We have just arrived home from our camping weekend at this campground, this was our second camping experience with this campground, and it will be our last. Our biggest problem with this campground is that there are unsupervised kids and teens invading the campground on 4-wheelers, speeding through the campground at a very high rate of speed and putting my, and other, young children who are supervised at risk of being run over. I have never been to a campground where there are 4-wheelers even allowed, let alone 4-wheelers and atv’s under the operation of young inexperienced and apparently unsupervised kids. My son who is 10 was run off the road while riding his bicycle, by a 4-wheeler being driven by a child not much older than he was. My daughter who is 7 was riding her bike and swerved to avoid being hit by an ATV and fell down and busted her 2 front teeth out and had to be rushed to receive emergency care. We went to the front entrance and complained as did the campers that were all around us, we were all told that someone would be right out to deal with the 4-wheelers, yet no one was ever seen. This campground is the loudest and most unruly campground we have ever been to as there were several groups of teens running around the campground in small groups trying to pick fights with each other, yelling and throwing gang signs, yet nothing was ever done about this either, even though several of us complained. We normally go to the Bowling Green KOA, but this time we wanted to come back to Beech Bend to enjoy a long weekend and swim, and enjoy the amusement park, needles to say this did not happen. And we will return to KOA when we choose to camp in Bowling Green from now on. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Like others I expected a noisy place. A weekday night in the off season should be quiet, since it was pouring down rain everyone should be snug in their beds. Nope. Some individual was out puddle jumping in his atv at 11 pm to 1 am. Next day saw the atv...it was a 'workcamper'. Park isn't that bad. the sites are asphalt paved and there is grass. They are very narrow sites, but it's not intended to be a destination. VERY few 50 amp sites. Counting on the map we were given there shows fewer than 20 of those 300+ sites had 50amp. That would be an issue in summer. Yes the hookups are strange. They are set up so that pairs can face each other. The road could use some work and the registration building really could be a bit wider. This is about 8 miles off the freeway, about 3.5 of that on two lane twisty narrow roads, so plan for a daylight entrance. I wouldn't stay here in season or on a weekend ( raceway is part of this park ) but it's ok if Camping World is full. We camped here in a Motorhome.
If you are 70 and looking for a nice quiet place to spend the summer, keep looking. If you go through the roof every time a child walks through your campsite, keep driving. If you've got kids, especially if you have noisy kids, and you want to take them to an amusement park and camp nearby, this is the place. Chances are if you have children, you know children are noisy. Amusement parks and race tracks are noisy as well. The good news is that since the shade is scarce, you'll have to run the air conditioning, so you won't hear most of noise. It's a great park for what it is; a campground attatched to an amusement park. Expect children on all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, motorcycles, and bicycles. We had a great time. Beech Bend is one of the few privately owned amusement parks left anywhere. The amusement park is well maintained, and has some of the nicest staff anywhere. The best part is you can camp next door at their campground. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This park has a large number of items, drag strip, race track, amusement park, splash lagoon, and other items. Road from 31W to RV park is very small and 2-1/2 miles long. You will pass a Camping World on way to park. All roads and sites are blacktop with some pot holes. Sites were level in most cases. You have some trees to park under. Site hookup's are odd at best. Use care at time you pick a site due to hookup's. The gate house is a trick to pass thru due to a small opening, look at the damage from other RV people. Free WiFi will work if you are close to laundry room. In laundry room you have a phone line open 24/7 and a high speed cable to hook up your laptop. Bathrooms were some what clean but need a lot of repair work. Couple sites are on Barren River but sites were not very good. AC power was not a problem in April. The AC power boxes need to be updated due to old age. Water pressure was very low and it was hard to take a shower at times. Heat would be a problem here in summer months due to all the blacktop in park. Best part was the loud noise off the drag strip on Friday night and race track on Saturday night with the loud PA system. Week days were noise free. I do not think we will return to this park in future. