Benbow KOA Holiday

Anna Wilson

Beautiful campground! Stayed 3 nights in RV spot. Avenue of the Giants road is just 20 or so miles north, so spent a day doing that. Played 9 holes of golf here one day and that was fun! Lovely and friendly staff!

P Riffle

We really wanted to like our stay at KOA Benbow, especially with such friendly staff who were genuinely helpful, but the experience was a letdown. The biggest issue was the pervasive mud. It had clearly been wet, but the lack of ground cover meant we had to trudge through mud just to get to our RV site. The sites themselves were also problematic. They were incredibly narrow, making maneuvering difficult, and many of the trees were simply too close to allow for easy parking or extending awnings. The friendly service couldn't quite redeem the feeling of being in a cramped and muddy parking lot rather than a comfortable campground. It felt like they are due for some serious maintenance and better site planning. Adding to the issues with muddy, narrow sites and tree proximity, we had to contend with a maintenance person using a gas leaf blower that was leaking fumes for hours, absolutely intolerable. This experience compounds the feeling of this KOA needing serious maintenance and better management of site planning and operations

David Higginbotham

Granted this park was around in the 70s, but it's starting to show. My parents used to stay here. I've driven by it hundreds of times in the 80s and 90s and early 2000s. It always appeared so green and landscaped, and there were always many RVs parked in the spaces. However, when I stayed here on the 21st of July 25, it was terrible. They no longer water the landscaping, however, the grass was in such great shape at one time that it is still there. It's dry and dead, sticks to your shoes and the dog. Then of course it gets tracked into your RV. There is some road noise at night, but the highway is right there..so that's a given. Did not utilize the showers, however, they did appear clean. Water pressure was low, which may have contributed to the death of the landscaping. Garbage was piled high in all the containers. Most were emptied on Monday morning. Several full-timers. Many park models. There is a walkway that runs under the highway to get to the Benbow Lodge. Obviously, no water spared on this side. Gorgeous landscaping, a nice bar, and restaurant. Also al fresco dining is dependent on the weather of course.

Jon Moore

Fantastic little cabin with full amenities. Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom. Hideaway bed in the living room couch. Some dishes provided, dishwasher and apartment sized fridge. Plenty of people here, RV, tent and cabin sites. Great place to make Basecamp if planning for the avenue of the giants. Reasonable rates, and golf cart rentals are available. Staff was friendly, and check-in was an absolute breeze.

twofour45 USA

The KOA campground staff were pleasant and informative people. The RV sites were paved & level and had working electric, water & sewer. The restrooms & showers were clean and the swimming pool is big. However, this campground is showing signs of age & neglect. There is no green grass on the golf course or around the RV sites. Dry dead grass is what you will find. It is neither visually appealing nor scenic. Most of the cabins were unoccupied, and were also unavailable for rent as the "cleaning staff" were reportedly on vacation. No temp cleaning help?...apparently not. Too bad...our friends were willing to pay whatever the cost was for a Mon thru Fri stay. Likely an amount that would have far exceeded the cost of hiring a temp cleaning person. The campground is located a short distance off Highway 101. The traffic noise was, at times, quite loud. This isn't the worst KOA I have ever seen, but it is far from the best. It is an adequate campground for a short stay.