We stayed at New York City North / Newburgh KOA Holiday in Plattekill, New York. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A state-park-like KOA with nicely private sites.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-07-06
• Check out: 2025-07-12
• 6 nights

Weather:

• Partly sunny, some rain
• High temps 76-88°F, lows 65-71°F
• Little wind, gusts to 11 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #117, pull-through, gravel
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked behind coach
• A little unlevel site; high on driver side and front; used hydraulic leveling
• Gravel driveway about 55 feet long by 20 feet wide
• About 20 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Trees between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 540 feet, front facing SW

Utilities:

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

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 16 Mbps down, 0.2 Mbps up, 1,000 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: 2 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 30 ms ping
• AT&T: 7-10 Mbps down, 0.2 Mbps up, 120-870 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Starlink: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage pickup from site
• Pool
• Package delivery to office

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Nice place to get away

We had a nice site tucked under the trees, which has pros and cons. On the plus side, it was shady and felt private. On the negative side, the trees made Starlink impossible to use, and our cell coverage wasn’t great. If you have to work or remain connected like we do, this is a problem, but luckily I didn’t have any critical meetings, so it worked out okay. There are a lot of amenities for families and kids, so I can see this would be a destination for folks who want to get away from the city. We used it as a jumping-off point to go into the city, as there aren’t a lot of options closer to the city for a large motorhome, and it was easy enough to drive to Yankee Stadium (about an hour and a half away). I would have loved to stay longer and explore more in the immediate area, however. Next time! We camped at New York City North / Newburgh KOA Holiday in a Motorhome. 

Campground map:

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Cabins:

Bathrooms being renovated:

Playground:

Pool:

Pond:

Office:

We’d be happy to stay here again.

We stayed at Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Established way back in 1759 as a farm, and made into a campground in the late 1960’s, this campground has been around a while, and has the amenities to show for it, if you’re into such things. Very popular with weekenders. Though we did visit on the Fourth of July weekend, so it might have been more busy than normal.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-06-29
• Check out: 2025-07-06
• 7 nights

Weather:

• Partly cloudy, a little rain
• High temps 76-87°F, lows 61-68°F
• Some wind, gusts to 24 MPH, but sheltered by trees

Noise:

• No road noise
• No train horn noise
• A lot of neighbor noise (dogs, kids, partiers)

Site:

• #819, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, parked behind coach
• Somewhat level site; high on passenger side; used hydraulic leveling
• Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 20 feet wide
• 12 feet to neighbor on passenger side
• 0-35 feet to road on driver side
• Just grass between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 220 feet, front facing NW

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, somewhat conveniently located towards rear of site
• 80 PSI water, somewhat conveniently located towards rear of site
• Unthreaded sewer connection, two ports, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 176-224 Mbps down, 13-30 Mbps up, 35 ms ping
• RoamLink: 7-9 Mbps down, 0.1-2 Mbps up, 160-190 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: 28-216 Mbps down, 5 Mbps up, 50-120 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool
• Restaurant on site (didn’t try)
• Package delivery to office

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Great base for New England exploration

We’re not really “campground activities” kind of people, but if you are, this is the place to go and do that. For us, it was a great home base for exploring Boston, Cape Cod, and a daytrip into CT and RI, so we didn’t spend a lot of time at the campground itself. I really enjoyed having a massage therapist on site, however. What an awesome perk that I wish more campgrounds had. While the amenities offered definitely live up to the “resort” name, the sites themselves were a bit on the basic side, with gravel roads, pads that weren’t entirely level, and no garbage pickup. The utilities all worked well, however, and they do accept packages. We’d be happy to stay here again when we’re in the area. We camped at Normandy Farms Family Camping Resort in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

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Our site:

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Activity center:

Playground:

Court:

Field:

Horses:

We’d be happy to stay here again.

