Brattleboro North KOA, East Dummerston, VT Review

New Review today. I'll post officially on my website tonight.

Brattleboro North KOA
East Dummerston, VT
Stan White's Grade: A


Dates Camped: 6/16/06 - 06/19/06
Site Camped On: A14
Size of this site:Large
Cost: $35.00 with 0 kids!


Campground
Size: Medium
Type: 100% transient
Registration: Easy, Quick and Painless
Grounds: Well Maintained and Clean
Owners/Staff: Friendly and neatly dressed
Quietness: Very Quiet
Highway Noise: No Highway Noise
Average Site Size: Large




Facilities

Restrooms: Super Clean
Restroom State: Somewhat Modern
Hookups Available: 3-Way (W/E/S)
Electric Hookup Available: 20/30/50 AMP
Internet Capabilities: No Comment
Camp Store: Good to Average



Swimming: Outdoor Pool
Game Room: Room OK but could new games
Other: On Site Laundry
What's Near by: Located near MA/VT/NH borders. Easy drive to Mohawk Trail, off Rt 2 in Greenfield, MA; Yankee Candle factory store in Deerfield, MA; Mount Monadnock in Rindge, NH or any number of small towns in VT.

Comments

This is my first time at a KOA and although not my idea of a "campground" it seems (to me) more like a RV park for people traveling and wanting to stay somewhere for a few days. It's very clean and well thought out. Every RV site has a large tree for shade and a BBQ. No campfires permitted unless in the BBQ. Trash is picked up daily from the provided trash can in your site as well as the BBQ ashes. The Rest rooms were so clean you could perform open heart surgery in them. The Rec hall has a pool table, ping pong, a couple of arcade game$, TV and 1 internet computer with a scrolling message stating for adult use only. There is free WiFi throughout the property. The is a laundry room whch was very well maintained and the cost was something like $1.50 for wash (25min) and the same for dry (45min). Iron & borad were free.

The pool ranges from 3' to 5' and also very well maintained but bring your own chair as there were only a couple.

Attack from mosquitos

Our little boy was attacked by mosquitos on Sunday this weekend even though we had repellent on him. (We probably didn't put enough on him.) We took a walk through the woods at the campground. Sunday night he had a small bite but by Monday morning his face was swollen up. Benadryl did the trick to get the swelling down.



Watch out this season and replenish your bug repellent on the kids often!

Beacon Hill Campground (PA) Review

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This weekend at Danforth Bay

Better weather (well at least in comparison to last weekend) and quite a bit more people (about 70% full) up at Danforth Baythis weekend. Carriage had their rally and camped up mostly on Chocura Circle. The Carriage Rally also hired a DJ for Saturday night (Danforth Bay's typical Ram Jam) and invited the entire campground to join in the fun. No one did. The music for the 1st half hour was more for the mature campers (e.g., Frank Sinatra, Barry Manilow). We stuck around and when the last of the Carriage campers left the party lights went on and the DJ started playing the typical pool house music. Due to the lack of people, I even tried to learn the "Cotton-Eye-Joe" dance. Patty even got to dance the "Electric Slide". Our family, our cousins family, and a few seasonal kids were the only ones at the "party" so it was just like a private party.

Also week, the patio for the new pool looks like it is ready to be paved soon.

Bicycle tags are now required for all Danforth Bay campers. You can get them during check-in. If you break any of the bike rules you get the tag punched. After 3 punches the tag gets taken away and you will loose bike privileges. I support this rule!!! Remember NH now has a helmet law for kids now. This is a good and sensible rule! Our daughter had a crash on Webster Way and it was a good thing she had a helmet on.

Bike week starts in NH this week but it appears Danforth Bay is a little bit too north of the festivities. Plenty of sites available when we left on Sunday.

Full time -- summer activities start next weekend.

Bluffs at Danforth Bay Update

Went up to Danforth Bay late Saturday. Drove through the Bluffs to see what all the buzz was about (e.g., decks, campers, rocks, sheds, etc. moving from one site to another). Lots of NEW SEASONAL sites available (and probably already reserved at Danforth Bay).

Several new campers moved in but plenty of sites seem to be available. This is a first class campground with nice views and gorgeous pool area, tennis course, etc.

Check out my pictures. I'll be sure to update as long as they don't kick us 30 somethings out once and for all.

The Bluffs At Danforth Bay

Niki Graduates!

She was 2 when I met her and 16 years later, Niki has now walked up and received her high school diploma.

We are so proud of her!

Pictures are here:

Graduation pictures