A great WA State Park! This is our nearest park, so we have stayed here a dozen times since March 2009. The state website has correct data on the sites dimensions, and the brush between most sites gives plenty of privacy without being overgrown. Our 35' Class A navigates the park with ease, but our automatic awning hits branches in a few spaces. Technology: The parks utility sites are in two sections (1-9 & 10-30) while the rest are dry sites. 1-9 have water all year but the rest are shut off November thru late March. TV reception (all Digital) is best in spaces 1-9, but they degrade in the upper loop and breakup everytime a plane flies overhead. There is plenty of space to put the dish up. Verizon Wireless & TMobile have 5 bars and I'd expect Sprint & AT&T are similar. Staff & Site Notes: Garbage & recycles are in the upper loop and two dumpsters by the entrance. My wife & daughter prefer the camp showers instead of our RV's. They are always clean and had plenty of hot water, just stand back when they restart because the are cold for the first few seconds. Must See: I've never needed bug repellent here, despite the huge mud flats in Padilla Bay. It is really fascinating to watch the tide go out and then see miles of bay bottom. It is also a good place to fly a kite. Kids bring their bikes, despite the lack of trails on property, but there are trails nearby to ride (I'll try them soon). The playfield in the center of the upper loop is always an very active place, as long as there hasn't been a lot of recent rain. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Overall this is a great park. Everything is very clean and well maintained. A majority of the sites are very private, with thick brush between eash site. There are new and older bathrooms, but even the older ones are clean and in good shape. First state part in WA we've attended that the hotwater meter actually seems to work. The beach offers great exploring, especially when the low tide empties the entire bay. Read the map very carefully before making a reservation. The site depths vary and some are very hard to access. The loop for sites 10-30 is one lane with an open grass field in the middle. The loop for sites 39-76 is very narrow and snakes through the park. I wouldn't recommend it with anything larger than a small trailer. Negatives for the park are very few and minor. It would be nice to have a play ground for the kids and sewer hook-ups. Many sites could use some grading as well, but none are very bad. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
This is a really pretty state park. It's right along side Padilla Bay. There are some larger spots near the front of the park with water views, but we chose spot number 23 across from a large field (great place for the kids to play). The spots were a little narrow and our trailer and truck just fit the length of the site. Our site was very private and had water and 30 amp service. The reservation service shows photos of most of the campsites, so you can get a good idea of what you are reserving. When we were there, all of the serviced campsites were full, so reservations are probably wise in the summer. There's not too much to do in the park, but with the water nearby, it provides a fun place for the family for a weekend away and it isn't too far from shopping and highways, making it a convenient stop, too. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
We camped here and really enjoyed our visit. The campground was very clean and we really loved the pet area. Our dogs had lots of room to run and were able to cool off in the creek. The staff was very friendly and everything was very well maintained. I would definitely camp here again. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We stayed at this campgrounds on grass that wasn't mowed and we had power and water and cable that was quite fuzzy. Saturday morning, right next to us they started up a power washer and washed picnic tables...we left for a drive because it was so loud. Sunday morning again they started up a sander and were sanding picnic tables. As we were checking out, I told one of the KOA hosts that we came here for quiet and both days they chose to work on these things. I suggested maybe during the week, when this part of the campground were empty, that they work on these projects, not while people are camping. They did not seem to care in the least. This was so disappointing to us. We wont be back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Nice quiet park. Cable TV, a little fuzzy. Slow Wi-Fi, very slow getting web sites. Sites are gravel but level. Sites are very close together and the park roads are very narrow. We would stay here again, just be aware of these minor inconveniences. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
This is a good KOA campground. Owners do a good job with maintenance. There are some permanents but they are keep separate and are no problem. The location is great being about 1 mile from the I5 and 3 miles from Burlington. There is a nice river behind campground, dog walk area, quiet road to bike ride... Very quiet location. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Review Rating
[ 7 / 10 ]
July 2008
$44
Nice campground with lots of activities (indoor pool, mini-golf, 3-wheeled bikes, trals.) There were many families with children. We love that this campground is so close to outet shopping! Pets are allowed, and there is a field specifically for dogs to play. We camped here in a Fifth Wheel.
We've stayed here twice and have found this KOA a good weekend or overnight stop. It is clean and pleasant, the sites were a little old but not bad. The kids enjoyed the indoor pool and the playground. We stayed here also at Easter in 2007 and the campground put on a real fun egg hunt for the kids. The campground is convenient to I-5, but 5 mins away, so it's nice and quiet. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
Very clean. Hosts were friendly and helpful This was our FIRST RV stop with or new travel trailer. We used this KOA as a base for Friday harbor and Anarcortes. Pool, Mini Golf, all facilities were MUCH cleaner than we thought could be found at an RV park. Will definitely be back. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
A pretty good KOA park. On the pricey side for what is there, but not bad. Nice people in the office and around the park. All of the picnic tables have been situated for 5th Wheels, not MH, but we're usable. Roads a little bumpy and narrow. A couple of long term vehicles that looks like they were the worse for the wear, but it is a quiet park. Probably will stay again as we have relatives in the area. Would have stayed longer but they said they were booked up for the weekend. When we left, they indicated that some had already withdrawn their reservations. We camped here in a Motorhome.
This is a very nice park, clean facilities, acceptable indoor pool and adequate store. The Hosts were very helpful and friendly. Found the sites to be very tight, even though they were pull through. Having a slide fully extended here is almost impossible. Found traffic passed very close to sites all hours - RV'rs love their Diesels!! If things were spread out a little bit and traffic was regulated this would be a 10 star park. We camped here in a Travel Trailer.
This is one of the best KOA parks we've stayed at (for our needs) - it has lots of choices - big rigs, trailers, tenting, cabins... We are fulltimers in a 40' coach with 2 satellites - it took a change or two, but a couple of the spots work great. The owners/managers were very nice to work with!! No 50 amp, but that's okay for us. The camp filled up by evening (it was a Friday in June) - everyone we met was friendly and well-behaved, even the dogs. We didn't use the pool nor the showers. The office has some supplies and books to trade. We camped here in a Motorhome.
Pretty clean, but busy. A little too much clorine in the pool for me! Nice & helpful hosts. Close to freeway & casino!! We camped here in a Tent Trailer.
For all the bad rap that KOA gets, this one does not fit the mold. Clean park, clean
facilities, lots of activities for the family. Bingo on Saturday nights, pancake breakfast on Sundays. Indoor pool/hot tub/sauna. Store has basic
supplies and snacks. Close to the factory stores in Burlington and Chuckanut drive. Most full-hookup sites are pull-thrus. Seasonals don't look like
most seasonal areas. Management team very friendly and helpful. When they say quiet time is 10:00, that campground got silent. Expect to see and hear
kids play during the day. We'll go here again. We camped here in a Tent Trailer.