We stayed at this campground on Sept 12-14 and will NEVER return there. When we arrived it was pouring rain and the sites they gave us were literally in a lake. We were in water up to our ankles trying to set up. The sites were not at all level and were all mud. One of the electrical outlets was broken and we were afraid we were going to get electrocuted if we attempted to use it. We went to the office and asked if there was any way we could move to higher ground since we could not even get in or out of our doors without being in a lake. The lady in the office was very rude, no personality, and said no our sites were assigned and she could not move us. There were plenty of open sites on higher ground and we asked why we could not move there ( there were three parties with us) and once again she very rudely said no so we were forced to park in a lake with mud all around us and the smell of sewage. The wi fi did not work at all and there is no cable. You can get 3 stations with an antenna IF you are lucky. We did not use the pool. The restrooms/showers looked like they were in the process of being painted so the mirrors were all down. There one one little bottle of hand soap at the sink ( one bottle for ALL of the sinks) and there was a tiny bit of soap in it. The next day someone had added water to the bottle and there was no soap to wash your hands. The entire time we were there it smelled of sewage and we hoped that what we were walking in and standing in was not sewer water. We will never camp at this campground again. We should have known when we first made the reservation because the person who took the reservation was rude. I guess that was a sign of things to come. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

My husband and I travel for his job and stay in our motorhome on a monthly basis. Jonestown KOA is a horrible campground. We had to share a 30 amp site with another camper with 30 amps. Electricty would go off for no reason and so would the water. There was a electrical fire at the office that shut the electricy off and the owner never came to check on the montly campers nor did she send someone around to make sure everyone was okay. Also, the water would be shut off and when we called the office to ask why, no one knew the water was off. There are two other campgrounds in the area but they were no monthly sites available so we had to stay at Jonestown KOA. I recommend that monthly campers find somewhere else to stay. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We arrived at the KOA Jonestown, near Harrisburg for four nights reserved, about 3 pm and they had a high school student working the reception desk that had no personality at all. I had to spell our last name 4 times till he figured it out. He showed us a map and we drove over to our site where we had also reserved the one next to it for relatives coming in another day. Fortunately, the first thing we checked for was the electric working. The breakers were on and I then reset them and still nothing. I walked back to the office to see Mr. Personality again and he really didn’t quite understand anything about circuit breakers and that I had told him I had reset them but it still didn’t work. He brought up something on his computer and said they had been having problems with that site. And it appeared there was no maintenance person on site that could come look at it. Why assign anyone there at a problem site when the campground was nearly empty. He then figured out two other sites that we could use when our relatives would arrive. We noticed the grass was about 6” high at our site and my wife went to the office to ask if the person cutting the grass on the other side of the campground could come mow it. She said she the grass was just mowed two days ago and she couldn’t leave the office to go ask him. My wife asked if she could go tell him to come mow it and she said it was all right to do it. It wasn’t like it had to be mowed that second. When the mower came over my wife talked to him and he said he had just started working there because the other person had left about two weeks ago. So, the grass wasn’t mowed two days ago, which we could tell was a lie. We hate liars and knew the grass was not mowed two days prior. By the time we were done setting up we went up to the pool to cool off and it was crowded but not full. We found out that the campground felt bad for area residents about the gas prices and that to save money they could use the facilities at the campground and had a flyer posted on the office door. The pool was $ 5 a day or a family pass for $ 175 for the summer. Also, they had advertised for visitors to use the miniature golf; Laundromat; open air cinema; game room; visit the pet grooming spa and canine area; a day care on site and paint ball coming soon. This is the first campground that we have seen that has done anything like that. The pool was meant for campers, and not as a local summer camp program. And many of the people in the pool that day and days after were not campers. One day we overheard conversations and a woman and her child were neighbors of the campground. And the worst thing was on two separate days after we were out of the pool sitting and listening, two different kids had open bleeding sores on their legs and the “visiting” parents were letting the kids go in the pool. The campground had no one monitoring the pool. Very few of the sites were level as we surveyed the campground’s front two sections that had five campers parked. If you come, bring boards or have leveling devices. The campground has wireless, but you can only receive a signal in the game room or laundry room. The office has one computer that had web access you could use. Since there were no tables available in a lounge area or similar, I used my laptop on the laundry room folding table. One day the door was closed and when we went in, there was a employee meeting in progress. They were nice enough to move out so we could use the room for laundry and computing. The third morning I decided to visit the mens restroom early in the morning and there was a army of ants marching up and down the counter. The bathrooms were clean but old and the shower curtains need replacing. The campground has flies, lots of flies. So bring a fly swatter and fly sticks and don’t leave your door open very long or you will have a lot of visitors (at least they don’t use the pool). There is a little road noise, mostly early in the morning towards the front of the campground but not bad. This has to be one of the worst campgrounds we have stayed in the past five years of traveling and I would not even think of returning here. We do not have children or pets and were in the area for visiting things other than than Hershey world, which is about a 20 to 30 minute ride away. One caveat for people reading this – a one night stopper with a small travel trailer was getting ready to leave in the morning and after dumping his black and gray water, disconnected his sewer line and dragged it to a nearby site with “stuff” probably dripping from it. He then held it against the faucet of that site and washed it out on the ground. Please do not be so stupid. I wish I had him on video and could put it on you tube. How would you like to hook your water supply to that site after he left? We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We camped here the weekend of May 9 - 11. Good campground as a base for the Hershey area and the new Hollywood casino. We found the campground and restrooms to be very clean and the store to be well stocked. They also had a nice special running that weekend for a buy one get one night free. Easy access off Rt. 22. They also announce the activities, which is nice. We have already booked Memorial Day weekend. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

