We stayed at Springfield KOA Journey in Rochester, Illinois. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A nice quiet KOA, a bit off the beaten path.

Dates:

• Check in: 2024-07-16
• Check out: 2024-07-18
• 2 nights

Weather:

• Mostly cloudy, some rain
• High temps 78-84°F, lows 59-71°F
• Negligible wind, gusts to 15 MPH

Noise:

• No road noise
• No train horn noise
• No neighbor noise

Site:

• #43, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, parked behind coach
• Fairly level site, a little high on the passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
• Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 9 feet wide
• 18 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• No trees
• Clean site

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located
• 50 PSI water, conveniently located
• Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Verizon: 12-19 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
• AT&T: 3-8 Mbps down, 0.8 Mbps up, 110 ms ping
• T-Mobile: 22-35 Mbps down, 0.03-0.5 Mbps up, 80-800 ms ping, unreliable
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: not currently available

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool
• Mini golf

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Nice KOA tucked away

Most KOA Journeys are right off the main road/highway/interstate and are pretty noisy because of this. On the other hand, the Springfield KOA Journey is tucked away in the country (over the river and through the woods…literally) and was absolutely quiet and lovely. Our site was nice and long, so we didn’t need to disconnect our tow vehicle, even though we did so we could check out the Abraham Lincoln Home NHS in Springfield. We camped at Springfield KOA Journey in a Motorhome.

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We’d be happy to stay here again.

We stayed at Meramec State Park in Sullivan, Missouri. (Campground Reviews listing.)

An hour out of St. Louis, with a very long road to the campground, and bad cell reception.

Dates:

• Check in: 2024-07-13
• Check out: 2024-07-16
• 3 nights
• We were originally going to stay 4 nights, but left a day early as the cell coverage was very bad

Weather:

• Partly cloudy, some overnight rain
• High temps 90-96°F, lows 71-76°F
• Some wind, gusts to 24 MPH

Noise:

• No road noise
• No train horn noise
• Lots of neighbor noise on weekend, fairly quiet during the week

Site:

• #2, back-in, asphalt
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
• Unlevel site, high on passenger side and front; used hydraulic leveling
• Asphalt driveway about 70 feet long by 12 feet wide
• 40 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Somewhat clean site; some small trash

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located
• 60 PSI water, inconveniently located
• Loose sewer connection, inconveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Verizon: 18 Mbps down, 0.5 Mbps up, 60 ms ping (okay the first couple of days, then got unreliable)
• T-Mobile: 4-13 Mbps down, 0.01-0.3 Mbps up, 60-700 ms ping (unreliable)
• AT&T: negligible service
• Starlink: not used, too many trees to see the sky
• Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Beautiful state park, busy on weekends

This is a beautiful park with lots of trees and green spaces. The two major downsides for us were 1) the access road inside the park was long and twisty and uncomfortable for a big rig to navigate, and 2) the cell coverage was spotty at best, and we work remotely. None of the 3 major carriers got decent speeds, and all the trees made Starlink impossible. Our site was flat, and the hookups were decent, so that was fine. Be prepared for the campground to be party central on the weekend. We camped at Meramec State Park in a Motorhome.

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We wouldn’t mind staying here again, but the lack of decent cell reception is problematic for us.

We stayed at Miles Landing Campground in Elberfeld, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A one night stop on our journey home, but we would have been happy to stay here longer.

Dates:

• Check in: 2024-07-12
• Check out: 2024-07-13
• 1 night

Weather:

• Cloudy, light rain
• High temp 89°F, low 70°F
• Negligible wind, gusts to 11 MPH

Noise:

• No road noise
• No train horn noise
• No neighbor noise

Site:

• #4, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t
• Mostly level site, a little high in the front; used air leveling, since only one night
• Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 15 feet wide
• 20 feet to neighbor on passenger side; about 50 to neighbor on driver side
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Some small trees
• Clean site

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located
• 60 PSI water, conveniently located
• Didn’t use sewer connection, but conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe would be needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• T-Mobile: 60 Mbps down, 50 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
• AT&T: 160 Mbps down, 60 Mbps up, 90 ms ping
• Verizon: 11-70 Mbps down, 2-25 Mbps up, 30 ms ping
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: none?

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Lovely spot for a quick stop

This is a nice campground not far from the interstate but far enough away that you don’t hear it. Our pull-through site was long enough that we didn’t need to disconnect our tow vehicle, which was very convenient for a short stay. We also enjoyed the nice view of the pond and wetlands below the campground. We camped at Miles Landing Campground in a Motorhome.

Tip for Other Campers: Your GPS will lie to you about the road leading to the campground and where to turn….

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A nice campground; we would be happy to stay again, and for longer.