Crawfordsville KOA Journey — Hotel in Crawfordsville

It’s a shame that I’m even having to choose 1 star. My wife and I pulled in here and made a reservation then drove back out to eat. When we returned I pulled around the very poorly marked campground and parked my truck camper. Upon exiting the truck I heard a man yelling from across the campground. I was on the phone and didn’t realize he was yelling at me until he yelled out my campsite number. This irate man was yelling at the top of his lungs that I drove the wrong direction and that I drove over his grass. I have pictures and videos documenting that in fact I did not drive onto his clover and weed spattered gravel. I have a ram 3500 that has a camper in the bed of the truck. I am more than capable of making the turn even though it was coming from the wrong direction. Indeed, an RV or a truck pulling a camper would most definitely have driven over the “grass” in this situation. However not a big deal in a pickup. So keep in mind this Man was yelling all this from right behind the office and standing behind a truck and that I was in spot 47. Look at the park map. I was far away. So he goes into a drunken rant and continues to yell crap across the campground. He and the female owner approached me while he was stilling yelling and cussing at me about his “grass”. He was belligerent. He yelled at the owner that it was either him or me that left. So out of respect for the owner and before I reacted and gently laid this drunken guy on the ground and go to jail over some drunken idiot, I left, after 3 police officers arrived. After I left the female owner continued to communicate with me through texts because she refuses to ever answer the phone. She text that he is the maintenance guy and that he is the only employee she’s got. I cannot believe this guy completely lost his crap in front of all the campers that were at this campground. I have never in my life experienced anything even remotely similar to this. So please beware of the maintenance guy. And for the love of god don’t go the wrong direction or you too will...

It’s a shame that I’m even having to choose 1 star. My wife and I pulled in here and made a reservation then drove back out to eat. When we returned I pulled around the very poorly marked campground and parked my truck camper. Upon exiting the truck I heard a man yelling from across the campground. I was on the phone and didn’t realize he was yelling at me until he yelled out my campsite number. This irate man was yelling at the top of his lungs that I drove the wrong direction and that I drove over his grass. I have pictures and videos documenting that in fact I did not drive onto his clover and weed spattered gravel. I have a ram 3500 that has a camper in the bed of the truck. I am more than capable of making the turn even though it was coming from the wrong direction. Indeed, an RV or a truck pulling a camper would most definitely have driven over the “grass” in this situation. However not a big deal in a pickup. So keep in mind this Man was yelling all this from right behind the office and standing behind a truck and that I was in spot 47. Look at the park map. I was far away. So he goes into a drunken rant and continues to yell crap across the campground. He and the female owner approached me while he was stilling yelling and cussing at me about his “grass”. He was belligerent. He yelled at the owner that it was either him or me that left. So out of respect for the owner and before I reacted and gently laid this drunken guy on the ground and go to jail over some drunken idiot, I left, after 3 police officers arrived. After I left the female owner continued to communicate with me through texts because she refuses to ever answer the phone. She text that he is the maintenance guy and that he is the only employee she’s got. I cannot believe this guy completely lost his crap in front of all the campers that were at this campground. I have never in my life experienced anything even remotely similar to this. So please beware of the maintenance guy. And for the love of god don’t go the wrong direction or you too will...

I try not to be super critical in my reviews but I do try to be honest. I’ve stayed at probably over a dozen KOAs within the last 8 months and so far this one is probably the worst I’ve seen.

The campgrounds themselves were decent, lots of trees provide a lovely blanket of shade and some great views. As for the sites, they were large enough to feel comfortable and not too close to your neighbors. The hookups could use some maintenance/ cleaning to deal with mildew and rot.

There were a handful of other trailers by our site (one of them belonging to a camp tenets I believe, and the others looked to be long term residents) that were in less than great condition. They were cluttered with lots of junk/garbage outside, and one evening the wonderful smell of marijuana was wafting out into the campground.

The bathrooms, while old, were clean for the most part. The biggest problem with the bathrooms were the showers. They were very old with exposed piping and uncomfortable shower heads.

Also be aware that the laundromat is only accessible during office hours which seemed to be very late in the morning to early evening, unlike the other KOAs that have 24hr laundromats

Again, it’s not my intention to be harsh or over critical I’m just relaying my own experience. This KOA will make a decent place to stop off for the night, however when put up against other KOAs there’s some work that needs to be done. As one member of my family pointed out, the feel of this KOA is almost that of an old summer camp. It’s got some charm, but the facilities are in dire need of an update. It’s not the most comfortable but...