We stayed at Narrows Too Camping Resort in Trenton, Maine. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A Thousand Trails campground in the northeastern corner of the US, convenient to Arcadia National Park.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-06-22
• Check out: 2025-06-29
• 7 nights

Weather:

• Partly sunny
• High temps 64-87°F, lows 56-64°F
• Little wind, gusts to 17 MPH

Noise:

• Some road noise
• No train horn noise
• Little neighbor noise
• Frequent airplane noise from nearby regional airport

Site:

• #848, front-in, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, parked behind coach
• Fairly level site; a little high in the back; used hydraulic leveling
• Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 20 feet wide
• 30 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Just grass between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall shrubs behind site
• Clean site
• Elevation 30 feet, front facing SW

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):

• Starlink: 90-190 Mbps down, 10-30 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
• RoamLink: 3 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 170-210 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: 5-15 Mbps down, 0.03-0.15 Mbps up, 100-490 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool
• Waterfront
• Package delivery to building near office; no charge

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Good base for Acadia NP

We were initially assigned a short, very narrow site crammed in between two trailers, even though the park was mostly empty. We went to the office and asked if we could move to another site that would be a better fit (and not wedged between other campers), and the very friendly and helpful young lady was able to move us across the road into one of the front-in sites, which was much nicer and even gave us a peek of the water from our windows. The site was level and plenty long for our 40′ motorhome and tow vehicle. The utilities all worked well. They also accept mail/packages with no charge. We camped at Narrows Too Camping Resort in a Motorhome.

Tip for Other Campers: Walk across the street to Gateway Lunts Lobster Pound for excellent lobster rolls and fish. Sugar Bakery is also good, but they are only open early in the day and only accept cash.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

A glimpse of water from our site:

Adding the Arcadia National Park sticker to our slide from the inside, since this slide was broken:

There’s a local airport near the campground, so occasionally have planes flying over:

Activity center:

Other sites:

Cabins:

Area used by nesting bald eagles:

Waterfront:

We’d be happy to stay here again, though are unlikely to go to that area of the country again.

We stayed at Thousand Trails Moody Beach in Wells, Maine. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A short stay at a Thousand Trails park.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-06-18
• Check out: 2025-06-22
• 4 nights

Weather:

• Mostly cloudy, some drizzle
• High temps 74-80°F, lows 61-65°F
• Some wind, gusts to 24 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #314, back-in, gravel
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
• Unlevel site; high on passenger side and rear; used hydraulic leveling with blocks on front
• Gravel driveway about 64 feet long by 10 feet wide
• 22 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Just grass between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• No trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 50 feet, front facing SE

Utilities:

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

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 200-330 Mbps down, 22-38 Mbps up, 28-35 ms ping
• RoamLink: 3-9 Mbps down, 9-15 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: 4-11 Mbps down, 0 Mbps up, 80-1000 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used (paid)

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Good basecamp

This was a fine place for a short stay, and it was convenient to things in southern Maine. We even took a daytrip down to Salem. We had a back-in site at the front of the park, and it was fine–a little awkward when leaving because the sites are angled in such a way that you have to cut across the neighbor’s site a bit to get out. Utilities all worked well and the site was mostly level. We camped at Thousand Trails Moody Beach in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

Other sites:

Tiny homes:

A nice Thousand Trails park. We’d be happy to stay here again.

We stayed at Quechee Pine Valley Campground in White River Junction, Vermont. (Campground Reviews listing.)

They were called Quechee / Pine Valley KOA Holiday when we booked (fairly recently), but we got a first clue that they were moving away from being a KOA when they didn’t give us the KOA VIP member discount. They were changing the various signage away from KOA during our stay. They have a blog post about their transition back to a private campground.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-06-15
• Check out: 2025-06-18
• 3 nights

Weather:

• Partly sunny, some rain
• High temps 72-75°F, lows 55-62°F
• Negligible wind, gusts to 17 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #53, pull-in (unusual!), gravel
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
• Unlevel site; high on driver side; used hydraulic leveling
• Gravel driveway about 50 feet long by 20 feet wide
• 20 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Trees and slope between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 760 feet, front facing SW

Utilities:

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

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 30-44 Mbps down, 16 Mbps up, 31 ms ping, significantly obstructed (lots of trees)
• Campground Wi-Fi: used by Jenn, but not measured; seemed plenty fast
• RoamLink: 20 Mbps down, 0.1 Mbps up, 150 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: no service

