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09/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
This is a parking lot on steroids without the traffic from shoppers! A great overnight stop, but not much else, and a bit pricey. All pull through sites with 20/30/50 amp electric, cable TV, sewer and fast Wi-Fi with a strong signal. I measured 80# water pressure: bring your pressure regulator. There are no picnic tables, no attendant, no bathrooms or showers and no shade. Since we were overnighting, we did not want to unhook the towd and were about two feet too long at 55 feet. A motorhome longer than ours at 35 feet would have to unhook. It was well lighted at night, in fact too much light in my opinion. Did see police patrols regularly. Because it is so convenient we would stay again for an overnight.
09/2009
rating [ 9/10 ]
Our impression of this campground is the same as most others - just truly awesome. Beautiful, well run park. Efficient check in and easy access with the motorhome and tow. No Wi-Fi. Sprint air card reception OK - not broadband speed but usable. Did not use cable as had good satellite from site 108. Great beach. We were there during the week after school started so not very crowded.
09/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
Not a bad campground but not great either. Sites and roads are packed sand separated by grass. Size site is adequate. Price high for facility but normal for KOA. Most sites are shaded - not a good thing for us. Could not get satellite TV, campground cable is basic-CNN, 4 local channels and a few others. No FOX News, no ESPN, TNT, SPEED or any premium movie channels. Decent Wi-Fi for us. Grass between sites needed cut when we were there, perhaps due to lots of rain recently. Nice pool, small playground and small fenced dog run. There was a bad odor in the air part of the day (paper mill?) that cleared towards evening. OK for overnight.
08/2009
rating [ 8/10 ]
This is a KOA that should be held as an example to others in the system. Clean, well run with friendly efficient staff. Sites are tight but adequate for slides and awnings with our 35 foot motorhome. Gravel sites - not a lot of grass in the campground proper. We were able to get satellite TV (site 2) so did not use cable, electric and water worked well. WI-FI worked very well when it was up, but signal mysteriously disappeared a couple of times. We will continue to stay here when in the area.
08/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
This is a clean, well run campground. There is an artificial lake for fishing and paddle boating, as well as, a small playground for youngsters. There is also a barbershop. No laundry - owner told me one is being planned for soon. Most of sites around lake are seasonal/permanent (no junk). Roads and sites are gravel. Adequately sized sites. Owners live on site (on houseboat). We were in extreme rear of park - WI-FI was very weak to non-existent signal - seemed very strong in front part of park. Only real negative is road noise from I-275 - not a big deal for us but some may be bothered by it.
08/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
Tennessee Resorvoir Development Agency campground on Tellico Lake. Sites are level gravel with grass between sites. Picnic tables and fire rings at each site. Utilities nicely placed and work well. Park is new so no shade until trees grow up. There is a nice fishing pier and a small beach and lake swimming area. There is a small store with some supplies and miscellaneous foodstuffs, bait, and ice. Sites are about 1/2 seasonal - all lakefront sites are taken with longer term rentals but available sites still offer decent views of lake with Smokey Mountains in the distance and across the road lake access. Location is secluded - approximately 4 miles to nearest town and 10 miles or so to nearest major shopping (grocery, Wal-Mart).Entrance is gated (gate closed after 10 pm). We were there after school started (off season) so not very busy and very quiet. There is a small store with some supplies and miscellaneous foodstuffs, bait, and ice. No WI-FI but Sprint and Verizon air cards both worked well - Sprint voice coverage fair, Verizon good. Satellite TV great, antenna TV fair. We used this park as a base for visiting family in area and it was perfect - we will stay here again.
07/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
Park is clean. Owners and workers are efficient and pleasant to deal with. It is a "keep on adding" park so extra charges for bounce pillow, etc. Sites extremely tight - one site we had difficult to level side to side. Lots of kids, lots of activity.
07/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
While this is arguably the nicest campground in the area, it is not, in my opinion, as good this time as it has been. Roads in campground need work - lots of puddles/mud when it rains. Grass was not mowed as often as I remember. Concrete sites along the river (17 are 50 Amp) have large trees that could use a good trimming. Low hanging branches interfere with awnings, lots of sap on car and RV, leaves constantly falling on awnings and picnic tables. Forget about roof mounted satellite TV if you are on one of the 50 amp river sites; too many trees - even interferes with broadcast TV reception. Bugs (mosquitoes and black flies) were a problem for us, probably because of the rainy weather here this spring/summer.On the positive side, staff is friendly and helpful. Park is quiet during the week and busy with lots of kids/bikes/family get togethers on weekends. Playground is newly redone. Reserve early for weekends - seems always to be full.
07/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
Park is mostly well maintained seasonal/permanent with approximately 15 transient sites + rental cabins. Office located in tavern/marina. Sites are level dirt/grass. Drainage during rain could be better, but not a huge problem. Water connections are doubled on one post so one unit will have water connections on wrong side, requiring long hose run under/around. Resort is clean. Most activities center around fishing and other water activities. We were there week before July 4 so very busy.
07/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
Clean, well run campground - kind of rustic. Very quiet, especially at night. Approximately 1/2 well-kept seasonal sites. Shaded sites available, we chose a non shaded pull through - no sap on vehicle and no satellite interference. Did not use WiFi - had decent strength signal from our site,though. Big playground for kids. Sites are not overly large, but room enough for slides and awnings. They are gravel/grass and level. We would stay here again.
