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RV Park Reviews
"Chena Marina RV Park" in Fairbanks, Alaska - was rated: 9
This is one of the best parks in Alaska. The only negatives are the price & the distance from downtown Fairbanks. Other than that, this is a great place to spend some easy days. The park staff was the best ever; very informative and helpful. Sites were big and easy. The float plane base is a great bonus. We will stay here again. "Big Bear Campground" in Wasilla, Alaska - was rated: 8 This is a good average park for Alaska. It has good easy sites to park in and great people in the office. Wi-Fi was just so-so as you have to sign-up for a plan. This is a good base for travel into Anchorage since the campgrounds there are not so great. We would stay here again. "Talkeetna Camper Park" in Talkeetna, Alaska - was rated: 8 Overall this is a good place to stay while in Talkeetna. The bad part is the fact that many sites are very close together, parked at odd angles. However, the office people are nice, and the park is within walking distance of town right next to the train station. It is cool to see the train let off and load-up cruise ship passengers. "Fort Collins North / Wellington KOA" in Wellington, Colorado - was rated: 2 We stayed at this campground during Cheyenne Frontier Days. Because they thought they were going to be full we stayed in the overflow area. The people that run the place are great. They want to do all they can for you. But, there is a feed lot up wind from the campground, and the smell is terrible. It happens only a few times a day (9:00 at night is a sure thing) and you can hardly breath. The electricity in the overflow area looks like 30 amp service but is only 20 amps. There appears to be 1 30 amp outlet there if you go around and check them. "Beluga Lookout RV Park" in Kenai, Alaska - was rated: 9 This is a great park to take it easy. The owners were very nice, and there was a nice small shop also. Sites were pretty tight, but I spent most of my free time at the overlook of the inlet and the Kenai River. It is an easy walk into town or down on the beach. "Stoney Creek RV Park" in Seward, Alaska - was rated: 9 A great RV park in Seward & one of the best in Alaska. The only reason it did not get a 10 is that it is 6 miles from the town. But for $5 a person, the park will drive you down to town and pick you up. Not a bad deal. We did this during the 4th of July, and it worked out great. The park is next to a large stream which was good for walking your dogs. It sits far enough away from the main road for a nice quiet stay. The Wi-Fi was pretty good, but then again we were parked right next to the main building. "Ocean View RV Park" in Homer, Alaska - was rated: 7 As far as views go, this is a great spot to camp. We were only one site away from a true Ocean View, but the view from the bluff was great. It is a short bike ride or drive to the spit and downtown Homer. Why not a higher rating? I had to hike up the big hill to the washroom to get the Wi-Fi to work. And the cost is a little too high. "Casper KOA" in Casper, Wyoming - was rated: 9 This is a relatively newer KOA with mainly rock ground cover. It is very well maintained and younger trees strategically are planted at each site. The facility is on the north edge of Casper in Bar Nunn in an open area, so it is susceptible to wind, however not dusty. The management is courteous ,and it is obvious the facility is well maintained because they pay attention to details. In years to come as the trees mature this will be a nice park. The pads are measured equally with about 10' between each one. The Wi-Fi works perfect and the cable TV is a nice addition with 50+ channels. While more distance between sites and better shade would be a plus, all in all this is a very well maintained facility with the best yet to come over time. The rates are a bit high, with the only discounts being offered for KOA members, but one only needs to check reviews of other RV parks in Casper, and it is a no brainer. For a very clean, well maintained and well managed facility this is the only real choice in Casper. This is especially the case if you have spent a week or so boondocking in the adjacent mountains/prairies. We would not hesitate recommending this KOA. "Golden Nugget Camper Park" in Anchorage, Alaska - was rated: 4 The best thing about this park is that it is located across the street from a Costco. The location is OK as it is a few miles from downtown. However, you had to go to the washroom to use the Wi-Fi. The sites were very close together, and there are many permanent RV's hanging around. The RV park is just a small slice of the overall mobile home park in the area so the neighborhood is not the best. For $40 a night, I did expect more. "Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground" in Lake Buena Vista, Florida - was rated: 9 Disney, as usual, does things right. "Comfort stations" are clean and well maintained. I wouldn't call the sites huge, but they are nicely wooded and felt fairly private despite somewhat close proximity to neighboring sites. The lane through the campgrounds is narrow, though, and I struggled a little bit with getting the camper just where I wanted it because of limited room while backing. I'm still not sure how some of those big buses got in and out of their sites without hitting a tree or site post. Our site was dead-level and paved with asphalt surrounded by crushed shells that felt like sand (but tended to track into the camper). There was plenty of water pressure and good sewer hook-ups. For $60 a night, I would hope for free Wi-Fi, but it's $10 extra for 24 hours, and you pretty much have to be at the Trading Post to use it. Free transportation to Disney properties can be a little like playing Chinese checkers by the time you hop-skip-and-jump from a campground shuttle bus to a ferry boat to the monorail, etc. But late one night at a campground shuttle stop, we saw a family who obviously didn't speak English and had somehow wound up far from where they were supposed to be. The bus driver patiently explained the three or four steps they would need to take to get home, and they seemed to understand. A few minutes later, though, a white Disney minivan pulled up and offered to take the family directly home. Obviously the bus driver was concerned they wouldn't get there and called for help. First class operation! If you're going to do Disney, this is a great way to do it: You get all the guest privileges of guests who stay at the fancy Disney hotels, such as early/late access to theme parks on certain days, and you don't have to pay restaurant prices for every meal when you eat in the camper. "Eagles Rest RV Park" in Valdez, Alaska - was rated: 7 Good place overall to stay while in Valdez. The best part was the very fast internet which is lacking in most of Alaska & the Highway. It is an easy walk to the dock or town and right next to a great grocery store. The reason it goes down to a 7 is the fact that it was a little too expensive and no character in the campground. However, the high mountains in the back are pretty cool. Sites are easy to park; long, & wide for all rigs. "Countryside Campground" in Mogadore, Ohio - was rated: 5 Power needs some work; low voltage. We stayed here one night. It would be good for just overnight. They had a pool, but we did not use it. "Gig Harbor RV Resort" in Gig Harbor, Washington - was rated: 8 Previous reviews seem right on. This is an older park but well-maintained in a gorgeous setting. Sites are terraced up a long and pretty steep hill, but individual sites are reasonably flat. There is a nice staff and good services. It needs Wi-Fi. "Windy Hill Golf Club and Campground" in Conneaut, Ohio - was rated: 6 We stayed here overnight on our way to Niagara Falls. We had a lot of rain and had water all over our site. It was gone in a couple of hours. This would be a good place to stay if you love playing golf. We might stay here again. "Galesburg East Best Holiday" in Knoxville, Illinois - was rated: 9 This is a very nice family-run campground. The pool, baths, and showers are clean and well-maintained. Although the interstate highway is visible from the campground, traffic noise was not a problem. There are a number of "long-term" sites along the western edge of the campground, and all of the units there seemed well maintained. Hook-ups were fast and easy. Sites are roomy for a commercial campground, and there are a couple of nice "gliders" with tables for rocking. The lady (presumably owner) who checked us in was very friendly--I'd forgotten my Good Sam card in the camper and offered to go dig it out, but she just gave me the rate without making me find my card. The office/store seemed well-stocked, although I didn't browse. Neighboring RV Hotspots
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