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RV Reviews

Dec 01, 2025
Absolutely beautiful like always can’t wait to come back
Nov 30, 2025
Very impressed with the intire KOA staff. Friendley and helpful
Nov 30, 2025
Nov 30, 2025
Nov 30, 2025
Perfect family environment
Nov 29, 2025
We love this place. 4 families for Thanksgiving and we had a wonderful time. As usual, the kids had the best time ever!
Nov 29, 2025
Nov 29, 2025
So much fun! The Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay KOA is the perfect place for a family vacation. This is definitely a happy place for our grandchildren! their favorite activities here are riding bikes around the campground, swimming in the beautiful pool, riding the train, and jumping on the jumpy pillow. Always puts a smile on their faces. And so close to the beach for playing in the sand and sunsets!
Nov 29, 2025
Nov 28, 2025
Nov 27, 2025
We had a great time at the Santa Cruz KOA! The staff was all very friendly and helpful, and the park was beautiful and clean. We especially love the fun train and the playground!
Nov 27, 2025
We were impressed by the changes that have been made. Love the security at night. Park was clean and well maintained as compared to our last stay there in 2021. Plenty of activities for the kids.
Nov 27, 2025
Wasn’t crazy about wearing a wristband like I was at an amusement park for 3 days
Nov 27, 2025
Facilities and amenities were fantastic, but you've changed your policies so that guests cannot come visit for the day. The entire reason we booked with your KOA was that it had fun activities for the kids and large enough sites where the family can come visit for a few hours here and there. Very disappointed my family was turned away.
Nov 26, 2025
Nov 26, 2025
The staff is very helpful. Alot of mud in and around the campsite.
Nov 26, 2025
We had a great time, loved all the amenities and closeness to the beach! Only recommendation is to get lights over the playground. When it gets dark at 5 pm kids still want to play and it’s unsafe to be playing in the dark.
Nov 26, 2025
Easy check-in, enjoyed activities that were provided, friendly staff, clean facilities and grounds.
Nov 25, 2025
Many children racing around the roads on skateboards, scooters, bikes and lots of shouting/slamming doors in sites nearby us.
Nov 24, 2025
Nov 24, 2025
Good times. Nice site.
Nov 24, 2025
Nov 22, 2025
Water took a long time to get hot but other than that it was great!
Nov 19, 2025
All was good. The small dog parks through were a hit. Heated pool and jacuzzi were definitely a treat and well maintained. There was some load work performed before 10am. Hopefully, it was a one off. And why the wrist bands? Overall we love it and will be back. Keep the good work and see you soon.
Nov 18, 2025
The WiFi was not connecting and the power was out. Overall, nice clean place. Will always recommend to friends and family.
Nov 17, 2025
It rained the entirety of our visit. But the SandShack made all that water no problem. We'll come again
Nov 13, 2025
We really love and enjoy your facility. Everything is kept clean and well maintained. We were in site 222 this last time and it's the first time we completely were not happy at all with the site. It was narrow, next to a path, and way too close to a cabin that had extremely noisy guests(especially those that came in Monday with a camper van). Hopefully we never get that site again.
Nov 12, 2025
Lots to do for kids. Very clean. Great broadband. Extremely nice staff We go every year to this one for a birthday celebration.
Nov 12, 2025
Arrived at 12:15PM. Was told that I had to pay $25 for early check-in. WAS NEVER TOLD THIS IN ADVANCE. Felt ripped off for this from the start. I understand that it is kid friendly, but with numerous kids SCREAMING at the top of the lungs until 10:00PM is out of hand. WORST KOA that I have ever stayed in. Will never come back and will NOT recommend to anyone.
Nov 11, 2025
Nov 08, 2025
We loved this property! Many things to do for kids...heated pool/jacuzzi, bounces pads, playgrounds, dog park & enjoyed a movie (Batman) at the pool area. (we stayed in Oct, Tues-Fri). The only thing I would improve was the showers. Need about 5-6 "hooks" to hang items so they don't touch the dirty ground, a chair to undress.(&updating-see RedBluff KOA) Didn't have small KOA Watsonville stickers.
Nov 04, 2025
They have really locked down this place. Quiet hours start at 10PM and that’s very appropriate. But it doesn’t seem right for the security to drive by your camp site while your talking and laughing with friends after 10PM to keep it down or they’ll call the local law enforcement seems a little much. I asked if someone had complained and they said no, it’s just the rules and you need to wra
Nov 03, 2025
Enjoyed our stay like always ! We’ve been coming for years ! But do to the high fee to stay we will not be returning . It breaks my heart . A lot if our family and friends are planning on going to wine country Rv next year in Paso Robles !These people have been regulars for years !
