Flint / Holly KOA

We stayed this past Monday-​Friday at this KOA. I was a little disappointed at first, I thought the koa website made it sound funner, but its a campground not Disney. We tent camped and we were one of about 3 total tents and around 20 – 30 rvs. They gave us the best site, it was at least 75ft deep and set back into the trees, very secluded and nicely shaded a major plus for my 2 kids. My son (5 years old) rode the train at least once a day and if he missed the scheduled time they didn’t mind getting it out again for him. He also enjoyed the outdoor bowling and the jumping pillow. All three of the above cost extra the train was $ 1 per ride and the other activities required an $ 8 bracelet that lasted one day a 2 day bracelet was $ 15 (ridiculously overpriced in my opinion and the reason I did not give 5 stars).
Our whole family enjoyed swimming everyday and free glowstick wagon rides at night. The pool is very nice and they are ok with floats and toys being brought in. The bathrooms were nice as well and the staff was very accommodating for the most part. There are 3 play areas 2 are newer and very close to our site the third was older and a little further but still had some neat play structures.
I should mention we could hear the highway noise at night but I like white noise so I didn’t mind.

Rough place. We were a little
concerned when we pulled in but remained cautiously optimistic. Our young son was disappointed by the train that broke down, the nasty and dirty inflatable slide, the rickety playground by the bounce house (looked like Chernobyl) and the high speed/​no headlight/​50 mph «hayride» in the dark. I ordered firewood at 4:30, called to inquire as to its whereabouts at 5:45, called again at 6:30, asked an employee in a golf cart at 7 and finally got it at 7:30. Overall, not the worst ever but there sure are much better places for the same money. You’ve been warned.

I stayed at this KOA this weekend with friends. After reading a few negative reviews online, I was EXTREMELY nervous, but after a pretty great weekend, I can say those reviews aren’t very accurate.
When we first found the campground, I was disappointed. It is very close to I-​75 and when you first pull in, it looks like a construction site off to the right. Once we got a bit further in, it was ADORABLE! They are updating the pool area so a lot of the construction mess is from that. Improvements are a must so I am able to overlook the mess. It’ll go away when the work is done. At night the traffic noise is pretty noticeable. We were tent camping so the first night it did keep us up a bit. The second night, we were so tired from such a busy day, we didn’t notice it much at all. :) if we come back, I would bring a fan to run at night to drown out the noise. Problem (s) solved!
As I said before, once you really get inside the park, it’s adorable! There are mature trees all over. The sites are pretty big and the cabins look cute. There are two play structures and both are updated. They also have a bounce house, bike rentals, outdoor bowling, a sand pit and some additional play equipment (these things cost us $ 5 per child for the weekend, I thought that was reasonable). The cost also includes train and wagon rides around the park. There are other activities that range from $ 1-​$ 10 (the zip line is $ 10) but we didn’t get to those this trip.
The pool was clean and they are in the process of putting in pavers. Once the work is done, it looks like it will be beautiful. The locker/​bathrooms by the pool were kind of scary. I think they are in the process of updating them, so I’m giving it a pass. The bathrooms and showers inside the campground were beautiful and kept VERY clean. I would suggest using those until the updates are complete. The one thing they should do is add «No Smoking» signs to the bathrooms. There was a woman smoking in the stall next to me when I had my four year old and she left ashes on the floor.
Everyone that worked there was pretty pleasant. When you arrive they escort you to your site. Workers are all over throughout the day. They come by and pick up trash for you, deliver firewood, and are overall very helpful.
My family had a great time here. My son wants to come back as soon as possible.
The Holly State Recreation area is right next door. If you want to get more into nature there are hiking trails and fishing.