I can't believe we were at the same KOA, that the previous folks were so put out with. When we were there the pool was closed for the season, so we can't rate that. And yes the store lacked the basic necessities. But it was October and they were getting ready to close up for the winter. Our site was fairly level and was rocked so we wouldn't sink in the mud, and there was no signs of mushrooms in the bath houses. WiFi was available for the first night but was so weak that we had to refresh constantly. But the second night it was gone completely, so I had to go find a hotspot up town to check eMail. They raise cattle for milk production in the area, and they do spread the fertilizer on the fields. We noticed this even in town at the Wal-Mart. On the morning we left there was a pungent manure smell, that had the tent camper next to us packed up and gone before breakfast. We enjoyed the Hershey tour and went to the Lancaster area to see the Amish activities. Lancaster is too far away to use this CG as a base camp. Stay more East of Lancaster to be in the center of the Amish villages. There were a number of extended stay campers in the sights towards the back of the CG but there were no abandoned or rusty rigs. Perhaps the new management will get things under control. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

I would never, ever stay at this park again. It was my worst camping experience ever! It has a soybean field next to it (which they conveniently fail to mention on their website) and the farmer was spreading manure on the field while we were there. I grew up on a farm and a little manure smell doesn't bother me, but this was way more than any camper should have to put up with! Not to mention the flies....they were all over the place. You couldn't even sit outside it was so annoying. Again, I have camped a lot in the past and am used to bugs and flies camping, but nothing like this!!! The office staff was totally incompetent. There were mushrooms growing out of the bathroom floor. During this trip we had an unexpected emergency with our 11 year old daughter which required a 3 night hospital stay. We need to add an additional night to our planned stay as we needed to wait until she was well enough to travel. Even though the campground was only at about 20% capacity, they made us move our camper to another site for that one night! The previous managers of the campground had left the day before and the new managers that arrived did not have a clue! I contacted the KOA association and the Jonestown Campground and told them how disappointed I was with our stay. I asked to be given a voucher for a future stay since this was a terrible,terrible experience. I received a reply to my first email to them, but the second one that asked for a voucher was never answered. Don't stay here! We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

