Campground Reviews

Sep 02, 2024
Aug 30, 2024
I would recommend for overnight stays and possibly temporary but nothing long term. New management made cosmetic changes but nothing to improve the laundry facilities or pool. The list of rules they have in place are a bit much for people staying long term. It was very micromanaged and a lot of people moved out due to this. Also, the office ran my debit card without permission.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are currently remodeling the entire main office building including restrooms and laundry! We are sorry you felt our rules were too strict we do this to prevent our campground from becoming a trailer park. We are striving to be a place that our guest want to come for both long and short stays.
Aug 29, 2024
New campground owners, so camp beginning overhaul, but… Half bath cabin only has cold water line, so questionable handwashing and no dishwashing in cabin. Poison ivy by front and sides of cabin; would have been an issue if I had little kids here. Mosquitoes were very bad until I applied my from-homefix to the grass. Main bathrooms and office were shut down for renovations; trailer bathrooms okay

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are working diligently to do a complete renovation on Themis property. We appreciate your feedback and will address the issues with our on site staff. We hope you will come back after we complete the remodel and give us a second chance we don’t think you will be disappointed. Safe travels!
Aug 28, 2024
Very nice
Aug 28, 2024
Ok
Aug 28, 2024
First I really wanted to go swimming and the pool was being cleaned �� so no swimming. The toilets were out of order? Had portables. And lots of bugs bugging me need less to say I had a less then good time. Had to stay in my camper. It was a beautiful location. Really shouldn't charged so much when your Facilities aren't up to par. Or in form that you are under construction so I could stay el
Aug 28, 2024
Nice campground even though you are remodeling
Aug 26, 2024
Aug 25, 2024
A work in progress, I am looking forward to seeing it after the refurbished. It was comfortable for our stay.the staff were helpful and friendly.
Aug 24, 2024
Aug 19, 2024
Friendly staff, clean campground!
Aug 18, 2024
Enjoyed our stay. Campground close to I-40 and downtown Newport. One hour drive to Gatlinburg,Tn. Didn't like road into the campground - very narrow. Gravel road up hill from entrance makes it necessary to use 4 wheel drive. Remodelling main building and fixing a bridge over a creek. Staff very nice.
Aug 18, 2024
Aug 17, 2024
We needed a quick overnight stay in a cabin. My husband called they were not available at the time. Thay did call back and gave us permissionto stay for a night in a really nice cabin. We were also greaful that they gave us a military discount. It was clean and ready for us when we got there. We were only there a few hours to sleep but it was just what we needed as we were passing through. TY KO
Aug 16, 2024
Aug 15, 2024
Wry friendly staff. We had to leave early and they were very accommodating.
Aug 14, 2024
We only ever stay in Kabins. This was the first kabin to have a half bath -absolutely great addition! It will be hard to book without the amenity in the future!!

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are glad you enjoyed your time in our cabin with half bath. It is always nice to not have to walk to the restroom in the middle of the night! We hope to see you again soon!
Aug 13, 2024
Seamed like the hosts were more focused on keeping there sights mowed and updated the sight we stayed in actually had the top of the meter broke off so very unsafe and there were more people living there than there was people on nightly stays

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are sorry that you didn’t enjoy your time with us. We are working to make massive upgrades to our property. We utilize a lawn service for all our landscaping hosts sites included. We hope that you will come back and give us another chance after the upgrades are complete.
Aug 09, 2024
Our site was a gravel pull through that was almost level but not far off. We didn’t even unhitch as we were passing through. This is an old campground that seems to be coming back to life. There was evidence of lots of work being slowly done to fix it back up. The setting was really nice and shady. I hope the owners bring it back to life in a way that shines.
Aug 07, 2024
We loved having the golf cart take us to our camping site. Our pull through site let us leave our Jeep hooked up. This was nice as we were only staying 1 night on our way to GA.
Aug 07, 2024
Very friendly staff nice campground definitely recommend!
Aug 05, 2024
Faculty was nice. Arrived to find a pile of dog poop and a pile of dog food in our site. Otherwise pleasant stay. Pool was nice as well as the bathhouse/showers.
Aug 05, 2024
Really unhappy with my stay here. When checking in they should have done a better job of reviewing the property and honesty of projects that week. I ended up leaving two days early after my site was completely surrounded by a tree removal team and constant chainsaw noise on a Sunday. There was zero communication. Empty campground and they put me right next to the temp bathrooms. Very disappointed
Aug 04, 2024
Disappointing that there were not handicap bathrooms open. The ones with out stairs closed at 11pm. No handicapped rails in bathrooms without stairs. Those bathrooms were moderately clean. No coffee or breakfast offered like most Koas. Staff nice. Pull thru good.
Aug 02, 2024
everything was good until new management took over . everyone had to remove their canopies small outsid dog enclosures and they raised the rent 1 hundred dollars a month the bridge was was a hazard getting in and out I will not recommend anyone to stay there

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

As we are sure you saw on your way out of the property we are expanding the bridge to make it easier for all guest to access the property. We are also making huge upgrades to the property and our guests will certainly see the value in the changes we are making and hopefully want to stay longer.
Aug 02, 2024
Jul 31, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
As others have said, it was a bit run down, they had portable showers and the office closed around 6:00 before we arrived. My biggest issue was that they were only two working restrooms and they lock those from 11pm - 8am so if you need a restroom before 8am you are SOL - literally. Fortunately, we were in an RV so there was an option. I don’t know what the tent campers do. Go in the woods?