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We found this campground to stay in on our way home. We had no idea it was so far off the freeway. The road was narrow, but it worked. There weren't very many campers that night, but I wouldn't want to be there in summer with no trees and a parking lot atmosphere. It was OK and safe for one night. We won't stop here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Road leading to campground is very narrow and curvy, but we made it with a 45 foot motorhome pulling a toad. Sites are also very narrow, but workable. Park could be very noisy if car show or race track or dragstrip being used. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This has got to be by far the worst campground we have ever stayed at! The sites were in a big parking lot, close, no shade and no covers on some of the sewer openings. We had people at 2am riding motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and cart carts thur the park. The people beside us running their gray water out on the ground. Little kids riding 4-wheelers and motorcycles everywhere! When we contacted the park office they didn't seem to care. This morning when we were getting ready to leave we found a scratch in our truck door. I know it wasn't there when we arrived! We will definitely not go back there. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We camped at Beech Bend for Memorial Day weekend. It was hot and the power was terrible. I was at the end of an electrical line, and the most power I could get at my rig was 90 volts. I had to either shut down AC, etc, or run the generator during the day. A friend of mine lost the circuit board on his fridge evidently due to the bad power situation. Lots of motorcycles, golf carts, four wheelers, etc. running around at all hours. One kid on a four wheeler nearly rammed the front end of my motorhome because he wasn't looking where he was going. We won't be back. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2002
$20
HUGE park with amusement park and raceway. Labor Day weekend was pretty full with mostly families. Close together on paved pull through sites, but plenty of spread out room under the huge trees, but without pavement to park on. Grass site was perfectly level. Only drawback was LARGE numbers of children and adults riding various motorized vehicles up and down the paved roads. In fact, one little girl almost ran into the front of my motor home, on her bicycle, after I had stopped, because I knew she hadn't seen me. Very loud motorcycles, motorized scooters, three wheelers, four wheelers, dirt bikes,bicycles, scooters, skates. Hopefully it was because of the holiday weekend. I would return. We camped here in a camper.
Review Rating
[ 1 / 10 ]
2001
$20
We happened to stop over here during the annual Harley rally during the first weekend of October. The motorcycle noise continued until 3:00-4:00AM. We also heard what could have been a gun shot during this miserable sleepless night. We left early and will not return. We camped here in a Truck Camper.
Review Rating
[ 6 / 10 ]
2001
$20
Large campground with low-scale amusement park. Quiet, not too close to amusement park. We camped here in a camper.
Very friendly park and easy to find from I-65. Camp was still busy putting in new infrastructure towards the back of the park. Very dog friendly park and campers. We would camp here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
March 2008
$34
Not bad; an older KOA trying to upgrade to accommodate bigger rigs. Construction projects were noticeably apparent. Being early in the season, park was not crowded. We requested one of the 4 newer FHU sites on higher ground, a longer gravel pull-thru; patio had wrought-iron picnic table, BBQ grill on stand, & portable fire pit. Sparse trees did not block satellite signal, & Verizon Broadband accessed Wi-Fi. Good for a couple of days. Price reflects 10% KOA discount. We camped here in a Motorhome.