First, let me say I’m not sure what brought us to Jonestown, PA, but the thought of going to a KOA made it sound fun. The idea of a week sitting by a nice large pool, and a campground with many activities made it seem like a great retreat. WOW – Were we disappointed! We arrived on Saturday with a huge party going on… loud music playing until after 8:00 PM. After we set up, we went to the pool to cool down. The pool was much smaller than the pictures lead you to believe. (All I can say is wide angled lenses!) We were also very disappointed by the fact that there were no pool chairs. No, not that they were all taken – There was NONE! We inquired about pool chairs and were informed they were all stolen and new ones would be delivered soon. We also tried to access the internet to no avail. Day two, Sunday, was just as disappointing. We inquired about the WIFI service to learn the router was not working, and they were waiting on a computer tech to arrive the following day to repair it. No big deal… After all it’s still the weekend; we can wait until Monday to check in at home. We also inquired about when the pool chairs were going to be delivered and inform not until the next week (after we were gone.) So, we spent the day at the pool lying on the ant invested grass. There was some kind of party going on (not campers) in which the pool was full of unsupervised children. Later in the day, we decided to venture to a store to purchase chairs… We asked the manager where the closest store was to buy chairs for their pool. She sent us to Wal-Mart, and we drove 30-minutes to spend $40. Day three, we got up early and ventured. We returned later that day to discover there were indeed pool chairs… NO, not new ones but old used ones which had not been clean in a long long time. We inquired about the chairs, and were told that they had been there the whole time and should have been out. When we complained about the fact that we had ask about them on three different occasions and spent our own money on them, no apologizes were offered nor any effort to satisfy us. Day four, another day by the pool this time with pool chairs! I know I mentioned the ants, but I cannot leave out the flies! They crawled all over you while you sat by the pool… This day was one of the hottest days of our vacation. We had a late dinner and were done about 20-minutes till 8:00. The children were all hot and wanted a swim. I went to ask the manager if there would be any way they could leave the pool open a little later (it closes at 8:00.) The answer was “No, it’s a federal offense. There were employees who kept the pool open and they are no longer with the company.” By the point, I received the answer the kids were at the pool ready to go. The jumped in the water at 7:43 by my watch… Then proceeded to swim until the “owner” said it was almost time to close. I said I have 8-minutes until 8:00, and she said no there were only three minutes. When questioned further by my friend about not being able to keep the pool open, she said the pool had to close at dusk because there were no pool lights. Just in case you never been to PA in August, dusk doesn’t occur until after 9:00… It was still light until 9:20! Oh, I forgot to mention… The WI-FI is still not working. Now, we have asked about the WI-FI everyday several times a day. We were originally told that they would have someone out to look at it on Monday. Then were told on Monday that they had to call about it… Now the best part is the office had internet. They never once offered to check something for us. A couple of times we just wanted directions… The main reason we needed access is that my sister-in-law needed it for her job. We also inquired if there was any other place we could go to access WI-FI, and were told they didn’t know. This day we were so fed by, we went into town found WI-FI to send a letter to corporate KOA in which we received a response that they would respond within 48-hours. Day five, WI-FI finally works. No response to our Email. No one came to tell us it was working either. The pool was very cloudy, and the pump wasn’t working. We now refer to it as the “cesspool”. When we asked about the pool, we were told the pool chlorine was ok… NOT THE POINT. The bathrooms are disgusting and haven’t been cleaned. There are mushrooms growing in the cracks of the floor boards. The mushrooms are about 3-4 inches tall with two inch heads in one spot then there are many smaller ones about an inch tall. The joke of the day was the KOA website brags about clean bathrooms. When we asked if the bathrooms were going to be cleaned (as they are suppose to be cleaned from 2-3 daily and it was 4:30), the answer was “I hope someone shows up.” They could not provide us a concrete answer even when we pushed… However, we were told that he thought the mushrooms were a nice touch. No, we didn’t even have to mention it… he knew! By the way, the bathrooms were still not cleaned at 8:30 PM. Day six, pool opens two hours late due to them shocking the pool. I guess there was some truth to our joke that it was a “cesspool”. Again, the bathrooms were not cleaned at 5:00… Later that day around 6:30 they were cleaned a little… the mushrooms were still growing, the floors still disgusting, but the sinks were clean. Day seven, pool looks clean… still very old and it wasn’t vacuumed the entire week. We skimmed the pool everyday several times to try to keep it clean. The pool was not in good shape: The ladders where cracked, the hand rail was rusted and broken and the paint was pealing off the inside of the pool. Bathrooms still disgusting… I forgot to mention it has been over 72 hours and no response to our Email. Overall, here is my summary: Activities – NONE! The kids who generally love the KOA activities where very disappointed. Not one posted activity the entire time we were there! Despite the fact that their web-site advertises planned activities! Campsite – We reserved their premium grass sites that were boarded by a grass field. Our sites backed up against the entrance road, where cars drove 45 MPH! Where our site was, there was no grass! We choose this campground as it also let you put up a tent on the site. This became a huge ordeal as to try and find a space where you could be a tent without it being right out the door of the camper. Amenities – In a word AWEFUL! I’ve said enough about the cesspool and disgusting bathrooms. The playground was in desperate need of repair. On the miniature golf course over half of the holes had damage, not to mention the fact that it was not up kept. You had to clear the green before you could take a shot. The store had next to nothing in it. That’s it folks! That’s all the amenities! Service - This is what really bothered us! Here we are paying them $600 for two sites, and all they could do is show their indifferent and aloof attitudes! We were told so many stories we could keep them straight! T he best part was the same person would contradict themselves. Not once did we receive an apology or an expression of compassion, empathy, anything! Originally we were just disappointed with this campground! Remember we felt compelled to complain to KOA, and we were promised a response within 48-hours. We went 192 hours before we got a response. Ready for this… No it’s too good to tell, I’m going to quote KOA. “Thank you for taking the time to share your comments about your experience with the KOA. Your feedback, good or bad is important to us because it allows us to make improvements and serve you better. I apologize for the situation you have encountered with the facilities at the campground. Although we are partners with our independent franchise owners and continually work together to provide a clean and comfortable camping standard, KOA franchise owners set the policies that are the best fit for their individual businesses. Be assured that we will share your comments and record them for our records. Again, thank you for your comments. Please don't hesitate to contact me should you need further assistance. Sincerely, ” So, this is how they choose to respond. I don’t know about you, but if someone was making my name look that bad I’d step in. What about those great people and great camping. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

