Redmond - Central Oregon KOA

There’s lots for kids to do with a pool, playground, loaner bikes, ice cream social, pancakes, parade and probably other stuff. The sites are close together and with all the kids tearing around and screaming all day, it’s really not peaceful. There are no trails near the campground so there’s nowhere to even walk to. Like most of Eastern Oregon, not much social distancing except for the staff.

Wifi was good and fast, good cell service, full hook-ups and pull-through sites (not completely level but we made it work). Power was out when we got there but came back by the time we got parked and leveled.

This KOA calls itself Redmond/Central Oregon. It is actually located in Culver, Oregon, which is 20 miles north of Redmond. And if you wanted to travel down to popular Bend for the day, it is an additional 20 miles further. There are several full-time residents living in this campground, which is tacky looking. All of the sites are 60-foot pull-throughs, which was nice.

This KOA was great. Our kids enjoyed the pool and playground. The laundry facilities were nice and clean. The sites were well layed out. We had a pull through site with full hook ups. The power did go out on us but the staff fixed it quickly. This was a great place to staff while we were exploring the Bend area. The staff was not so nice and really seemed to dislike there job. First KOA were staff was not super friendly and welcoming. Otherwise it was a good experience.

We stayed at the Redmond-Central Oregon KOA for 3 nights. The staff is friendly. The spots are very close together so you will get to know your next door neighbors! We normally need 50 Amp service and the best they had was 30 Amps - but everything worked well.

There were some maintenance issues in general at the camp - several of the water sources on other camping spots leaked quite a bit. Our neighbors needed some assistance getting the campground water turned on and off and the staff was very accommodating helping them out.

Firewood was plentiful and easily available if used in the fire pits - most of the camping spots burned fires at night.

Check in was quick and easy - we had reservations. It's a great place to spend a night or two on your trip. The sites are kind of close together and you don't have any privacy. Madras is close. Bend/Redmond/Prineville easy driving. Family friendly - swimming pool and playground. Lots of outdoor activities close. They had an ice cream social and all you can eat breakfast during our stay. We've stayed in in the past and will continue to use it as a stop on longer trips.