Minneapolis Southwest KOA

We stayed at this koa because it was our only way to watch softball tournament. We stayed 5 days and it was fairly nice. People that were working were very helpful and nice. Lost power a couple hours twice because of branches falling g from trees.

About the only nice thing about this place is the lady who answered the phone, Valerie.

She was extremely nice other than that it was gravel. Roads that were poorly maintained trucks were parked sticking out into the road making it difficult to get around. The site was very unlevel and the water Spicket didn’t really work very well.. we paid for two nights and bought a KOA review or rewards program to do it… We refused to stay the second night when we called to see if we could get our money back the gentleman who checked us in as a ground tender was rude and choppy he wasn’t very friendly when he brought us into the place.

The place was packed like sardines… Very difficult to negotiate at night.

Overall, the worst campground we’ve stayed in in the two RV trips we’ve taken from Florida to Minnesota. There are so many beautiful state parks don’t bother with this KOA not even for a one nighter.

We were stuck on a back loop. There were a lot of mosquitoes bugs and mud… It just wasn’t a nice experience.

We stayed a couple nights here on our last major stop, and it was ok. I’ll start with the positives. The people are very nice, and work hard. It’s close to downtown Minneapolis. They have events planned for kids. It has a pool that stays open late, and it’s got some playgrounds. Now, the cons….it’s off the road behind a construction company. It’s clientele was pretty rough on our trip. One of the playgrounds was closed. Small sites and it’s packed in here.

I’ve only spent one night but it was nice and quiet. The staff is helpful and friendly.

This place has a lot of stuff to keep the kids busy but not much for adults to do. Doesn’t really have the feel of camping. It’s right off a highway so you hear cars flying by 24/7. Campsites are all cramped together with zero privacy.

Spacious spaces, friendly staff. Had a great indoor pool, clean shower and bathroom building

I used to be against KOA’s. This one wasn’t bad. There are no trees separating the sites which I don’t like but still wasn’t bad.

A couple weeks ago we spent some time at the Northwest koa...that one had private tent sites surrounded on 3 sides by trees, quiet spaces etc. Looking at the Southwest koa website they advertise as the tent sites back into the woods. So imagine our surprise when we were shown our site. It did indeed back up into the woods however the woods were 20ish feet behind a rope and we were told all set up had to be done in front of the rope. Our tent was inches from the road and wide out in the open. Other then the tent site itself this koa is wonderful...the staff were very friendly, the pool was clean and heated, the grounds were kept clean etc

I used to be against KOA’s and swore I would never camp at one but a couple of friends booked it and I went with. It was actually pretty nice. Not mich for trees or privacy which is a typical KOA but it was still nice. Would go back. They even have cute little cabins you can rent. And it’s not far from the huge candy store in Jordan.