Nov 03, 2025
Nov 03, 2025
I’m disappointed this KOA has become more about profit than providing a great camping experience. I’ve attended the Halloween weekend for 8+ years, and prices have nearly doubled with a 3-night minimum—unrealistic for working families. Charging to go through the maze just to reach the costume contest was absurd. Loyal campers miss the community focus this campground once had.
Nov 03, 2025
First time camping there. It was fantastic, events well organized for kids, had a blast!!! Services available were amazing especially the curb side gatbage pick ups!!
Nov 03, 2025
It was super fun and enjoyable for both kids and adults!
Nov 03, 2025
This place has changed over the years. We have been going here for over 10 years but will not be returning next year. The cost has significantly gone up, no upgrades have been done. Management is becoming more controlling. This used to be a fun place to go for Halloween but not anymore. We will be finding a new spot going forward.
Oct 31, 2025
The men’s room was disgustingly dirty. I took pictures if you would care to see
Oct 28, 2025
We had a great Halloween weekend—staff was welcoming and activities were fun! The only issue was being placed near full-time campers or workers who didn’t decorate and disrupted the festive vibe. Their loud vehicles left at 3am and 6am daily, which awakened us and defeated the purpose of quiet hours. A separate area might help.
Oct 27, 2025
Things have changed over the years and not all for the better. The nightly cost is pretty steep and not including all activities is not right. A prize used to be given for each of the different lodging choices (rv, lodge, cabin), sad they combined iy into just 1 prize. This was the 1st year to be charged for a tent on an RV site. Never had an issue before, especially when we were below 6 pp.
Oct 27, 2025
Great time as always. Staff is fantastic
Oct 27, 2025
Oct 27, 2025
Kids/teens running around and yelling after midnight on Thursday night, and found beer bottles and trash next to our campsite the next morning. While walking, almost got hit once from a scooter and then a bike. Kids seemed out of control Thursday evening/night.
Oct 27, 2025
We’ve been coming here for the Halloween weekend for the past 11 years and we have never been mistreated the way we did by the KOA security. One specific security members came to our campsite saying he was hearing what were saying about a strange comment he said earlier to us saying “ he loved us”. He called my wife a”home girl” ask her if she has something to say. Extremely unprofession
Oct 27, 2025
Upon arriving things didn't go as expected or planned with the cabin I was staying in due to attendees mistakes. KOA staff and management made sure that everything worked out. It's a great place the only thing that I suggest is that they get more staff to maintain the �� it's not the staff it's just how people can be. I'll be coming back!!
Oct 24, 2025
all Kids Programm that is asvertised only takes place on weekends, so we didn’t get a single piece of it. A 20$ additional charge was taken for a „guaranteed site“ because of my note in the booking of a preferred area to stay on the campground which was more or less empty on these days, not very customer oriented.
Oct 24, 2025
Close to Santa Cruz. Easy access to beaches. Friendly staff and clean park. So many activities available for kids!
Oct 22, 2025
Bathrooms were not stocked on Saturday evening/night nor were they kept cleaned. Pricing is starting to be unaffordable.
Oct 22, 2025
We spent 5 nights. The grounds and facilities were very well cared for and tastefully designed. Staff was friendly and helpful. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay!
Jun 22, 2026
Nice place to camp. Lots of kids focused activities. The showers were not cleaned often enough and was missing some shelves in some. Close to 2 state beaches if you want to leave the campground and explore. Monterey and Santa Cruz are short drives.
- allen beaune on Google
Jun 01, 2026
Always a great place to celebrate our annual Memorial Day weekend with grandkids. There are plenty of activities for kids. If you just want to get away for a weekend or a week its a campground I will continue to go to.
- Sylvia W. on Google
May 31, 2026
Rooms? They have cabins here. And campgrounds for RVs and tents. Everything is clean and well- maintained. Service? They didn't wait on me, but they sure know how to provide a great family environment! Train rides for kids, activities, heated swimming pool, playgrounds, jumping pillows!! They do specials on the weekends for meals, but we didn't take advantage of that. Location? Closer to Santa Cruz than Monterey, but it's the bike riding accessibility that mattered most to me. Nice country road by the campground, leads into towns either direction. Took the Pacific Coast bike trail in two directions on two different days. Very nice!( I had to get used to California drivers and designated bike paths, though.) Lots of places to ride a bike from this KOA!! I'd come back to California from Pennsylvania just to stay here again. 😊
- Annelise French on Google