Reviews
Madison/Pittsburgh SE KOA
User Reviews
Drew
My stay there was wonderful. The Staff are so friendly. Cabin was very clean. Bathrooms and showers are clean, nice and maintained. Plenty of activities. Not just will I recommend this Campground to anybody I would definitely stay there again. Thank you all so much.
Bobby Bosler
We just stayed overnight. This was better than some other KOAs I’ve been to. They had all of the right hookups, but the site wasn’t level. The gravel was washed away on the roads which made navigating somewhat interesting. For the quality of our stay, I’m not sure $50 was worth it. In a pinch I would do it again, but not if I had a cheaper alternative.
Christine Burke
Stopped at this KOA for one night, as we were just passing through town. The one positive I can say is it is a convenient stop off of the highway. We stay at KOA's, because we know what to expect and like the high standards they set. NOT the case for this one! It is literally like moving into a trailer park. While walking our dogs around the campground, it appears there are a LOT of long-term residents. Their sites are messy with junk all around and not kept up at all! A lot of their rigs are dirty and in need of repair. One of our "neighbors" did build a nice lean-two to protect all of this motorcycles. Quiet time is until 8:00 a.m. however with all of the "residents" having to leave for their jobs between 5:00 a.m.. and 7:00 a.m. and the noise from their vehicles, sleeping in a bit is not an option. Unfortunately...we will not return to this campground, and I cannot give it a better review, because it is not up to the standards as most other KOA's we stay at.
Robert Johns
We did a “one last thing before school” with our kids. The location is very convenient. The kid’s jumping pillow, playground and pool were perfect! The bathrooms look like they were recently redone and clean! The staff were very friendly to us! My two turnoffs were the ground at the tent sight was quite hard and slightly downhill (I recall years ago they used to be sand). Lastly our RV neighbors were not ery friendly and were quite loud going into the night (which isn’t the fault of the ownership/management). Overall, we really enjoyed ourselves!
Kellen Balen
Over all, camping was nice. They allowed us to check in without a reservation, on a busy night. As we're traveling, the amenities available were perfect. Our neighbors were polite and very helpful. However, the women at the front desk have terrible people skills. They were rude, and argumentative. They checked us into an occupied spot and I have to convince her the spot was taken. When we asked where to get firewood, we were sent to a non existent place, only to find out it was LITERALLY right behind the the office... 3 feet from where she was standing. If customer service improved, I would give this a 5 star. The bath/shower building was very nice, and clean. The pool was well taken care of, and the sites are well groomed.
Gary Smith
This is absolutely the worst campground I've ever been to. We stay with KOA because we know what to expect when we get there. Not with this one. The first thing I noticed was the smell, septic. It was late and dark when we arrived, or I would have known what the smell was. When we got into the cabin, it was dirty and hot. I turned on the AC, and it barely blew cold air at all. I removed the filter and I was packed with dust. I wish now I had taken a picture, but I was too disgusted at the time. I cleaned it out in the sink and put it back in. Then decided to lay down and try to sleep. The mattress reminded me if the old wrestling mats from high school. Barely two inches thick and no padding at all. I could feel the wood from the bed poking into every joint. I slept maybe an hour or so, after tossing and turning until I was absolutely exhausted. When we got up in the morning, I looked out the window and saw row after row of septic tanks about 50 feet from the cabin. Found out why the whole park smells septic. I can't, in good conscience, recommend this place to anyone, not even my enemies. KOA should end all affiliation with this place.
EarthBoundMissfit
I'm torn. It's a decent park with nice scenery and many amenities, just DON'T get a site within the first row or you will not be sleeping at night. The oil & gas industry workers drive their huge diesel trucks in and out of that place at all hours of the night and morning. We had work in the area as well so we reserved a spot for several nights and were placed in the first row right by the path the diesel trucks use to come and go and so we were rattled awake all night every night. Also, the huge laundry room looked to be a fabulous amenity at first sight and indeed they do have a wash and fold service, but when I went to do my laundry I found that most of the washers were out of order leaving only four working for the many tenants, forcing me to use an industrial sized washer that cost $6.50 per load. The Washington/ Pittsburgh KOA on the southeast side of town seems to have figured out the issue with the noisy trucks and places those guests in a part of the campground out of the way of the recreational campers so that's where we'll be staying.
