The Denver West / Central City KOA Holiday, owned and operated by Chuck and Leza Spencer, has been named the KOA Campground of the Year for 2024. Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Denver West / Central City KOA Holiday sits at an impressive elevation of 8,490 feet and provides stunning views of the Colorado landscape. After operating a KOA location in South Dakota for seven years, the Spencers purchased and began welcoming guests to Denver West / Central City KOA Holiday in April 2010. Opening the new campground was not without challenges.
“When we bought the campground, we had a lot of cleaning up to do,” Leza Spencer said. “It had been broken into and vandalized. As far as you could see, there were just weeds and no campsites.”
What was once an overrun location has been updated and renovated into a popular Colorado camping destination. The Spencer’s improvements include the addition of 14 Pull-Thru Sites, each with a KOA Patio, four new KOA Patio Deluxe Cabins and 22 RV site upgrades. A focus on delivering premier pet amenities includes a revamped KampK9 dog park and two Paw Pen Sites that provide guests with private, fenced pet areas right at their site.
The Spencer family is also looking to the future of camping and their campground. Four electric vehicle (EV) charging stations have been added to the campground to service the growing interest in EVs among campers. The additional purchase of an adjoining property will allow the campground to open 30 additional sites.
Camping guests have taken notice of the sweeping changes, with one five-star review saying, “We have stayed at many campgrounds, but this was the best facility yet. We can’t wait for our next camping adventure at Denver West / Central City KOA Holiday.”
Ranking 45 among more than 500 KOA locations, the campground boasts a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 89, reflecting the superior quality of amenities and service available at the Denver West / Central City KOA Holiday. The campground has also received Kampgrounds of America, Inc.’s Founder’s and President’s Awards for the past 15 years.
“The Spencer family’s success is not a coincidence,” said Toby O’Rourke, president and CEO of Kampgrounds of America, Inc. “Their focus on delivering the very best outdoor hospitality has allowed them to continually exceed guest expectations at not one campground, but two. It’s an honor to recognize their dedication to their work and valued partnership with KOA.”
For more information about the Denver West / Central City KOA Holiday, please visit the campground’s website.
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Kampgrounds of America is the largest system of open-to-the-public campgrounds in the world, with over 500 locations across the United States and Canada. Founded in Billings, MT in 1962, KOA’s family of campground brands – KOA Journey, KOA Holiday and KOA Resort – today serve more than a million camping families each year. KOA is dedicated to “connecting people to the outdoors and each other” by providing people with a variety of camping experiences and the information they need to make the most of their camping trip. Read more of their camping and travel resources by visiting KOA.com/blog.
