Starke - Gainesville NE KOA Holiday

Our site: Spacing, Sun/Trees, Surface, Features (table, fire) Good spacing throughout the park, grass and sand, combination of lightly shaded and no shade sites. Table, above ground firepit available.

Communications: WiFi acceptable, Verizon Cellular 3 bars

Amenities we used: Pool, car wash, cable television, laundry

Notes: Roads are paved and smooth, our awning faced northeast allowing morning sun and blocking afternoon sun, our site had an electrical transformer on it which allowed the site to be quite large, cable television system was good with typical variety of sources, Walmart Supercenter approximately 1 mile on Route 301. RV washing is not allowed, but a mobile service is allowed. We used TnT Pressure Cleaning and would not do so again (he uses bleach to clean and does not brush).

Passing through: pleasant, efficient, welcoming reservation & check-in. Love their policy of NO political signs or flags. We want to enjoy camping & the outdoors politics-free. Also our friendly Doberman is often “not welcome” in private campgrounds. These owners recognize the difference between breeds vs. aggressive behavior. Loved the long dog walk& run area! Will return.

We stayed here when attending a Spartan Race in Jacksonville. The KOA is convenient as there is a Walmart and several restaurants near by. The staff was very kind and accommodating. There was nice space between each RV spot. The pool area was clean and well kept, the whole grounds were for that matter. The restrooms/showers were clean just outdated. But they were clean. There is a game building with a pool table and ping pong, and a few games that the kids enjoyed.
The spot we were in was a pull through and fairly level.
Overall no issue with this stay and would return again on our next race!

This is a typical koa. Sites are spaced just enough to not feel cramped.

I subtracted a star only for one reason. There are so many KOA workers here. We stay at a lot of KOA’s and this seemed like many more workers than usual scooting around on golf carts. They literally are parked in the front waiting to escort guests in. Not necessarily a bad thing but I found it interesting that with so many workers they didn't offer trash pickup from your site. Dont get me wrong I certainly have no problem walking my trash to the dumpster. Just thought with so many workers they would offer this that is standard at almost all KOA’s.

They also have a well posted 7.5 mph speed limit in this park. If you crawl along even a bit over this they will chase you down in a golf cart to let you know.

We were only there one night as it was a stop over for our trip from Florida to Hilton Head Island. The campground seemed nice but sites were a little close but adequate. Our site was a level pull-through which was what we wanted since we didn’t want to disconnect. We did not use any of the facilities or amenities since we were not there long enough. Staff was very nice and friendly. WiFi was almost unusable. As I am still working full time, I would not be able to rely on the WiFi for work. Cell service was good.