Spokane KOA Journey

After camping on BLM lands & staying at smaller campgrounds, we were excited to stay at a KOA. It was a good price & the grounds were decent; we stayed in the fall & the changing trees everywhere were beautiful. The amenities on the other hand… The laundry room floor looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in a LONG time & half of the washing machines were out of order. The showers weren’t aesthetically in great shape & the drains clearly needed to be cleaned as I was quickly standing in inches of water (picture taken). Then there’s the topic of the trains… The person who checked us in at the front specifically told us we were in a quiet spot in the back.. yes we were away from other campers but the heart attack from the blaring horn at 2:30am was rough. Then we were woken up at 6am by RVs coming in/ out. All that being said, we will be finding another option for the rest of our trip. I always hate leaving bad reviews, but hopefully sharing our experience is helpful to others.

EDIT: Wrote this review before we went into Spokane (we’re here to visit family who goes to GU) & after searching for hours, realized this is probably the best option in the area, so I’m humbled to say we did in fact have to come back for another night but are staying in a spot further away from the train

Bathrooms are ok. Only 2 stalls and 2 showers, but lots of campers. The tent sites are not very good at all. The ground is so hard The stakes can't even go into the ground. No fire pit and cramps tent spots.

Overall it was a good overnight stop as most KOA’s are, however, be aware that there is a train that runs by very close to the camping spots on the eastern side. It only woke me up once but it was enough for me to leave a review about it.

Stayed with with our trailer with some friends who were also tent camping. Overall it was nice and quiet. Train runs directly next door and passing late at night and can be VERY loud. Office closed very early and was mostly not around. Fairly empty due to staying during the week. Had what looked like some permanent or long staying folks. We had a corner spot with lots of grass which made the stay more enjoyable. Not the best or cleanest KOA but I would stay here again if in the area.

Dumping became an issue. Our spot had a sewer problem we found out which overflowed if too much water was poured down the drain. Had to move spots when leaving just to dump.

KOA Journey

Spokane, WA

B1, Gravel Pad, Grass between sites, nice patio, table/chairs/umbrella, fire chimney, and wooden swing.

OTA - lots of channels 

Verizon 4g/4bars

ATT 4g/4bars

Great overnight stop.

Site was plenty long enough, we did not have to unhook. Water pressure good, no power issues.

Very nice patio area, sadly for only 1nt we didn't get to use much. 

Grounds are well kept, and interesting art features are found throughout.

Staff was friendly, as were guests.

We would stay here again. 

nice clean campground but with a lot of train and traffic noise. camping spots are close together but nice, currently without fire pits due to the ban and the pool and store closes at 7 pm, which means renting any equipment or games is also closed.

Sites were close together and little privacy. The tent sites and cabins were the best in the park. The staff was wonderful. Some parts of the park needed updates. The park is nearby to the river trail that is paved and takes you along the Spokane river. Linens and bath towels included in deluxe cabins would be a huge plus.

Large KOA conveniently located near I-90. Very clean bathrooms/showers. Pool, playground, community fire pit, and multiple dog areas. Generally quiet area except a nearby train blowing its horn a couple times during the night.

Nice , clean and quite!

We stayed overnight at the Spokane KOA. It is so well maintained and clean. We only wish we could have stayed longer! Late check in was also a breeze. We were delayed about 2 hours because of an accident on the highway, but they had a map and info waiting for us. I would love to visit again for a longer stay next time.

We stayed one night in a deluxe cabin. It was spacious enough, with a partial kitchen, AC, and full bath. The grounds are well-kept but older. The cabin was tired—cabinets with loose hinges, squeaky bed, tub drain was slow, WiFi wasn’t working. Each cabin has a propane grill and the one by ours was too dirty to use. There is no shade on the cabins or many of the tent sites and it’s often so hot here in the summer that the AC can’t cool very well. It was 82 in our cabin despite running the AC and keeping all the blinds closed. The pool is clean but very cold and there is no shade on the playground so go in the morning or evening if you don’t want to get burned. Nothing nearly except a Wendy’s and a convenience store. Trains going by all night nearby.
Fine for one night, but don’t recommend an extended stay Note: they do not allow EV charging but there is no written policy anywhere on the website or in any of the registration emails.

