Onawa / Blue Lake KOA

We stayed here for one night in Sept. It’s a nice place to stay, bathrooms were clean & overall the facility looked clean. The place was quiet & with plenty of trees which I loved. Easy booking. I would recommend it!

One of the best campgrounds I ever stayed. Stumbled upon this gem as an overnight stop returning from Sturgis SD. Was more then impressed with its size, cleanliness, views and plenty of shade trees. Could have stayed longer for sure

We only stayed the night and came in late but there was no issues, everything was well maintained, although there where a lot of moskitos because of the lake, the bathrooms were super clean (had other exeriances on KOAs)!
The WiFi works well, but they weren’t fully booked.

This was a nice park with large shade trees and a lake. The management was nice and out kids enjoyed the playground.
We didn’t get a chance to swim but the pool was well-​maintained. Easy on/​off the interstate and close to the little town of Onawa. Wifi was strong, too.

We had two long days of driving and needed a place in between Iowa City, IA and Platte, SD to spend the night. I knew our two girls would be bored after 7+ hours on the road and it had been close to a week since we had stayed in a campground with laundry, so the KOA seemed like a safe choice.
I called ahead to verify they had 24×7 laundry which they verified. This was important, as we did not know when we would arrive; luckily, for us we arrived at 3:00 PM in the afternoon, which gave us enough time to explore the campground.
The campground was packed; it was the KOA’s Free Night of Camping promotion. It appears our space was the last available space in the campground. Our neighbors were quiet and respectful, although I wish the spaces had more space.
The laundry room was well maintained and inexpensive. The playground was perfect for our two girls who played their hearts out for an hour and a half. The dog walk area, along the underused road was perfect for our dog. It was long, grassy, and had trash strategically placed.
There is water, electric, and sewer hookup. There is no cable and for the first time in a long time, we skipped testing the WiFi…
Would I recommend this park? Yes. Would we come back? Yes.
Informational: We travel in a 36′ Class A RV.