Camping next to the highway in Kent, Washington
It was drizzley and overcast as we made our way from Olympic National Park. We stopped at a restaurant along the way for dinner, then headed towards our next destination, Mt Rainier. There weren't too many available campgrounds in that area, so we called to make a reservation for a KOA in Kent. We were told by the reservation center that there were no more tent sites available, and if we wanted to stay there we would have to pay extra for an RV site. They cost more because of water and electricity, neither of which we needed. When we arrived, we gound our site was paved and narrow, and barely fit our truck...never mind 2 tents. We were ALSO surprised to find that there was PLENTY of tent space available, as they had a separate tenting "area", just not individual "sites". The reservation center in South Dakota had no clue, and the camp itself was closed by the time we arrived. So, we paid too much for a site we couldn't even use! We set up in the tenting area (right next to a highway) and got up and out of there as soon as we could in the morning. This was one of only 2 campgrounds we didn't care for on the trip.
Seattle / Tacoma KOA
When we called the listed number for this campground, out of the KOA directory, we reached the main call center in South Dakota, rather than the campground itself. We were told that there were no more tent sites available, and if we wanted to reserve, we would have to pay extra for an RV site with water and electricity, neither which was of any use to us. We were unaware of any other campgrounds near here, (We were on our way to Mt Rainier) So we went ahead and booked it. When we arrived, we found the site we reserved was paved (no way to pitch a tent) and sandwiched between two large RV's. Furthermore, there were PLENTY of tent sites!! Only ONE other tent camper was even there. The call center was apparently confused, because there were no "numbered" sites, per se, but an unmarked tenting "area" that had plenty of room. We moved over there (right next to the highway!) and got up early and got the heck out of there. They had some amenities (heated pool, etc.) but we didn't use them. I never spoke with, or even saw, an employee of the campground. (we arrived after hours, and left right around when they opened) Overall, not impressed with our experience there.
An unimpressive campground...Mea
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