06/2009
rating [ 7/10 ]
Rate is monthly special pricing for "basic" site (gravel/grass), full hook up.Electricity for the monthly sites is metered and charged at $0.15 pkh. Well run, clean, KOA. Owners are obviously heavily invested in park's success and have made substantial improvements since we were last here 2 years ago.Still a "keep on adding" place though. We were in Sweetwater to visit with grandchildren, and seemed to be a lot of concern that we paid the right amount for kids ocassionally staying overnight and using the pool and bounce pillow. All in all a decent base for us to visit the area - we would stay again.
03/2009
rating [ 5/10 ]
Overpriced and overrated. This is our 2nd stay here - did not review first time as we thought maybe we were just unlucky the first time. Disney online reservation system is so poor I complained - customer service rep admitted system was set up to sell package upgrades and then gave me Disney bucks for my trouble. Sites, even with the upgrades still not easy to get into. All the stuff in the site and the trees and landscaping take away from usable space. Check in was slow and cumbersome. Busy, busy park - activity and crowd "buzz" all day. Lots of traffic - buses, golf carts, bicycles, cars, RVs, etc. Internal park to park transportation takes a long time - boat from Magic Kingdom to cg was better. Cable TV like most resort cable systems - half infomercials for resort. We stayed here to give grand kids a WDW visit while mom and dad were vacationing before dad leaves again for Afghanistan. Luckily, for us, kids got bored with WDW after the second day and begged to go to the beach so we were able to leave early.
08/2008
rating [ 10/10 ]
Ditto to most of the earlier comments.Only negative we found was limited cell phone service (Sprint and Verizon) and, of course, neither air card worked. But cg Wi-Fi is awesome DSL Our dogs will make us go back. Note:call for directions if coming from I-26 - Google/Mapquest and GPS will take you on some pretty steep mountain roads. Campground can direct you an easier way.
08/2008
rating [ 9/10 ]
Beautiful CG and park.Charleston/James Island great place to visit. When driving to park from north some of the access roads (not in the park) have low hanging tree limbs with moss hanging from them. Our 13'7" MH scraped some and collected some moss - no damage we know of. Coming from south has fewer roads with low branches - might be worth considering for big rigs.
08/2008
rating [ 7/10 ]
Small quiet park with owners on site, as well as their dog and chickens. About 1/2 seasonal sites. Transient sites are concrete - ours was a rare pleasure - shade and rooftop satellite TV access. CG does take measures to control insects and no real problem even though hot and humid time of year. We would stay here again.
08/2008
rating [ 7/10 ]
This is a nice place to stay as home base for area visits - not a destination park. Large,level sites (especially pull thrus),50A at each site.Easy maneuvering big rigs.About 20% permanent/seasonal.Work continuing on planned lake/recreation area.Sites are gravel/grass.Roads are gravel so dust on entry roads is an issue - I am told plans are in works to pave and paving equipment is on site.No picnic tables or fire rings although some sites have evidence of campfires.No shade in pull thrus - great satellite reception.When driving from East (I75) follow signs, not GPS - take the second Jackson Bend turn.
07/2008
rating [ 3/10 ]
For a Thousand Trails park, this leaves a lot to be desired. There are only 44 full hookup sites and you have to watch each morning to see who leaves in order to grab a spot. Full hookup area sites need more gravel, the grass needed cut and there was free standing water after three days of no rain.In the non full hookup areas (most of park)sites are poorly marked, many are nothing but mudholes when it rains, and electricity did not work in many of them.No honey wagon available. Golf carts are available for rent, but a rental car would be less expensive. We will not return here.
07/2008
rating [ 8/10 ]
Ditto on previous posters comments.Stayed 8 nights - we will stay here again. Well run municipal park - clean,quiet (except for July 7 fireworks from the neighbors). Full on summer weekends-make reservations early.
07/2008
rating [ 7/10 ]
Passport America Rate. Asked for level pull thru with water/electric large enough to use without detaching toad, and that is what I got. Pleasant check in and escort to site. Roads and sites could use some more gravel, but travelable. I would stay here again.
07/2008
rating [ 7/10 ]
Kind of like camping in Grandpa's yard.Owners on site and stop by daily to see if all ok. Weekend we stayed, they had movies under the stars on Friday night,Bingo and ice cream floats on Saturday.Mostly tents and pull behinds,but a few sites are motorhome capable.Grass sites slightly rolling.Small camp store - will deliver firewood and ice to site,if needed.
06/2008
rating [ 9/10 ]
Rate paid was Passport America. We use this cg as stopover during FL to TN trips. Large,level, pull thru sites, friendly personnel.Convenient to interstate - some traffic noise but could not hear when inside.Trees in some sites interfere with rooftop satellite reception.
06/2008
rating [ 7/10 ]
We use this park for before road trip "getting ready" or final clean up after a trip before storage as it is close to home. Winter residents are mostly seasonal (heavy Canadian percentage)and park is full/nearly full most of the time.Summer occupancy low. Roads to internal sites are too narrow for comfortable large motorhome/toad maneuvering - toad must be detached for most of the internal sites. People at front desk are great to deal with. We will continue to stay at this park. Rate reflects Passport America discount.
06/2008
rating [ 7/10 ]
We liked this park. Stayed here for 10 days and every day work was being done to improve the sites. Access roads are a bit hilly but sites are level. 50 Amp electric/full hookups - trees made rooftop satellite difficult but park provides cable. About half the sites are seasonal residents-friendly and welcoming. We will stay here again.
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