A decent campground for an overnight or couple of nights. Activities include mini-golf, playground, nice dark park with obstacles, giant chess board, pond with paddle boats (in season). There was a pool but was not open during our stay. The roads are dirt/gravel. Sites are tight and ours was more dirt than grass. We were given home made cookies at check in which was a very nice touch. Free cable at the sites. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is one of the best KOA's where we have stayed. The sites were large and ours was a pull-thru with free Wi-Fi, and cable. The registration office was closed when we arrived, but having made reservations online there was a map with our name and site number waiting. It is very convenient to I-65 and there are many restaurants and gas stations close by. The area for walking dogs was adequate, many activities including pay fishing lake and paddle boats. The campground was far from busy, so during peak season, it might seem somewhat crowded, but not if you were in one of the 85 ft. pull thru sites. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Typical KOA park. Clean. Not too far from the Interstate. Well stocked store. Pool closed for the season. Would stay here again. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Stayed here during a LOW Conference. Very nice campground, clean with nicely shaded fairly wide campsites. Close to major shopping and a mall. They have a pond which they stock each week with keeper-sized catfish. For a reasonable $$, you can keep up to 5 catfish, if you can catch them. Would definitely stay here again! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Real nice KOA. We stayed here over Memorial day weekend 2007. The campground was at capacity. The online description of my site said it was appropriate for a van or popup, but the campground hosts assured me my 5th wheel would fit into the site. They were right. It was a pull through site with full hook-ups at least 60 feet long. I don't know why the online description would suggest it for a van or pop up. I did see a couple rows of sites that were pretty small and set aside for tents or pop ups, but probably 70 percent of their sites are pull-through and could accommodate any size RV. They had mini-golf, paddle boats, fishing, outdoor movie theater, and a swimming pool. I was camping with three nine-year-old girls, so the noise from the highway was not an issue for me. One of the nicest KOAs we have stayed at. The campground is really close to the Lost River underground boat tours, Corvette Museum, and about 15 minutes to Beech Bend Park. I'm guessing about 30-40 minutes to Cave City or Mammoth Cave, but I didn't drive it. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This campground is good and bad. The host are nice and friendly. The campground is large. Some sites are great. A few sites are concrete pad with wrought iron patio furniture on a concrete area at the site, others are gravel with only water, electric and sewer and the ones further back are gravel with water electric only. Has miniature golf course, fishing, pool and playground. Part of the park roads are asphalt, pea gravel and chico stone. Would be nicer if all the roads were paved. WiFi is good up by the office, but poor to none in the back sites. Water at my site did not taste good. We drank bottled water. Cable TV was great in our site. We have stayed at a number of KOA’s and this could be a great camp ground if the sites were improved overall. We would stay here again but it is not one of our favorites. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Nice grounds, pull thru sites are nice and spacious for a folding trailer. Didn't do a lot there since it was bitterly COLD! Kids did love the playground and giant chess set. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
This is the campground we consider our "home" campground as it is only about 25 miles from home. We could not ask for a better place for our most frequent camping experiences. The good far out wieghs the bad here. There are what look like a few long term campers here, and this is a bit of an eyesore, but overall this campground is clean and very well maintained with abundant trees and shade at most of the sites. The newer sites in the back are out in the wide open with no trees and the road back there is gravel, which we really don't like. It does not appear that there are a lot of locals that camp here as most people think of KOA as a place to stop while traveling, but we love it. When we were there in March it was a bit of a bore as they don't open the pool and most of the activities don't get going until Memorial day. The climate in the Ky and Tn area is certainly accomodating to opening the pools and starting the weekend activities much earlier than they do. I would recommend this campground to anyone as it will certainly change your stereotypical view of a KOA. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Big improvement from this time last year, although last year's visit was good this year was even better, more blacktopped roads, new playground, life sized chess game and putt putt golf for the kids at heart. Entry had been redone and landscaped to look more inviting, the office staff was a big help, while 3 other campers were in front of us they took the time to make all of us feel welcome while we waited in line. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Easy access of I-65. Very friendly and accommodating staff. No problems with big rig access. Spacious pull thru and great connection to WiFi and we were not very close to the office. We never stay at a KOA; however, this park is not the typical KOA. The grass was long overdue to be cut, but was done so while there. No trimming was done and no clean up of grass strewn over the patios following the mowing. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very nice KOA park. The staff is very friendly (they were setting out fresh baked cookies when we arrived)and the park is well maintained. It is nicely landscaped. As mentioned in other reviews, it is handy to shopping and tourist attractions. It has easy on off access to the highways and the gas stations in the area are RV useful. The WiFi does not cover the entire campground, but the staff is aware of this and will let you know which sites get good connections. They are in the process of adding approximately 25-30 full hookup, pull through, sites. We camped here in a Motorhome.