Randall
Previously set date, got the muddiest site.no spot for a fire unless you want to take a chance of burning down your neighbors camper or fry your own awning, No tree coverage to make you feel like your in the woods, very dissatisfied so far and I've been here less than an hour. Update, next day, go out to parents for a visit come back to site to find new camper in the site in front of me ( facing me, awning to awning) which is again against camping ediquet . To find that's the way it's set up, never was told that I'd have to look at another camper face to face . NEVER CAMP AT THIS KOA. TOTALLY DISCUSTED. If it wasn't for my son with special needs, he wouldn't understand if I would leave, I'd leave now. I can see if they were with me as a group then fine. Most people camping here work with the pipeline and start trucks early and wake you up. In my opinion, this is not a KOA quality campground, and should be revoked from such KOA name brand of quality, and expectanance of a KOA.
Kelli Nina Perkins
Had a great site, large with nice landscaping. Campground was tidy and staff very helpful. Bathhouse was super clean. This is not so much a recreational location but it was great for any overnight traveling through.
lisa lauderbaugh
I've stayed at this place for 25 years. And I have never had a problem. The most recent time we stayed at the red roof kabin. Didn't hear a sound from inside. It was clean. Had everything we needed. The staff was very friendly. The best way to end the weekend is with the pancake breakfast. It's all you can eat for 2.50. and the staff is so awesome! We did the bingo again the staff is awesome! We have never had an issue with the bathrooms being dirty. You understand you are "camping" right? If you want fresh linens every day and complimentary Continental breakfast maybe stay at a Holiday inn?
Angie D
I love this place! I'm not sure why it's received low ratings. The people are nice and very helpful. I haven't had any issues with loud noises, but it is a public place. There's going to be noise from others. That's just the way it is most anywhere. If you want complete silence, I suggest staying home where you can control the noise levels. We've been here before and will continue to come back!
Lisa Ellman
When we pulled in we found the site was filled with dog feces and when asking the office to have someone pick it up it took an hour and several calls and trips to the office before my husband took care of it himself. We have dogs of our own and couldn't even bring them onto the site before this was taken care of. My husband has already said we will not be going there again. This part of our trip was an epic fail.
Natasha Smith
NOT your typical KOA. The pillow bounce was cool & the pool was nice enough but this is not a suitable place for tent camping; cabin or RV's only. Didn't have fun activities or tractor rides or anything like that; which was surprising being that's is the weekend after memorial day. They were working on the septic system & smelled awful(they still made my poor friend stay next to this horrible sewage stream & told her to make a fire all day to keep the smell away, the back half of the campground should've been closed really) I stayed in a cabin, very nice, but there were active hornets making hives in multiple places on the porch & lots of ants in the house. Really good spot though to watch the kids from the porch. Not many people seem to work there & the place could use some TLC. The store could use a little help too, not much. Over all it was ok for a quick camp trip but not the best koa, surprising that it's even considered one.
Gregory Wampler
This KOA has everything you'd want and need for camping, just hope it's all open. The swimming pool when we went was chained off and closed. The specific spot we were given also want very clean. Because of that, bees were a major issue. The day we put up the tent want so bad, but trying to take it down the next day without being stung was a chore. The tent and cars were covered in bees due to the leftover sugars in the grass and the trees they chose to plant. The trees would drop a sweet substance that the bees were attracted to.
Laura Shaw
Have enjoyed our stay here. We have no complaints. The staff is very friendly and very helpful if you need them. Has a nice dog park also. Showers were very clean and warm. Would stay here again.