Steamboat Springs KOA

We camped riverside in a 'tent' site in our VW bus. Right on the river and plenty of firewood laying around. Open year-round, and convenient to the slopes for cheap skiers like us. The city bus comes through the entrance every half hour or so and will get you to town and the slopes. Strawberry hot springs is close by and a fun side-trip.

The same folks that own the KOA in Custer, SD (super resort) purchased the campground last year. Significant improvements and further planned improvements in store. Bathrooms have been totally redone. Grounds, pool and overall facilities are excellent.

While it is next to the highway I didn't hear anyone in our group of 38 Airstreams mention anything about highway noise from US40.

Mix of pull thru, back ins, primitive sites over the bridge to the south. Some parking on grass even with hookups. Everything worked fine.

Verizon was 3 bars LTE 11.38/1.55 mbps down/up

All hook-up sites start in the $50 range for summer and full hook-ups are upper $50s. It's a run down KOA with an old 70's pool, close together sites, cable hookups on the wrong side, road noise, and TENGO internet. If it was $40 I would say it's worth it and give it 3 or 4 stars but I don't get how these KOAs justify the high prices in addition to charging you additional for kids.

On the plus side the staff is really friendly which was not the case at the Craig KOA where we stopped first.

Also, as you drive in there are about 20 campers lined up in storage which is an eye sore and for some reason it smelled really bad by our camper. It was not from the sewer either it was almost like burning rubber (maybe there is some industrial work going on nearby).

Cell service also bounced a lot for us going between 4G, 3G and 1x. The booster helped with that.

Stayed for 10 days a couple different times.
Great staff, but the place is rundown.
The property is old and the infrastructure is failing.
Sites are tight and some of the sewer hook-ups are kind of jacked.
The place has a little sketch in the early spring.

Steamboat is a gem of a mountain town.
Off the hook hiking, kayaking, skiing and mountain biking.
Everything is more expensive up there.

We stayed here a few nights in early October 2017. We had electric and water hookup, both of which worked great. We also enjoyed having cable TV hook up here so that we could enjoy college football! The facilities here were very nice - very clean showers, restrooms & laundry rooms. Our kids loved the playground, giant chess/checkerboard and mini golf. There is a nice bike path into downtown Steamboat that is not far from the park entrance - a bit of road riding is required to reach it though.

Stayed 5 days to finish up the 2018 ski season. We stayed at site 61 which is a very convenient site to pull into (pull through site), just not out of. You pull directly forward from check in, but our 40' rig was tight to turn out. The staff worked extremely hard to get our site ready for us with the crazy Colorado warm/cold season upon us. During our stay the weather turned warm and began to rain and flooded the site. The staff was very accommodating in laying pallets and creating a wooden walkway for my family not to tromp through the mud. Full hook ups in the winter are hard to find in Colorado and it was nice to get back from skiing and everyone be able to take a hot shower. You have some nice private access to the Yampa river for fishing and incredible views from the camp site. Less than a 1/4 mile towards town in a great little bowling alley that our kids enjoyed. The ski bus picks up every 10 minutes and takes about 20 minutes to get to the gondola station. Best part it is the bus is free!

Pros:
Location....close to town, on the Yampa River, shuttle every 30 mins
Stuff to do....pool, mini-golf, playground, rent 3-wheelers
Delivery Service....firewood, s'more fixin's
Small store with basic goods
Wifi (sluggish) laundry, clean bathrooms
Small, fenced dag park

Cons:
Nightly fee was on the steep side IMO
Sites close together
EVERYTHING was an extra charge
While the bathrooms/showers were clean there are not enough of them. Only 4 toilets in the main building.....but 5 showers??? I believe there were a couple pit toilets on the tent side of the river but that was for 91 sites!! If you figure at least 2-3 people per tent, it was pretty lame. Worst of all was on a Saturday afternoon @ 4:15 when folks are getting ready for dinner, they decided to clean the bathrooms AND showers! The line got VERY long as folks waited 30+ mins! Couldn't even use a sink......bad planning on their part.

Pros: hot showers, laundry and general store on-site, decently spaced sites, great service. They recently installed mini-5G towers throughout the camp so WiFi was fast and reliable (except for one day).

Cons: LOUD next to the highway with big rigs/trucks constantly passing by, bit of a walk to facilities if parked on far side since there's only one set of bathrooms/showers.

This park is a KOA. What else can I say? With that, many of you already know that they have a variety of lodging options and many things to do for families. For me, the thing that sets one KOA apart from another is how we are treated and how the park is maintained. The staff here is great. They are welcoming and very helpful. The park is well maintained and it has a good stand of trees. Spots are mostly gravel with the interior roads paved. The park is about 2 miles west of town so it’s easy to get where you need to go. Power was good, water was good and sewer ports were convenient. Sites are close to one another but not horrible. The pull throughs are offset so you don’t feel as much like you are staring into someone else’s space. One of the best things about this KOA is that they have just overhauled and installed a modern Wi-Fi system. The staff told me when we checked in that it is truly high speed and works great so feel free to stream anything we want. More parks need to be willing to invest in this type of amenity. The biggest negative about this park is that they charge $5 a day for a dog. So for a week it’s an extra $35. Not sure why they feel the need to do this. My dog doesn’t use any utilities. He doesn’t sleep in a cabin. He doesn’t swim in their pool or play on their swings. Sadly, we are seeing more RV parks do this and I think it’s simply another way for parks to make extra money.

Very clean and excellently maintained RV sites and Cabins. Lots for kids to do. Weather best June through September. Excellent wifi was much appreciated. Super friendly staff. Check activity calendar for town for lots to do. Choose a site away from highway or else you will have significant road noise. This is the opposite of remote or back country so embrace convenience to enjoy your stay.