Reviews
Madison/Pittsburgh SE KOA
User Reviews
David Dunn
We were only stopping in for an overnight stay as part of a long distance trip with no idea when we would get in. Out itinerary was left for us at the front with clear instructions and while the check out process was left undefined, the facilities site was clean and really accessible to the highway. Even if this were a longer term stay I would definitely think it well spent
Paul Taggart
I have had great experiences when I stop at this campground. Very nice office people. Very nice wooded campground. Very nice bath house for a campground. Love the swimming pool. Cabins are awesome also.
Samantha Stoltz
We are KOA members and love to explore local properties for easy getaways. We just stayed at Madison in a Cabin - which was new for us. The cabin site was great, very shaded and within walking distance to all activities. The store is at the top of the hill so we did drive for wood and dumpster as the walk would have been a bit much with the kids. Very family friendly, our kids loved fishing in the pond and jumping on the pad. We really enjoyed our stay overall and will be returning for sure!
Jon Meier
Not sure why the reviews are so low. Sites are smaller but still plenty of room. Pool was crystal clear, staff was friendly, roads were fine. We just stayed one night but would stay again if needed. Overall great experience.
George Himmelein
Campground was adequate, have seen better and worse. Arrived after office hours, 7pm and found our campsite taken by another guest. Was not able to contact management because they would not answer the phone and voicemail was full. After an hour of trying to get a hold of someone we took another campsite and prayed we would not be woken up in the middle of the night and told to move because I was in someone else's site. Office was not open the next day at 10 when we left. Not a good way to run a campground.
Ryan Burke
Great place to camp when passing thru Pennsylvania. This is a KOA journey but has a lot to offer for kids. Large bounce pillow and a new playground equipment.
Ice Zombie (Unizombicorn)
So last night me and my fiancé rented a spot for the night to set up our tent to camp out for the night and i was NOT pleased, the whole place stunk like a giant toilet and on the website there is no warning that in order to get to the tent sites there are 2 STEEP hills to get to the tent spot they only warned us when we got there to pick up our map so if you're like me and have mobility issues once you manage to get to the tent platform you better forget getting down to use the rest room because the hill was so steep even with my cane i was afraid i would fall on my face so i just held it in all night. And the large gravel rocks make the super steep hill worse its like trying to climb up on giant marbles, they really should remove them and add smaller gravel or some type of stairs and guard rails. The view was nice from the hill top and the place had a beautiful lake but all in all the place seemed like a glorified trailer park...i like KOA locations but this is the first location i would NEVER visit again. 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾
Brian Swartzfager
We stayed here for two weeks. Unless you're driving a class B, you want to approach the campground from the south (from I-70): it's a hard left on a downhill curve if you come from the north. After passing the entrance sign, watch for oncoming traffic before taking the left fork in the road to pull up to the office. The campground is essentially a small valley. The office building, dumpsters, and propane refill station are on the west hill, the fishing lake occupies the bottom of the valley, and the rest of the campground is situated on the east hill. The long term sites are located in the northeast and southeast corners of the campground. The rest of the sites are arranged into 4 rows of pull-through sites and a half-row of pull-in sites (most of which were wide enough to get the towing vehicle out). The rows are divided by gravel roads, some of which are pretty narrow for two-way traffic. All of the sites have gravel pads with a mix of gravel and grass lawns, a picnic table, and fire ring. Many of the sites in the top third of the rows have one or two trees that provide some shade, while the lower sites have none. We stayed in site 68, which had two trees on the right side of the site that provided some early afternoon shade, and was fairly level. The office building contains a large laundry room with change machine, a small lounge area with a pool table where they stack delivered packages, and a camp store with some convenience store items and souvenirs. The bathhouse on the east hill contains both bathroom and shower stalls. Next to the bathhouse is a large pavilion with several picnic tables and a large grill. Walking down the hill past that pavilion brings you to the communal fire pit area, then the pool area, and the playground. There is also a new jump pad (installed during our stay) and basketball hoop in that same area. On the east side of the lake is a short dock, an equipment shed, and two boats available to rent (a metal canoe and a rowboat). There are two adjacent dog runs located at the base of the east hill next to the entrance road, with an airlock gate. They're not lit, but there is some light from the nearby street light. If the runs are both occupied, you can walk your dog around the lake or next to the grassy horseshoe pits adjacent to the runs. In terms of cell service, the best speed I got on my Verizon Jetpack with MIMO antenna was 96 Mbps down and 60 up. However, there was a stretch of several days where I couldn't get any internet service...except for YouTube TV service on my laptop (YouTube TV didn't work via the Roku on our TV during this time). It was very strange: it started right after a brief power outage early one evening, then returned to normal several mornings later after a late night power outage. The campground WiFi was solid, with 14 Mbps down and 12 up (we were one site away from a repeater pole). The speed test I ran on my 5G AT&T smartphone showed 77 Mbps down and 3 up. We would stay here again if we were in the area.
