Indiana Beach Monticello KOA

Marsha Marsh

I liked the camp site and the bath house/restrooms. Nice to have had access to the splash pad. We visited the pool and drove our bikes around to the arcades and store. We had a nice time. First time there. I would definitely go back.

Eileen Hyatt

Overall campground is very big, close to Indiana beach and offers a shuttle to the park. Cons? Smells of pot the entire time. No curfew enforced. There was a large group playing though a DJ type set up with large speakers until midnight… asked the after hours line if they can have it addressed and nothing happened It kept my kids up all night. Tent campers take up all the RV sites in the front those are mostly electric only. The splash pad is on the Indiana beach campground side and was fun however a lot of the water interaction tools were broken, one of the slide was too and it could really use an upgrade but overall my kids liked it. The mini golf on the Indiana beach side was ran down, overgrown weeds. Bathroom on that side was nasty too I never got a chance to to check out the bathrooms on the KOA side but my husband said the one by the pool was good. This is definitely more of a party type campground from what I’ve seen it would have got 1 star but the staff was super friendly.

Anita Richner

Absolutely WORST KOA we ever stayed!! NOT KOA quality!! Stay way!! We got a pull through and had tents next to us. In every campground (koa and others), there's always the rule that absolutely no tents are allowed in rv/trailer sites, but not herere (pictures of our neighbors in a pull through site). The campground has a quiet time starting at 11pm, with a fine of $100, that was a joke, the whole campground was loud all into the morning hours. The whole place was trashy, and the people were unfriendly. Not what you expect from a KOA!!

Amanda

We booked a Deluxe Cabin here that was ADA-complaint. We came with family and booked 4 deluxe cabins together. We had about 8 adults and 8 kids in total. We loved having our own strip in the back of the KOA for yard games and the family gatherings. It was fun to see wildlife out our screened porch in the morning. Pros: Not too busy Great cabin layout for families Playground Pool Camp store has some conveniences Cons: -Not many amenities for a koa. The splash pad and mini golf are part of another campground. The mini golf costs extra and is not worth it - seems very run down. The neighboring camp ground has many attractions just left to rot it seems. - cabins are a step below hotel accommodations. They are “broom clean” and feel fairly dirty. - uncomfortable mattresses wrapped in many layers of plastic - have to bring your own bedding, towels, cooking utensils, plates, silverware. this adds a lot of stuff to bring and there is not laundry onsite - no beach!! Overall our stay was pleasant but I don’t think we’ll come back

Matt Simon

We stayed at site 97 and over all it was ok except for the sewer hookup, see the photo. The trees have pros and cons. Shade is a pro, there wasn't a lot of shade, and trying to pull out is a con, trees are on all the right side corners. We were lucky enough to be able to pull through the site in front of us to make a wider turn to get out. The pool was clean but needs some maintenance. There were large chips out of the concrete and the paint needed to be done better; sloppy and faded. The campground was adjoining to the Indian Beach Campground and as it was explained to me they were the same campground a few years ago. There were still a few seasonal sites that were grandfathered. The dog park was large and fairly well maintained. All the staff were very friendly and informative about area attractions.

Rosemary Lonergan

The campground was spacious. We stayed at the KOA. The game room on this side was good, not so much on the IB side. Many broken games. The lady at mini golf was a sweet heart. The front desk lady at KOA was very nice and informative. My grandson was thrilled with the splash pad. Most of the guards were great. But some teenagers were knocking littles down. I told the guard, and she said she told them to stop and they wouldn't. Very shy. Mind you the parents were there, so I went and told the kids, they said tell my parents, which I did. There were two guards throughout our stay that were more worried about their phone. Picture attached. But the others that were there were great. Constantly walking around. I think Evan was one name, he was great.

Rachel Heminger

The place is clean. Plenty of bathrooms, which is helpful for little kids. Downside, the playground is worn down, put put is not at this location but the next door location. The pool, which was not open, which is fine; does not look appealing; at all. The people were not friendly at check in. I was told on the phone by guy that we could come at 2p for the cabin; we got there at 2p. I was pretty surprised when I found I would be charged $20 to check in early. When asked the same guy he told me that he got the times confused. The lady, immediately jumped out of her seat and demanded that I was charged $20 and checked to ensure he charged me. Or I could leave come back at 4p but I would need to leave the campground. I was surprised. I agreed after driving 2hrs to get there. The little red cabins were great, (we had #22,) for our family of 4. Downside, nothing for our kids to do but play at the sad little playground. The beds were not too bad and space in between was okay, little tight. Again, not a lot of room for our kids to play near us, as we cooked. We had to let them play in other empty spaces. We have been to other KOA sites and there has always been plenty of activities for kids to do. Other campers were not friendly and staff was frustrated already for the season. Sadly, we will be not staying here next month (booked already,) and choose another location with activities spots for kids and space for kids. My husband was right, this good if you are going to Indiana Beach but nothing else. Camp store was didn’t have a lot of things (we have stayed off season before and had stocked stores.) Just nothing to do on site with 2 kids who are 6yrs old. Best activities around: Van Meter Buffalo Ranch. Super cool and very kid friendly. 20 min drive and cost with a buffalo burger, chips and soda with ride to see up close buffalo, $30.00 for all 4 of us.

Megan Smith

Indiana Beach/Monticello KOA - Monticello, Indiana We just finished a long weekend at this KOA Holiday located near Lake Shafer. We are typically cautious when we choose campgrounds and like to find good reviews and there wasn’t much available on this one except a fair amount of warnings and negatives about the adjoining Indiana Beach Campground (violence, rowdy crowds, police presence). Pros Friendly and helpful staff Clean areas Large sites Fair amount of shade Large pool (cold) Lifeguards Nice camp store Clean bath house and laundry facility KOA side was quiet and very family friendly Free trolley to Indiana Beach Amusement Park (we did not use) Fairly level sites Cons It is literally connected to Indiana Beach Campground and they share amenities. Indiana Beach has 1003 sites ranging from primitive tent to FHU and brings in a variety of campers. Indiana Beach campers wear wristbands which make it easy to identify and we noticed they were the only campers that sped around on golf carts blaring loud music. However, it was enforced for quiet times. Security guards constantly walk and ride patrolling the camp grounds (pro and con because we have never been anywhere that needed it, but nice to know it was there.) Limited activities for a Holiday. It had a basic playground and the pool. The splash pad is located next door and free to use. The kids did enjoy it but you can see the general neglect. General neglect it the running theme with the amenities available. Most of the games in the arcade don’t work. Water pressure was poor at sites and in the bath house. The showers are push button The mini gold is surrounded by ponds full of gross, stagnant water. Mosquitos were unbelievably bad as were gnats and ants. General feeling was if we were close we would go for a weekend, but we were 3.5 hours away and would not drive that distance for this facility again.

Jerrie Henry

Oh my goodness we love it so much 🥰 we can't wait to get our pass for the year.

Brenda Long

Cabin was nice just needed a cob web cleaning we had to fight to get to the door so many webs and bugs...Don't know if I would return..