We stayed at Ogallala Tri-Trails KOA Journey in Ogallala, Nebraska. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A campground that recently became a KOA. A Journey, i.e. high turnover of people passing through. We were in a new section without any landscaping.
Dates:
- Check in: 2023-09-24
- Check out: 2023-09-26
- 2 nights
Weather:
- Sunny
- High temps ranging between 77-82°F, lows around 45-49°F
- Negligible wind
Noise:
- Somewhat distant highway noise
- Train noise with horns
- Negligible neighbor noise
Site:
- #46, pull-through, gravel
- Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t
- Somewhat level, slight side-to-side slope
- Gravel site about 70 feet long by about 30 feet wide
- No grass or trees on these sites, some on other sites
- Picnic table
- Mostly clean site; a couple of minor bits of trash
Utilities:
- 50 amp power, somewhat conveniently located at the rear of the site
- 40 PSI water, conveniently located
- Good sewer connection, very conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 40-77 Mbps down, 1-5 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
- AT&T: 20-30 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up, 90 ms ping
- Verizon: 1 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Closed pool
- Garbage dumpsters
Our review on Campground Reviews:
Convenient stop along I-80
We stayed two nights; the $40 rate is after using $50 in KOA rewards. $65/night would have been a bit much for what it is. The newer section of the park is pretty much a gravel parking lot, which is fine for a short stay. If staying longer, I’d look at the patio sites in the front part of the park. The staff were very friendly and helpful and escorted us to our site, which is always a nice touch. Close enough to I-80 to be convenient, but it’s far enough away that you don’t get a lot of noise. We camped at Ogallala Tri-Trails KOA in a Motorhome.
The campground map:
An interactive map (our section is not in the satellite image as of this writing):
Our site:
Utilities:
Jenn has started taking a photo of the leveling panel as the coach starts lowering the jacks; this shows that the site was level front-to-back, but unlevel side-to-side:
After our first night in Nebraska, we could add another sticker to the states map on the side of our coach:
The entrance:
Office:
They have several decorations like this old cart:
Dog park:
Playground:
Bathrooms:
Laundry:
The pool was closed for the season (despite highs in the 80’s; arbitrary season closures are stupid):
A very nice skoolie (school bus conversion); fancier than most skoolies:
Other sites; when I walked around, there were only two short-term guests in the campground, two long-term stays, and two staff RVs; later, many of the sites filled up; typical for a Journey park, with high turnover:
Solar panels behind the campground:
A spaceship water tower across highway from campground:
A basic KOA; fine for a couple of days stay.
