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You won't find steamboats, but you will find natural hot springs in this scenic northwest Colorado mountain community (and in the area). This KOA puts you in the heart of all the natural wonders you can experience here, from fishing or floating the trout-filled Yampa River to tackling the nearby slopes of Mt. Werner at Steamboat Ski Resort. World-class hiking and mountain biking trails wind through the surrounding mountains. Enjoy the heated pool, mini golf and other activities at the campground. Then hop on the free bus or grab a rental bike and cruise along the bike paths to downtown, just 3 miles south. A true Western ranching town, Steamboat Springs charms with unique galleries and shows, dining and even a pioneer museum. Get a taste of local culture at the many festivals, including the Hot Air Balloon Rodeo, Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup and Winter Carnival.
3 miles northwest of downtown Steamboat Springs on Highway 40/Lincoln Avenue. GPS: N40.50508, W106.87690
Adults 18+, Kids 7-17, Free 0-6
We hosted our wedding here and it was amazing! The scenery is perfect, and our guests enjoyed staying in the cabins to have everyone close! My children loved playing and the playground, renting the bikes, and playing putt putt. We could let the kids run freely knowing that they would be safe. We stayed in one of the new cabins on the island. It was beautiful and clean. Can't wait to go back!
Staff was very friendly. Sites were clean. Bathrooms seemed typical for a koa. However, one thing that I absolutely can’t get over in the increase in price for a tent site since last time I was here (during Covid). We went from paying $29/site to $68/site for one night. The tent sites are so packed together, that as my husband joked ‘if someone were to rip a loud fart in their tent, all 8 tent sites around you would hear it’. Funny and sad at the same time. I think koa is a great intro to camping experience if you don’t know where else to go, however knowing what other sites are out there in the national forest, I just can’t see myself ever spending that much to stay at a koa ever again. It’s hard justify spending $140 for one weekend to be in a site surrounded so closely by other people and a paved parking lot.
Went in June, since the weather is unpredictable at that time of year we opted for a camping cabin. It’s a basic heat and cooled space with a porch, charcoal grill, fire pit and picnic table. Beds weren’t bad, lots of space inside. We were close to the bathrooms and the KOA had lots of amenities. We call this soft camping, spots are close together but there is a beautiful river right there and the staff was friendly. They canceled movie night due to rain which was a bummer. The town is close with lots of stuff to do. Overall a good option for not so avid campers that still want a little outdoors.
We made reservations a year ago for this campground, I wish we could have seen pictures of the individual campsites in advance instead of just a map. We have a 37’ 5th wheel, we got a back in lot. We were sandwiched in, not hardly enough room to open our steps. We have never experienced anything like it. The only way we could park our truck was to park it in front of the trailer horizontally and it still went in the road. The neighbors behind us wanted to start a campfire and were afraid the flames might damage our truck, we asked an employee on a golf cart if we could park it somewhere near us so the neighbors could have a fire, there was a large area with dead grass not too far away, he told me you have to go across the bridge into a different part of the park to park your car. He said everyone always gets pissed at us about this. There was a maintenance bldg just one lot away so I went into the office to ask if we could park it next to the building. The gal said that we couldn’t because sometimes they parka golf cart there. Another gal stepped out behind the counter and walked outside with me, I was so frustrated with our campsite, now we have to move the truck…. The gal told me it was okay to park next to the maintenance bldg which was very nice of her, we are an older couple, and were leaving early in the morning. We moved the truck, and the neighbors were able to have their campfire. Their campfire pit was right under our bedroom slide out. We had to close the windows to not get the smoke in. Just crazy, not a good experience at all. I’ve never written a poor review before, but this was just an awful experience.
First I’d to say that yes it is a clean campground… and beautiful…
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My issue was that the Monday morning when we were going to leave an outrageous situation occurred.
There was a dump truck and digger dropping tons of rocks and placing them near the Riverside in the campsite right next to us. Anywhere from 10 to 20 feet from where we were having breakfast - With my 9 and 11 year old kids.
You could definitely not want to be outside or eat there because it was so loud and and unhealthy with the dust…
How dangerous is this? Heavy machinery 10 to 20 feet from you dropping and dumping tons of rocks …
The KOA didn’t even prepare us that is was happening. I had to go to them and complain. The excuse for this by them was “they had things that they needed to get done that were scheduled.” And were the customer!!!
I have never written a bad review.. but if anybody’s going to stay at this KOA. Please make sure they are not doing any construction or field maintenance 10 or 20 feet from your site.…
As an aside…. After about an hour of going back-and-forth they decided to comp us for one night stay. But to be upfront, I would’ve rather have had the last morning with my kids near the River.
Schedule things at a different time. And certainly not when guests are within any distance of it being done!! It’s not acceptable.… unsafe, anything could’ve gone wrong.…
