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Old 07-08-2014, 12:21 PM   #121
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KOA Sacramento West / Old Town

This place is not recommended by me. Staff is rude and not accommodating. Not very well groomed grounds. It almost looks like this park is abandoned. Check in time is 3:00 pm and check out time is 12:00 pm. Asked for a 1:00 pm check out in a almost empty park and staff said no while laughing at us. Really???
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Old 07-29-2014, 06:16 PM   #122
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harpers Ferry KOA...

A question for those that have been here.. My wife and I are going next week. I actually have 2 sites reserved, my buddy can't make it, a 50A pull thru in the middle of the big rigs, and a 30A pull thru in the trees. I can live with the 30A to enjoy some shade, but was wondering how tight they are. I have a 325SRX 5'er, and we will have the goldwing with us.

How big are the 30A sites? Are they flat, or hilly? Which would you chose?

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Old 07-29-2014, 06:41 PM   #123
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We live 10 miles away, been there 4 times. The 50 amp sites across from the office by the entrance road are easy enough to get in, but I would not call them roomy. The rest of the campground is tight. We use to have a 27ft travel trailer with no slides and it was tight. Some are level, some require some thought on placing the rv. I even had to change sites once. I say that as someone with considerable tractor trailer driving experience.

They offer lots of activities, but it is crowded. Lots to do nearby.
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Old 07-29-2014, 06:47 PM   #124
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Also, lots to do in area. Harpers Ferry NP, Antietam battlefield NP, tubing on the river.Lots of nice riding around and between the two. There is a decent size flea market right down 340, even if you don't find that odd trinket, it's good people watching. If you have any questions about the area let me know.
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We live 10 miles away, been there 4 times. The 50 amp sites across from the office by the entrance road are easy enough to get in, but I would not call them roomy. The rest of the campground is tight. We use to have a 27ft travel trailer with no slides and it was tight. Some are level, some require some thought on placing the rv. I even had to change sites once. I say that as someone with considerable tractor trailer driving experience.

They offer lots of activities, but it is crowded. Lots to do nearby.
Thank you! I had read that the sites are a bit tight, I have a 325srx 5'er thats 37' with slides.. I've been driving commercially for 24 years, but not interested in scraping trees..LOL!!

Guess I'll be going 50A..

We love all the history, and plan on seeing as much as we can, including a trip to Gettysburg.
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Old 08-05-2014, 08:22 AM   #126
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KOA Luray, VA

Very clean, well manicured landscape, friendly staff. It's a little pricy, but it's money well spent...

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Old 08-05-2014, 10:33 AM   #127
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Very nice, I like the firepit area.
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Old 08-05-2014, 11:33 AM   #128
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Very nice, I like the firepit area.
This is a "deluxe patio" site-#92, but all the sites have gravel drive and patio, and the same block firepit. Lots of landscape timbers used to edge the patios and drives. This place is very nice, and KOA should be proud to hang its sign out front.
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Old 08-05-2014, 11:45 AM   #129
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I would have to say that this particular KOA is not the "norm" amongst many private campgrounds. Plenty of room in this "delux patio" site with plenty of green space all round.

A very desirable spot ....now how much would a person (a non-KOA member) pay for this "delux" site?
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Old 08-05-2014, 01:05 PM   #130
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$64. I could do without the patio, but it's our anniversary, and the wife said to get it. They've got other nice pull thru sites for less...
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Old 08-05-2014, 01:54 PM   #131
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Congratulations on your anniversary! I'm wondering for your visit, why they didn't call it the "Honeymoon Suite"...... sounds much more romantic than "deluxe patio".......
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Old 08-05-2014, 02:02 PM   #132
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We just returned from a trip to Glacier NP. We spent 4 days in the back country, but the rest of the time we stayed at KOAs:
KOA Yellowstone Park/Mountainside, MT - this is new. There's another one half a mile up the road owned by the same people called Yellowstone/West Gate, MT. We stayed there on the way back and it was beautiful. The Mountainside has a way to go as far as their pads - they aren't very level and have some potholes. We were in peak season so just grateful they had room for us on a day's notice. Pretty views. It will be good after a little more work on it.
KOA Townsend/Canyon Ferry Lake, MT - basic gravel parking but very clean with a beautiful lake about 1/2 mile away. Unless you have a boat it's not very appealing for more than a one night stay.
KOA Great Falls, MT - Great place. Big hedges between each site.
KOA St. Mary/East Glacier, MT - beautiful panoramic views in every direction. Very open, and each site had a fire pit and grass area that was large enough for us to set up our screen tent. Right at the East Entrance and Going to the Sun Road.
KOA Missoula, MT - for being right in the city it was okay. Good location but sandwiched between trailer parks. Very clean with large sites.
KOA Dubois, WY - great little place right in the middle of this tiny little town and right on the North Platte River.

