We stayed at Ephrata RV Park & Campground in Ephrata, Washington. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Our last stop on our way home. Good to be back in Washington!

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-09-03
• Check out: 2025-09-04
• 1 night

Weather:

• Sunny
• High temp 100°F, low 68°F
• Little wind, gusts to 10 MPH

Noise:

• Some highway noise
• Occasional train horn noise (including overnight)
• Little neighbor noise

Site:

• #P23, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
• Somewhat level site; a little high in the front; used air leveling, since only one night
• Gravel driveway about 60 feet long by 10 feet wide
• 10 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Picnic table
• Tall trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 1,240 feet, front facing SW

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located
• 60 PSI water, conveniently located
• Didn’t connect sewer until departure; good sewer connection, inconveniently located (2 10-foot pipes needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 111-240 Mbps down, 9 Mbps up, 35 ms ping
• RoamLink: 8-13 Mbps down, 1-3 Mbps up, 270 ms ping (RoamLink uses whichever is best of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile)
• AT&T: 3 Mbps down, 0.25 Mbps up, 85-235 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Convenient stop off I-90

We stayed for one night on our way through Washington, and it was just fine for that. I don’t think I’d stay any longer, though, between the narrow site and the aroma of cow manure. The internal roads and sites are gravel, making it difficult to distinguish between the site and road edges, and if we were parked within the boundaries of our site. We camped at Ephrata RV Park & Campground in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

Other sites:

A tight site, but a fine place for a brief stay. We’d be happy to stay here again.

We stayed at Jim & Mary’s RV Park in Missoula, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

This is our fourth stay here; our first time with a trailer on our Yellowstone trip, and in our coach the following year and the year after. It’s a convenient stop on our way home, and a very pretty park.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-09-01
• Check out: 2025-09-02
• 2 nights

Weather:

• Sunny
• High temp 92°F, low 60-62°F
• Little wind, gusts to 10 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #A2, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only two nights
• Somewhat unlevel site; high in the rear, though might have been more level if parked towards the back; used air leveling, since only two nights
• Gravel driveway about 72 feet long by 15 feet wide
• 20 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Picnic table
• One big tree
• Clean site

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, a little inconveniently located
• 60 PSI water, a little inconveniently located
• Good sewer connection, a conveniently located (1.5 10-foot pipes needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 56-118 Mbps down, , 50 ms ping
• RoamLink: 6-7 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 200 ms ping (RoamLink uses whichever is best of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile)
• AT&T: 55-100 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 110 ms ping
• Campground Wi-Fi: 10-14 Mbps down, 2-10 Mbps up, 13 ms ping

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Gardens

See our previous review on Campground Reviews.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

Utilities:

View of the office and entrance from our site:

Other sites:

See our previous visits for more photos. We still like this RV park, and will likely stay here yet again in the future.

We stayed at Buffalo KOA Journey in Buffalo, Wyoming. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Our third stay here, as it’s a convenient stop on the way home. See our first and second visits for more photos.

This time, we only stayed one night, so opted for one of the convenient (and cheaper) pull-through sites nearer the front of the campground.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-08-23
• Check out: 2025-08-24
• 1 night

Weather:

• Sunny
• High temp 79°F, low 51°F
• Some wind, gusts to 18 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #60, back-in/pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
• Somewhat level site; used air leveling, since only one night
• Gravel driveway about 70 feet long by 9 feet wide
• 14 feet to neighbors on both sides
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• A few tall trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 4,280 feet, front facing south

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located
• Didn’t connect to water, but conveniently located
• Didn’t connect to sewer, but conveniently located

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 8 Mbps down, 8 Mbps up, 145 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network)
• AT&T: 8-28 Mbps down, 0.5 Mbps up, 145-275 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool

See our previous review on Campground Reviews.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site:

Paw pen patio site (being worked on):

Other sites:

Cabins:

We’d be happy to stay here again.