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Don't get to excited about this park. The "New Owner" did a great job, but the old owner played some games with him and he gave it back to her. It is rapidly turning into the old dump it was. Sorry! We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We used this as a base camp over Labor Day weekend to explore the area. Granted the weather was lousy for most of our stay but was not overly enthusiastic about this park - sites were small, but level. Seemed like lots of additional charges for everything - miniature golf, fee to go to the ice cream social, not sure if there was a fee to attend the movie - we didn't go. I thought, outrageous price for firewood - $7.50 /bundle. I know the weather was difficult for everyone, but the staff seemed put out whenever anyone went into the office/store to get something. The store was well-stocked, although expensive. One computer available in game room for internet access. Playground was easily accessible and kid friendly. Thought laundry facilities were dated and too expensive. Showers and bathrooms were clean although not much water pressure in my shower. They did plan a carnival one day although we did not stick around for that - had a fantastic day at the Renaissance Fair instead. Again, our weather was lousy, but not sure that we would choose this as a destination again. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Nice campground. We were told it had only been open two years. Still some way to go to be a top notch facility, but certainly recommend it. It looked like there were plenty of activities for children. Very good place to stay if visiting Hershey and the other local attractions. Nice restaurant on grounds. Friendly staff and very helpful. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We stayed at this campground for 3 nights with our extended family. We had two tent sites and one cabin. Our group consisted of 13 people from various parts of the country gathering for a family reunion. This campground was a wonderful change from the noisy crowded campgrounds we'd stayed at earlier in the summer. The location is fabulous. We spent a day in the Amish Country, a day in Gettysburg and a day at Hersheypark. There were no rowdy annoying campers here. The campground was generally about 2/3 full each night, but it is small and very pleasant. The cabins were very clean and cozy. We had plenty of space for campfires each night. Overall, we were all very pleased by this campground and would definitely stay there again. We camped here in a Tent.

