Burlington-Anacortes KOA

We stayed here for just under a week in June. Everything on the website looked impressive, clean and full of amenities. When we arrived, everything looked so run down and wasn't as described. For example, they advertise having a rock wall.. which is a hollowed plastic preschool-type structure not more than four foot tall, meant for very little kids. The playground itself is very run down and all of the plastic is sun bleached. The indoor pool and hot tub are nice features - except for the fact that the tub has an odd tile arrangement (see pictures) and that both the pool and hot tub close at 6pm! Super early and such a disappointment for the kids. The jumping pillow isn't fully inflated and was very dirty. I also noticed that one particular staff member persistently drove his golf cart around the grounds over and over all day and into the evening, stopping frequently to talk to everyone..being friendly is one thing, but this came across more like micromanaging campers, asking questions about when they were leaving and reminding them to not leave welcome mats where they might touch the grass. It just really took away from the vacay vibe and honestly annoyed me. The kids did love the rental recumbent bikes!

We have been on the road for a few weeks and luckily, we can work remotely but we need good WiFi and they have it. You can even stream if you want to. The campground is very well maintained and the staff is super friendly and helpful. Bathrooms were clean and so was the laundry facility. The laundry facility could use an update in terms of the washers and dryers and allowing people to use their cards to pay...but you can get quarters at the office/store so no big deal! There is a creek that goes by the campground and it makes it for a nice walk with dogs or without dogs :) There are a lot of trees there, which provide shade for part of the day, which is great. They are close to Chuckanut Drive, which is amazing, a must do when there, you finish the drive in Bellingham! Go for a walk at the park, which is by the water and get a burger at Zane after that...so worth it! Lots of local coffee shops around too. We also went on the cascade scenic drive - we did it in 12 hours...but people do it in a few days as they stop and stay along the way. We didn’t visit the San Juan islands this time around but make time to go to Friday Harbor and Orcas island; spend at least day in each and explore around. You can take a bus tour in Friday Harbor but we recommend renting a car for Orcas island. We will stay at this campground again when we go back to the area.