Jacksonville North-St. Marys KOA

Arrival - Easy arrival process, package ready when we arrived. Older KOA with a single reservation lane.

Tips - Call to make reservations versus using online site to make sure you get a site which will accommodate your rig.

Favorites - Location close to Kings Bay, seashore, and local natural attractions.

Negatives - The site we were assigned is significantly shorter than advertised. We were able to get our rig into the site but there is absolutely no room to spare or store our TV. Lastly, the dump station was not designed for todays rigs. The station's approach is far too short with too drastic a curve to allow for the dumping of 40' and up rigs; oh and they put the parks dumpster on the approach curve to boot.

We stayed one night and got in after dark. The staff was very friendly. The restrooms were clean. There was a great looking pool and mini golf, but we didn’t use either because of the weather. There was free breakfast in the morning. There also was a pet rabbit that ran wild. The negatives were 1. Our site didn’t have a sewer hookup (there was a dump station). 2. The 30 amp power supply didn’t work (we did have an adapter). 3. The site was unpaved and not quite level. Overall, an above average campground.

This is our second stay here, First was past Nov. This is a nice park for a quick stop or a longer stay. The sites are good size lot's of big Pine trees, nice Dog area, Swimming pool and camp store. Our only complain last year was the quality of the bathrooms mid park. They have been doing a lot of work in the park. That restroom/Shower building is now closed for either a remodel or complete building. The bathroom at the camp store have been completly remodeled. They are also working on improving the electrical and water hook ups.
We will continue to use this campground when in the area

We stay here on a regular basis as it is ideal days drive for us from our home in south Florida. Nice that it is treed to breakup the appearance of being a parking lot. However slash pines don't provide a lot of shade or privacy. Will say that site 2 is better than average on this. Site fit us well with our 18' trailer.

We did have to use our Anderson Leveler and unhitch for fore-aft leveling. Rate is for full hookups before member discount. This keeps rising and is really pushing it. We assume this is based on location, it's the only reason we will return. For this price some gravel or even pavement would be appropriate.

We were advised at checkin the restrooms are open but some are being renovated and are a "little rough at the moment". We didn't explore this. Others below have commented on the condition of the restrooms. They seem to be listening.

We passed on the free breakfast this time. We've done it in the past and it was ok. Lots of kids on a Saturday and we were not in the mood for the circus this usually result in at a free breakfast bar. We have also done the pizza in the past. It was good and would order again but we are trying to clean out the leftovers in the fridge.

Hey, it is KOA.

Starting with the positives, the staff was great and the campground includes a lot of amenities including a pool and bounce pad for the kids. The pool looked very nice with a waterfall, but it was too cold for me to look too closely. They also have a small putt putt which could use some love. Overall it seemed the whole campground has the right features, just needed some love and attention.

It was a mixed bag of sites with many not having sewer, which we discovered upon arrival. We originally planned to only stay a week. Then when we extended, we forgot that we didn't have sewer connection. Not a big deal since they have an onsite dump, just a pain. We haven't stayed at any KOAs that didn't have full hookups so just a miss on our part. The weekend traffic is high here we could not find a spot to move for the entire time.

This is a very high traffic campground with folks passing through on way to/from Florida. There are also a far number of long-term guests. These spots seemed to have the majority of full hook up sites. The spots were strangely not uniform. All are pull throughs. The picnic tables and fire pits were in different spots or instead of a picnic table, there were table and chairs. One spot had a deck and iron furniture while another was set up with a dog pen. Several were very close to buildings like the MX building. Spot A14 looked very close but had nice furniture. The spots seemed fairly even and for mostly hard packed ground, not cement.

The laundry room was small. The bathrooms and showers were in disarray as they said they were renovating them. The worst part was the water, which had that beach smell and tasted terrible. I think that was not their fault as it seemed to be true at restaurants as well.

I would stay here again if in the area. It was very convenient to the Golden Isles and Amelia Island, but I would be more careful with picking my spot and would bring my own water. I suggest spot 6 for a larger space or A8. Our AT&T wifi worked well during the day, but tended to slow during the evenings. Their free internet worked ok enough.

This looks like a campground that can use some love and updates, but has great potential with room to grow and very fixable issues.