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Campground Reviews

Jul 15, 2022
Jul 15, 2022
Beautiful place, friendly staff, so happy they had a small convenient store on premises at check-in to cover any items forgotten; like eggs! Camping right on the river only 2 minutes from town was awesome! Thank you.
Jul 15, 2022
Jul 14, 2022
Jul 13, 2022
Outdoor kitchen area was a bonus. Bathhouse was wonderful and service was great.
Jul 13, 2022
Site T13 should not be a premium tent site. It is poor for tents as it is close to the highway and right under a bright light. Putting up a fence between the campground and the highway would do a lot to improve the experience. It would provide noise abatement and safety for kids playing in the campground.
Jul 13, 2022
Jul 12, 2022
We had a large family reunion, rented multiple RV spaces . Quiet, very clean, very accommodating. Close enough to town to walk. We already booked next years stay to make it three years in a row.
Jul 12, 2022
Cabin was clean and cool, loved the fire pit on the porch overlooking the river!!! Definitely recommend.
Jul 11, 2022
The campground and mini house were clean.
Jul 11, 2022
Very clean and fun place. I will return!
Jul 11, 2022
Close to the river. Train not as loud as in the West KOA.
Jul 11, 2022
The bathrooms were clean and the campground as well. Would like if if there were a timer on showers so people who needed to just use the restroom could. Seems like there was a line waiting several times.
Jul 10, 2022
Jul 10, 2022
Great campground, clean bathrooms with great facilities. I reserved late so did not have the best spot but there are plenty of nice spaces along the river.
Jul 10, 2022
Jul 09, 2022
Jul 09, 2022
semi-level sights. over priced. staff not that friendly. check in is 3pm. even though our site was ready, they wouldn't let us in at 2:35. truck and train noise constantly. if you're headed to lava hot springs, there are other campgrounds to look at.
Jul 09, 2022
We had a fun time, camping with family and cousins, our 41st year at Lava HS, most of those years at this campground! The current owners do a great job with this camp, and we enjoy annual improvements. Everywhere else we travel, we rate the campgrounds by this one, some close, and few better than this one!
Jul 09, 2022
Younger group in pull thru sites party into the early morning hours
Jul 09, 2022
It was a great, clean place to stay. We loved that we could walk to the little downtown and the aquatic center. We happened to be there on a night where the train went by at least 4 times while we slept…it sounded like it was coming right towards us. Besides that and the big truck noise on the highway, we loved our stay!
Jul 08, 2022
We’ve come to Lava HHS since 1982, always fun! We’ve been at this campground for over 20 years, and every year the campground is better. Looking forward to next year!

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

Thank you for staying with us. We strive to continue the improvements needed and appreciate your support.
Jul 08, 2022
Jim at the desk made a series of errors regarding our reservation from January 2022 and then claimed we owed $11 even though our receipt showed fully paid. Blamed it on a price increase but after refusing to pay, he finally wrote it off. Nickel and Diming. Park was nice, but the mosquito spraying truck at 10 pm, the trains all night and trash truck at 5:45 am were ridiculous. Wouldn’t recommend
Jul 08, 2022
Jul 07, 2022
AMAZING! Thank you for the great facility! This place allowed me to share a comfortable camping experience with my grandparents and my 2 little children. I will have memories of here forever.
Jul 07, 2022
The staff would not give us more towels and when we called about the TV not working they were ZERO help.
Jul 07, 2022
We’ve been going there for years and unfortunately we will all not be back due to your prices. They are ridiculous.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

Prices are based on supply and demand. Therefore; if a guest stays anytime other than July 1-August 15th the prices will be cheaper.
Jul 07, 2022
The owners and associates really care and they are always working to make our stay perfect.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

Thank you for taking the time to give us a great review. We strive to provide a clean and well maintained park. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay.
Jul 07, 2022
just an overall great time. love the full hookups!

