February 25, 2012

OKEECHOBEE KOA in Okeechobee, FL

This was our first camping trip in our recently purchased pre-owned RV. We were very excited and it was the 3rd camping trip for our 7 year old daughter Ashleigh. We chose this campground because it seemed to have a lot of activities that were family oriented. Yet, we quickly found out that wasn't so.

They do have 3 pools, one for families and two for "adults only". They do have a nice size playground for kids, and a basket ball hoop - not really a half court. They do have mini golf, but you do have to pay a nominal fee, yet it wasn't well taken care of. They also have 1 ping-pong table, a post office on site, a great little store that sells everything you could think of and they make fresh sandwiches and sell ice cream too.

This place is the "largest KOA campground and it also has tennis courts, a bar & live music for adults, a 9 hole golf course, and many permanent residence that are seniors. If you are a senior, you'll be in heaven, because you are catered to in every way here.

Families stick to their own pool and playground area which is right next to each other. Your kids are not too welcomed to be seen by others in other areas. It was obvious to us that even though kids and families are welcome, they are very limited. I think we saw maybe 2 children (grandchildren) the entire 3 day weekend we spent there.

They do advertise "fishing", but the only water to fish from is on the golf course, and we found out we weren't allowed to fish from the golf course. Regardless, there are NO FISH in the canal or mini lake. Yet they do have a lot of fake wooden ducks that look real.

GOOD POINTS: The place is very big, very clean and extreamly well maintained. The bath houses had air fresheners and complimentary blow driers. The staff is very friendly and helpful. We did take a very long walk to Lake Okchobee about 2 miles away and fished there from the pier.

We won't be coming back as a family, but I would once we retire. We were hoping to sit out side and listen to the live music and have dinner together. The band play inside the bar/lounge (good size), but no kids are allowed, so tht didn't happen.

1 comment:

  1. We love the Okeechobee Fl KOA. I did want to correct 1 adult pool & 2 family pools, one being a Toodles pool. I think durning the week it is more elderly. On all the holidays the place is crawling with kids...tee shirt painting ice cream social coloring contests pumpkin carving, hayride and trick or treat with workers in costume. 5 stars 4 us. Holidays are 3 nights for I think 155. On their web site go to calender

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