Forsyth KOA

Don’t go!!!! The person said it was a vaca must have stayed in some pretty bad campgrounds. The sites have crumbled asphalt so hard to find sold place for jacks. We pd for sewer but didn’t get it. Roads were tight with lots of trees and set up on circles. Two older gentleman on a golf cart said they just purchased it 5 days ago. Based upon prior comments and pictures I don’t believe that to be true. You come in on a frontage road with a switch back right by the turn into parking area. The left turn into the park is like a tight u-turn in which there is a huge ditch or drop off that you can’t make without the rear of the RV dropping into this ditch. The campground sits a bit below the frontage road. To compound issues not only can you not make that turn without the back of the camper in this ditch and ripping off the jacks and other components in the rear, there is a sizable crest on frontage road so while our 42’ 5th wheel was sitting on the road we were hoping nobody came flying down that hill and be not able to stop. It was suggested by a guy waiting for us on the switch back to get out of his way to back up and go up the switch back and come in from the other side. It worked but that’s dangerous and needs to be taken care of immediately. Laundry room was ok and reasonable.

My family and I looked forward to our stay at this KOA given our experience at other KOAs had been great. However, this stay was FAR FROM ENJOYABLE. To start, the two older male employees made my teenage daughters feel very uncomfortable. Multiple times both daughters, myself and husband saw them watching the girls at the pool from outside the rales. The pool steps were slippery with mildew. The area around the pool and the siding of the pool has tons of cracks and is not smooth, very hazardous. Next, the bathroom near the pool, where the employees smoke, made it hard to breathe to walk pass. We walked into the bathroom and walked right out. It was absolutely disgusting. Given the pool was not safe to use, my daughters decided to try out the cable and Wi-Fi, as advertised on their site. Well, I was told the cable was disconnected, and the Wi-Fi“out at the moment.” There were two“power outages” in our 3 day stay, which in turn meant our AC was off for hours at a time in the 98-100 degree weather. This was brought to the front office attention and I was told pretty much deal with it for now. At night we would smell the worse smells( marijuana), and witness drugs/ alcohol being used by two of the employees. As aforementioned, these concerns were brought to the front office staff/ management, and nothing was addressed nor apologizes were given. Honestly, several of the employees live onsite and protect each other when it comes to discussing/correcting the issues. You get a Cult like vibe from this group of people that work here. The manager lives in a double-wide in this camp ground. It is very unkept and tons of broken down/ old equipment fills up her yard and all around it. It is a hazardous place. I would be concern for kids to ride bikes, etc in here given the mess around her place; as well as, The playground is nonfunctional. Overall, the only decent thing this park has or offers is the pizza. Otherwise, I wouldn’t recommend wasting your money on this poorly managed and unkept campground. So, with us having a week reservation we decided after three days to end our stay early and travel 12 miles north to the KOA in Griffin; This was the best decision we made. It was as we had expected from a KOA park- great experience. We enjoyed our days in the Griffin KOA.

We were KICKED OUT! Read full story below: We knew we were in trouble as we drove through the grounds. For lack of a better word, this place was a dump, & we were searching for the silver lining, but it did not come. Our “long term site” was bordering the Frontage Rd. of hectic I-75, & so loud I couldn’t even think. It was separated from the busy road by a mere 2-ft-tall guardrail. Unlevel site with potholes, & a neighbor with 4 vehicles allowed on their site. When I initially asked to change sites, the “escort” said “Nothing else. You can stay here, or get a refund.” So rude! (And they NEVER had any intention of refunding us.) This site was no place for a child to live, so I went to negotiate at office. Noise & safety were a huge concern! They agreed to switch us to a “better nightly rate site.” Our rate went from $530/mo. up to $1200/mo., but we were paying more for our child’s wellbeing, as we were now in a bind. This was great for them, as they more than doubled their earnings off of us for the next 1-3 months. New site was better, but by no means a great place for our child to live. It had dilapidated campers everywhere, residents not held to any standard of care of their sites, unlevel site with drop-off, broken playground equipment wrapped in caution tape, dirty/outdated restrooms, multiple (2-4) vehicles parked at most sites, rundown facilities & “amenities,” & safety was a clear issue. The “pond” was essentially a huge ditch filled with water. There was nearly a dog fight between residents. During setup, I received a call from the office that “unfortunately” they had decided to charge us for both the monthly site AND the nightly site. It seemed very unkind, dishonest, unscrupulous, & greedy! In the office, they told me they wanted to charge us $293 for all the days since we made a reservation on 8/25/20, even though they knew we would not be arriving & checking-in until 9/10/20... a “holding fee.” All that on top of the $1200 we were about to pay for the next month. We said NO, & instead committed to only 2 nights, & unhappily agreed to pay the “holding fee.” This should have totaled $380. Next thing I know, the manager hands me a receipt for $829! THE LAST STRAW! She now wanted us to pay for all “the nights held” at the nightly rate instead of monthly, a $300 markup! I protested! If they wanted to charge us for “holding a spot,” then fine, charge us the $293 plus 2 additional nights = $380, which was what we agreed to initially, until she began changing her tune. At that point in the heated conversation, the manager said she was terminating our stay, but would still be charging us $530 (for nothing). We were there for a total of 2.25 hrs, & never fully set up at either site. She kicked us out with TODDLER in tow at 8:30 PM. HEARTLESS! In all honesty, this place is a “glorified trailer park,” & so dumpy. It’s right off the interstate, so safety, peace, & quiet are not an option. The residents there did not inspire peace of mind either. ThE FORSYTH KOA has a poor moral compass & atrocious business practices! Will be reporting to BBB. Please, don’t stay here!