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Located 11 miles east of the town of Lake Isabella on Hwy 178. 32 miles west on 178 from Hwy 14.
Adults 18+, Kids 6-17, Free 0-5
Nice and peaceful place with mountains all around. This KOA has little bar and good wings which is different from any other KOAs. The store has lots of good stuffs. We like it here.
Bathrooms are disgusting. Got yelled at by staff for using the showers after being at the campground for 7 hours. With a tag in the window of our pick up. We left in the morning and when we got back our tent was wide open and there were foot tracks that clearly didn't match ours. We told the guy at the front desk and he clearly didn't care.
First time camping here with the boys scout troop. Kid’s did rock coloring and played in the pool today. The workers are very friendly here in the office. They have regular camp sites, RV sites and cabins too. Each camp site has water, power and wifi. Will go to white water rafting tomorrow.
I camped there in early September with a tent and had a horrid experience because the ground was covered with goat head thorns. The bottom of our shoes were covered, they stuck through our tarp and tent and would still poke you in the tent. We could not blow up our inflatable mattresses because they would get punctured. A couple of us slept in the car and a couple others slept on the ground of the tent using a couple sleeping bags as padding.
If you're staying in an RV or cabin you will probably have a better experience there. But the kids kept stepping on goat heads at the pool and came to us crying.
The KOA is a bit of a distance, about a 30 minute drive, from Lake Isabel and the Kern river.
The KOA has nice amenities free showers, pool, and breakfast in the morning (just bring your own mess kit).
We had such a great time staying this week. The staff was kind and helpful. The kids loved the splash pad and the pool. We enjoyed star gazing and the camp experience. The air conditioner in the cabin worked great and kept our room nice and cold. The downsides were that the pool lining was rough and cut the kids feet. Also the water was not safe to drink so we had to keep buying bottled water. Wish I would have known earlier so I could have brought some with me. But overall a great place to stay.