Robin Ratliff
We stayed one night at this campground on the way home from Michigan. Fascinating to see the reviews as compared to the campground. Registration was fine, Beth is possibly slightly abrupt but she seems very competent. The front drive seems partially repaired from a formerly extensive pothole collection. Hopefully they'll repave the remainder sometime but it's passable. Interesting site because it's on a hill. You could get some exercise walking the hill for sure. Our pull through site is not the largest I've ever seen but everything worked and it has nice grass. Newer picnic table! As someone else said, it's not a destination campsite but I liked it for a short stay. They seem to have a number of seasonal tenants who like it as a destination site. It's small but I'm guessing kids enjoy it a lot through the summer.
Julie Wilson
It was a nice quiet campground. We arrived after the office was closed. There was only one registration in the bin, but it didn't have a name. I assumed it was for us, but wasn't really sure. Plus, since I booked online, I had already paid, so I wasn't sure what to do with the envelope. There was a slot that said cabin keys, but nothing to state what to do with the envelope. I didn't do anything but take the map and park my motorhome.
Chilly Willy
Worst KOA stay in recent history.. poor signage at roundabout, no one in office on a Sunday afternoon, registration paperwork a single map of the campground with your name on the bottom and hard to find mixed in with other maps, road into the campground has large potholes with broken gate on each side making it impossible to go around, there is NO gravel left on the interior roads or campsites and it’s a muddy mess in the rain, which it was when we arrived. Dog park with ankle high grass and dandelions making it useless for small dogs, pool closed, but will need a miracle to make it functional. The bounce pad is not only out of service, it’s gone.. lots of full time residents with trailers and even a pop up in various stages of disrepair, long story short, this place hasn’t had any TLC in a long long time and it shows. OK for self contained units overnight when it’s not raining.
Sheni Suntory
We camped overnight. It was a quick check in. Easy directions and a nice park. Wish we would of visited in warmer weather. Looks like a fun place in the warm weather.
Karen Burgher
We just went for a spontaneous weekend so we didn't research this KOA at all. Lady was a little rude upon check in. The sites are way too small to spend more than a night. All of the rv hookups worked well. It's fall so we didn't expect to use the pool but we were parked directly across from it and it was being relined and filled. Very noisy from 8am ish. Semi water hauling truck until 10 pm....sorta took away from the quiet and peaceful evening sitting around the fire. Would not choose this KOA to stay at again.
Donna Longuillo
We have stayed here twice to attend concerts in Pittsburgh. It is about 45 minutes outside of Pittsburgh and an easy drive. Beautiful pull thru spaces. Clean restrooms and showers. Pleasant staff. We will definitely be back.
Mike
If you want space and privacy, this place is not for you. There is not much shade. The cars do go faster than 5mph and kick up the dust. However, the people are friendly. Good for a quick getaway or stop over but not great for an extended stay.