Amenities:

• Garbage pickup from site
• Pool
• Package delivery (didn’t use, but asked)

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Hilly convenient location

When we made our reservation, this was a KOA, but upon arrival, they were in the process of removing all traces of KOA signage. It’s a nice campground, but with some very twisty, hilly internal roads and lots of trees. We had a front-in site at the top of the hill with a narrow road, which wasn’t a comfortable drive in a 40′ motorhome, but they escorted us to our site and made sure there wasn’t any oncoming traffic. Getting out was a little hairy as we had to back out and avoid the trees and the neighbors parked into the street. The site was a little unlevel, with no sky available for Starlink. The campground’s Wi-Fi was decent, and the location was good for exploring Vermont and New Hampshire. We camped at Quechee Pine Valley Campground in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site; unusually, a front-in site (for motorhomes only):

Trees in front of our coach:

Other sites:

Pool area (still with some KOA signage here, but since changed):

Pond by the entrance:

New entrance sign; clearly a KOA Holiday sign has been removed and replaced with a temporary banner:

Seems like a nice enough campground, though a little hilly. We’d probably stay here again.

We stayed at Punderson State Park Campground in Newbury, Ohio. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A nice state park.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-05-27
• Check out: 2025-06-01
• 5 nights

Weather:

• Mostly cloudy, some rain
• High temps 57-67°F, lows 41-54°F
• Some wind, gusts to 22 MPH

Noise:

• Some road noise
• No train horn noise
• Little neighbor noise
• Construction noise; building new facilities right next to our site

Site:

• #26, back-in, concrete
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked beside coach
• Unlevel site; high in front; used hydraulic leveling
• Concrete driveway about 40 feet long by 10 feet wide
• About 75 feet to neighbor on driver side
• No neighbor on passenger side
• Trees between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Tall trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 1,140 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located
• 65 PSI water, very conveniently located
• Unthreaded sewer connection (just a hole, without any room for the sewer pipe elbow), very conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 18-25 Mbps down, 3 Mbps up, 80 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: 60-75 Mbps down, 0.5-1.5 Mbps up, 45 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: none

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Lovely park, working on expansion

Beautiful park with something for everyone. They’re currently working on expanding and improving the campsites, and we were located right next to the construction site, which wasn’t ideal during the day, but it was relatively quiet at night. Our back-in site was not very level, even if it was a new concrete pad. I don’t think the state of Ohio knows how to hire contractors who know how to use a level, because we had the same problem at West Branch State Park with a very sloped site. Otherwise, it was a nice site with good hookups and a lakefront setting. We camped at Punderson State Park in a Motorhome.

Tip for Other Campers: Mangia! Mangia! Italian restaurant was excellent and very popular with the locals. It’s a good sign when it’s hard to get a parking spot.

Campground map:

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Our site:

Utilities:

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Bathrooms:

Other sites:

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Cabin:

Pool by manor house:

Historic manor house:

A nice enough state park, other than the nearby construction, and not entirely level.

We stayed at Shipshewana Campground – South Park in Shipshewana, Indiana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

An overnight stop.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-05-26
• Check out: 2025-05-27
• 1 night

Weather:

• Partly cloudy
• High temp 71°F, low 52°F
• A little wind, gusts to 19 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #105, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
• Seemed like a level site; used air leveling, since only one night
• Gravel driveway about 75 feet long by 10 feet wide
• 15 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• Small tree
• Clean site
• Elevation 910 feet, front facing North

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, very conveniently located
• DIdn’t use water or sewer, since only one night

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 43-52 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 118 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: 17-38 Mbps down, 0.4 Mbps up, 100 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Fairly basic campground

We stayed here for one night on our way through Indiana. Easy in/out access, and the interior roads were easy to navigate. The sites were a bit narrow, but sufficient for a short stop. Our pull-through site was just long enough for our 40′ motorhome and tow vehicle without having to disconnect. We camped at Shipshewana Campground – South Park in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

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Our site:

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Indoor pavilion and bathrooms:

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Just an overnight stop, but seemed a decent enough campground, though the sites were a little tight.