We loved it here! It was a bit of a tight squeeze with our RV, but we fit and even vacationed with another RV family at the site next to us. We were able to reserve sites in advance and get firewood each night. The campfires were nice, but sometimes the firepits are on a hill so seating is hard. Our kids met friends and played until the night! We were close to all of the gatlinburg and pigeon forge activities as well as the smokey mountain national park. Highly recommend cades cove! So pretty!
This is a great location for fishing and playing around the local city. There is a rope swing and family swimming park located across the bridge that we loved. Our RV spot was on the river and was so beautiful to even view through our rv windows. My biggest complaint was the flies… there were so many! Like mounds— it was very hard to keep them away. Bring spray and repellent! They bite! Other than that, the place was a simple, quiet getaway.. fun for a family just wanting to hang by the river.
We went here for out first RV adventure. It was perfect! Out kids loved the beach, fishing off of the docks and kayaking the lake. Everything was well kept, clean and the grounds are so pretty! We loved it!
We booked a RV trip here with another family. We were able to reserve side by side and had a great time. We even scheduled a float trip. The general store has most everything you need, its quiet, family friendly and well maintained. There were many activities to choose from. We are excited to go back!
We loved our visit to this KOA! Waterpark in the summer, boating activities, lake front sites. Countless activities for the kids and the pools are nice too! We cant wait to go back!
When we booked this RV resort online months ago, we were able to reserve specific lots so that us and our friends could park our RV’s next to or close to one another for the duration of our trip. Based on the information online, we reserved, paid and confirmed for those specific lots. We drove 5 hours with two families and two RV’s to find out that we were not placed in the lots we reserved nor were we anywhere close to the family that we were traveling with. When we asked about the issue, all we were told is“im sorry” with a few shoulder shrugs… so since we drove all day and were there and tired, we set up anyways thinking it would be fine and we would just deal with it. They did tell us we could rent a golf cart for an additional$65/day, but why would we pay more for something that wasnt even our doing. No thanks. After setting up everything, we were very excited to head to the beautiful pool that we saw advertised online. Turns out, the pool pictured on their website is for“owners” only. As visitors, we were only allowed access to a smaller pool. We were disappointed to hear this and if I was at any other“resort” or hotel, I would have left. Its just not what we were lead to believe we were paying for. We decided to still give it a try and when we got to the small pool…. Ugh… it was absolutely disgusting! The walls of the pool were green, the water was cloudy and there were about 3 chairs available. I was afraid to even let my kids swim in it! Ew! To get out during the day, We rented a boat from a different marina(bc they do not offer a boat service like their website says) Go to Cricket Creek Marina! Way better!! We will not be going back to this resort. Although the grounds were pretty… any KOA blows this place away when it comes to being family friendly. We travel all over the country with our RV and this resort, by far, has been the most disappointing. 1 star overall, 2 stars just because the location is on the lake. Save your money.