Newport-Little Diamond Lake KOA

The campground has some nice features, but the sites can be hit or miss. A lot of sites on the TT side are overgrown to the point of being hard to distinguish if they are still sites. The bugs (mosquitos and bees) were pretty heave in early June. The staff was pretty friendly though.

This park is a dual park, KOA and Thousand Trails. The amenities are shared, but the sites are distinctively different.

We stayed more nights on the TT side which I will review separately. We had friends that were coming down from Canada that booked a site in KOA for tent camping. Our original plan was to camp in the TT side, but there was a really nice site right next to their site and we decided we would rather stay right next to them so they could let the kids sleep at night in their tent while we hung out by the fire inside the RV.

The sites were level and nicely groomed. A little hilly driving through some of the roads, but the roads are in good shape and I think any rig could go up and down them without an issue.

The restrooms and showers were nice and clean.

Some sites are tight together and some are nicely spaced. Some have trees and some are open, so if you have a preference you might want to book on the phone where you can request what you like. I thought the sites were a bit pricey especially considering that there is no sewer, but I tend to usually think that KOA's price out a bit high.

The pool was in decent shape, but the hot tub wasn't very hot and had weak jets, so it felt more like a small warmer pool.

They do have a disc golf course though I didn't play it, and a lot of open space. The kids we were there with loved running in the open space and did have fun at the playground. There was also a dedicated dog run, though most of the time I just walked the dog around the park, it is big enough that it is good exercise.

You are a little far from anything. The nearest town is that of Diamond Lake but there isn't much there. The nearest community with a full grocery store, etc. is Newport, WA which is about 25 mins away. But we like the solitude so we don't count that against the place :)

[Actual Stay was 08/23/16]