We actually stayed at this campground twice during a round trip cross country drive. Each time we found this campground to be charming. The campground is located within Bowling Green and near numerous restaurants and the mall, yet, it has maintained a rural atmosphere. Numerous trees and ponds surround the property, insulating it from most of the outside world. Traffic noise can be heard only at a low level. Current construction on the highway does mean that the occasional backup signal might pierce the morning air, but this will probably be over soon. This campground also has one of the nicest and difficult miniature golf courses I have come across, I highly recommend it. The Corvette Museum and Corvette Plant are located about 10 minutes away, Mammoth Cave is closer to 30 minutes. We found the the location to be perfect for exploring the area and recommend it highly. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Staff is nice, we spent a week here in May 2006. Grass was knee high everywhere, we reserved a site with cable and full hook up. There was no cable, we were told I am sorry! WiFi works at office but not much beyond there. Would never stay again to much money for what you get or don't get. We camped here in a Motorhome.
I stayed here over a long weekend and really enjoyed the campground despite the rain and mud. This really is a decent campground and pretty good for a KOA. I stayed in one of the deluxe sites that included a cable connection and had decent wi-fi access. The site was level but was a bit narrow and difficult to get into for my 35' trailer. There was a tree on the street side and a poorly placed, permanent cement picnic bench curbside. I didn't use the bathroom or the shower, but I checked and they were very clean. This park is in an excellent location for some of the great shopping and dining in Bowling Green. There are good dog walking areas on the frisbee golf course and I could even let him off leash because there were so few people staying in the park. The staff was very friendly but be warned that they have limited hours during winter months. They are 7-9:30 am and 4-6 pm. I would stay here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Three fishing lakes, one free. Lots of grassy areas. Camping cabins. Close to the flea market and recreation park with tennis courts across the street. Close to shopping and easy access to the Corvette plant tour and museum. The water pressure is too low to be useful. We had to use our water pump at the same time to push any water at all. Some noise from the freeway. Rate is after KOA discount. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Good access for the big rigs. Only 35 miles from Mammoth Cave. Friendly staff with very clean campground. Our only complaint was that they need a little more gravel. If you have red dirt, it should be covered. We would camp here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This campground renewed my faith in KOA. Unlike most KOA's these big rig sites were just that. Nice pull-thru sites with lots of room. Friendly and helpful staff, nice pool. I would stay here again. Easy in and out for larger rigs. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Overnight stop, very convenient from the interstate. Owners managers were very nice when checking in. Horses are allowed. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Very nice campground with easy access to I-65 and good restaurants. Close to the National Corvette Museum and Mammoth Cave. Nice friendly staff that tries very hard to make your stay a enjoyable one. Only complaint was that the speed limit in the park was not adhered to by a good number of people, especially with the number of small children present. These may have been non campers who attended the
music festival at the park over Labor Day 2004 which is when we camped at this park. Would definitely go back to this park again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2004
$30
Easy access off interstate, employee led us to our site and helped to set up. Good access
for large rig, level, gravel sites. Would return. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2003
$25
Good layout with level sites, no problem getting a big rig in and out. Staff was friendly
and helpful. Pool was nice. Laudry was clean and they even provided phones along with the modem hookups for local calls. Fishing lake on site, stocked
weekly, we even caught a few. Located close to about everything. We didn't notice the any road noise. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
2003
$25
Pretty good for a KOA. Sites were level side to side. Close to Campging World Headquarters. I did not experience the noise from the highway while were camped there overnight, we even sat out by the campfire for few hours. Staff was very good. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2003
$28
Stayed for one night and was pleased with everything. Showers/Restrooms were spotless. Not a whole lot going on at the campground but I understand they have a lot of programs during the summer. Also, since BG is the headquarters for Camping World, a lot of the techs-in-training stay there so if you have any questions/problems someone is there to help. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 8 / 10 ]
2002
$28
While we didn't use them we checked the pool, showers and restrooms. They were very clean. Many nice shaded, fairly large sites. My only complaint is proximity to I-65, lots of truck noise at night. We camped here in a camper.