Los Banos West/I-5 KOA

This place is too windy or at least the time we were booked — was about 11 mph! If you see 8 mile and above, your tent won’t stay up. We had to cancel our trip. Will not recommend tent camping. Probably would be a diff experience for RV campers.

KOA Los Banos
The staff was friendly and the campground/​amenities were tidy. They have a pool (definite plus due to the sweltering weather) and a good size playground for the kids. We did a night drop, which worked out conveniently for us on our drive back to San Diego. There was charming antique shop and book exchange located in the the front office! This KOA is a good place to stop with full RV hookups and wifi, while traveling on the I-​5. I recommend not stopping at the near by Santa Nella campground. Keep going a few miles and make your stay at this KOA.
The only thing I would’ve liked to see at this campground would be possible cementing of the RV plots.

We arrived at this KOA after hours so we had to use the night check in. They leave lot maps binder clipped to a bulletin board so you know what sites are available after hours. We grabbed two of the five lot maps for A 30 amp hook up. The first two sites we checked out were horrible. Electricity was on one side of the lot and water iwas on the other side. So obviously we went back and got a couple more lot maps. We Took the best of the worst. The sites are very small and you barely have enough room to move your slide out without encroaching on your neighbors lot. The bathrooms are okay, They have a nice outside sitting area with lots of chairs and tables. Other than that there’s nothing special about this KOA. This KOA is worth it for one night while passing through, however, there is no reason you would want to stay at this KOA for an extended period of time.

Minus one star for the location. While it is conveniently close to the highway, it’s not as charming as other KOAs we’ve been to. Our kids enjoyed the playground and the campground was very quiet. Five stars for helpful customer service. Our sewer hose broke while we were there and the owners gave us advice and a new piece of hose for free. We would definitely stop here again on our way down I-​5.

stayed at this place-​even wrote to the head office-​this place is nothing but a ant farm
dust bowl no water in the pool –manager an his wife are NOT nice-​father in-​law working in the office JACK will I think KYLE M. said it best==the photo you see
ARE NOT real-​and the photo with the kids are of the owners kids birthday party

This place is absolutely HORRIBLE !!!
When we arrived there it was 100 degrees and the park was fairly deserted. I noticed that there were very few shade trees and I asked the Manager at the counter, whose name is Jack, if I could hand pick a site because we would like to have a shady spot. He went absolutely ballistic, I actually thought he was going to have a heart attack. He ranted and raved and said, «You will take the site that I give you or get the hell out of here !!! Needless to say, I thanked him for his time and we left and found a much nicer park.

This plece is ugly please go somewhere else the water is far away from the camping grounds the water is Dirty and green descasting there no shade but lots of Miskitos the rangers are meant the say we can only stay up until 10 pm otherwise they will kick us out at the middle of the night screaming with bad words they didn’t care that we have kids hearing them. I WILL NEVER GO BACK!!! The picture in here don’t look nothing like the place all fake pic!

Awesome dog run. Friendly neighbors! Never even saw the staff as we got in late and left early but talked to them on the phone and got good instructions on spending the night. We will now make this a part of our regular stop on the way to Oregon. They have no problem parking a 5^th wheel with pop-​outs like the Sacremento KOA does.

This place was cool. There were a few spots for tent camping but mainly the spaces were for RV’s. We stayed at lot 3 and 4 (tent camping), each spot had a picnic table. The lots were kinda close together but whatever. We were close enough to the bathroom, patio and pool. The pool was clean but had a lot of chlorine in it. Showers and bathroom were clean. There’s a playground and you could also rent fire pits and bikes. We rented this 4 wheel bike thingy, it was fun but very tiring, my son and sister enjoyed it (because they didn’t have to push). The highway noise didn’t really bother us cause the wind was so darn loud. It got really cold and windy during the early mornings. They have grills there you can use to bbq an patio tables and chairs. From time to time it would smell like cow poo.

