Each year, Kampgrounds of America recognizes some of our more than 500 KOA campgrounds across the US and Canada with our annual campground awards. In addition to our highest awards, the KOA Campground of the Year and our Rising Star, a select group of KOA campgrounds receive our Icon Award. The Icon Award honors the top 10% of KOA campgrounds that provide the highest standard of excellence. This award is given to campgrounds that consistently offer exceptional guest experiences, create an inviting and welcoming atmosphere, and uphold the values of the KOA brand.
Additionally, each year we recognize the top KOA campgrounds recommended by our camping guests. These KOA locations have earned the status of providing World-Class Guest Service to campers across North America.
See KOA’s World-Class Guest Service Locations
KOA Icon Award Winners
Alabama
Ozark / Fort Rucker KOA Journey
Arizona
Kingman KOA Journey
Mesa / Apache Junction KOA Journey
Salome KOA Journey
California
Oroville / Feather Falls Casino KOA Journey
Trinity Lake KOA Holiday
Colorado
Alamosa KOA Journey
Carbondale / Crystal River KOA Holiday
Glenwood Springs West / Colorado River KOA Holiday
Grand Junction KOA Holiday
Grand Lake / Rocky Mtn National Park KOA Journey
Florida
Naples / Marco Island KOA Holiday
Sugarloaf Key / Key West KOA Resort
West Palm Beach / Lion Country Safari KOA Journey
Illinois
Indiana
Brown County / Nashville KOA Holiday
Kansas
Goodland KOA Journey
Kansas City West / Lawrence KOA Holiday
WaKeeney KOA Journey
Maine
Houlton / Canadian Border KOA Journey
Michigan
Coloma / St Joseph KOA Holiday
Gaylord South / Bradford Lake KOA Holiday
Mississippi
Hattiesburg / Okatoma KOA
Meridian East / Toomsuba KOA Journey
Missouri
Sam A. Baker / Otahki Lake KOA Holiday
Montana
Helena North KOA Journey
Red Lodge KOA Journey
New York
Chautauqua Lake KOA Holiday
Niagara Falls / Grand Island KOA Holiday
North Dakota
Ohio
Coshocton KOA Holiday
Dayton KOA Holiday
Mt. Gilead KOA Holiday
Shelby / Mansfield KOA Resort
Thompson / Grand River KOA Holiday
Oklahoma
Sallisaw / Fort Smith West KOA Holiday
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown / Hershey KOA Holiday
Lancaster / New Holland KOA Journey
Mercer / Grove City KOA Holiday
Williamsport South / Nittany Mountain KOA Holiday
South Carolina
Mount Pleasant / Charleston KOA Holiday
South Dakota
Belvidere East / Exit 170 KOA Journey
Tennessee
Gatlinburg East / Smoky Mountain KOA Holiday
Paris Landing / Kentucky Lake KOA Holiday
Texas
Mount Pleasant KOA Journey
San Antonio / Alamo KOA Holiday
Utah
Brigham City / Perry South KOA Journey
Virginia
Harrisonburg / Shenandoah Valley KOA Holiday
Virginia Beach KOA Holiday
Wisconsin
Hixton / Alma Center KOA Holiday
Wyoming
Buffalo KOA Journey
Casper KOA Journey
Greybull KOA Holiday
Sheridan / Big Horn Mountains KOA Journey
Newfoundland
Gros Morne / Norris Point KOA Holiday
Ontario
KOA World-Class Guest Service Honors
Alabama
Ozark / Fort Rucker KOA Journey
Alaska
Fairbanks / Chena River KOA Journey
Homer / Baycrest KOA Holiday
Seward KOA Journey
Valdez KOA Journey
Arizona
Kingman KOA Journey
Mesa / Apache Junction KOA Journey
Picacho / Tucson NW KOA Journey
Salome KOA Journey
