Klamath Falls KOA

We stayed here for one night, it was an easy stop off the highway. Small, but clean grounds and laundry room. Kelly at the front desk was helpful and friendly. The next morning when we got ready to leave, saw we had a flat tire on our truck. Before I even could ask, Kelly came over and told me that she spoke to the manager and no rush on checkout. We could check out late (no fees), to just take our time and get our tire all fixed. I was so grateful! Highly recommend this place!

It’s noisy, police and fire stations nearby. Koa’s are often doing monthly and are storage yards for RV’s too. It leads to a non-vacation atmosphere and this is no exception. It’s pretty bleak and it’s not really a good overnight as you can’t get any peace here. Suggest a pass and let it do permanent residents and storage if that’s the business model. Sorry…

Overall this is at best an OK KOA. RVs are jammed in close enough that you can reach out your window and shake hands with your neighbors RVs. Pass this one by if you can.
We didn’t realize that there was no pump out dump at our site. For $60!st the end of September you would think there would be. Since we have a camper van we only dump our tanks when we leave. It had rained the public dump site had puddles of water surrounding it. When I asked Savana the manager if I could simply dump my tanks at any of their many empty sites with dump outs she refused.

This campground is all the good things you would expect from a KOA--great staff, clear expectations about what to find at each site, highly functional for an overnight stay. HOWEVER, 2 days each year, a mosquito-size insect called "Midges" emerge from the local mud and swarm. Swarm EVERYTHING that is. The front desk apparently stapled something to our packet when we check in but did not mention that we were there during that 2-day emergence. They SHOULD have told us on checkin because it was already after dark and the swarming insects swarmed both into my lungs as soon as I got out of the car but also, notable, HUNDREDS of them entered our trailer within 5 minutes of our arrival while we unwittingly left the trailer door open. We spent 30 minutes killing hundreds of bugs inside the trailer and it was really disgusting. And disturbing to kill so many bugs. But they were EVERYWHERE. Our curtains are still stained from it. So my advice to them would be to tell people verbally on check in--maybe even send an email AHEAD OF TIME so you are sure to keep your doors closed and a mask on to prevent inhalation. (It looked like it was snowing outside). For the readers here, I would advise just avoiding the last part of August. If they swarm only two days out of the year, the 19-21st of August were those days this year.

This is a small facility as far as KOAs go. Not all sites have FHU’s, we started with #54 with E/W only, but moved to a FHU site later. Very clean facilities, very small pool, and they even have fuel pumps with unleaded & diesel. Friendly staff. Small playground, dog runs, and a large tent camping area. DO NOT rely on the KOA reservation website! We tried in April & it showed zero availability until August. We called & they said we could only get 3 days in April. We found the bulk of the sites vacant upon arrival.

Stayed here beginning of Oct 2022. Site type: Pull-through, FHU, 50 AMP

THE GOOD
Staff: Nice folks and very helpful. Had to change our booking while there and they were easy to work with.
Location: Lots within about an hour to explore.
Location: Within 5-10 minutes of groceries, gas, and restaurants.
Sites: Organized sites with clear markers to indicate the space. Gravel spot with grass living area.
The grounds: Clean KOA.
Office/Store: The store has anything you might need from basic groceries to gifts.
Tent Sites: We did not have a tent site, but did notice they were quite large and nice.

THE BAD
Sites: Really tight spots.

COULD BE BETTER (just worth noting):
Location: The immediate surrounding area is not anything pretty. No bad. Just not a peaceful setting.
Checkin: The checkin area is a bit of a cluster because folks area pulling in while the propane always had a couple of people waiting in their cars. Not enough space for all of it at once.

I came here as sort of a Plan C when two other stops didn’t pan out. I’d read the previous reviews, which gave me some pause, but under the circumstances, water and electricity were my main priorities.

While I cannot deny or minimize the other reviews, what I can say is that if you have an AT&T phone, it’s four bars. I am working and streaming the news about the Royal succession in the UK. There is also park WiFi.

Also, I can confirm how most of the long pull-thru sites are packed in like horse stalls in a barn. It’s right over there, and they’re mostly full. But if you’re in a tent or a truck camper or a Class B van less than about 28 ft, I have good news!

Along the east side of the park, adjacent to a small brook, there are seven tent sites and four back-in RV sites with water and power (61,63,66,68). These are wide and grassy and shady, and really quite lovely.

Most of the previous reviews nailed it; ok for one night but that's about it. It could be so much more. Accessing this RV park and maneuvering through it with a 40' motorhome and toad was a stressful hassle for me, so in the future I will find better options.

Pros:
- Good 50 Amp power.

- Well litter or verflowing trash cans.

- Nice, clean, small swimming pool.

- My site had a nice concrete slab with picnic bench, umbrella, and a few nice plants.

- Beautiful big trees throughout the park, yet nothing intrusive to scrape an rv roof or sides.

Cons:
- The park is in a tight residential area with a relatively tight entrance. When I reached it with my 40' motorhome and toad, a large travel trailer blocked the entrance. Shasta Way is a busy 2-lane road that's tight for larger motorhomes, with no options to pull over and wait, or other parking areas, My only option was to take a long drive around the block and return in a few minutes, hoping the entrance was opened up, which it was.

- I was provided spot 28, which offered pull-thru space, which I prefer. As always I did a quick walk to see what was ahead, and things looked mighty tight indeed. Spot 28 would be much easier to access if I simply pulled in, from the southeast. The KOA employee who was to guide me to the site said that I could only pull into the site one way, from the northwest, which in this case involved a very tight u-turn, keeping in mind I had a toad that i did not wish to disconnect. Parking in the site 28 from the southeast would have been DRAMATICALLY easier, but the employee told me that doing so was prohibited, the owners lived onsite and would request I move, and to top it off the employee said he would be "written up" if he allowed me to park in the opposite direction in site 28. The customer is not king here.

- Highway 39 is adjacent to the park, so expect road noise. An RV air conditioner is effective white noise.