We always stay at this campground on our trips to New England. It has lots of level pull-throughs, so it’s great for an overnight layover. All the sites that we saw have concrete pads and some shade. They have a nice store with Hershey’s ice cream. They also sell fried chicken and burgers and such. There are fast-food places just across the street with a short walk: Subway, Wendy’s, and Dairy Queen. The Internet is free, and you can pick it up from the sites closest to the store. Otherwise you have to walk to the store and sit on the porch. The showers have roomy stalls and good hot water. The shower heads shoot straight down on you from overhead which is weird, but manageable. There is a nice stream through the campground and if you can use a back-in spot, the stream-front sites have steps down to the water. They rent tubes, and for a fee will take you upstream and let you float back to the campground. Our rate of just under $32 was with the Good Sam discount. We camped here in a Motorhome.

The bathrooms were gross and every toilet but one was clogged. I would have given a poorer rate, but the kids did have fun going down thier creek in tubes. We were also promised a 50 amp pull thru, but when we got there we were told we would only get a 30 amp because somebody in the office gave the 50's all away, thank goodness we didn't need ac or we would have been screwed. Will not camp here again. Never seen an adult in the office, looks like the place is ran by teenagers, althought I have to say they were all pleasant. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Hard to level; had to exit through another site. No cable or Wi-Fi. Camp store is extensive and expensive 30% more than nearby stores. Extremely poor interior roads. Very commercial. Obviously caters to canoes. We camped here in a Motorhome.

The pluses are close to the interstate, it is quiet, the river side sites are spacious pull thrus and the inside sites are nice. The negatives are there are some permanent travel trailer setups that are not in the best of shape. There is an old Executive class A that is being used as storage unit. 1 channel of TV and the Wi-Fi they claim to have available in the area near the store is awful. For the price we paid I expect to have more than 1 channel and non existent Wi-Fi. Will look for someplace else when we travel to FL. end of October. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Clean, quiet spot to spend the night. Store was well staffed for being so early in the season. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Pros: Right off the interstate, but not too much traffic noise. Ice Cream bar with patio seating available at the store. Escort to the site. Cons: Landscaping needed. No cable or WiFi available. No pool. Overall: Just fine for an overnight stop, but that is about it. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We stayed here for just an overnighter. We are self contained so don't know anything about the bath house. We did like this for an overnighter. Our pull thru site was long enough for our 38ft plus toad without unhooking. They have many pullthrus, some are over looking a stream. There are seasonals here that need TLC, however the pullthrus are not in that area. Sites are of good size, with gravel pad and surrounding grass that is mowed. Stream sites are gravel with rock and grass. A big plus for us was we arrived at 4:45 pm and getting hungry. The general store has hot and cold food available. We went with a bucket of chicken, which was just cooked (had to wait for it) that consisted of 2 breast, 2 thighs, 4 legs and 3 side items (individual servings on side items) for $12. Each chicken part was huge! Prices for all of the food items were very reasonable. The store opens at 4am so can easily go in to grab something before taking to the road again. This was a great overnight stop since it is right off Interstate 81 and one that I would stay in for a few days if self contained. Manager is very friendly and seems to be ready to help in any way. Other staff is young and are not really sure what they are doing but manager seems to be on duty to make sure things are operating smoothly. There is no cable and we could only get one channel, however this was not a concern to us. I'm giving this an 8 because it met our needs as an overnight park and with food provided, it was a big plus. We camped here in a Motorhome.

This campground is located in Licking, PA according to the Trailer Life. After staying in the campground for 3 horrible days, I can see why Jonestown wouldn't want to claim it. Not only was the Trailer Life suspect in the location, but their rating of the campground was way to high. Upon arrival the young inexperienced staff could not locate my reservation made weeks in advance for the Hershey, PA, RV Show weekend. After finally locating my reservation, the young girl led me to a site that was under water and situated totally impossible for a 5th wheel trailer to occupy. She finely located a site I could use that was across from run down, shabby, old seasonal and live in RVs that had various old appliances, refrigerators and cluttered furniture scattered about the sites. The restrooms may have been clean; however, because of the moldy discolored floors and walls I really couldn't tell. The laundry room wasn't any better, but I could tell it hadn't been cleaned in a long time. There were 2 washers and 1 dryer for 80+ sites. The playground had old rusty gymnastic looking equipment that defied description. I wouldn't stay here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