Typical KOA! Clean, well kept, nice gravel, level sites. Full hook up. Kind and friendly office staff. Nice bathrooms, far enough off the highway that it’s quiet, but close enough to be easy on/off access. I would stay here again!

Very friendly staff. Nice grounds, I would stay here again!

After calling multiple times asking if the spot they planned to put us in could accommodate our almost 42 foot rig, the crammed us into a site that doesn’t. tree branches all over the roof, swimming pool broken sent us to a splash pad somewhere no discount offered but not offering the few amenities they said they have. This is a dated and worn out park which would be just perfect for a tiny truck camper or airstream. Avoid if you have a larger rig. Not big rig friendly.

Nice little place in the Spokane Valley close to shopping Idaho boarder. Has small outdoor pool bike rentals. Good bathroom and showers. Down side right next to train tracks though thr train didn't go by much during the day but of course it did at night blasting it's horn every time. It's a good enough place for a quick stop over on tour way to some other place not good for long stay. They did let us move to a bigger spot once we realized how close we were to our neighbors and the e kids we needed a little bigger spot and not a small patch of lawn with the neighbors slide-out 2ft from out picnic table

If you like the sound of train horns ALL night long, and very spotty wifi.. (routers keep having to be rebooted!) ... This might be a good place for you.

Be sure to try air your gieviences with Cathy in the office... She'll let you know exactly what a good network setup should be.
Acted like she was a certified network engineer from the way she was trying to explain that too many people streaming at 8am in the morning must be the reason the one router I can connect to from the back of the park keeps losing internet connection (not goes down, because you can still connect to the router... Just can't get internet through it!)

If it were not for the nice dog park and clean bathrooms, this would have gotten no stars if possible.

I stay at KOAs almost every week... (full timer)... Never again here (and I've stayed at KOAs in some dodgy areas!)

A nice campsite close to Spokane and Idaho. Friendly staff and clean. I really like this spot, but the noise from the trains is loud. Be sure to bring earplugs if you are tent camping.

Stayed for only 1 night in a tent camping spot. All spots were occupied, lots of kids running around and screaming. Showers were great and clean. They do have structures for weather which was nice to consider it started to rain. Also there’s construction going on next to the fence for tent camping... not fun

Wet and slippery, wear comfortable shoes!

This is a great stop point before getting into Idaho. The campground was very well maintained and great to stay at. It is located in between Spokane proper and Coeur d'Alene (so Spokane Valley). There are tons of spots to choose from, but it gets pretty busy in the summer. The cabins were great and had everything you needed to get by.

There is a laundromat, store, sports area, lots of space for dogs and a game room at the main lodge. I really liked the community fire pit since there wasnt a fire pit at each site. One cool thing about this site is they have "gazebo sites" for RV campers. They also have an outdoor movie theater set up, but we werent able to take advantage of that perk.

We were able to drive a short way to Lake Coeur d'Alene for their Fourth of July events and even rented a lake boat for tubing.

Great site for families, RVers, and pet owners.

Trains! There are trains all day and night! Sites were narrow had to ask a fellow camper to move his truck was very difficul to manuver the camp ground streets Large beautiful trees Facilities were clean Laundry was adequate Dog poop everywhere! We clean up after our pets this was crazy....

The trains can sometimes be annoying but fairly quiet at night, it hadn’t been that bothersome. with everyone having slide outs now it makes the sites close, so no fire pits in the general camping area!! They have the upscale sites and you can have a fire there.

we stay here a lot as they are open year round.

The tent sites had a nice triangular metal and wood canopy for shelter from rain and also for shade. It is right next to an active railroad, so bring earplugs if you don’t want to be woken up by trains several times. The bathrooms were LARGE and pretty clean. Good laundry facility. A good spot to stop for the night.

it was just a glorious place to stay

Very nice sites. Pool was clean and comfortable. Only downside was there is an active train track nearby.