DescriptionThe Barstow / Calico KOA is a nice campground with the feel of a desert oasis and sweeping views of sandy plains and rugged hills of the California Mojave Desert. The park is conveniently located just off Interstate I-15, near Barstow, California, and makes for a good stop about half-way between Las Vegas, Nevada, and southern California destinations, such as Los Angeles, Palm Springs, or San Diego.
DescriptionThe St. George / Hurricane KOA is nicely maintained and quiet campground set in the stunning red-rock desert country of southern Utah. The park is a great place to stop while passing through the area or while exploring area attractions, such as Quail Springs State Park, or Zion and Bryce National Parks.
DescriptionThe Springville / Provo KOA Journey is a nicely landscaped campground conveniently located off Interstate I-15 on the outskirts of Springville, Utah. The park has stunning views of the nearby Wasatch Range Mountains and makes for a good stop while passing through the Salt Lake City area.
DescriptionThe Rock Springs / Green River KOA Journey is well-maintained campground conveniently located just off Interstate I-80 on the outskirts of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The park has views of desert hills, rocky bluffs and of White Mountain to the northwest. This KOA makes for a good stop while travelling through the area.
DescriptionThe Casper KOA Journey is a quiet and well-maintained campground conveniently located just off Interstate I-25 at Bar Nunn, Wyoming, a small town just a few miles outside of Casper, Wyoming. The park has sweeping views of the high plains and of Casper Mountain to the south. This KOA makes for a good stop while travelling through the area.
DescriptionThe Custer’s Gulch RV Park is just a short distance from Custer, South Dakota, in the scenic heart of the Black Hills. This lovely park is set in a mountain valley with rolling meadow-land, scattered copses of aspen and pine stands, as well as weathered granite outcrops. This campground makes for a nice base to explore local Black Hills attractions, such as Mount Rushmore National Monument, Custer State Park, or Wind Cave National Park.
The Shadehill Recreation Area is a lovely forested state park and campground nestled on the shores of Shadehill Reservoir, one of the few large lakes in western South Dakota. A wide range of outdoor activities, including hiking, hunting, fishing, kayaking and other water sports are available here.
Shadehill is best-known as the site of the 1823 grizzly bear mauling of adventurer Hugh Glass – abandoned to die by his companions, Glass survived and crawled 200 miles to safety at Fort Kiowa. A marker overlooking the reservoir commemorates the event and the story was recently dramatized in the DiCaprio film, “The Revenant”.
The Medora Campground is conveniently located just a short distance off interstate I-94 on the outskirts of Medora, North Dakota. This nicely shaded park is set in cottonwood forested lowlands along the Little Missouri River and has dramatic views of nearby badlands. This campground makes for a nice stop-over while traveling the I-94 or as a base to explore area attractions, such as the Theodore Roosevelt National Park or the Medora Musical.
From Hardin, Montana, we moved on to Buffalo, Wyoming, for a four-night stay at the Buffalo KOA Journey, We timed our visit to coincide with the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, and selected the Buffalo KOA as a base within reasonable driving distance (100 miles) of the eclipse track near Casper, Wyoming.
DescriptionThe Devils Tower / Black Hills KOA is a lovely campground nestled on the banks of the Belle Fourche River with the looming Devils Tower as a spectacular backdrop. The KOA is just outside of Devils Tower National Monument, Americas first national monument, and is part of the historic Campstool Ranch, owned by the Driskill Family for six generations. Famously, the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind was filmed in the area in 1976, and the campground shows the film nightly.