Charlotte / Fort Mill KOA

I have to agree with Glen R. It is almost like the campground is an afterthought to the Blimpie /​Gas Station /​RV Check in place. The pool in the campground was «ok,» and I would have to agree that the pizza place attached to the Blimpies is kind of a local hang out. The spot we stayed in was quite long, and very level. We had PLENTY of room to get our 45′ bus and 26′ trailer into the spot, and stay attached for the night. The campground has a «run down» feel to it, and a sense of «permanency» as most of the guests there are probably long term residents. With that said, if you need a place to pull off the road and get some good rest in a decent spot, this would be your place. There are a few restaurants and grocery stores in the immediate vicinity that will make your evening’s stay a little more tolerable. No frills, but not expensive either.

We have never had such a horrible experience with any other KOA, campground or hotel. Yes, you read that title correctly!!! Bed Bugs!!! We had contacted this KOA prior to checking in to arrange for a late check-​in for a basic Kamping Kabin since our flight into Charlotte was going to arrive late at night. The owners said that they would leave the cabin key with the bar next door. That should have been a sign to us right there. Anyway, we arrive about 11:30pm, go to the bar and get the key as arranged. The waitress hands us the key and TV remote in a KOA bag and we go off in the night to find our cabin. We open the door and the smell of stale beer immediately hits us. On the bed, there are a couple of dead roaches. Its a little chilly since its late October, so I look for the heater. There’s an air conditioner but no heater in the cabin. We both need to go the bathroom, so we head to the bathhouse. However, the doors are closed and locked shut. By this time, the bar is closed and the KOA owners apparently do not live on site like most other KOAs. We’re tired, we’ve been flying all day, and we’ve already pre-​paid… so we decided to make the best of it and stay anyway. We should have left and found a hotel. The next morning, I awake to bites all over my arms and neck. A couple of days later, my wife notices now she has bites all over her arms, legs, and neck. We verify with our doctor that we have indeed been bit by bed bugs. By this time, we have already gone home and taken all the clothes and linens into our house as well. Now, we fear that we have brought these bed bugs into our own home!!! We have contacted the owners since arriving home, but have not received a response. We will never, ever considering staying at this KOA again!!!

If you’re an RVer, stay away from this place!
Let me start off by saying that this campground was strange from the get go. If you look them up in the KOA directory you’ll see that they boast about on site camp store, Blimpie, gas, etc. This is because the campground is located AT THE GAS STATION. The camp store isn’t a camp store… it’s a gas station convenience store with a Blimpie in it. And worse than that, connected to the convenience store is a neighborhood dive bar.
The pull through sites are very long but most have just rocks and no smooth spot at all.
They don’t have any fire rings yet sell firewood at the store. We asked about making a fire and the gas attendant, uh Blimpie worker, uh convenience store worker, uh campground worker told us to just make it on the ground… IN THE GRASS! (The rocky pull through site was so bad that we asked to be moved to a grassy back in one)
Here’s the worst part… the dive bar gets crowds at night and they allow them to park up into the campground. Supposedly they have security in the front but we drove right past them coming back one night. One afternoon, I went into my cooler to find out that beer and wine were stolen from it… no doubt from the drunks leaving the bar. This was a first for me. It forced us to clean up everything we had outside, put it away and lock all of our storage compartments.
This campground appears to be a 1 night stay over place on your way to somewhere else. I suppose it’s ok for that, just don’t leave anything outside and make sure you get a site WAY in the back so you don’t hear the motorcycles and cars starting at 2am when everyone leaves the bar. It is NOT a family campground and I wish I knew that ahead of time.
Never again!