Close to Hershey Park and the Pioneer Coal Mine. We enjoyed our stay and a very reasonable rate. Our site was stream side. Very nice campstore but doubles as a convenience store and is open and used mainly by the public. Store did not have discounted Hershey Park tickets available as promised and we were not able to canoe due to the water level. Only real complaint was the number of seasonal sites in the park that were not well kept and seemed to be "homes". We would visit again but the park does need some TLC. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

I would not recommend this campground. My biggest complaint is the noise from the road the campground is on. Over the phone, I was told our site would be 200 yards from the road. Upon arriving and setting up, the back of our pop-up was thirty feet from the road. This is no ordinary country road. It is a very busy road with a lot of truck traffic at all hours of day and night. Other than that, everything else was just OK...not good...just OK. We will not be returning to this campground again. I suggest to everyone to consider a different campground like the nearby KOA. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.

Easy access to I-81, just NE of Harrisburg, PA, with some interstate noise. Mostly gravel, reasonably long & wide sites. Good voltage and good water pressure, however, some sites share water access with an adjacent site via y-valve. Friendly owners & staff. Nice campground store, with Hershey's ice cream, and fresh, on-site made, donuts. Lots of trees, so satellite reception can be iffy. Definitely would return. We camped here in a Motorhome.

Adjacent to a stream that is a water attraction and just off I-81 in Lickdale, PA. Rather poorly maintained campground with busy expanded campground store open at 4AM-10PM. Appears to be popular with regulars and permanent residents. Friendly staff. The only site available when we arrived was over the dump station - where the young man said we could hook up to water and electric. We did not hook up to water ("nice spring water") and luckily since the signs (pointing in other directions) said "water not for drinking". We camped here in a Motorhome.

We have stayed there in 2002 2004 and 2006 and the campground continues to show improvement. We camped here in a Motorhome.

We stayed here overnight on our way to New York. This campground is OK for overnighting, but is not a "destination" campground. I would describe this place as "creepy". There are a lot of seasonals there, and the maintainance/ activity/ bathhouse buildings look shabby, and there is a lot of junk around them. While I rated the showers as "clean", I would have to say that they are difficult to use: hard to regulate water temperature, and you have to use a pull-chain to get the water to flow, so you end up taking a "Navy" shower. There is no cable or wifi, and the price is reasonable at $27 for full hookups. We will look elsewhere if we need to be in the area. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.

We camped here Labor Day weekend 2004. There is a creek along the campground and you can go tubing without leaving the campground. That is about the only thing to do here. It is close to HersheyPark, Swatara State Park and other area attractions, so it�s an ok place to stay if you are day tripping somewhere else. We would not stay here with the intent of spending our days at the campground due to lack of activities & amenities here. When we stayed, the campground had a van that takes tubing and canoeing groups, with canoes/tubes available for rent. The campground was very noisy - we suspect (but haven�t unconfirmed) is it close to an offroad 4 wheeler/mx park, judging by the noise that went on all day & late into the night. The sites are level, and the campground is clean. The staff was friendly and helpful. The camp store had a grill/food bar with the worst odor we have ever smelled in a food service facility due to apparently lack of exhaust. The entire camp store smells terrible and we avoided going in. Your clothes will smell strong of stale grease for a long time after you leave. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.

The good points about this CG are that it's easy to get to. The Camp Store is nice and large. The Play ground is large and nice. They have upgraded the electric, looks like they put in some new boxes. They escort you to your site. Clean overall. Bath rooms & showers are clean. The price is nice at $24 for full hook up. Things that we didn't like. While they did upgrade things they didn't finish raking out the gravel. The sites are small. You can hear road noise real well. Right next door almost out of site looks to be a cement plant. Hate to be there when it's running. I did say it was clean overall but they still need to police the grounds a little better. Stream sites have a 10 foot drop to water. Dump station hard to get to with long trailers. Had to back in. Over all it was ok. I think this is a fine stop over place but we wouldn't be staying for anything longer than a night here again. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.