Tucson / Lazydays KOA Resort
Willcox /Cochise KOA Holiday
Williams / Exit 167 / Circle Pines KOA Holiday
Arkansas
Eureka Springs KOA Journey
Harrison KOA Holiday
Hot Springs National Park KOA Holiday
California
Bakersfield KOA Journey
Boulevard / Cleveland National Forest KOA Holiday
Burney Falls / Hat Creek KOA Holiday
Coleville / Walker KOA Holiday
Manchester Beach / Mendocino Coast KOA Journey
Moss Landing KOA Express
Mt. Lassen / Shingletown KOA Holiday
Needles KOA Journey
Oroville / Feather Falls Casino KOA Journey
Red Bluff KOA Journey
San Diego Metro KOA Resort
Santa Cruz / Monterey Bay KOA Holiday
Santa Cruz North / Costanoa KOA Holiday
Santa Margarita KOA Holiday
Trinity Lake KOA Holiday
Colorado
Alamosa / Great Sand Dunes KOA Journey
Carbondale / Crystal River KOA Holiday
Craig KOA Journey
Cripple Creek KOA Holiday
Denver West / Central City KOA Holiday
Estes Park / Rocky Mountain National Park KOA Holiday
Fort Collins / Lakeside KOA Holiday
Glenwood Springs West / Colorado River KOA Holiday
Grand Junction KOA Holiday
Grand Lake / Rocky Mtn National Park KOA Journey
Gunnison KOA Journey
La Junta KOA Journey
Ouray KOA Holiday
Pueblo KOA Journey
Pueblo South / Colorado City KOA Holiday
Florida
Bradenton / Hunsader Farms KOA Holiday
Clearwater / Lake Tarpon KOA Holiday
Crystal River KOA Journey
Fort Pierce West KOA Holiday
Naples / Marco Island KOA Holiday
Orlando NW / Orange Blossom KOA Journey
Orlando / Kissimmee KOA Holiday
Panama City Beach KOA Holiday
Perry KOA Holiday
St Augustine Beach KOA Holiday
Starke / Gainesville NE KOA Holiday
Sugarloaf Key / Key West KOA Resort
West Palm Beach / Lion Country Safari KOA Journey
Georgia
Americus KOA Journey
Blue Ridge / Toccoa River KOA Holiday
Cordele KOA Journey
Hartwell Lakeside KOA Holiday
Hiawassee KOA Holiday
Lookout Mountain / Chattanooga West KOA Holiday
Savannah South KOA Holiday
Idaho
Kamiah / Clearwater River KOA Journey
Lava Hot Springs East KOA Holiday
Lava Hot Springs West KOA Holiday
Montpelier Creek KOA Journey
Illinois
Casey KOA Journey
Chicago Northwest KOA Holiday
Galesburg East / Knoxville KOA Holiday
Grayville / I-64 KOA Holiday
Kankakee South KOA Holiday
Lena KOA Journey
Marion / Shawnee National Forest KOA Holiday
Springfield KOA Journey
Indiana
Batesville KOA Journey
Brown County / Nashville KOA Holiday
Indianapolis KOA Holiday
Richmond KOA Holiday
Scottsburg / Raintree KOA Holiday
Iowa
Kansas
Goodland KOA Journey
Kansas City West / Lawrence KOA Holiday
Salina KOA Holiday
WaKeeney KOA Journey
Kentucky
Ashland / Huntington West KOA Holiday
Bowling Green KOA Holiday
Paducah / I-24 / Kentucky Lake KOA Journey
Louisiana
Baton Rouge KOA Holiday
Lafayette KOA Holiday
New Orleans KOA Holiday
Shreveport / Bossier City KOA Journey
Maine
Bar Harbor / Oceanside KOA Holiday
Bucksport / Fort Knox KOA Holiday
Houlton / Canadian Border KOA Journey
Naples KOA Holiday
Skowhegan / Kennebec Valley KOA Journey
Maryland
Washington DC / Capitol KOA Holiday
Massachusetts
Northampton / Springfield KOA Holiday
Michigan
Coloma / St Joseph KOA Holiday
Covert / South Haven KOA Holiday
Gaylord KOA Holiday
Gaylord South / Bradford Lake KOA Holiday
Mackinaw City / Mackinac Island KOA Journey