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are happy to hear you had a great time. Thank you for choosing Lava Hot Springs KOA.
Jul 06, 2022
The spaces are pretty tight together but the setup allows for privacy and a great camping experience. I love the concrete pads and fire pit! Neat little path runs along the road so you can walk into town. We really loved it there and will return.
Jul 05, 2022
Jul 05, 2022
We loved the campground and the people! We are so happy with our stay there. We will recommend it to anyone traveling through this area,
Jul 04, 2022
Site 85 should not be used for vans. It is not flat, therefore we could not use the hook ups we paid for. In addition, people in the campground left their awning lights on which blasted in to our pop top. There was zero privacy and loud motorcycles and trucks came in at all hours. While the staff was friendly, I cannot recommend anyone staying here given the noise from the road and trains.
Jul 04, 2022
Spacious and well maintained
Jul 04, 2022
Beautiful location! Nice that it's all walking distance. Being next to the highway and trains are pretty loud. Young gal at the desk could be a little more knowledgeable about the cabins and what necessities they contain. The website could be more detailed of what the cabins contains (i.e., microwave, small or big fridge, dishes, pots, stove top count, inside pictures).

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

Thank you for your comments, we will add additional photos and be more specific on amenities. We do have some new employees that are in training, we will confirm they know how to quickly reference any questions a guest may have.
Jul 03, 2022
We loved this campground! The restroom, shower, laundry facilities are clean and spacious. Our basic cabin had AC and great grassy area with a shade tree that was perfect
Jul 03, 2022
Jul 02, 2022
High price for high traffic location very well kept
Jul 02, 2022
When they say 3pm check in, they mean it. No early check in. Not even for a fee. The place was half full. Clean campground.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are sorry you were not happy with an early check in. Please try to understand we are in the busiest time of our season and we have to allow time for our outside staff to get sites cleaned and watered.
Jul 02, 2022
Clean great place to stay

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

Thank you.
Jul 01, 2022
Great /
Jul 01, 2022
We only stayed one night. Just passing through. It was a nice and enjoyable time. We booked a cabin. The toilet was running the whole time. Other than that no complaints.
Jul 01, 2022
Awesome park, great location and easy Hookups.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

Thank you.
Jun 30, 2022
Great for our 1 night stay. Short distance to a great water park and hot springs. Campground needs to have a larger area for campers when checking in. When returning from town had to wait an extremely long time for 4 campers to move to allow our truck to get by to go to our site. Just not enough room at the registration parking lot. Overall good stay!
Jun 30, 2022
Jun 30, 2022
Its a beautiful campground and easy to walk into town. Workers were very helpful too!
Jun 30, 2022
Stayed in cabin #1 and everything worked great, weather was perfect.
Jun 30, 2022
Sites were so small. Dog next door kept out all night cried right next to our window. tied to the post where we got our electricity, unplugged throughout the night. No access to river unless you were camping on it. Train running all night long. So noisy. Over priced for the amenities offered.
Jun 29, 2022
Quick and easy off the highway. Staff was friendly and place was clean. Just an overnighter for us. Plus there is a water park with 2 miles and hot springs you can soak in.
Jun 29, 2022
Apr 06, 2024
We stayed in L46 and patio is facing the river. Very nice night bbq and fire pit experience. Close by train tracks and freeway is the downside though. The cabin was very clean and cozy. Kids loved the bunk beds.
- S Tiwari on Google
Dec 12, 2023
Rented this little cabin at the KOA. Looking forward to staying here again.
- Jim Copeland on Google
Nov 28, 2023
The cabins are very cozy, close to the Portneuf river across from the cabins. It runs by some great RV parking spots looking at that river. I gave them 2 stars for service because no one is around Monday to Thursday, along with limited working hours Friday- Sunday. If you want something, you have to get in your vehicle and drive about a mile away to their other office in a different area of town. I find that ridiculous or even worse, asinine, not sure what the owner was thinking of that concept. Everything else was great. Some people might have other opinions about driving away to check out, they should have a drop box located around the office area to drop off the keys where we were staying at, instead of us driving to the other location drop it off, I found that to be very inconvenience for us.
- Jose DeSousa on Google