This park is quaint and rustic and a good spot for small RVs and tents. Their idea of a big-rig spot is the road next to their building. Laundry room was filthy and 2 of 4 driers were out of order. Owners have only been in business one year. Park needs much grooming, trimming, etc. We would not likely stay again. - Ramblin' Duo

Ok for an overnight, but would look elsewhere if possible. Full hookups have no shade. Partial hookups are shaded. While the owners/managers are friendly, there are a fair amount of long term stays in this park, with their trailers in various states of (dis)repair. Clean laundry room is a plus. The train is definitely loud and close. - Maltaman

This campground was neat and tidy, the owners helpful and friendly, washrooms clean, sites spacious. We had some difficulty (our own fault) parking in our assigned site. The owner was very accommodating in getting us situated. Quiet and peaceful - a wonderful, relaxing place to stay. - Peg-Garry

This has become our default campground in the area. Cleaner and quieter then the other two. Since I'm "from" GF I know the area well and this is certainly in a better neighborhood then "one" and easier "big rig" access then "two". Plus base security comes through a few times a day.

We've never found the "no reservation" thing an issue as we don't try to stay here during "busy" times (like the Fair).

We found the campground access easy and the WiFi usable. - wetterwashington

Compared to other Famcamps, we rate this location below average largely for the inane policy of not taking reservations or having a phone contact. Getting there requires a six plus mile drive off the interstate through the heart of the business area, and if they're full your option may be the on-base annex, except you can't get through the main gate with a large RV. I feel sorry for the hosts, who were very professional, when they have to turn people away. The park itself is average; paved interior roads with unusually sloped concrete pads that are difficult to level on without raising the front wheels off of the ground. Hookups were good, no cable, little OTA, but no obstructions to satellite TV. The park WiFi was unusable, but Verizon cell/data were strong. An unusual rule was that tow vehicles could not be hooked up on the pads, which was inconvenient and made no sense. Opposite facing sites resulted in better than average space, but overall a mediocre location. - Meanderman

Nothing has changed from my Sept 2015 review but I wanted to pass along occupancy info since they don't take reservations. We arrived in mid-June and stayed for a little over a week. The campground got pretty full but everyone got a spot during this time. I suggest you arrive early afternoon to improve your odds in peak season. The campground on base (Gateway Annex) only had about 6 RVs occupying 30 sites so that's a very good backup in a less modern campground. One other note, the Gateway famcamp does have wifi but the signal is intermittent so don't plan on doing much on it. - Danno

This KOA is run by students. We were put in the most terrible site and the furthest from the washrooms. There was at least 50 to 60 % empty sites. We had to ask......no beg for another site. The value for Canadians works out to over 100.00 per night for camping. KOA Is not the same anymore. Too bad, it used to be the best.

This place should be avoided as to camping here. Very very very tight space to park. We were a bit on the road and no place for the truck if we had to disconnect. - Bev L

This park is very hard to rate. If you have a small trailer or motorhome you stay in the old side which is a bit overgrown but very nice. Lots of flowers, nice pool, pancake breakfast and so on. But we have a big motorhome so we stayed in the new section which has none of those things. The new section is mostly dirt with some gravel, and some green. I say green because it is not grass it is dense weeds. Some of the weeds are the ones with sharp points that make shoes better than sandals.

Thankfully it did not rain when we were here. It was close but just missed us. If it rains this place will turn into a mud bowl. When the weeds are removed and replaced with grass and the roads paved or graveled the new section will be fine. Until then the new section is not really a good place to stay. - RFCN2

I have a 25 foot travel trailer and we were in the old part of the campground. I was in a level, gravel, pull through site that was just long enough, about 55 feet to avoid unhooking my truck. We had grass on both sides with trees and bushes for shade and privacy from our neighbors. This KOA has the best children's swimming pool I have seen. The petting zoo, evening singers and pancake breakfast were first rate. - travelcouple

This is a pretty large park. There are a lot of permanent tenants. Utilities are well placed and good. The site is unlevel. They are very strict about how fast you drive through the park which is a good thing. It looks a little run down but ok for an overnight stay. - The Griffins

For the price I would expect cable and WIFI along with the 50 amp FHU. WIFI was generally good depending on the time of day. Owner claims he can't add cable since they went digital but we've stayed at a number of parks who still offer cable despite the cable companies' having gone "digital"-poor excuse but they didn't lower the price either. This park may be convenient to the interstate but it is in a seedy area and we were not impressed with the access. There is simply not enough competition in this area to keep the price down. We will not return. - Bob & Stephanie

The campground was just fine. Gravel sites that needed to be leveled. We had one tree. Some air on TV, but that was all. Office staff was very nice and extremely helpful. We found it relatively quiet. RVs pulling in and out every day....mostly big rigs. Our friends had to move their motor home over one site in order to get their dish to work. No big deal. Nice grassy area out the door with a picnic table. Place is messy in spots and the speed bumps are uneven and different sizes, but sites were clean. We would definitely stay there again. - WSKeifer

Called today to get info for a stay later this summer and was told by their administration that they no longer provide campsites to the "drive by" public unless it is associated with an Expo event. Their campground is still open, but only for their events. - readontheroad

This park has shady sites. The campground is located on site at the Montana State Fairgrounds. The roads are gravel, the sites are not level, but usable. The sites are not paved and this year they are muddy. The bathrooms/shower are located in the livestock pavilion. They are adequate at best, there is a lingering odor of livestock and we just cleaned the showers ourselves before use. There are many permanent residents and workers. We stayed here because the other affordable park was booked and another quoted us a $95/night price tag. This one was $150/week. - Joann26