Nice camp place near Los Banos. Well kept & very clean bath rooms & showers.
Pool is also clean & runs from 3.5 ft to 8 ft. Friendly staff & people staying there. Was not very busy at all with tons of open camp spots, which I was glad of. the sites are very close together & picnic tables from adjacent site are placed right next to each other. They had some rentals there. (Large tent & small camper). We took our own tent. Nice sandy spot to pitch it. Not many shady spots & it is very blistering hot at mid day in July. Kid loved the pool & it was the right temperature to cool off.
Nice size area with a few grills you can use & water at every site. Wifi. Even had cable TV, but I don’t take a TV camping.
Not much of a snack shack. Your close enough to Los Banos if you really want anything. Didn’t feel like cooking so we ran into Me & mikes for Pizza. Not bad & did review on it. Local recommended the place to us. Close to the San Luis Reservoir & O’Neill Forebay. Planed on dong some fishing but talk of the area was they were not hitting. Local dudes hanging out said the fish aren’t hitting till about 8p.m. & didn’t want to drop the 10 $ to get into the Forbay for a few hours. Would have fished & stayed late if it was just me but didn’t want to keep my 6 year old up that late fishing.
I would stay again if the fish were hitting & it was me & my buds.
It is close to highway & can hear cars at night & it is also well lit place & they lights at night made me think it was morning when I woke up. I am more use to more primitive camping. Fellow campers were quiet & I don’t mind nor care what other people do while they out camping. I would not rate place low if I smelled some dude smoking his weed/​medicine. like other reviewer. WTF dude? Get a life & don’t worry about others partying on vaca!

Not a bad place to stay except for the slight smell of pot smoke coming from the campers in back.

This «kampground» is great for a quick stop on the way north! The amenities are well-​maintained by a staff of friendly hosts. The pool is the perfect reprieve on a hot summer day like today (with a high of 109 F), and I was pleased to notice how clean it is.
The showers are sanitary and private, although there is no bench in the shower stall for dry things. Instead, a large plastic ladder of sorts is in place of a bench. I’m not sure how well it would keep dry things dry.
There is a large dog run area with stands providing baggies for doggy poop in a few spots around the area’s lawn.
There is a large patio area with misters and BBQ for all campers to enjoy. I sat on it tonight and enjoyed the mist in the warm evening.
All in all, this is a perfect representation of what a KOA campground should offer, and I will return here if I am in the area in the future!

This review is long over due! We stayed here last November as our first stop on our cross country RV adventure. We had a rough start to our trip as we suffered a flat tire on the RV and had to sit on the side of the road waiting for assistance for a few hours. So after finally getting on the road from Lincoln (Sacramento area) we were exhausted and ended up pulling into this KOA for the night to rest after all the stress. The grounds were very well kept, the owners were polite and helpful as well. It was a very pleasant stay!

Friendly staff, clean grounds and facilities, large shade trees, dog run and a really nice gathering area. So far so good but while it is 3 miles off highway 5 it is right on route 152. We stayed in space 56, 3^rd from the entrance, and could hear traffic all night. It might be less noticeable further back in the park. The killer for us was the constant, relentless, wind. We were told its always like this. The wind ran us off after one night. If you spend most of your time inside your rig fine, otherwise I could not recommend for this time of year.

KOA for Los Banos. Previous reviewers said it was becoming a KOA, it is now officially a KOA! Checked in around 5pm after a long drive from San Diego. Lady in office viewed my car out front and even though I had reservations and could of done «night check in» she was kind enough to come welcome me in and show me around. I reserved the tent with the wood burning fireplace. Tent is larger than my front room and kitchen at home! Internet is available, luxury camping at its best.
Yes you can hear the freeway. But I am sure I would of payed more to stay in a dirty Motel 6 and still heard the freeway and caught bedbugs at the same time from a Motel 6.
Very nice that KOA supplied me with some firewood for the wood burning stove in this tent. Nice touch, thank you Los Banos KOA. If I am ever in the area again I will happily stop by.

Very friendly they are completely redoing the sites. I was concern about the noise from the highway but we do not hear it

New owners. Very friendly folks and a quiet location. You would never know you were near a major road. Very nice swimming pool, showers, full hookups with shade trees. They are joining KOA and are working hard to clean the place up. We will be back!