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Royal Gorge / Canon City KOA Holiday


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Brittany Wagoner

October 11, 2025

Ok so we were a late arrival for tonight 10/10/2025there was an emergency number on the paper that says call for emergencies only. Well we got the paper from the late arrivals board and it told us where our cabin was, we were pleasantly pleased at how easy this part was, however once we got to our cabin 301B a delux cabin with two rooms which was back by a field…we walked in and there were mouse droppings everywhere. On the counters, all in the sinks, under the sinks, along boards. Under the sinks smells like mouse pee (if you know you know) 🤢We called the emergency line over 17 times and not a single answer. Well left messages and nothing. We were going to sleep in our car but it was too crowded with six people. It was not safe to stay there so we grabbed our stuff and left and had to find a hotel about 17 mins away that had a vacancy and had to pay double just for the one night. It is currently 3am on 11/11/2025 and still no call back. My poor family has had go through hell tonight. I’ve never stayed in a cabin so gross. We checked the beds and the pull out couch and the pull out couch didn’t have any sheets to put on it, the pillows all had hair on them. We took video of the entire place along with photos with timestamps so you can see when they were taken. I’m really hoping in the morning the give us our money back as we are gonna need another place to stay! Sucks because we had to pay over $300 to stay one night at a nearby hotel.

Kelly Bartholomew

July 29, 2025

This place is beautiful. The sites have wonderful landscaping and fire pits. There is a pool and a small playground that my kids enjoyed. The laundry facilities are really nice too! We had originally planned for 2 nights here but being that we are at the end of our 3 week trip we are just ready to get started back home to Indiana. I informed the front desk we would only be utilizing one of our reserved 2 night stay not really expecting a refund due to the short notice but they happily refunded us for our unused night. If we were not so anxious to get home we would have really enjoyed this campsite because it is probably the nicest one out of all the places we have stayed on this trip out West. It is very close to Royal Gorge too which is a bonus! 10/10

Nate and Anna Osborn

July 04, 2025

My family of 5 had a great time! We rented a cabin with the queen bedroom and bunk beds. I could not find out any information ahead of time about whether or not the pack n play for our one year old would fit in the bedroom, but thankfully it did! The updates to the newer cabins and the nice patios are really enjoyable. We also enjoyed the amenities like the pool, playground, mini golf and giant slide. It’s a great location and really pretty area! I could also tell the grounds are super well kept, there were employees outside every day pulling weeds and picking up trash. A few cons were the bedroom door not shutting all the way, when we arrived our bunk beds did not have sheets, the AC in our bedroom did not work the first night, and we encountered a rude staff member who didn’t handle some of these things very professionally. When I asked if they could do anything for us because of how badly our first night had went, they only offered us one free bundle of fire wood. I just wish someone would have been more apologetic and professional about the problems we encountered our first night there. One staff member in particular, Aaron, really went above and beyond! Was always working hard on a variety of things at the campground, was always smiling and friendly.

Tomiko Herder

June 14, 2025

Amenities: Slides are rarely open. We stayed 5 days and my kids got to ride it one day. When they did, they had a blast. Mini golf, false advertising. The whole course was COMPLETELY covered in sticks, leaves, red ant hills, "Literally found" a pop tab from the 70's., broken down. It needs work. The playground is like time stood still in the 70's. Complete lawsuit waiting to happen (which in honesty the whole place was), my son fell off the Merry go round and got smacked in the head with the wooden seat, with rusted nails, Go Karts don't exist, cafe doesn't exist, pizza shop (never open), old Western town???, and last, DEFINITELY WORST, was the pool. It was as COLD as the South Platte, or Arkansas River at that. I put my legs in, there was no way I could get in, they went completely knumb. Too many ant hills. As nice as everyone was, there didn't seem to be much work getting done. 3days cleaned the same third of the playground. Doing what? I really don't know? The best of the place: the RV Sites are really nice, except we tent camp, VERY pet friendly with a dog run and small pens to keep them near, but locked up. The bathroom is nice, as well. The sinks and soap dispensers need fixing, but otherwise, nice for a camp site. SO MUCH POTENTIAL. It just needs a lot more love and crew. The slide would really help this place if it was open more often than just the weekends.

Emily Davenport

May 26, 2025

I’m writing this review because the owners and staff deserve to be acknowledged. I had to think twice about it because I don’t want to give away the secret… this place is a gem. We were there for Memorial Day weekend and the place was busy, but didn’t feel overwhelming or crowded. They put so much effort into planning fun activities for kids and adults. Our kids couldn’t get enough of the big slide. The entire staff were so pleasant and helpful. The rustic charm was welcomed and fit right in to the scenery. The camp sites have been recently renovated. They are spacious and well kept. Loved the trails, the view and proximity to town. We can always get behind a business who puts the effort in to ensure their customers have a wonderful time and these people really did. We will for sure be coming back. Very memorable trip. A suggestion: a few more toiletries in the country store would be amazing!

Brian Kindle

May 04, 2022

This was a beautiful RV campground close to the Royal Gorge near the Cañon City. The restrooms and showers on site we're clean and up to date. If you're arriving after dark know it is very hard to navigate to find your spot by the way the camp sites are laid out, so I recommend getting there during daylight. The staff here are very friendly, and keep the grounds very tidy.

Rhiana M

March 30, 2022

The cabin was tidy and comfortable, and the price was great. The bathrooms were also immaculate which was greatly appreciated. We enjoyed the views of the mountains from the campground and the fact that the Royal Gorge was only minutes away.

Karen Bassett

October 11, 2021

Nice place. Each area very nicely setup! Highly recommend.

Casey Price

October 06, 2021

We were looking to stay in Colorado Springs but couldn’t find a campground we liked so we decided to stay at the KOA in Canon City. We were definitely happy with staying there! Peggy was amazing to work with. We decided to come in a day early and she went way above and beyond to get it figured out for us! She was friendly and very accommodating! We stayed in a premium site that had a concrete pad and a pebble area that had a fire pit. There was plenty of room between sites. The park felt safe and was very relaxing. There was putt putt course and a cool looking slide! This will definitely be our go to park when we are in the area.

Manda Christine

August 24, 2020

My extended family (3+ households depending on the year) go camping every year, usually to a KOA as it has a little something for everyone. This was to be our 2nd year at this particular location and had hopes to make it our annual spot. Unfortunately, my cousin's child recently suffered a terrible accident and has been in the hospital since, making this year unfeasible for them to join us. The reservations state that we have 7 days to cancel cabins and 48 hours for tent and RV sites. We tried to cancel their cabin within the week of our reservation, when we realized that my family member was not going to be well enough to make it on this trip, however, KOA was unwilling to work with us to cancel the cabin, even though we were within the 7 days to cancel, and went as far as saying that it wasn't really up to them, it was up to the owner, who is never there, and the employee was unwilling to "bug" the owner for fear of losing her job.To make matters worse the only thing they could "offer" was for my cousin to personally call those on the wait list to see if we can get it covered. Something that shouldn't be their responsibility even in the best of circircumstances. I'm so disappointed that this was the experience we had. We won't be back. May 2018