Another reviewer mentioned it’s one of the nicer KOA parks and we would agree. The pictures with trees on each site are accurate and the amenities are good. The games room and pool were closed for the season but we had fun with polypong and basketball (court lights up at night) and they’ve modernized the shower facilities. Didn’t use the laundry. Hot tub didn’t look at all inviting although it was apparently still on. Sleep was not great with the freight trains blaring through the night and the city bus stop on the other side of the fence. Gave it a three star for that - apparently the KOA business model is to buy up cheap land around train tracks and this fits. There are lots of full time residents around (interesting to see how massive this park is) and there is a security guard on at night. We’d planned on switching to the state park but found it lacking compared to this. Convenient enough location for visiting the city. The staff worker we met was so unenthusiastic about her job that it was funny. Lots of sites available at this time of year but they turn the water off to the tent/small RV ones (was fine for us as we had a full tank).
We didn’t end up staying here because it was essentially parking lot beside a marina. One way gave a view of the lake but the other was of a giant smoke stack (albeit in front of a nice mountain). I imagine you get used to the smell and that in the summer it would be fun to swim here. With the low water levels it’s a lot of exposed lake bed. Probably pretty sunsets though and friendly staff.
Our site had trees and good distance to the next site. Beautiful views and so convenient to the visitor centre. No showers but restrooms clean and well stocked. Happy we stayed on a Thursday as the park was much busier when we left on the Friday. We moved our RV to the RV parking lot at 8:30 and there was plenty of room there still. Was sad to leave this campground.
Stopped in St. George after our stay in Zion a real contrast to be back in the city but our family appreciated the heated pool and hot tub, pool tables and ping pong and the invite to the all you could eat biscuits and gravy ($3) on the Saturday morning. Our son begged us to stay an extra night and very glad we did. Lovely town (historical area not far down the road) and felt very welcome and comfortable here. Lots of snowbirds and I feel like we got a glimpse what retirement could be like!
We needed a plug in for the cold night after visiting Bryce. This park is mostly self serve at this time of the season but the shower room was warm and relatively clean and the owner met us at the office to give us quarters for much needed laundry. Wifi at the site was handy. An older place but perfect for what we needed. It much around but there is a little town four miles down the road. They seem to be new to the online reservation service but calling was easy.
Fall colours in all their splendour, deer at our fence, stroll to the Gifford house for pies and souvenirs…couldn’t have hoped for more!