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

As you mention we have portable restrooms on site while we renovate our main bathrooms. We close our secondary restrooms from 11pm to 8pm due to issues we have had in the past. We still have restrooms available for all guests at all hours.
Jul 29, 2024
Pleasant, quite and friendly staff.
Jul 24, 2024
Very clean but I-40 trucks use Jake brakes non stop…so you have to leave windows closed and a/c on if you want to sleep.
Jul 24, 2024
Le terrain était inégal, lors de la vidange, les égouts étaient bloqués sur notre terrain. Tout a remonté! Nous avons essayé de nous vidanger à la station, il n’y avait pas d’eau…. Beaucoup de temps perdu pour une seule nuit. Nous avons payé pour trois services …. J’aimerais que le montant soit ajusté en fonction des services utilisés soit eau et électricité. Merci de votre
Jul 22, 2024
Beautiful RV park! The people are so friendly and helpful.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again.
Jul 18, 2024
Most of the restrooms/showers were out of service. 2 working toilets for the whole campground. Most sites looked like semi-permanent residents.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We do have some long term guests but we strive to make sure their sites stay clean and tidy. We are working on remodeling our main bathrooms and have brought in a temporary bathroom in the mean time to accommodate our guests. Safe travels
Jul 18, 2024
Very nice. Clean well managed

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

Glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We strive to provide an excellent customer experience.
Jul 16, 2024
The add said they had cable tv but they didn't. The smell was bad. There were trucks emptying dumpsters with backup alerts going off and loud banging at 3 in the morning.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We're sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay. Not sure where you saw we have cable because our property hasn't had cable in a long time. Our trash company does not pick up at 3 am either. We wish you safe travels.
Jul 16, 2024
Site was all gravel, no fire ring and the wifi kept cutting out.

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We're sorry that you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We just completed a wifi upgrade just a few days after your stay. We now have fiber internet throughout our park. We have also just placed new fire rings at all of our sites. We hope you will give us another chance.
Jul 15, 2024
Nice quiet campground. The staff was nice and the campground was clean
Jul 15, 2024
The campground is older but recently acquired by new management. They are working on making a lot of improvements. The stay was fine and we had no problems. It's situated off the interstate so convenient for a place to stop for the night or spend a few days as it's not far from many Smoky Mountain attractions. It was clean and everyone was friendly.
Jul 14, 2024
When we arrived, we were informed that the bathroom and shower facilities connected to the main building were out of service. The campground brought in a portable shower pod to cover that. The other bathroom/shower house had only 2 of 4 units in working order. While there, it appeared that management was working diligently on the plumbing issues. Good luck with the renovations.
Jul 14, 2024
Very old and in poor shape even for a journeys
Jul 11, 2024
I had my dog, so it was my dog and I that were headed home from Washington state and we were camping and I will stay at a lot of KOA KOA campground and we were having a very very good time I got there late and they were very nice assisting me get settled into my camp site
Jul 10, 2024
Very low water pressure at site and in bathhouse, no cable tv as stated on web site and on campground map, very slow internet,

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We have resolved the water pressure issues to our sites. Unfortunately, we had. Pretty large underground leak. Our website does not state that we have cable simply because it is not an amenity we offer. Our next project will be to upgrade to fiber internet for our wifi. That is coming very soon!
Jul 09, 2024
Not a good place to stay

CAMPGROUND RESPONSE / COMMENTS:

We are sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We are under new management and working diligently to make it a great place to stay. We hope you will come back and give us another chance once we complete our upgrades.
Jul 08, 2024
It was ok but very upsetting because there was no activity for the kids to do besides the pool and little play ground. And u have to leave the camp ground to do things and not much of a store.
Jul 08, 2024
This is the most over priced koa I've ever stayed at. The bathrooms were dirty, showers were peeling with mold. Not to mention the whole camp ground smelled like sewer .
Jul 07, 2024
Checked in late left early. Lots very unleve, gravel. We paid less in Florida Keys for concrete pad and patio. Bath house needed attention while a person was pulling weeds from flower bed. Pool looked nice, we did not use.
Jul 05, 2024
Bathrooms need upgrades. Staff was great!
Jul 04, 2024
sites are not level, water hookup over 25 ft., been camping all over the us and Canada for over 40 years and this have to be rates the worse, might by pass on koa sites from now on.
Jul 04, 2024
Excellent staff
Jul 03, 2024
Your new SO called management are POS. The NEW ON SITE Manager Willis is a nasty disrespectful individual who should NOT be working with the public under any situation. I honestly hope this place goes under and with him working for you it's just a matter of time
Nov 28, 2024
Nice people. Thanks for the propane
- James Chrisman on Google
Oct 20, 2024
The grounds were very well kept. The staff was friendly. Kicked back and quiet. Enjoyed our stay!
- Renee on Google
Oct 02, 2024
I stayed at a tent site, the site was well maintained and made set up clean and easy. The little Pavillion was nice to have. Staff was friendly and accommodating. There was highway noise, but most Journey campgrounds are located near highways, so that wasn't unexpected. The main lodge was closed for remodeling. It was a bit of a hike to the bathrooms, only 2. Unisex. No mirror. They were basic and adequate. Beautiful pool. I felt quite safe there. Hoping you weren't affected by the flooding from Helene.
- Cathy Stewart on Google