We stayed at Monument Valley KOA Journey in Monument Valley, Utah. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Dates:

• Check in: 2022-05-22
• Check out: 2022-05-29
• 7 nights

Weather:

• A mix of sunny and cloudy
• High temps ranging between 73-89°F, lows around 46-60°F
• Some afternoon wind, with 45 MPH gusts on the last day

Noise:

• Negligible road noise, no train noise
• Frequently changing neighbors, mostly quiet

Site:

• #6, pull-through, gravel
• Needed to disconnect toad; parked beside coach
• Smallish site: about 40 feet long by about 35 feet wide
• Full hookups:
• 50 amp power somewhat conveniently located; running ACs on a hot day overloaded the circuit a few times
• Good water pressure, 65 PSI, conveniently located
• Good sewer connection, conveniently located
• Picnic table; fire pit; charcoal grill

Internet (in usage priority order):

• Starlink: 31 Mbps down, 6-11 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
• AT&T: 8 Mbps down, 6 Mbps up, 59 ms ping
• Verizon: 1 Mbps down, 0.5 Mbps up, 70 ms ping
• T-Mobile: no service
• Campground Wi-Fi: apparently slow; not used

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpster
• No pool
• Package delivery to our site

Here’s the review Jenn wrote on Campground Reviews:

The view you imagine when you imagine a Western

A bit overpriced for what it is, but you can’t beat the panoramic views of one of the most iconic landscapes in America. We had a 50amp pull-through site, which was just long enough for our 40′ motorhome and we parked our tow vehicle alongside, with plenty of room left over for outdoor living space. The sites and roads could use another layer of gravel to keep the dust down. It’s a fairly basic park, but very convenient for visiting Monument Valley, Goosenecks State Park, Bears Ears National Monument, etc. We camped at Monument Valley KOA Journey in a Motorhome.

The RV park map:

Here’s the weather for our time here. Two screenshots; the first is using the GPS location, which for some reason lists us as Moab, even though it’s over 100 miles from Moab. And the second searching for Monument Valley. Close enough, regardless:

Our site:

Since there was no T-Mobile connectivity, which is our preference for unlimited internet, I set up the Starlink dish:

Electrical and water utilities; the electrical pedestal is in a strange place, but the water and sewer are conveniently placed:

65 PSI water pressure (I have a regulator to limit it to 60 PSI):

Table, fire pit, and charcoal grill, with our rug and chairs:

This is a very scenic location, with several buttes nearby:

Sunset every night saw several people lined up along the fence, taking pictures:

Another sunset:

Let’s walk around. Here’s the entrance, with another butte beyond:

The office, and Jeep rentals:

Other RVs:

Bathroom:

Playground:

Dog park:

More RVs and views:

A nice-looking skoolie — a retired school bus, converted into an RV. Many RV parks don’t allow skoolies, or other custom or older RVs, but this KOA obviously doesn’t have that rule:

Our coach, with the skoolie beyond:

Our coach:

Another skoolie, not so nice looking:

There are horse tours available next to the RV park (we did such a tour; stay tuned for that):

This being a KOA Journey park, it tends to have a high turnover of occupants; it can empty out during the day, then fill up again by the evening:

Watching the sunset:

Jenn playing a videogame outside:

Sunset between the truck and coach:

On the day before we left, there was a lot of wind (with 45 MPH gusts), kicking up a lot of dust:

We pulled in our front passenger slide-out to reduce the rocking and rattling of the slide topper.

We stayed at Green River KOA Journey in Green River, Utah. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Dates:

• Check in: 2022-05-11
• Check out: 2022-05-22
• 11 nights

Weather:

• Mostly sunny
• High temps ranging between 69-94°F, lows around 39-58°F
• Windy several afternoons, with gusts up to 40 MPH on a couple of days

Noise:

• Negligible road noise, occasional distant train noise
• Quiet neighbors

Site:

• #50, pull-through, gravel
• Didn’t need to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
• Large site: about 100 feet long by about 40 feet wide
• Full hookups:
• 50 amp power somewhat conveniently located
• Good water pressure, 60 PSI, somewhat conveniently located
• Good sewer connection, conveniently located
• Picnic table on cement pad; fire pit
• Nice new landscaping

Internet:

• Campground Ethernet: 97 Mbps down, 45 Mbps up, 6 ms ping (first time we’ve had an Ethernet option)
• T-Mobile: 62-71 Mbps down, 38-45 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
• AT&T: 6 Mbps down, 6 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
• Verizon: 34-62 Mbps down, 28-43 Mbps up, 50 ms ping
• Starlink: not used, since Ethernet was so fast

Amenities:

• Garbage dumpster
• Pool, still closed for the season (preparing to open soon after we left)
• Package delivery available (sometimes collected from office, sometimes hand-delivered to our site)

Here’s the review Jenn wrote on Campground Reviews:

Good base camp for all the area has to offer.

We stayed in the newly renovated section of the park, each with very young trees and brand new patios and picnic tables. The staff were very friendly and helpful, even bringing our packages to the site. They do an excellent job keeping the sites raked and tidied up after every departure and the whole park is very well kept up. Sadly, they were just starting to get the pool ready for the season (it opens on Memorial Day) so we were unable to use it, despite several days being over 90 degrees. They recently upgraded their WiFi and even had ethernet ports on the pedestals, which we were able to plug our router right into for the fastest internet we’ve had in ages. If you need to work while on the road, this is the place to do it! In the late afternoons after work, there’s still plenty of time to venture out and explore Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, Moab, and several state parks before returning to this nice, quiet spot away from the touristy confines of Moab. We camped at Green River KOA Journey in a Motorhome.

The RV park map:

The satellite map is a bit out-of-date, since they’ve made recent renovations:

Screenshot of the weather for our stay:

Our site:

Working outside:

Cooking burgers on the griddle:

This is the first time we’ve had an Ethernet jack available at a site:

I fed the Ethernet cable through the front passenger window:

Into the modem:

Utilities:

We visited Canyonlands and Arches National Parks while here, so added their stickers (stay tuned for posts about those visits):

A dust devil:

A lunar eclipse:

Let’s explore:

The office:

Camp store:

Camp registration:

The swimming pool was being cleaned, for opening on Memorial Day at the end of the month. We could have used it on some of the hot days, though we were out exploring parks most of the time:

Playground:

Dog park, with a shade and seating area, and agility course:

Patio sites:

Cabin:

Other RVs:

A field behind the park (and dumpster):

One of the many occupants of the site next to us was a U-Haul and tent; rather unusual:

Two trailers:

One of the first nights here we went to Ray’s Tavern in downtown Green River:

They had the menu on a white board above the bar:

Then we went to the grocery store (yes, the only one; it’s a very small town). A well-stocked family-run store (the two cashiers were father and daughter):

Towards the end of our stay, we walked from the KOA to the Tamarisk Restaurant next door (which offers a 10% discount for KOA guests, though we didn’t bother to ask for that):

We had to wait 20 minutes due to a bus-load of other guests:

River view:

Finally, the entry sign at night: