Staunton/Walnut Hills KOA

Love this site, we went for a walk this morning and there were ducks in the pond. The bathrooms are clean and the staff is friendly and helpful, even made a fresh pot of coffee for us.

Just stayed here this past weekend using an 18 foot trailer, back in site with full hookups. We only used this place to sleep as we were visiting Charlottesville/​UVA and Carters Mountain.
Bathrooms were clean. Campground was clean. Plenty of ducks to be seen and heard. Kids are fishing at the lake. They also have a pretty nice dog park.
There are two gentlemen in a red and black pickup truck who picked up our trash. Most KOAs don’t do that… and if they did, they skipped my campsite every time. Nice job there.
Be careful driving along the outer gravel road because it’s a tight squeeze between trailers backed into the spots on the left and RVs and campers parallel parked on the right. Seemed like we were packed pretty tight this past weekend.
Though scenic and quieter than most KOAs I’ve been to, we learned a valuable lesson that we didn’t have to learn at other KOAs: Never leave our cooler outside. When we woke up this morning, it was taken from beneath the popout which was out of plain sight opposite the gravel road. We determined it must have happened while I was sawing logs and prior to my wake up at 6:30 am. We acknowledge this was our fault for leaving it outside. (We normally leave it outside at other campsites)
Most places ask how my stay was or simply thank me for staying or come back again during checkout. The young lady at the desk seemed short with me this morning (so I didn’t bother mentioning the stolen cooler incident). Lesson learned: no checkout required… just pick up and leave.
The guy who filled my propane bottle was nice and helpful. It was done quickly.
Mostly a positive impression overall. I would stay here again keeping all of my stuff inside the trailer and simply picking up and leaving when my camping is done.

We have only stayed at two other KOA kampgrounds and this one is the nicest one. We camped on mid January so the place is pretty much empty. The young lady at the office was very nice and helpful.
Our site was on top of the hill overlooking the lake. The sites are nice and offer some pull through deluxe sites. We were in a back in but had no problems getting into spot. Our site was level and plenty wide enough.
This is the closest campground to Crabtree falls without having to tow down winding twisting roads that will overheat your brakes in a heartbeat.
We will defiantly stay here again when we are back in this area.

After leaving Washington DC we needed a place to rest our head so we decided to stay at this KOA. We were making a trip cross country and trying to stay on a budget so we rented a tent site near the bathrooms.
The tent site was decent but it was situated in a weird part of the grounds. The bathrooms here were near our site which was a plus, but the bathrooms were a bit dirty. The shower had mold and the water took a bit to warm.
In the end, the camp grounds were good but not the best KOA we stayed at while traveling. We would stay here in the future but we would probably stay in one of their cabins so that we wouldn’t have to sleep in the tent we brought.

After a few bad experiences with KOAs (Watkins Glen and Harpers Ferry) the last couple years, I was a little nervous about staying in one again. I’m glad we did try again in Staunton.
The campground is wonderfully laid out to maximize the beauty of the foothills near the Shenandoah Mountains. We stayed for two nights over veteran’s day weekend 2014, so there weren’t that many people in the campground or activities. Since we were more interested in the area than the campground, that was fine with us.
The Pros: The bathrooms were clean, the sites were long with several hookups, and the staff were friendly.
The Cons: each of the pull through sites has multiple bright lights which can be a little annoying at night; the sites are narrow and it feels like you’re right on top of your neighbor (during the summer, this would have been annoying); and the roads are really narrow (not sure how two RVs would be able to get passed each other).
All in all, we would stay here again.

I stayed in DK8 for one night during a whirlwind trip through Virginia. It was very clean, and the bedding was better than what you’d find at most hotels. This particular cabin had a ceiling fan, an air conditioner and a gas fireplace, which was good because it was unseasonably cold that night.
The staff was very pleasant and helpful. The grounds are well-​maintained and pretty, too. I particularly appreciated the pond and its resident ducks. I would absolutely stay again.

We stayed here for two nights after Thanksgiving. We wanted to scout out the area and this campground fit the bill. I knew we wouldn’t have to worry about being too close to other campers, since we were travelling off-​season. It’s a good campground and during our stay it was clean and quiet. We were sited in the front of the campground, which meant that to get to our site, we had to go a circuitous route all through the campground. No big deal, but I can see where it might get old in the summertime, when its peak season. The campground is really picturesque with a nice lake in the center. We didn’t come for the amenities, but there were some full-​hook up sites on the hill overlooking the lake that were very pretty.
The staff were friendly and the guy that delivered our firewood was really nice. If we passed this way again, I would probably stay here.
Some things not to miss in the area are the local German restaurant and the Frontier History Museum. I was not impressed with Staunton, it just felt creepy and sad. And the train station is not only haunted, it smelled like a urinal.

Beautiful place! Very spread out and the lake is gorgeous. My only issues were, the campsites are pretty close together and there’s no grill. However, it was quiet and clean.
The staff wasn’t overly friendly, but I only had one interaction with the woman who worked in the store. Wasn’t awful, just she didn’t go out of her way to be friendly. All of the campers were very friendly. I would definitely stay again.

We have stayed at Walnut Hills KOA twice, and will be back again the next time we pass through the Shanendoh Valley.
Can’t speak for the camping here, as we have stayed in the Kamper Kabins. They are very clean, with a small refrigerator and a heater in winter. The beds are mattresses on platforms and you bring your own bedding.
The bathrooms are a walk dorn the trail, as si standard in a campground. They have been clean and nicely decorated.
The campground is nicely layed out so that no-​one is crowded in on top of each other. Notice that each of the RV pads had a swing or patio — a nice touch.

This review is regarding the service I received from the staff and owner of Walnut Hills Campground/​Staunton KOA.
The staff are uninformed of cancellation policies and the owner has been negligent to the complaints of his visitors. He has not responded to the Better Business Bureau after two months of contact. I will now be reporting this business to the Virginia Consumer Services for misleading customers and failing to refund a full deposit when that is what they have promised.
Just BEWARE of this campground!

Have stayed here two times well run very clean. Nice setting good place to stop traveling north and south. Or a place to just relax