We stayed at Custer’s Gulch RV Park in Custer, South Dakota. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Last time in the area we stayed inside Custer State Park, in a campground without water or sewer hookups. This time we decided to stay a little outside the park, primarily so we could have full hookups. A nice, convenient campground.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-08-19
• Check out: 2025-08-23
• 4 nights

Weather:

• Sunny, a little rain
• High temps 68-88°F, lows 52-65°F
• Some wind, gusts to 21 MPH

Noise:

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

Site:

• #50, back-in, gravel
• Needed to disconnect toad, parked in front of coach
• Somewhat level site; a little high on passenger side and front; used hydraulic leveling
• Gravel driveway about 90 feet long by 12 feet wide
• 26 feet to neighbor on passenger side
• 30 feet to neighbor on driver side
• Just grass between sites
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• One tall tree towards the front of the site
• Clean site
• Elevation 5,240 feet, front facing NW

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, conveniently located; breaker was unreliable, cutting out a couple of times
• 60 PSI water, conveniently located
• Good sewer connection, fairly conveniently located (1.5 10-foot pipes needed)

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 180-230 Mbps down, 20 Mbps up, 40 ms ping
• RoamLink: 24 Mbps down, 0.3 Mbps up, 170-1,500 ms ping (the RoamLink service picks the best network)
• AT&T: 8-32 Mbps down, 0.05-0.2 Mbps up, 113-140 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters

Our review on Campground Reviews:

Beautiful campground nestled in the Black Hills

We’ve visited the Black Hills several times, and this campground is now my new favorite place to stay in the area. It’s conveniently located near all the best things to do in the area, and the only way to get closer to Custer State Park is to stay within the park. However, none of the campgrounds in the state park have full hook-ups, so Custer’s Gulch clearly wins in that regard. We had a large back-in site that was tucked up against a hill and had a nice view of the other side of the gulch. Although the campground is situated off the main highway, it’s far enough away that we didn’t hear any road noise. All utilities worked well, and the site was in good condition. We will definitely stay here again when we visit the Black Hills in the future. We camped at Custer’s Gulch RV Park in a Motorhome.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our (very long) site:

Other sites:

Pond:

We’d be happy to stay here again.

We stayed at Minneapolis Northwest KOA Journey in Maple Grove, Minnesota. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A KOA on the way. Been here before; last time we had full hookups, but the site was so short that we had to untoad; this time, we didn’t have a sewer hookup, but the site was plenty long enough; for a one-night stay, the latter is usually preferred.

Dates:

• Check in: 2025-08-17
• Check out: 2025-08-18
• 1 night

Weather:

• Partly sunny, thunderstorm overnight
• High temp 77°F, low 70°F
• Some wind, gusts to 26 MPH, but sheltered by trees

Noise:

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

Site:

• #58, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad, and didn’t, since only one night
• Somewhat level site; used air leveling, since only one night
• Gravel driveway about 80 feet long by 8 feet wide
• 20 feet to neighbor on passenger side
• 5-14 feet to neighbor on driver side
• Picnic table
• Fire pit
• No trees
• Clean site
• Elevation 950 feet, front facing NE

Utilities:

• 50 amp power, somewhat conveniently located (and in a locked compartment on the back of the neighbor’s 30 amp pedestal)
• Didn’t hook up to water, conveniently located
• No sewer

Internet (in usage priority order):

• RoamLink: 12-23 Mbps down, 10-13 Mbps up, 270-340 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: 275-333 Mbps down, 3-7 Mbps up, 60 ms ping (I have AT&T on my iPhone)
• Starlink: not used
• Campground Wi-Fi: not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpsters
• Pool

See our previous review on Campground Reviews.

Campground map:

An interactive map:

Our site; a buddy site (passenger sides facing), which we normally dislike, but don’t really care when only a one night stop:

Other sites; we were over there last time:

Dog park and more sites:

Fine for a one night stop. Wouldn’t want to stay here longer.

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.