KOA Campground Shelby

The Shelby-Mansfield KOA was my first place of work. I worked there during my high school summers which happened to be the first couple years of Wagon Wheel Campground’s transition to a KOA franchise. I learned SO much between all the tasks we were responsible for and the standard of service, cleanliness, and overall experience we were taught to strive for. Owners Garry & Vicki Cole and manager Amy were the driving force behind it all. You won’t find owners anywhere that put in more hours, more hard work, and most of all the CARE into their campground and experience of its guests than Garry & Vicki!

Being able to experience this campground from the camper’s perspective after a *few* more years of growth, all I can say is WOW. Our five kids stayed busy, excited, and active the ENTIRE weekend, and the best part of it was: we didn’t have to do the entertaining! The countless amenities, planned activities, store, food options, etc. were just awesome. Details like Vicki’s red geraniums everywhere and the sparkling-clean bathrooms haven’t changed, but the growth across every other aspect is just incredible to see. The kids can’t wait to go back, and neither can I! It’s the best family trip we’ve had so far and it’s in Crawford County’s own backyard!

I don’t care how CLOSE or how FAR you live, do your family a favor and book some time here! It’s an award-winning campground for a reason, and a very easy hour drive from Columbus!

This was our first visit first thing we noticed was how well taken care of this campground is! The flowers and ferns hanging from the buildings are beautiful! They had so much planned for the kids and we love that the bikes, boats, and jumping pillows are included! We do however wish the events lasted longer we got to one 10 mins late and they were already cleaning up. The morning office ladies could be nicer and keep their unnecessary comments to themselves. The young staff in the cafe are amazing and so sweet! The bathrooms were also clean. They are doing upgrades and building a new bathroom also another pool and splash pad we can't wait to see next summer!

It was our first time camping here & it was a great experience! Upon arrival, they have a worker guide you to your site by following them on a golf cart which made for a no-hassle experience when looking for your spot. When we got to our site, we decided we wanted to switch sites for a bigger yard for our dog & luckily they had one available & were very accommodating! I thought the prices inside of their store were very reasonable as well! I was expecting the prices to be jacked up but they weren’t! There are a lot of free activities to do which was a lot of fun! The shower house was clean & I noticed they cleaned it very regularly throughout the day! The little ice cream shop/mini restaurant was adorable & reasonably priced as well! They would also deliver firewood straight to your site when ordered so you didn’t have to carry it there! They also regularly picked up the trash left by your camper so we didn’t have to dump it ourselves! The staff was very kind & knowledgeable. It was a great way to spend a mini family vacation! We will definitely be returning!