All of these KOAs were between $55-$65 per night. KOAs are awesome!
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Old 08-18-2014, 07:26 AM   #133
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We stayed at the Estes Park KOA, Estes Park, CO this weekend for 2 nights:

1) The campground has good proximity to Estes Park and has little to no traffic noise.
2) It is very cramped for maneuvering and the sites are very small.
3) There was only about 4 feet between us and the camper beside us. Not enough room to put out our canopy or enjoy the space outside our door. There wasn't really enough room to enjoy the rear area either, where the picnic table is, because the KOA person that helped us park had us back all the way up. He did this because there is so little room for rigs to drive through. Some of the spots had the RV door right on the paved road.
4) The bathrooms are very good.
5) None of the RV sites have fire pits. I called and was told that we could bring our own if it was manufactured and "off the ground". We did and it worked out well.
6) There's a cool mini-golf place within a mile and some great hiking as well.
7) It had some nice shade trees but it was all gravel otherwise. Very, very dusty.

Will we go back? Not sure. It was expensive ($60ish per night) and we were packed in like sardines.

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Old 08-18-2014, 08:25 AM   #134
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Will we go back? Not sure. It was expensive ($60ish per night) and we were packed in like sardines.

If you can't put your awning out without it touching your neighbour's unit, I'd give this campground a miss and move on.
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Old 08-18-2014, 08:33 AM   #135
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We stayed at the Estes Park KOA, Estes Park, CO this weekend for 2 nights:

1) The campground has good proximity to Estes Park and has little to no traffic noise.
2) It is very cramped for maneuvering and the sites are very small.
3) There was only about 4 feet between us and the camper beside us. Not enough room to put out our canopy or enjoy the space outside our door. There wasn't really enough room to enjoy the rear area either, where the picnic table is, because the KOA person that helped us park had us back all the way up. He did this because there is so little room for rigs to drive through. Some of the spots had the RV door right on the paved road.
4) The bathrooms are very good.
5) None of the RV sites have fire pits. I called and was told that we could bring our own if it was manufactured and "off the ground". We did and it worked out well.
6) There's a cool mini-golf place within a mile and some great hiking as well.
7) It had some nice shade trees but it was all gravel otherwise. Very, very dusty.

Will we go back? Not sure. It was expensive ($60ish per night) and we were packed in like sardines.

That's not a campground, it looks more like a RV/boat storage lot (with hookups)... I'd have moved on down the road to the nearest WalMart before paying $60 for a site like that. Wow, talk about crowded !!! Sure looks like maximizing profit is more important than providing a "quality KOA experience"....
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Old 08-18-2014, 08:54 AM   #136
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If you and your neighbor had slide-outs on the same side you could share dinner through the window. We stayed in a place like that in Knoxville for the Worlds Fair and vowed "Never Again"!!! We were told one month earlier it was a cow pasture and when it rained that was confirmed. JM2˘, Hank
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Old 10-23-2014, 02:13 PM   #137
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thats a great rate in new mexico!!i pay at least 10 times more than that in the keys,BUT ,hows the average temps ?lows ?i scraped ice from my windshield 3 times in fort myers last january!!thats why im headed to marathon.as far as koa goes,overpriced,overrated.the one in williams arizona was nice though.as others said the staff can make or break the place,attitude is everything
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Old 10-24-2014, 02:32 PM   #138
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Fire Pit?

You say you were able to bring your own fire pit and it worked fine. Where did you put it? In the middle of the road
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Old 12-26-2014, 12:27 PM   #139
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Hi all,
Any reports on this KOA?
Heading there in May
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Old 12-27-2014, 05:47 AM   #140
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Any reports on this KOA?
Heading there in May
We stayed a couple years ago. It was nice. The pull throughs are kinda tight but that's the worst thing I can say.
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