Oscoda / Tawas KOA Holiday
St Ignace / Mackinac Island KOA Holiday
Traverse City KOA Holiday
Weidman KOA Holiday
Minnesota
Bemidji KOA Journey
Jackson KOA Journey
Mississippi
Gulfport KOA Holiday
Hattiesburg / Okatoma KOA
McComb KOA Journey
Meridian East / Toomsuba KOA Journey
Starkville KOA Holiday
Missouri
Branson KOA Holiday
Lebanon / Bennett Spring KOA Holiday
Sam A. Baker / Otahki Lake KOA Holiday
Springfield / Route 66 KOA Holiday
Montana
Billings KOA Holiday
Helena North KOA Journey
Miles City KOA Journey
Missoula KOA Holiday
Polson / Flathead Lake KOA Holiday
Red Lodge KOA Journey
St. Mary / East Glacier KOA Holiday
Three Forks KOA Journey
West Glacier KOA Resort
Nebraska
Lincoln West KOA
Ogallala / I-80 KOA Journey
Ogallala / Tri Trails KOA Journey
Nevada
Ely KOA Journey
Las Vegas KOA Journey at Sam’s Town
New Hampshire
Chocorua KOA Holiday
Lincoln / Woodstock KOA Holiday
Littleton / Franconia Notch KOA Holiday
Twin Mountain / Mt. Washington KOA Holiday
New Jersey
Philadelphia South / Clarksboro KOA Holiday
New Mexico
Alamogordo / White Sands KOA Journey
Albuquerque KOA Journey
Grants KOA Journey
Las Cruces KOA Journey
Las Vegas, New Mexico KOA Journey
Raton KOA Journey
Santa Fe KOA Journey
Silver City KOA Holiday
Tucumcari / Route 66 KOA Journey
New York
Canandaigua / Rochester KOA Holiday
Catskill Mountains / Gilboa KOA Holiday
Chautauqua Lake KOA Holiday
Cooperstown KOA Journey
Houghton / Letchworth KOA Holiday
Lake George / Saratoga KOA Journey
Medina / Wildwood Lake KOA Holiday
Natural Bridge / Watertown KOA Journey
Niagara Falls / Grand Island KOA Holiday
Waterloo / Finger Lakes KOA Holiday
Westfield / Lake Erie KOA Journey
North Carolina
Asheville East KOA Holiday
Boone KOA Holiday
Cape Hatteras / Outer Banks KOA Resort
Cherokee / Great Smokies KOA Holiday
Lumberton / I-95 KOA Journey
Murphy / Peace Valley KOA Holiday
New Bern KOA Holiday
Wilmington KOA Holiday
North Dakota
Ohio
Canton / East Sparta KOA Holiday
Coshocton KOA Holiday
Dayton KOA Holiday
Franklin Furnace / Ohio River KOA Holiday
Hocking Hills KOA Holiday
Lake Milton / Berlin Lake KOA Holiday
Lebanon / Cincinnati NE KOA Holiday
Mt. Gilead KOA Journey
Salem / Lisbon KOA Holiday
Sandusky / Bayshore KOA Holiday
Shelby / Mansfield KOA Resort
Thompson / Grand River Valley KOA Holiday
Wapakoneta KOA Holiday
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City East KOA Holiday
Sallisaw / Fort Smith West KOA Holiday
Tulsa NE / Will Rogers Downs KOA Journey
Oregon
Astoria / Warrenton / Seaside KOA Resort
Cave Junction KOA Journey
Grants Pass KOA Journey
Klamath Falls KOA Journey
Lemolo Lake / Crater Lake North KOA Holiday
Lincoln City KOA Holiday
Medford / Gold Hill KOA Journey
Sutherlin / Umpqua Valley KOA Holiday
Waldport / Newport KOA Journey
Pennsylvania
Bellefonte / State College KOA Holiday
Delaware Water Gap / Pocono Mountain KOA Holiday
Elizabethtown / Hershey KOA Holiday
Erie KOA Holiday
Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA Holiday
Jonestown / Hershey NE KOA Journey
Lancaster / New Holland KOA Journey
Mercer / Grove City KOA Holiday
Williamsport South / Nittany Mountain KOA Holiday
South Carolina
