and typically located along major highways and designed for short stays. That may be what they have planned.

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