Benton KOA Journey

Stayed one night just passing through. Really friendly staff. Park not busy at all. Small amount of full timers. Lots of convenient big rig pull through spots. Nice pool and play ground for the kids. Had issues with our DISH - only would connect to one satellite. Cable or internet wouldn’t work either. I called the office and we were the only reported issue. Restaurants and Walmart close by!

We were just passing through the area on the way back to MI from LA and have had pretty good luck with KOA stays, so we picked this one in Benton. The sites are always a little too close to one another in KOA’s in my opinion, but they are typically well managed, clean and tidy. However, this KOA broke the mold! The scent of sewer wafting through the air had us back on the road at 5am because we couldn’t stand it any longer. Come to find out there is a waste water treatment center right next door. I do not under any circumstances recommend staying here. Stop short or drive a little farther to find another site for the night.

We stayed at this park on two separate occasions -- coming and going from Springfield, IL. The first time we stayed close to the office. The park impressed me as being a bit shabby though the bathhouse was clean. On our way back we had a site across the road near the park's pond. It was much better. The bathhouse was setup as individual shower/toilet and were clean. However, there are only two so I'm glad the park wasn't crowded.