Joplin KOA Journey

This is a KOA Journey. To me that means a overnight stop and not a destination stop. Reading some of the reviews I got the impression the reviewers were newbies and didn't know the difference. The spots are good sized, pull thru gravel, full hookups and plenty wide. Long bed, 4 door F250 with a Imagine 2970RL. Plenty of room. We got in over an hour after office closing, well after dark, and the host met me coming out the door of the late arrival ppwk area. Older, gruff, a real American taking care of his camp. Escort to the spot, help lining up, explanation of the hookups and a good night. Perfect. While the camp is near I44, very little interstate noise. Someone mentioned a train in their review...no trains. I even went looking on Google Maps for train tracks. No tracks. Good electr

We were greeted by a small dog that darted right for us, it was not friendly.There's no handicapped accessibility in the shower, toilet, or even the main building! NONE! How do they get away with that? There was a large standing puddle of water in the womens shower house/bathroom. No wet floor sign to caution anyone. Broken and missing tiles and half ass patch work. Stalls door that stick. They have very obviously not maintained the property at all. The grass was so tall you couldn't sit at your picnic table if you wanted to. Even the dog park was to tall. There is obviously some very long-term residents there. They did not explain how the lock worked to the cabin. We had to ask, and the guy proceeds to say, "Well, they don't always work really well, sometimes you have to keep spinning t

It was adequate. We tent camped. Bathrooms were clean, the two guys that checked us in we're informative and nice. Water and electricity were as expected. The playground was great for our one night stay. I think we saw one fish in the tiny pond, but it kept my young kids busy. The highway noise is quite loud at night, but was expected based on previous reviews.

This is by far the worst KOA I’ve stayed at. If you want to stay at a quiet relaxing spot don’t stay here. Even though the Journey KOA ‘s are a step down from other KOA’s the grounds aren’t very well kept. There were campers on both sides of us that were unoccupied during the two days we spent there on a weekend. One camper looked pretty well trashed. The man riding the golf cart was not friendly and did not greet us upon arrival. When my husband entered the office for check-in and get a cup of coffee the woman wasn’t very friendly and a cup of coffee was a $1.50 for a very small cup without a lid and about for ounces in a cup. The dog park looked extremely unkept so we never utilized it. A train runs near this property which doesn’t bother me but the traffic noise is loud.

Great overnighter with slightly low water pressure, good power, and 4-in sewer connections. Beautiful mature oaks on site, and it's a nice, rustic little place.