 KOA, Good or Bad? |
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| easyrider65_01 |
 Sep 30 2004, 12:22 AM
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I am relatively new to owning an RV and I was wondering if KOAs as a whole are nice or if it better to stay non-franchise cg s. I f have stayed a few KOAs and I get the feeling that KOA does not monitor the cgs that are not in the more tourist areas. I plan on doing a lot of traveling and KOA has a great website to locate a cg. I hope that my poor experiences have been the exception rather than the norm. So, as a whole are KOAs to be avoided
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| Camper Man |
Oct 10 2004, 06:22 AM
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I have stayed at a few KOA campgrounds. They are generally higher priced but I have found their restrooms worth the extra money. A few that I can speak for is the Littleton, MA, Twin Mountain KOA in NH, and Brattleboro, VT KOA. They were very nice, CLEAN, organized, and friendly. I'm sure there is a wide range of quality in the KOA's but these three are dependable.
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easyrider65_01 KOA Sep 30 2004, 12:22 AM
Cheryl We have stayed at some very nice KOAs and some ver... Sep 30 2004, 06:41 AM
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We have stayed at some very nice KOAs and some ve... Jul 13 2007, 12:12 PM Cheryl
[quote name='Cheryl' post='1368' date='Sep 30 200... Jul 30 2007, 02:51 PM Beastdriver Its like any other campground chain, as Cheryl say... Sep 30 2004, 08:29 AM Sunflyer We've been fulltiming since 1999. At first we... Sep 30 2004, 07:32 PM John S. We use our MH to travel and put on many more miles... Oct 1 2004, 02:38 PM Cheryl One KOA that I would stay at when in the area is t... Oct 1 2004, 03:32 PM rscraig We camp in a pop-up, so the cleanliness of the sho... Oct 3 2004, 09:46 PM vegasken :( We also used to stay at KOA's but they pric... Oct 4 2004, 01:26 AM mittshel Some good, some bad. Most overpriced. KOA was so... Oct 5 2004, 01:26 PM zipper1 We've had mixed experiences with Koa's. W... Oct 7 2004, 05:53 PM rustysf350 I stay at KOA as a last resort. They are over pric... Oct 19 2004, 06:53 PM RVman3252 There are good and bad KOA's... but I have alw... Oct 21 2004, 11:35 PM philhoey KOA seem to be trying to improve their image. 25 ... May 12 2005, 11:17 AM Art D I consider KOA as an overnight stop that you can r... May 13 2005, 09:18 AM sparky KOA's as a whole to me are very tight to get i... Oct 30 2007, 10:27 AM partyof5 We have stayed at a few KOA's and some were go... May 13 2005, 02:53 PM mmnava If you get a chance...stop at the KOA in Carlsbad,... May 17 2005, 09:49 AM buddybleau If you're just going to be there overnight, wh... May 21 2005, 05:21 PM TheHabu I'm just getting started as an RVer too. I... Jun 19 2005, 09:22 AM Beastdriver KOAs are just like any other chain of campgrounds-... Jun 19 2005, 10:52 AM skippy We've stayed at a couple of KOA's and I th... Jun 22 2005, 08:29 PM Cheryl Fuller Like most, I find KOA's to be generally over-p... Jun 24 2005, 10:17 PM Navigator64 We stayed at 21 different KOA's on a cross cou... Jun 25 2005, 10:11 AM genestoy Navigator64,
Could you elaborate a little more ... Jun 25 2005, 12:11 PM michaelforce Thanks to everyone who created this site and to th... Jun 25 2005, 03:04 PM rz8425 We agree that there's some good and some bad K... Jun 27 2005, 11:37 AM Navigator64 Yep, it was the Glendale one. Skip it. Lousy sit... Jun 27 2005, 12:58 PM denbroncs Like private campgrounds, KOA's can be good an... Jun 29 2005, 07:46 AM jim1632 My wife likes to make reservations and we have rel... Jun 29 2005, 11:28 AM Cheryl
Smart move, oh yeah, welcome to the forum. :lol: Jun 29 2005, 01:50 PM DrSus :huh:
As most reviewers have noted, KOA's ar... Sep 10 2005, 06:16 PM John Blue Over the past years we have only found two KOA... Sep 10 2005, 09:02 PM Butch Our experiences with KOA campgrounds run the full ... Dec 6 2005, 09:37 AM jensjems :D We are new Rver's, sold everything and went... Dec 6 2005, 08:34 PM Beastdriver jensjems:
Welcome to this site and welcome to the... Dec 7 2005, 09:13 AM Cheryl Beastdriver,
Since you seemed to take great deli... Dec 7 2005, 04:14 PM Beastdriver Cheryl: Thank you for the correction. May I quote ... Dec 7 2005, 09:29 PM sbryant6 We like the KOA's for the cleanliness of the f... Dec 8 2005, 09:09 AM Cheryl At that point in time, I hadn't corrected anyo... Dec 8 2005, 06:11 PM genestoy Now children! Take a deep breath--the holiday... Dec 8 2005, 07:06 PM Beastdriver Genestoy: Thanks for the humor.
