Emporia / I-95 KOA

We stayed at Emporia / I-95 KOA in Emporia, Virginia. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A convenient stop on the way north. This is described as a KOA Holiday, but is more of a Journey. This is a reasonable place to stop (if you don’t mind the train horns at all hours), but I wouldn’t call it a holiday destination.

Dates:

Check in: 2025-03-30
Check out: 2025-04-01
2 nights

Weather:

Partly cloudy, some rain
High temp 79°F, lows 49-64°F
Some wind, gusts to 25 MPH

Noise:

Little road noise
Nearby train horn noise, about every half hour, day and night
Some neighbor noise

Site:

#126, pull-through, gravel
Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t since only two nights
Somewhat level site; high on passenger side and front; used hydraulic leveling
Gravel driveway about 80 feet long by 13 feet wide
11 feet to neighbor on passenger side
22 feet to neighbor on driver side
Just grass between sites
Picnic table
Fire pit
No trees
Somewhat clean site
Elevation 120 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

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

Internet (in usage priority order):

T-Mobile: 226-244 Mbps down, 6 Mbps up, 14-21 ms ping
AT&T: 90-146 Mbps down, 11 Mbps up, 62 ms ping
Verizon: 5 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 85 ms ping (our SIM has 5 Mbps max)
Starlink: not used
Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

Garbage dumpsters and bins
Closed seasonal pool

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Good for a quick stop

It’s my understanding that a KOA Holiday is supposed to be the destination and reason for going there. Why this is listed as a Holiday is beyond me. It was perfectly fine for a short stay, but the train noise all day and night would preclude me from wanting to stay any longer than necessary. Our nightly rate was because I used $50 in KOA reward points for a two-night stay. Otherwise, this would have been far too expensive for what it was. We camped at Emporia / I-95 KOA in a Motorhome.

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