We stayed at The Pines of Kabetogama Resort in Kabetogama, Minnesota. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Convenient to Voyageurs National Park, with a view over Kabetogama Lake. The northernmost place we have stayed.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-08-10
• Check out: 2025-08-17
• 7 nights

Weather:

• Mix of rain and partly sunny
• High temps 70-79°F, lows 55-65°F
• Some wind, gusts to 25 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #Clifftop 11, back-in, concrete (would be better as a front-in site)
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
• Somewhat level site; a little high in front and passenger side (people really should learn how to pour flat concrete pads!); used hydraulic leveling
• Concrete pad about 33 feet long by 11 feet wide
• Drop-off on either side of pad, and big bump up onto it; expert backing skills required!
• 35 feet to neighbor on passenger side
• 52 feet to neighbor on driver side
• Grass and short retaining wall between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• A few trees behind site
• Clean site
• Elevation 1,180 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located behind site
• 55 PSI water, inconveniently located behind site on passenger side
• Good sewer connection, inconveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 140-217 Mbps down, 17 Mbps up, 44-60 ms ping
• RoamLink: 6 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 137 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
• AT&T: 23 Mbps down, 0.5-1.5 Mbps up, 85 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage bins
• Waterfront & marina

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Beautiful Voyageurs basecamp

We stayed here for a week while exploring Voyageurs NP. The staff were all very friendly and helpful, escorting us to the office and back to our coach at check-in, then guiding us to our site. The road up to the clifftop sites is a little sketchy (steep and narrow), especially in a big rig, but once you’re up there, the views are lovely. We were in site 11, which we’d hoped would have a view, but unfortunately, it was blocked by the occupants of the site downhill from us. Sites 18, 10, 8, and 7 would probably have better views. The concrete pad on our site was just long enough for our 40′ motorhome, but you do need to have good aim when backing up, as there are sharp drop-offs (of several inches) on all sides of the pad. Overall, this was a nice campground and we’d be happy to stay here again. We camped at The Pines of Kabetogama Resort in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

A peep of water when the adjacent site is empty:

Other sites:

Mini bathroom:

Pedestrian path down the hill:

Office:

We received lots of packages from Amazon, fetched up the hill in our folding wagon:

Marina:

A decent campground; the road to the top of the hill was rather sketchy, but the sites were decent. If we went back, we’d choose site #18, or 10, 8, or 7. We’re not likely to visit this area again, but if we did, we’d be happy to stay here again.

We stayed at Cloquet / Duluth KOA Journey in Cloquet, Minnesota. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A one-night stop on our way, so as usual we chose a KOA. Though I don’t remember requesting the 05:30 wake-up call from the train horn.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-08-09
• Check out: 2025-08-10
• 1 night

Weather:

• Mostly sunny
• High temp 83°F, low 64°F
• Little wind, gusts to 17 MPH

Noise:

• Some road noise
• Nearby loud train horn noise
• Some neighbor noise

Site:

• #3, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
• Somewhat level site; high in front; used air leveling, since only one night
• Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 9 feet wide
• 15-50 feet to neighbor on passenger side
• 12 feet to neighbor on driver side
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• A tall tree
• Clean site
• Elevation 1090 feet, front facing south

Utilities:

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

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 62 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up, 103 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
• AT&T: 12-30 Mbps down, 0.6 Mbps up, 70 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used
• Starlink: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage pickup from site (which is always appreciated)
• Pool

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Fine for a short stay

This was a fairly standard KOA and was fine for one night. The trains do run at random times and use their horns at nearby crossings, so this is probably not the place to come for a relaxing vacation. All of the pull-through sites are buddy sites, which is our least favorite configuration, but fine for a very short stay. The site was long enough for our 40′ motorhome and tow vehicle without having to disconnect, but was pretty narrow side-to-side. Utilities worked well, and they provide garbage pickup from the site. We camped at Cloquet / Duluth KOA Journey in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site, with a nice weeping willow:

Driver-side to driver-side buddy sites, which is the best kind of buddy; nobody living next to us. And still pretty good spacing:

Other sites; a nice patio shelter on this site:

Yurt and cabin:

A reasonable place for a one-night stop. The train horn and buddy sites could be annoying for a longer stop.