Cheryl's pro... Dec 8 2005, 07:23 PM Cheryl I do not operate on a double standard and I don... Dec 9 2005, 01:24 PM danshula Hi,
KOA is more of a family oriented C.G and they ... Jan 25 2006, 07:08 AM Everafter Camper :rolleyes:
Hello everyone, I'm going to try a... Jan 25 2006, 08:27 PM Dogbone I am with the majoroty here, I stay at them as a l... Jan 30 2006, 07:25 PM aMazin KOA's are a mixed bag of good and bad.
We pr... Jan 31 2006, 10:39 AM mjhoffman Okay guys, this is my first time in the pool but I... Jan 31 2006, 03:27 PM gwbischoff
Okay guys, this is my first time in the pool but ... Jun 22 2007, 02:51 PM rangiebob
$40 to sleep in your own bed is a bargain.
... Jun 22 2007, 05:09 PM Travelin Rose Everyone is looking for something different in a c... Jan 31 2006, 04:34 PM denbroncs We stay with them often. Like all camps there are... Jan 31 2006, 06:32 PM Sunflyer $40 to sleep in your own bed is overpriced wh... Jun 23 2007, 07:43 PM gwbischoff
$40 to sleep in your own bed is overpriced w... Jun 25 2007, 04:32 PM popup6 I am a gold card KOA-er, and I have to say that I ... Jul 6 2007, 07:05 AM Sunflyer To each his own, but shying away from private camp... Jul 10 2007, 11:38 AM Big Ben We some time use Koa when in rout to our destinati... Jul 10 2007, 02:27 PM fireproof74 When staying at any KOA i always take a look at th... Jul 15 2007, 12:39 AM denbroncs KOA's are like doctors; most are good & so... Jul 16 2007, 08:12 AM Old Dan I'm a newcomer at RVing but this summer we sta... Jul 27 2007, 03:24 PM Chris Blom When I am travelling and stopping overnight, I usu... Aug 6 2007, 07:09 PM BJMA My wife prefers a KOA, I on the other hand perfer ... Aug 21 2007, 02:48 PM KAC We just finished a 2 1/2 week trip through the Dak... Aug 24 2007, 09:33 AM mastercraft We have not stayed at many KOA's in the past. ... Aug 24 2007, 11:11 AM katt I had my 2nd worst camping experience at a KOA. If... Aug 25 2007, 08:09 PM gilda deleted Aug 25 2007, 09:17 PM gwbischoff
I had my 2nd worst camping experience at a KOA. ... Sep 7 2007, 03:16 PM HappiestCamper
[quote name='gilda' post='8172' date='Aug 25 2007... Sep 8 2007, 08:29 AM gwbischoff To me, KOA is all about drunks partying into the w... Sep 10 2007, 01:18 PM HappiestCamper
As far as the corporate aspect of it. Again, if y... Sep 11 2007, 08:53 AM katt
I had my 2nd worst camping experience at a KOA. ... Oct 5 2007, 02:58 AM katt gilda, THINK!
Just once try it.
You stay at ... Oct 6 2007, 09:44 PM gilda deleted Oct 7 2007, 10:01 AM denbroncs I've had a poor meal at Ruth's Chris steak... Oct 7 2007, 01:19 PM AceFace >>Don't paint with such a broad brush.... Sep 8 2007, 09:24 PM RLM Just some interesting figures to add to this discu... Sep 11 2007, 01:37 PM gwbischoff Again, I think my point is lost.
The "broad ... Sep 11 2007, 02:18 PM RLM [quote name='gwbischoff' date='Sep 11 ... Sep 11 2007, 07:52 PM gwbischoff
[quote name='gwbischoff' date='Sep 11... Sep 12 2007, 12:17 PM Patster1234 I am a newbie here. After reading many of the pos... Sep 27 2007, 06:15 PM pianotuna Hi Patster,
I find KOA campgrounds to be on the e... Sep 27 2007, 07:13 PM gilda deleted Sep 28 2007, 09:26 AM ddbradley952
I am relatively new to owning an RV and I was won... Sep 27 2007, 09:52 PM Warren Wilke Looks like Mr. Bradley has way to much time on his... Oct 1 2007, 10:30 PM gilda deleted Oct 5 2007, 11:10 AM gwbischoff Aye caramba...
So, by your logic katt, if my wors... Oct 10 2007, 12:39 PM Bud in Florida I have stayed at some very nice KOAs and some not ... Oct 14 2007, 08:45 AM leftyf
I have stayed at some very nice KOAs and some not... Oct 23 2007, 11:38 AM mogulman Koa's are nice for a quick stop. They are alw... Oct 14 2007, 01:54 PM Testudo Gee ! Is this topic _still_ going ?!?... Oct 25 2007, 05:24 PM Butch Good Grief Oct 25 2007, 06:35 PM Testudo
Yeah, sorry, I was referring to 'Cheryl Fulle... Nov 7 2007, 04:38 PM Cheryl Why do you care when or if I post on a thread, or ... Oct 26 2007, 07:06 PM denbroncs
Why do you care when or if I post on a thread, or... Oct 27 2007, 08:08 AM Testudo
I can appreciate those feelings. Still, KOAs co... Nov 7 2007, 04:52 PM Cheryl No, we are not one and the same. Although, we do h... Nov 7 2007, 05:51 PM RLM IT IS OBVIOUS THAT KOA IS A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP... Nov 7 2007, 07:14 PM gilda deleted Nov 7 2007, 10:37 PM |
