Picacho / Tucson NW KOA Journey - Picacho, Arizona

Klaire H.

We LOVED our stay at the Picacho KOA!! This campground is neat as a pin, and has a great desert aesthetic. You’re outside of town here, so the stargazing after dark is phenomenal (as is the bird and wildlife watching!) - but there’s plenty of nearby activities within 10-15 minutes like Picacho Peak State Park and a fun local farm where you can feed ostriches, of all the things! Felicia, the campground owner, and her family do an amazing job at making campers feel welcome and helping everyone have a great stay - right down to a Thanksgiving potluck for those of us who were away from home during the holidays! We really appreciated the well stocked store, where we could get firewood and even pick up some equipment we needed for our camper. The heated pool is also a wonderful amenity. We travel with dogs, so having a safe and enjoyable dog yard is really important for us, and Picacho KOA delivered!!! The spacious dog run has two entrance points for convenience and safety, is well lit for evening potty and play breaks, and our dogs had a blast on the agility equipment in the yard. This is a campground we would be thrilled to stay at again in the future!

Ronda R.

I'm writing this with mixed reviews. My biggest complaint is all the rules. The kids can't play at the park unless you are at the playground. My children are plenty old enough to play at the park with me 30 feet away and able to see them. The children were harassed all the time. One of the owners Ryan even told us that our kids can't ride their bikes in camp. They have cameras everywhere and we were reminded multiple times that they have cameras and are watching us. We weren't doing anything wrong but I don't like to be watched at all times. The train goes by all day and night and there is a rooster that starts making noise every morning at 4am. The bathrooms are locked with a code 24/7 the security is nice but I think having the bathrooms locked during the day way a bit much. The bathrooms were clean and the showers were warm. Staff walked around pretty much all day just "checking " on campsites. We won't be back. And the response back from the koa is a clear example of why you don't want to stay. Two of our children in the group are 13 years old. No one was neglected we could see our children at all times. Don't bring your children to this campground.

Margaret M.

Really nice laundry facility and friendly staff! The grounds are well kept and they have the coolest cactuses! They even allowed my son to change his brakes in their front parking area. Kudos to this family owned business and their attention to detail and kindness towards their patrons!

Diamante V.

No heated pool, very disappointed. It was literally the only reason we chose this KOA.

When we booked the reservation at the beginning of January, it said the pool was heated. We chose this location for my friends birthday and seemed like the ideal match but wasn't. We never received notice that it wasn't heated until we got there. I appreciate the website being corrected, but it still was extremely frustrating when we had plans for a heated pool side adventure.

Tracy R.

Super sweet and friendly check in person that was very personable. Clean, easy pull in, level spots that didn't require leveling for our 34 ft travel trailer. Easy in and out from I-10. We have stayed at dozens of KOAs across the country and those are all things we don't take for granted because all i mentioned above is very rare! We will definitely be back!

D

Clean, well maintained place. The shower heads are great (rain shower) and they supply a bath mat. The grounds are well kept. They play the Star Spangled Banner in the morning for ALL to hear. The reason I gave less than 5 stars are the highway/train noise and the large cobble in the drive ways which is tricky for walking. Mostly, I felt uncomfortable with all the surveillance cameras plus the staff keeping an eye on everything (guests), from set up to check out. It was not a relaxing feeling.

Frank B.

VERY friendly staff. Showers are pretty decent. Laundry machines all worked well. Owner is willing to work with you on odd situations (she let me use the side parking lot to do some mild car repairs) she moved some reservations around to get my brother (unplanned visit) in the campsite next to us.

I hate campgrounds, I hate KOA especially (typically) I prefer boondocking as far away from people as possible. The staff made my stay comfortable. Hell, I’ll probably go back 😂

Fawn F.

We spent the long weekend at this KOA. It was right off the main road. It was quiet, the staff was all very friendly, there was a subway the next exit over. The stars at night were beautiful. The camp ground was very colorful and clean. Our dogs loved the large dog play area along with the large dog pen right at our site.