Whistle P.

Loveland, CO

Joined July 2022

Full time RVer. We tend to stay in smaller towns and state parks.

This place is a hidden gem!

This park is located equidistant between Geneva and Watkins Glenn, NY on the shores of Seneca lake.  There are like 40 wineries close by to choose from.  The campground is located far enough off the highway that it is very quiet at night, but close enough to make it easily accessible.

Although the park was full on the weekend we were there, it did not feel that way.  The sites are big and there is plenty of space around the bathhouse so it doesn't feel crowded. The bathrooms appear new and very clean.

There are plenty of easy trials around the campground to walk your dog, and the beach is absolutely wonderful.  The owner lives on site and seems to have a good handle on everything going on there.  No loud parties or disturbances while we camped.

This place was not for us

Preface: if your main objective is activities for children, you have come to the right place. This place is loud and full of kids.

We booked a site but chose not to pay to select which one. All the pictures looked great! We ended up on a grassy hill in the back. The spot was so unlevel there were 19 inches between my bottom step and the ground. This site was the same price as level ones closer to activities.

Also bathrooms were outdated. They had older residential toilets that plugged constantly. The day we left 2 of the 3 in our nearest bathroom were out of order.

Aside from all the above, the Dog Park is awesome. It’s the size of a real, normal dog park. The ice cream on site is also a nice perk.

Besides the price, this place was great

Everything the other comments say about the price is true, but that aside this KOA is great. It is set back behind the hotel and far from the interstate. Our site was very large. The entire place was full of trees! So different from other KOAs!

The showers each had their own private door, and there was a hotel free ice machine at the bathrooms! It was super quiet during the week.

This place is a hidden gem!

We stayed for a week.  We wanted to be near New River Gorge National Park and the interstate.  Booking was a little strange, there's no website or confirmation.  You pay by check in a lockbox.  But there was plenty of room and everything worked out fine. 

Starlink access was excellent as there is not a single tree to obstruct the view!  The views are nice, the bathrooms were clean and all of the amenities worked normal.

Summer Wind was inexpensive compared to some other places we stopped in West Virginia.  Highly recommend the Sandstone Visitors Center in the national park, and a visit to Hinton.  All in all it was a great stay!

Book this place immediately!

This place is so pretty its positively photogenic! Monday - Wednesday we had our loop all to ourselves. We were visited by geese, ducks and deer. We didn’t have a water hookup at our site and the bathrooms were older but everything was very nice and clean. Once the weekend rolled around it got pretty packed. The crowd was mostly families and everyone quieted down by like 10. There was definitely a family fun atmosphere.

Waterfall and trails are nice, but the sites aren’t level

The sites here are not level. We used our normal 2x green blocks for the Jack, but needed all 10 of our leveling blocks, plus 8 paving stones to get the appropriate height.

Despite advertising, there is no dog park. There are a ton of dogs, so this would’ve been nice.

The river and waterfall makes it feel like a tranquil place. The walking trail by the river is nice, we walked it almost every day.

Live music and food trucks every Saturday are a nice touch!

Mostly great with some awkward sites and a racetrack nearby

Sites are big but not level. We put one side of the RV on the pad and the other in the gravel just to be level. Sites are also awkwardly diagonal in places so the back ends get pretty close. (Pic for example)

The bathrooms are clean and laundry is nice. Showers are free and hot.

There are some awesome hikes nearby in Daniel Boone National Forest. Natural Arch, Yazoo Arch and Yazoo Falls are all worth the drive.

Lastly, there’s a racetrack across the highway (Lake Cumberland Raceway) and it is LOUD. The race continued from 6pm-1am. Highly recommend you check their schedule before booking here.

Epic sunrises dismal bathrooms

Every morning we woke up to the BEST sunrises over the lake. Such a beautiful way to start the day!

We also liked this place because when you turn off the main road in Sevierville, it immediately feels rural and wide open. Such a big contrast from the big touristy local cities.

We loved the hiking trail across the street. It’s about a mile and you feel completely in the forest.

The bathrooms leave something to be desired. The stall door hinge is so big that you can fit two fingers in the gap in the doors. The toilet seats are old, scratchy and slide around. They’re all in desperate need of an update.

Tranquil, relaxing place

Our site was huge, with enough space for our RV, truck, dog fence and fire area. The gravel pad was recently maintained. The bathrooms were cleaned regularly. The showers were hot and free! Washer/dryers on-site for $1.5 a load. The hike to the waterfall was muddy and there were downed trees from a recent storm - but the park was working on it.
We loved that hiking in Mammoth Cave National park was only 15 min away!

Great trails but lots of speed bumps!

Overall this is a nice place. We didn’t see any “transients,” which seems like an unkind way to refer to car campers. There’s a fully paved trail that is very nice when the other trails are muddy. The bathrooms were regularly cleaned, showers were free and hot.

We didn’t love that there are 5 speed bumps before you get to campgrounds 2-3. Prepare to jiggle your camper! Also, most people used rope lights and left them on all night. There was a lot of light pollution.

If your RV needs service, CAMP HERE!

