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The satellite map is a bit out-of-date, since they’ve made recent renovations: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

We stayed at The Riverside Ranch in Hatch, Utah. (Campground Reviews listing.)

Dates:

• Check in: 2022-04-24
• Check out: 2022-05-08
• 14 nights

Weather:

• Mostly sunny, a little drizzle
• High temps ranging between 51 and 72°F, lows around 20-40°F
• Sub-freezing overnight several nights
• Windy most afternoons

Noise:

• Minimal road noise, no train noise
• Quiet neighbors

Site:

• #5, pull-through, gravel
• Needed to disconnect toad; parked behind coach
• Somewhat large site: 55 feet long by about 45 feet wide
• Full hookups:
• 50 amp power conveniently located
• High water pressure, 100 PSI (need a regulator), conveniently located
• Good sewer connection, conveniently located
• Didn’t connect water or sewer other than to fill and dump, since it got below freezing
• Picnic table

Internet:

• Campground Wi-Fi: 27-32 Mbps down, 12 Mbps up, 15 ms ping; not used
• T-Mobile: 93 Mbps down, 10-35 Mbps up, 70-80 ms ping
• AT&T: 8 Mbps down, 6 Mbps up, 75 ms ping
• Verizon: 75-85 Mbps down, 30 Mbps up, 60 ms ping
• Starlink: 12-23 Mbps down, 2-14 Mbps up, 34-54 ms ping

Amenities:

• Package delivery right to each site
• Garbage dumpster
• No pool

Here’s the review Jenn wrote on Campground Reviews:

Great home base for exploring southern Utah

We stayed here for two weeks, and it was a great base camp to see Bryce, Zion, several state parks (that were just as good as the national parks), national monuments, and scenic drives. Very quiet and scenic spot, right off the highway. We would have liked to stay in one of the riverside spots, but they don’t have sewer hookups and we can’t go that long without dumping the tanks, alas. Still, the pull-through sites in the upper part of the park had a lovely view over the valley and the pink cliffs in the distance. We had several packages delivered and the camp hosts brought them right to our site, which was very convenient. The staff were all very helpful and friendly, beginning with check-in where we were given a lot of tourism info about the area. It does get windy, but that’s been our experience everywhere in the southwest at this time of year, so we didn’t get to spend as much time outside as we would’ve liked, but that’s offset by how much exploring we got to do in the area. We’d definitely stay here again. We camped at The Riverside Ranch in a Motorhome.

The weather forecast for our stay:

And the second week:

The campground map. We stayed in the upper area, as the lower (riverside) area doesn’t have sewer hookups:

Satellite view:

They gave us a bunch of tourist info for the area:

Once we spent a night here, we could add Utah to the map on the side of our coach:

Our site:

100 PSI water pressure; a regulator is definitely required (I have mine set to 60 PSI):

Dinner outside:

Paladin looking out a window:

It was too windy to work outside most days, but I did a few times:

Setting sun:

We were visited by Jenn’s Uncle Todd; our first visitors at a campsite:

An interesting window in a coach next to us for a few days:

Let’s walk around the park, starting with the sign out front:

There’s a Mexican restaurant and country store out front, but unfortunately they were closed; not sure if just for the season, or permanently:

The Riverside Ranch also includes a motel:

Downhill to the RV park:

RVs (with a glimpse of ours):

The river (more of a stream, but still):

RVs by the river:

They have some tent sites, too:

A nice corner for religious services (this is Utah, after all):

The RV office:

Group fire pit:

Bathroom:

BBQ area and RV office:

Finally, the sign lit up at night: