La Junta, Colorado Campground | La Junta KOA Journey

Welcome to your high plains oasis in southeastern Colorado, featuring the best playground, tent sites & WIFI around! Explore our area attractions, enjoy our sublime sunsets and rest well under the stars!

Straddling the Santa Fe Trail, this High Plains campground lies minutes from Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site. Costumed interpreters welcome you to the reconstructed adobe-walled trading post. In La Junta, the Koshare Indian Museum houses an impressive collection of Native American art/artifacts. A half hour south, Picketwire Canyon features the largest known trackway of dinosaur footprints in North America.

KOA's urban meets country setting is within walking distance of restaurants and shopping. We have high-speed WiFI! Get wet and cool off in our swimming pool, or relax in the Rec Room, where you can read, watch TV, play pool, shuffleboard, pinball & arcade games. Take advantage of the laundry room and restrooms. Groups also enjoy the large meeting room and use of the full kitchen.

New in 2020!: New swimming pool, expanded playground, enhanced Rec Room & new pizza & sub sandwich food service! Your hosts: Brad & Wendee Patterson.

Campground Amenities

50 Max Amp
85' Max Length
Wi-Fi
Pool (6/5 - 9/21)
Snack Bar ($)
Propane ($)
Kamping Kitchen
Mini Golf ($)
Firewood ($)
Dog Park

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What Others Are Saying

Overall Camper Rating:

Comfortable and clean. Friendly staff. 7/18/2021

- Julie Kostka on Google

We usually don't stay at KOA's while traveling in our travel trailer due to the cost and how they pack you in like sardines. However, this KOA was awesome... 7/17/2021

- X2307CGgaryp on Trip Advisor

Loved our stay there very nice. 7/17/2021

- Brenda Barber on Google

We had a great time here! Our site had a large shade tree that covered us most of the day. There is lots to do right in the campground and we tried the swimming pool, rec center, and mini golf... 7/21/2021

Had a good stay. Nice clean friendly park. 7/20/2021

Good stay. Only stayed one night. 7/20/2021

Great place to stay! 7/20/2021

Loved the sand pit tent site. the cover and hammock mounts were great. Loved having a sink. Great place. 7/20/2021

Very nice camping site. 7/19/2021

Great host at check in 7/19/2021

Very nice park. Hailey was very helpful getting us to our spot. We had dinner delivered to our RV. That was nice to have after a long day of traveling. 7/19/2021

No issues at all. We just stayed a night so we didn’t get a chance to use many of the amenities but the campground was clean and well maintained. 7/19/2021

Campground was clean but too many bugs, so take your bug spray during the summer. Didn't care for the campers too close to each other, not enough space between us. Our slide almost touched our neighbor. 7/18/2021

The campground has a great playground, and a beautiful pool. Staff was very friendly with tips about local "must see" places. I felt very safe and will return again! 7/18/2021

Very short one night.They was very friendly 7/17/2021

Super easy to check in. The staff had our papers all ready for us and they were friendly! Park and site was clean and loved that there were dog poo station around the park. 7/16/2021

Our stay was very nice. The cabin we stayed in was very clean and well taken care of. Would recommend to anyone and very nice place to stay. 7/15/2021

Nice campground, good facilities. La Junta itself was a sad town. A lot of vacant storefronts. Campground was nice. 7/13/2021

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KOA Journey Campgrounds

KOA Journey campgrounds are the perfect oases after a day on the road. Whether it’s along the way or a quick getaway, they’ve got you covered. Located near the highways and byways of North America with long Pull-thru RV Sites, they deliver convenience to the traveling camper. Pull in, ease back and take a load off.

KOA Journeys Feature:

Pull-through RV Sites with 50-amp service
Premium Tent Sites
Well lit after hours check-in service

Latest Hot Deal

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WHEN: May 13-14, 2022

WHAT: Stay Friday night, May 13th at a participating campground, and get Saturday night, May 14th for just $20*.

WHY: The Big Weekend helps raise funds to send kids with cancer to medically-supervised camps all across North America. Kids fighting cancer deserve a chance to attend a summer camp and to just be a kid again. Funds raised from May 14 support the KOA Care Camps Trust which distributes more than $1 million dollars annually to support 125+ Care Camps each year. Learn more at koacarecamps.org.

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Campground Events

Arkansas Valley Fair

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Aug 11, 2021

The Oldest Continuous Fair in the State of Colorado!Arkansas Valley fair is entertainment for the whole family! Every day events include entertainment pavilion, arts, crops,...

Aug 11

Annual Tarantula Migration!

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Sep 12, 2021

Every year, from mid-September to mid-October, thousands of male tarantulas migrate in southeastern Colorado to find a mate. The Comanche National Grasslands south of La...

Sep 12

30th Arkansas Valley Balloon Festival

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Nov 5, 2021

The 30th Arkansas Valley Balloon Festival in Rocky Ford Colorado. Be sure to mark your calendars and check back for details as time gets closer. You can watch them set up,...

Nov 5

Bent's Old Fort Traditional Holiday Celebration

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Dec 3, 2021

Witness the holiday pleasures and pastimes of the 1840s at an isolated trading post. Period games, foods, and festivities will enliven the fort. On Saturday there will be toy...

Dec 3

Santa Fe Trail Day

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Apr 29, 2022

Looking for something fun to do with the entire family? Come to Las Animas for the 83rd annual Santa Fe Trail Day events and the Boggsville tractor show!Costume contest,...

Apr 29

La Junta Fireworks

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Jul 4, 2022

In celebration of Independence Day, the city of La Junta will be lighting off fireworks! Be sure to join in the fun!

Jul 4

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The museum houses one of the largest collections of Native American artifacts and art in the world. There are Indian dance performances during the summer months. See their web site to view the photo gallery.

115 W 18th st.

La Junta, CO 81050

719-384-4411

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Picketwire and Vogel Canyons are scenic canyon lands and have hiking and mountain biking trails. Hike, bike or auto tour to North America's largest mapped site of dinosaur tracks. See our photo gallery for pictures.

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Bents Old Fort National Historic Site is a reconstructed frontier trading post. It was originally built in 1833-1834 on the Santa Fe Trail. The fort host re-enactments and has daily tours. A must see when visiting La Junta. See their web site to view the photo gallery.

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The museum has an extensive collection of exhibits, pictures and artifacts. Both educational and informative it is enjoyable to visit. Take a step back in time, admission is free, the museum operates on donations. See photo gallery.

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Campground Blog

Godfather's adds Jalapeno Popper Pizza!

New for 2020, La Junta KOA has added campground pizza delivery from Godfather's Pizza! Order a delicious, fresh & hot pizza between 4 - 8 pm and we will deliver...

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Swimming Pool will re-open on June 12th &...

Our swimming pool will re-open on Friday, June 12, 2020 with a new liner, new expanded deck & fence, plus new features such as an 8' tall water slide, deck spray jets,...

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Many Playground Improvements for 2020!

We have added a merry-go-round, two dinosaur spring riders, a water fountain and corn-hole toss games to our playground, all now watched over by a big dinosaur!

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