We stayed at Milton KOA Holiday in Milton, Wisconsin. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Another KOA on the way.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-07-30
• Check out: 2025-08-01
• 2 nights

Weather:

• Rainy, partly cloudy
• High temp 74°F, lows 54-58°F
• Some wind, gusts to 19 MPH

Noise:

• Distant freeway noise
• No train horn noise
• Some neighbor noise

Site:

• #187, pull-through, dirt
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only a couple of nights
• Very unlevel site; used air leveling, since only a couple of nights, and we could tell the jacks wouldn’t have been able to cope
• Dirt driveway about 70 feet long by 11 feet wide
• 18 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Mostly clean site
• Elevation 840 feet, front facing SW

Utilities:

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

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 60-90 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 35 ms ping
• AT&T: 450 Mbps down, 6-8 Mbps up, 48 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• RoamLink: 6-12 Mbps down, 0.2-1 Mbps up, 900 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
• Campground Wi-Fi: 6 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 70 ms ping

Amenities:

• Garbage pickup from site (twice daily)
• Pool

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Large park, big rigs beware

We were only going to stay one night, but we needed to change our plans at the last minute, and they were very helpful in accommodating us for two nights without requiring a site change. Most of the park seems to be long-term/annual/seasonal sites, and the ones set aside for “transients” were horribly sloped. We were barely able to find enough flat ground to level our motorhome. We saw several other rigs (fivers and trailers) have difficulty getting out of their sites and leave gouge marks in the steep angle of their driveways. The relatively long and circuitous route out of the campground was a little concerning, as I wasn’t sure if we were driving on a road or a culvert; there was significant damage to the surface from previous flooding. The staff were great, and they offered a lot of things to do, but for a short stay in a big rig, I’d look elsewhere. We camped at Milton KOA Holiday in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

A very sloped site; you can see the front cap almost touching the ground:

You can see the angle of the truck, too:

Utilities; mostly convenient, except sewer:

Quite a gradient to the truck:

A woman walking a cat on a leash:

A neighbor scraping the bottom of their coach when exiting their site:

(When we left, we used the “raise all four” air leveling option to maximize our clearance, but we still may have scraped a little.)

Other sites:

We probably wouldn’t stay here again, due to the nasty slope of many of the sites, and tight roads in the campground.

We stayed at the HWH Service Center in Moscow, Iowa.

The manufacturer of our hydraulic slide system; we hoped they would be able to repair our broken slide for us. They conveniently have several first-come-first-served sites with electrical hookups.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-07-29
• Check out: 2025-07-30
• 1 night

Weather:

• Partly cloudy, thunderstorms overnight, rainy
• High temp 91°F, low 67°F
• Some wind, gusts to 29 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• Back-in, gravel
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
• Somewhat level site; used air leveling
• Gravel parking space about 40 feet long by 15 feet wide
• No trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 720 feet, front facing west

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located
• No water or sewer
• Potable water and dump station apparently available (though I didn’t find them)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 12 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 130 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
• AT&T: 210 Mbps down, 34-43 Mbps up, 45 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Hydraulic repair service

An interactive map:

Our site:

We had hoped that they would be able to fix our broken slide (as they are the manufacturer of the mechanism), but they determined that they’d have to drop the fuel tank to reach the leaking piston, which they weren’t comfortable doing. But they did happen to have a few of the pistons (that they were about to ship out), and were willing to sell us one. So we have the part. Now we just need to get someone to install it. We have an appointment with the Oregon Motorcoach Center shortly; hopefully they’ll manage it.

Update: They did, and by going through the back of the battery compartment.

We stayed at Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

We stayed in the ironically-named “electric campground”… ironic since there was no electricity for most of our stay.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-07-26
• Check out: 2025-07-29
• 3 nights
• We were going to stay about a week, but cut it short to try to get our slide repaired at HWH

Weather:

• Partly sunny, some rain
• High temps 80-88°F, lows 74-76°F
• Little wind, gusts to 18 MPH, sheltered by trees

Noise:

• No road noise
• Distant train horn noise
• A bunch of neighbor noise (kids)

Site:

• #97, back-in, asphalt and concrete
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
• Somewhat level site; a little high in front and passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
• Asphalt driveway with concrete pad, about 55 feet long by 12 feet wide
• 50 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Grass and trees between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 610 feet, front facing north

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located
• Though no power for much of our stay due to a 21-hour power cut in the area
• No water or sewer connection
• Potable water taps around the campsite (including one opposite us, though unthreaded, so would have been a hassle to fill our tank)
• Dump station by campground exit

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 170-310 Mbps down, 10-19 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
• RoamLink: 18 Mbps down, 0.5-1.5 Mbps up, 155 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
• AT&T: negligible service
• Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Lovely campground close to Indiana Dunes NP

This is a nice campground convenient to visiting Indiana Dunes National Park. The loop we were in had 50A electric, but no other utilities, which was fine for a short stay. Unfortunately, a power outage in the area forced us to run our generator for part of our stay. The dump station was inconveniently located for a large RV, so we didn’t wind up using it. The potable water faucets throughout the campground were unthreaded, which meant they couldn’t be used to top off our tank, either. We camped at Indiana Dunes State Park in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

Other sites:

Not a bad campground; the power cut wasn’t their fault.

