Charlottesville KOA

We stayed at site 5 with an 18ft travel trailer. The sites are pretty close together. This particular site is difficult to back into due to trees on the site. Site is not level. I would recommend they cut down the small pine tree in front of the site. You also need to park perpendicular to the site. The site location, size, and condition was our biggest issue.
Bathrooms are clean. Staff is friendly and accommodating. Pool looked nice. Water was too cold but that is typical this time of year :-)
Lots of activities for kids. Very pet friendly. Generally it’s quiet but with a festive atmosphere.

Worst campsite ever. These people here are stuck up and ignorant. Instead of enjoying your time around the camp fire, your have to tip toe around this «camp site». People would rather tell on you then ask you to keep it down after their «10pm quiet hour». Want to keep the fire going after 10pm when its 45 degrees outside, dont do it here because these ignorant people would rather run and tell on you. This place sucks.

This KOA was very nice but pretty standard. It is tucked away several miles (appropriately) from Charlottesville in a beautiful location but is just a few minutes from Monticello and downtown.
The RV campsite was very quiet on the weekend (we stayed two nights) and the entire campsite was very clean; the bathrooms are among the most clean I have witnessed in average KOAs across the country.
The back-​in RV site was adequate, but we had to ask for another site because it was small and not level. Management easily allowed us to move a spot over, since they were not at max capacity to a larger/​better site. Overall, It was a very pleasant experience, and we would stay there again.

This place is a nice oasis of chill in the otherwise overpriced hubub of Cville. It’s just a nice sorta KOA a little bit off the road. They have a pool and cabins and nice hot showers. I have tent camped here several times and it’s always cool. It’s not the Grand Canyon natural beauty area, just a nice KOA.

My first time at a KOA and it couldn’t have been easier. Pull in full hookup spot was easy and pretty level. We came in after hours and were able to settle up with friendly staff in the morning. We were just passing through so I can’t comment on the amenities.

My husband and I arrived late at this KOA and after checking in left to grab a bite to eat. Upon returning, we realized there was a smell in the room that was overwhelming. It smelled as if the cabin had recently been stained. We opened a window and hoped for the best. By 1 a.m., we couldn’t stand it any longer. We opened the door to see if that would help ventilate the room. Though it did help, we didn’t feel safe sleeping with the door open. We eventually had to retreat to our car. In the midst of tossing and turning, sitting on the porch for relief, and crawling into the car I made a trip to the restroom to take a hot shower to help relieve a tremendous headache from the smell. Apparently, somewhere along the (very dark) way, I got into poison ivy. I am still slathering on Caladryl and experimenting with all sorts of lotions and sprays to get relief from the itching. I literally have a poison ivy outbreak from head to toe. We talked to the nice young lady in the office the next morning. She told us we could have called the number on the outside of the building to request another cabin. Lesson learned. However, she did call us after we left to tell us the smell was due to the pine used in building the cabin (3 years prior). We have stayed in several KOA’s over the years (3 others on this trip) and have never experienced such a smell.
I do enjoy «roughing it», but I consider KOA’s to be a step above regular campsites. If we had been tent camping this might have been a good stop. Also, research the area before you get there. Our GPS took us down the long winding road of Red Hill, which appears to be the «back way». This is mentioned on their site, but perhaps more specific direction can be given regarding visiting local restaurants.

I know people like to hate on KOA because it isn’t «real camping». Well if you want real camping then you can go get a backwoods permit and live in the bush for the weekend. I was doing some sightseeing in the area and would be tent camping solo for the first time. I originally was going to head up to Shenandoah but I spent more time than I planned at Monticello. This place was right down the road and gave me the peace of mind that I could tent camp by myself without anyone bothering me.
For the first weekend in April it wasn’t too busy. There was one other set of tent campers and about a dozen RVers. This is a great place to bring kids who like a lot of activities to stay busy. They have a pool, fishing pond, playground, sports field (complete with tetherball, volleyball, basketball and horseshoes), plus a game room and peddle carts. They also have a laundry facility, free wi-​fi and my favorite part — hot showers that aren’t coin operated! My tent site with no hookups was $ 28, making it not the cheapest campsite ever, but it met my needs for the night and I’d gladly stay here again.