Charlotte / Fort Mill KOA

Excellent location, friendly staff, mix of transient and long term camping spots available. We were able to stay for about 6 weeks while house hunting. Most of the staff lives onsite, and we got to know lots of other long term campers. It was like living in a very tiny town where you know the names of all the regulars.

Pros - Laundry room is very clean and well kept. Both bathhouses have been upgraded and have great water pressure in the showers. Lots of lighting and a long mirror across an entire wall made getting ready in the morning very easy. They have a pool and a putt putt course. Publix grocery store is right there, super convenient for grocery shopping or anything you may have forgotten. Staff is very friendly. Amazon locker at the gas station or having packages delivered to the campground office were great options. We enjoyed specials at the food truck that is in the outdoor seating part of the bar. In the growing season, it's also possible to purchase a box of veggies from the food truck owner if you ask.

Cons - spots are small. Even in long term, spots are small and your neighbor's RV behind may literally be a foot or two from the back of your RV. There are not a lot of trees or green space on spots. There's a small dog park, and a little green space alongside the entrance road, but that's it. They say they do not take one night reservations, but there always seemed to be a handful of campers that only stayed one night. Campers coming in late, leaving early, and it's close to a pretty busy road - pretty noisy. We heard from others that monthly is not a thing, but we were able to rent a monthly spot. It may depend on who you talk to in the office when you call. We had to take our bird feeder down, because there is a pretty serious squirrel issue and they chew through wires.

PROs
- Convenient location.
- Cabins are clean and up to date.
- Lots are level for the most part.
- Surprisingly quiet given location.
- Pool, putt putt golf, and small playground.
- Grocery store, package store within walking distance.
- Pet friendly with a pet area.
- Staff is very friendly and professional.
- Carowinds 10 minutes away.
- Canaan Zipline Tours 20 minutes away.

CONs
- Lots do not have fire ring but you're allowed to build a fire. I kind of see that as a potential safety concern.
- Lots are small compared to other camp grounds.
- Not a true family camp ground given the are no scheduled activities, no game room.
- Deluxe cabins are attached so you can hear visitors next door while inside the cabin.
- People ignore the no pets allowed sign in the pool and park area.
- The pool area has only 2 tables; one has an umbrella. We counted only 14 chairs.
- The "grill" that is supplied to the cabins is a charcoal type grill you would see in state park. It's not a propane grill.
- You can't get propane refills at this camp ground.

Staying at KOA in Charlotte/Fort Mill, NC/SC for a week. Wouldn't necessarily recommend it due to the proximity of the local bar and construction going on. They have earth movers and dump trucks starting around 7 am and all you hear is the beeping from all the trucks backing up. Then late at night you hear the motorcycles at the bar revving their engines. You check in at the Valero gas station which also claims to be their store but nothing really for campers (not even hoses which is pretty basic). We don't leave anything outside since we feel it's a bit sketchy so that's sad. Lots of "1 night" campers so lots of in/out traffic. The cable TV, we we're told when checking in, doesn't work and one of the 2 bathhouses were closed. They also have long term rentals towards the back of the park. WiFi is about .8 meg down and .5 up

The upside is having a Publix grocery store about a 2 minute walk which is convenient.

We would not stay here again.

Terrible experience. Stayed for a long 6 month stay. A day before I'm supposed to checkout, the staff decides they need to throw away my outdoor rated carpet that my kids play on as well as my fire pit. The next day upon my return, I inquire about it. John's wife and son try to force their opinion that because I pulled my trailer out a day early, my stuff was considered "trash". Nowhere in the rules page I received at check in said that I had to inform the staff when leaving the site before my official paid checkout. Beware, the Triggs will try their tired intimidation tactics. Now I'm stuck with 150.00 in carpet that was in the dumpster overnight. No offer for reimbursement for their mistake. Simply attempts at forcing blame shifting to the customer.

I have stayed in "nicer" KOA's but never one with NICER staff. The lady who works the office, I think her name is Tammy, has gone over and beyond to accommodate us. We pull a 5th wheel toy hauler with an HDT truck so it's not easy finding sites to fit into. Tammy was awesome. She worked her magic and found us a site that was super large and easy to get into. Then, if that weren't enough, she did some more computer magic to let us stay 2 extra nights. Definitely recommend them,

Being in the middle of covid 19 is probably not a great time to rate a campground but I did have some observations that are probably true w covid or not.

They run minimum staff on site. It's very small. Most cool koa type stuff is not here. No fire rings were out, people had fires in driveways.

Staff floats between a shack at the entrance (full of pot holes) and a nearby crappy gas station. ABC store next to it was a bonus!!

Almost no land for the kids to hang out and mess around. Small playground could get u by if they are little.

It seems like it could be a decent transient site but it's not worth KOA money.

This park is subpar. First the good: convenient to everything. There is a Publix supermarket right next door. The bad: the park is right behind a gas station, bar and liquor store, so lots of traffic out front. Next, in the back someone has a construction company with access through the park. So all day long there is traffic through the park of non campers. We were parked on this road and it was almost like facing a public street. The park is old, poorly laid out and rough around the edges. Most of the sites are not level. Our power went out several times during our stay.

The internet was not that good but it was still an amazing campground.A lot for your kids to do if they are bored. The staff were nice and kind and very helpful. In all the campground was amazing I'd definitely go again.

After reading negative reviews I was a little skeptical but I was pleasantly surprised!! Remodeled bathrooms very clean and nice. Staff friendly. Roads could use some TLC but not that bad. Dog park small but clean. I
would definitely recommend this KOA

This place is a dump. We were told at booking we would have a full hookup pull through. When we got here after a 10 hour drive they told us we had to have a back in site. They refunded us a whopping $4. Better to stay at the Cabellas or a rest area. Way overpriced for the crappy site you get.