We stayed at Olive Branch Campground in Oregonia, Ohio. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Just a one night stop on the way to NIRVC.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-07-19
• Check out: 2025-07-20
• 1 night

Weather:

• Rainy
• High temp 86°F, low 71°F
• Some wind, gusts to 23 MPH, but sheltered by trees

Noise:

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

Site:

• #124, pull-through, gravel
• The office told us the site was 55 feet and we’d need to unhook our toad, so we did, but we really didn’t need to do so; annoying
• Somewhat level site; high on driver side; used air leveling, since only one night
• Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 15 feet wide
• 20 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Somewhat clean site
• Elevation 970 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, fairly conveniently located
• 80 PSI water, conveniently located
• Didn’t hook up the sewer until departure, but it was a little inconvenient.

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 45 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 90-135 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used, other than not AT&T)
• AT&T: 125 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 85 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool

Our review on Campground Reviews:

A bit expensive, but convenient

We needed a one-night stay on short notice, and this campground worked. It was a fairly basic site for $100. If we were staying longer and making use of the amenities, it would feel more worth it. Slightly annoying that the camp hosts told us we’d need to unhook our tow vehicle because it wouldn’t fit in the site, which was wrong–there was plenty of space to remain hooked up, and we would not have been in the road on either side. Site was mostly level and the utilities all worked well. We camped at Olive Branch Campground in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

Other sites:

Just a one night stop, so no real opinion on whether or not we’d stay here again; probably so, though we’d ignore the office saying their site wasn’t long enough to remain toaded if we did.

We stayed at Mountain Top Campground in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A campground on a mountain top… it’s right in the name. A downside of being on a mountaintop (or what passes for mountains on the east coast) is a narrow windy road to get to it. And the sites with the best view are crowded together.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-07-13
• Check out: 2025-07-19
• 6 nights

Weather:

• Thunderstorms, rain, mostly cloudy
• High temps 81-87°F, lows 68-72°F
• Little wind, gusts to 17 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #41, back-in, gravel
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
• Unlevel site; high on passenger side and back; used hydraulic leveling with extra blocks in front
• Gravel driveway about 75 feet long by 12 feet wide
• 0-18 feet (wedge-shaped) to neighbors on both sides
• Just grass between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees behind site
• Mostly clean site
• Mountain top view behind site
• Low tree branches behind site prevented going back further
• Elevation 1,150 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, inconveniently located behind site; needed to use a provided Hughes Autoformer voltage booster instead of my Watchdog due to low voltage (but still cut out a few times, not great for our electrical systems); also had 1.5 hour area power cut due to thunderstorms
• 50 PSI water, inconveniently located behind site
• Good sewer connection, inconveniently located (3 10-foot pipes needed); campground has rules about avoiding heavy water use like flushing tanks

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 84-93 Mbps down, 26 Mbps up, 32 ms ping
• RoamLink: 105 Mbps down, 45-56 Mbps up, 150 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network, so I’m not sure which one it used)
• AT&T: 120 Mbps down, 45 Mbps up, 102 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters by entrance

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Convenient to Pittsburgh

The access roads into the park are twisty and narrow, making for some tense driving in a big rig. The dirt road into the campground itself was so dusty when we arrived that it set off a malfunction indicator light in our diesel pusher (the alert cleared after we left and drove on the freeway for a while, so it was definitely a combination of the hill and dust).

When hooking up to the power, there was a voltage booster attached to the pedestal, which we weren’t sure about, but one of the camp hosts (owners?) came by and explained that the power is a bit weak in the corner, so we could use that if there were issues. There were, and we did, but even with the booster, we were getting fluctuations.

In retrospect, we would have asked to be moved to a different site, as the weather was not conducive to taking in the view anyway. Also, the corner sites with the best views are very narrow, while the sites on the straight side are more spacious. During our stay, there were massive thunderstorms in the vicinity, which knocked out the power to the campground, and we got several text messages with the ETA of power restoration, which was very appreciated. We camped at Mountain Top Campground in a Motorhome.

Tip for Other Campers: Take in a game at PNC Park, one of the prettiest MLB parks! Also, near enough to check out the historic/iconic Fallingwater house by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site; would have been much better as a front-in site:

View behind our site:

Autoformer electrical voltage booster:

Voltage error before I switched to the provided voltage booster:

ECM SPN 3058 FMI 18 error code when arriving, due to a steep climb up a very dusty road:

Other sites:

Given the narrow dusty roadway, tight sites, flaky power, and excessive rules, we would not stay here again.