Anderson / Lake Hartwell KOA Holiday
Mount Pleasant / Charleston KOA Holiday
Newberry / I-26 / Sumter NF KOA Journey
Point South / I-95 / Yemassee KOA Journey
Santee / Santee Lakes KOA Journey
Travelers Rest / N Greenville KOA Holiday
South Dakota
Badlands / White River KOA Holiday
Belvidere East / Exit 170 KOA Journey
Custer / Mt Rushmore / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Deadwood / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Hot Springs / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Mitchell KOA Journey
Rapid City / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Sioux City North KOA Holiday
Sioux Falls KOA Journey
Spearfish / Black Hills KOA Holiday
Tennessee
Baileyton KOA Holiday
Crossville I-40 KOA Holiday
Gatlinburg East / Smoky Mountain KOA Holiday
Jonesborough / Cherokee NF KOA Journey
Nashville KOA Resort
Nashville East / Lebanon KOA Journey
Paris Landing / Kentucky Lake KOA Holiday
Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg KOA Holiday
Sweetwater / I-75 / Exit 62 KOA Holiday
Townsend / Great Smokies KOA Holiday
Texas
Amarillo KOA Journey
Austin East KOA Holiday
Breckenridge / Hubbard Creek Lake KOA Journey
Brookeland / Lake Sam Rayburn KOA Holiday
Canton KOA Holiday
Galveston Island KOA Holiday
Kerrville KOA Journey
Leander / Northwest Austin KOA Holiday
Lufkin KOA Journey
Mount Pleasant KOA Journey
Port Lavaca / Matagorda Bay KOA Holiday
Rockport / Corpus Christi KOA Holiday
Rusk KOA Holiday
San Angelo KOA Holiday
San Antonio / Alamo KOA Holiday
Sanger / Denton North KOA Journey
South Padre Island KOA Holiday
Utah
Beaver KOA Journey
Brigham City / Perry South KOA Journey
Fillmore KOA Journey
Flaming Gorge / Manila KOA Journey
Moab KOA Holiday
Richfield KOA Holiday
Vermont
Brattleboro North KOA Journey
Quechee / Pine Valley KOA Holiday
Virginia
Charlottesville KOA Holiday
Fancy Gap / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Journey
Fredericksburg / Washington DC S KOA Holiday
Harrisonburg / Shenandoah Valley KOA Holiday
Lynchburg NW / Blue Ridge Parkway KOA Holiday
Natural Bridge / Lexington KOA Holiday
Richmond North / Kings Dominion KOA Holiday
Virginia Beach KOA Holiday
Wytheville KOA Holiday
Washington
Bay Center / Willapa Bay KOA Journey
Boyer Park and Marina / Snake River KOA Holiday
Burlington / Anacortes KOA Holiday
Pasco / Tri-Cities KOA Journey
Starbuck / Lyons Ferry Marina KOA Holiday
Wisconsin
Hixton / Alma Center KOA Holiday
Milton KOA Holiday
Oakdale KOA Journey
Wyoming
Buffalo KOA Journey
Casper KOA Journey
Dubois / Wind River KOA Holiday
Greybull KOA Holiday
Lyman KOA Journey
Sheridan / Big Horn Mountains KOA Journey
Alberta
British Columbia
Cranbrook / St. Eugene KOA Journey
Newfoundland
Gros Morne / Norris Point KOA Holiday
Ontario
Barrie KOA Holiday
Niagara Falls KOA Holiday
Parry Sound KOA Holiday
1000 Islands / Kingston KOA Holiday
1000 Islands / Mallorytown KOA Holiday
Sault Ste. Marie KOA Holiday
Sturgeon Falls KOA Holiday
Thunder Bay KOA Holiday
Prince Edward Island
Borden / Summerside KOA Journey
Quebec
Montreal South KOA
Quebec City KOA Holiday
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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.