The owners Lowell and Jill are THE BEST HUMANS. We were on a cross country journey when our slide suddenly stopped working. A Reelfoot lake park ranger recommended Coyote View and I’m so glad we went.

They easily made us a reservation and Lowell looked at the slide the next day. He ended up having to go basically wire by wire to find out what was broken. He ordered the part and we were on the road 3 days later. Jill was so kind and reassuring!

The bathrooms and laundry facilities at the park are very nice. 10/10 would recommend!

This place is flooded (March 7, 2023)

I booked this place because I was excited about the boardwalk and the trees growing out of the water. We didn’t really get to enjoy much of the campground because it was flooded.

Bathrooms were very clean and showers were awesome. Staff was very nice and helpful.

This place has a great location

The bathrooms here were heated and sparkling clean. Our Starlink had zero obstructions worked lightening fast. We LOVED having a dog park to exercise our dogs daily!

Great location, close to all the Springfield attractions and Slauterhaus Brewing in Auburn, IL (this is the best brewery nearby, better than Buzz Bomb or Obed & Issacs in town!).

I was sad to leave this place!

We stayed the last week they were open in the month of October. The colors were BEAUTIFUL! The campground is well laid out and has enough space so you don’t feel on top of your neighbors. There are lots of trees but we had space for our Starlink to avoid obstruction. We took our dogs on all the trails (oops) but saw other people doing the same. Short drive to local attractions and all the normal things you need. Showers were push button and sprayed a pressurized mist. It wasn’t the best.

This place is great for fall colors!

We stayed here for 1 week and enjoyed the fall colors. The showers were clean and nice. Laundry was less expensive than most laundromats we’ve used this year. Everything worked great. We also enjoyed the trails around, but had to pick a ton of ticks off our dogs! ** Edit after leaving: make sure to use a water filter outside your camper. The water left an orange residue in our dog bowls, sinks and pipes.

This place is fun for Halloween but has terrible showers.

About half of this park are permanent rigs. It’s a little crazy, some of them even built structures around their campers, or siding outside! Some rigs don’t look like they could be towed out 😬.

Despite being full timers, everyone was very nice. We didn’t have any problems described in other reviews.

The entire campground has very tall slender trees. During the week it was like a ghost town and super cozy. We stayed for their Halloween celebration and the place was decked out! They had trick or treating and a golf cart parade.

The bathrooms are ok but the showers are terrible. You must push a button every 20 seconds to keep the water coming.

Starlink was accessible if the dish could be placed around the pool with access to the sky.

This place is great for Starlink!

If you’ve been anywhere in Minnesota or Wisconsin, you know about all the trees! As other reviews mention, this campground has a large grassy area - that gives a 100% clear obstruction for Starlink. We work full time, so this was important for us. HOWEVER, the other half of the campground is within a super treed area, so we got to pick!

The bathrooms were sparkling clean. The showers were hot and the laundry was reasonably priced. Had I known how much we liked the area, we would’ve stayed longer. 10/10 would recommend.

This place is overpriced

GETTING UP TO THE CLIFF: reviews talk about how nice it is that they greet you and show you to your site in a golf cart. This is because there’s one giant hill to go in or out and they’re mitigating problems.

LOCATION: if your intent is spend all day on the lake boating, fishing and swimming - then return to your camper to eat and spend time with your family, then this place is great. If you desire any other activities that are not lake related (local attractions, breweries, dog parks, hikes) then this place feels a little isolated.

VALUE: If you don’t get the preferred lake view spots, staying on the Cliffside is not worth it. While you can see the lake (through other spots) there are very few trees and some of the fire pits are right on the road. It’s a cliff top parking lot. Maybe if we stayed in the Standard Lake Level RV Site with the docks and grassy area it would’ve been better.

BATHROOMS: A lot of people rave about the bathrooms. Maybe this is for the cabins? The cliffside bathrooms are a trailer restroom, so they’re just like the ones in your camper. Small and easily clogged. The restrooms on lake level have regular toilets but the showers are just as small. Don’t try to bend over.

STAFF: the staff are super nice and help with everything.

This place has really clean bathrooms.

This campground has a lot of shady spots, a nice dog park and access to great hiking trails. The museum across the highway is also worth a visit. During the week everything was pretty quiet. They clean the bathrooms like three times a day.

I did not see a dog off leash unless at the dog park.

They don’t seem to have enough staff though. If you want to rent a kayak or if the rental bikes aren’t working, there isn’t anyone to help. The kayaks were all just sitting on the beach however, so you could help yourself.

A super tidy, private place

Howard campground has giant, shaded, very private spots. We could barely see our neighbors. Our site had pasture land behind all the trees, and the sunsets were amazing.

We loved the dog park and mowed trails. Most of the park was immaculate. From the mowing of the grass to the cleaning of the shower house.

Our only 2 gripes were that 1) there are no dumpsters in Howard campground. You have to drive/walk your trash out to the dump station. And 2) the deep toilets weren’t cleaned. Poop appeared on the floor the second day of our stay. That poop remained for the entire week. Toilet paper was replenished and trashes were dumped, but the poop remained.