Albany / Corvallis KOA

A basic KOA parking lot style campground.
Friendly young blond woman checked me in. Very kind and helpful.
Clean grounds and bathroom and showers. Wifi a little slow.
Not many neighbors in the off season, which was great as if the place were full there would be no privacy and you’d hear your neighbor’s farts. This is the norm at most US campgrounds so I won’t ding for that.
Also this place is close to busy hwy 34 and the traffic noise is quite loud. What made this a 4 star experience instead of 3 was the spacious grounds where I could walk my dogs. Despite the traffic noise it was quite serene. There is a river adjacent and lots of birds, and adorable baby sheep baaaaing at the farm next door.

we called to make a reservation at this campground, but the lady who answered the phone actually talked us out of it by being excessively rude. She was «too busy» to tell us anything about the available sites, and when I asked her opinion on which site to reserve, she said something akin to «how should I know? I’m inside and they’re outside!» In an exasperated tone. At that point we decided to look elsewhere, despite others being pleased with the campground itself.

Disappointed! Very expensive and poor service.
I called in and made a reservation to tent camp while on a college tour with the family. I briefly checked on line and it said the campsites were good for up to 6 people so I didn’t think much of it when I called In and made the reservation for 4. I was advised that it would be about $ 35 which was a lot of money for a tent site with water only but I agreed and my cc was billed immediately. When we showed up they said the reservation was only for 1 person and that it would be about $ 47. There is no way in hell Ian going to pay $ 47 for a tiny piece of ground for 10 hours. If they had told me at the time I booked that it was 47 instead of 35 I wouldn’t have wasted our time driving here. The lady didn’t give one hoot that they messed up when I called to book the room. Fortunately they did refund my money and we did find a much nicer place for $ 21.

stayed one night — a little dated, need to add doggie bags to the K9 area to encourage pick up :) but they had a nice walking path.

Meet expection
Good basketball court
Nice customer service
Reasonable price
Would come back if pass by again

Great for canned car camping. We stayed here with a tent as a last resort since state parks were all full. Sites are close together but very clean. Each site has own water. There are flushing toilets, showers, laundry, and pools. Dogs allowed. Fire pits and picnic tables at each site as well. Attendants are super helpful and friendly. There is free wifi but may not be fully available at each site, we could not get our tent site to access the wifi.

We were actually pleasantly surprised by our brief stay here. We hadn’t made reservations and arrived after 9, having given up on getting a state park spot. The hostess was lovely and kept the store open long enough to get us checked in and make sure we had everything we needed. The tent site was plenty big, had great grass, an even surface, water, and wifi! Bathrooms were nice, and if you were staying longer, there was laundry and a pool. If you are looking for a real camping experience, you won’t get it here, but if you just need a place to pitch your tent for the night, this place is pretty deluxe. It’s closer to camping than an rv park, but still has all the bells and whistles. It was a little pricey, $ 30, but much cheaper than a hotel or any RV park near by.

Ah! A rainy spring day in Corvallis area! This park has gravel over dirt on all roadways and pads. Some some chuck holes collect water into pools and some turn to mud. It’ll likely be a long time until the park paves it all.
But:
I saw the caretaker (who has been there longer than I have been coming to this park) valiantly filling the worst holes with new gravel despite the downpour. When I asked him to fill the puddle at my entry door steps, he cheerfully brought a load of gravel and filled the depression. Hooray for customer service!
Why not 5 stars?
Well, while most of the reception staff matches the caretaker’s friendliness and service orientation, there’s one front-​desk-​demon who doesn’t like her job and reveals it in not-​so-​subtle ways to the guests. Avoid her and you’ll give the fifth star.

Be warned!!! The water at this location has lots of tannins (brown water) it also tested positive for contamination. We were not informed of this until we asked questions about a notice posted in the laundry room. The staff then recommended boiling the water prior to drinking. The power had multiple major power surges. We disconnected to prevent damaging the rv. The park lost complete power while we were there. We moved without staying.

Nice, quiet and clean campground. The young man behind the counter was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful including setting us up with a digital cable box for TV at no additional charge. Restroom /​shower was clean and warm. No real down sides but a little pricey at $ 35.