Our camping buddy and RV Atlas correspondent, Phil Travaglia, is back on the podcast today with another great review! Last time he gave us an enthusiastic review of Hither Hills in Montauk, New York. This time around he is taking us to the New York City North / Newburgh KOA--another one of his family's favorite campgrounds.

To listen to Jeremy and Phil talk about this KOA and all of the fun things to do in this beautiful region of New York State, click on the media player above, or subscribe to The RV Atlas wherever you get your podcasts! Or to learn a bit more about the campground just keep reading! Phil shares his thoughts about this campground in the guest blog located just below....

Guest post and photos by Phil Travaglia

The Newburgh/ New York City North KOA has a HOLIDAY designation which means there is plenty to do at the campground, but it usually acts as a base camp.  They are great campgrounds.  There's enough to do if you don’t want to leave the campground, but not so much to do that you feel like you're missing out if you go exploring. This is one of our favorite campgrounds because it is located in such a culturally and nature-rich area with so much to do.  The campground has always been clean and well cared for and the staff has always been friendly and accommodating. To us, this campground always has, and always will, feel familiar and comfortable.

This was the first place we went to after my wife Leslie was well enough to travel following her battle with breast cancer and it was the first place we went to when we finally felt ready to venture out with the travel considerations of the pandemic.   

Newburgh KOA Accommodations:

This campground has really everything you could need to support you for a longer vacation and everything you need if you just want a weekend to get away.There are a variety of site types from tent sites all the way up to deluxe cabins and deluxe patio RV sites.  There are areas in the campground that have cabins and RV sites in close proximity, which is great for those people who may want to ask friends or family that don’t normally camp to join them for a trip.  There is a small area that is a cluster of five or six cabins offset in a semi-private loop (great for family gatherings and reunions).

 The remainder of the sites are located in two main areas. The first is located in an area behind the main building.  It is a nice mix of tent, RV and cabin sites.  It’s nicely wooded with decent shade.  Hammocks have a high probability of getting used here. The second area is located across from the main building.  This area has larger pull through sites and some nice sized back in sites.  The dog walking area is also found in this section of the campground.  Again, these sites are nicely wooded with good shade.  These sites, If I remember correctly, seemed to offer a bit more privacy.  They have a bit more of the state park campground feel to them.  

There are a handful of what appear to be seasonal sites, but you do not get the feeling of being an outsider at all at this campground.  We have stayed at other campgrounds that were heavily seasonal and at times we’ve felt like we didn’t quite belong.  There is none of that here.

Newburgh KOA Amenities

The camp store is a “good one."  They have an area of camping supplies for RVers and tent campers, there is also a decent grocery area with the essentials (milk, eggs etc).  They have great knick-knacks for the kids and they also have some great gifts for the grown ups too (camp casual plates, art work etc.). There are fax and copy services, available and wifi as well.  I can’t really speak to the wifi strength as neither Leslie or I are big into the devices, but I don’t remember hearing too much complaining from James and Abigail about poor wifi (that has to mean something!).