Honesdale / Poconos KOA

Very nice family oriented campground. Lots of activities in evenings and weekends. Bathrooms were clean, sites were well spaced.
We stayed for a month this summer. They had plenty of stuff to keep the kids busy (some had an extra charge such as their tubby slide, mini golf, paddle boats, and some other neat things like making air powered rockets). The pool was open (but it was pretty cold), there were other free activities, including many campground classics such as candy bar bingo.
Lots of friendly people. Every day our kids found friends to play with and we had very nice time chatting with other campers.

Family owned. Friendly from arrival to departure. Great events from a 5k to fireworks our family had a great experience. Already made plans to come back this summer.

I was very disappointed in our stay here, as we are avid KOA-​ers and this site, while overall okay, was by no means up to KOA standards.
I did not interact with staff very much, but the one time we did, the owner was nice – but not very welcoming as we have experienced at other KOAs. I had called ahead of time to ask if we could check in earlier and a younger-​sounding woman answered the phone and was checking with someone else about the answer to that and stated that we would have to pay an additional $ 5/​hr to check in early. She stated that no one was in the cabin, but that they had to clean it. Rather than further confusing her, I said no problem and we got off the phone.
We stayed in the Kody Kabin, which was a full service cabin. When we asked if there was a coffee machine/​etc, the woman we spoke to on the phone upon making the reservation was unsure about the amenities. When we arrived there was a keurig-​like coffee machine and some plates, cups, pans, utensils, etc. We didn’t really use anything there as we had brought most of the items ourselves.
It was disappointing, however, to notice that they had no grill tools whatsoever.
For a cabin that housed up to 6 people, they gave us 2 plastic chairs and 2 wooden chairs. One of the wooden chairs was broken. The bedrooms were clean enough, but the mattress covers were ripped, the pillows they provided (which we did not use) were filthy, and the mattresses themselves were so painful to sleep on.
The grounds: not kept up well. In all the other KOAs we have stayed at, the fire-​pit is always cleaned on a daily basis. This one was not even touched for what seemed to be a long time. We dug in and cleaned it ourselves, there was aluminum foil and a lot of garbage in it. The bbq was left completely filthy. The shower streamed 5 strong streams of water (The entire showerhead did not work).
All in all, I was not happy about this campsite as I prefer KOA standards. While I understand that they have only «become a KOA in the last year», to not run by KOA standards and hold the name is wrong. If you are looking for a decent campsite, you might be ok – but if you are looking for KOA quality, go elsewhere.

Pretty surprised that this campground is a KOA. We rented the «full service» Kamping Kabins and even though they were clean, the kitchen was not well supplied at all — not enough glasses, cups, plates, garbage bags, & cleaning supplies. The charcoal grills were barely usable and there were no grill tools at all. The grounds are OK, but need some TLC. The biggest disappointment was the way that the owner was rude to my grandson when he was swimming in the pool. I am not sure the owner is in the right business. And don’t believe the website that the pool is heated — is was VERY cold. We will not return.