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February 2024 by Jeff Tillett
Great KOA with all the normal amenities you would expect. The staff is super helpful, very friendly, and have great positive uplifting attitudes. When we first arrived, it rained pretty hard. We asked a neighbor if it had been raining a lot, and he said he had been here for 3 weeks and it hadn't stopped yet. We stayed for 2 weeks, and ended up with like 4 sunny days without rain. This meant that the entire campsite was pretty thoroughly flooded, and our entire yard had standing water with a nice big mud patch right at our front steps. It was so wet that the staff couldn't even mow until our second to last day, so the grass was getting pretty long and soggy. Despite all of the negative weather, the staff maintained their positive attitude, and did not cancel any of their fun events and activities. Even though the pool and bounce pad were out of commission, they more than made up for it with indoor crafts, events, and fun hangouts at the club house. The entrance is EXTREMELY tight. If you are towing a vehicle, I highly recommend you disconnect before pulling in. We did not, and we did not make it through the entrance either. Staff was once again super helpful in getting us unstuck, and gave us the time and space to maneuver safely, instead of rushing us out of the road like we have experienced at other camps, including some highly rated KOA's. The park store here is probably the biggest and most well stocked store we have seen in over a year, and the pizza, sandwiches, and ice cream are tasty and worth sampling. Jones Lobster Company right down the road really does have the BEST lobster rolls, and the best tasting lobster we had during our entire stay in Maine. We camped at Bangor / Holden KOA in a Motorhome. Detracting 1 star due to the water becoming non-potable during our stay due to their septic overflowing into their well contaminating it with e coli.
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October 2023 by Kevin Johnson
Stayed here for the Summer 23 Season. Lance and his crew really worked hard all season upgrading the place and if you ever needed anything they were great. Disregard the negative old reviews from prior ownership. Would of signed up for next season but work isn't gonna have me up there.
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September 2023 by Niki Wallwork
We were here working here and had to change campgrounds due to a reservation issue. We reached out to the campground after we had called numerous other campgrounds with no availability. It was after hours when we spoke with Sara. She said she had a spot available. It was around 10 PM by the time we got there, but Sara met us at the check-in point and was really very cordial and welcomed us with a great attitude.The whole time we stayed Sara and Lance ( managers) and all of their staff went out of their way to help us and make our time their more comfortable than any other campground that we have visited. That is really amazing considering we have traveled from East coast to west coast and Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and all around the US over the years. We will recommend them to everyone we talk to and again Thank You sincerely for everything!!!Nearby activities: Bar Harbor 40 minutes, great lobster rolls just down the street, nice riverfront and shopping in Bangor 10 minutes awayWalkability: Great hiking trailsFood & drinks: Pizza kitchen and Ice cream shop on premises.
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August 2023 by the grease guy
We were very happy with our site. Most sites in the campground are very spacious and roomy. Lots of treed sites and quite a few clear sites for satellite users. Stayed here 1 week and would defenatly come again. Ice cream stand and pancake stand and a well stocked store in park.
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August 2023 by Dale G
• Nice location, close to Bangor• Site was long enough for the RV and Toad.• Mostly seasonal campers, which is odd for a KOA.• Many seasonal sites are cluttered, takes away from the KOA expectation.• Showers are clean and spacious, currently under renovation, but still functional.• WIFI was poor, even my Rogers Hot Spot inconsistent here.• Cable TV, but several channels have poor reception.• They have signs reminding not to cut through other people’s sites, apparently this does not apply to seasonal campers.
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August 2023 by Bob Breslin
Tight pull thru site, no potable water do to well contamination. Grounds are a work in progress. Staff was very friendly and helpful during our stay.
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August 2023 by Rick Markey
First and foremost, as of 2023, this KOA is under new ownership and management. All of the negative posts I've read relate to the previous owner. This is a very nice park with friendly and helpful staff. The new owners are making upgrades during the season and have more upgrades scheduled during the off season. There is a huge and well stocked camp store and attached to it is a small cafe. One of the cafe's specialties is "breakfast pizza." The park presently has a great many seasonal sites. A few of those sites are really ratty looking and take away from the otherwise clean look of the park. That may change under the new ownership. When we arrived there was music scheduled for one night and it ran until after 9PM. We were far enough away that it wasn't a bother, but if you had a site close by to the music stage and wanted to turn in early, you might have been dissapointed. Due to traffic patterns, this park can be tricky to get in and out of. This isn't the fault of the park, it's just the way it is. Next to the park is an ice cream store with some great tasting ice cream. The park has amenities for kids and a nice swimming pool. Don't hesitate to stay here, you won't be disappointed.
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August 2023 by Ashley Izsak
Such a great campground in Holden, Maine! Stopped due to a truck break down on our way back to Canada. The owners were just amazing! So welcoming and eager to help us. We have three children who loved the playground, the ping pong and the sparkling swimming pool. Everything was very clean and you can tell that the new owners are working round the clock to make improvements. Washrooms were extremely clean. On site ice cream and pizza were delicious and convenient. Highly recommend!
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August 2023 by Virginia Wrabel
This was our first time camping in a trailer. The staff couldn’t have been nicer or more helpful. Lance came out to our site and helped us with the TV and our hot water. He made sure everything was as it should be, office staff are sweet and caring. We have a dog and she was welcomed with open arms. I’d stay here again.
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July 2023 by Nicole Canupp
*UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT!* Don't let the old reviews keep you from this KOA. We had an AMAZING time here. Stayed 5 nights over 4th of July weekend. (Came all the way from TX!)The 2 ladies in charge of all the fun and activities are AWESOME! (Megan and Maddie I believe.) It really did feel like everyone was a family and everyone was welcomed and included. My 7 year old son is super shy and even he participated in all the fun. From crafts to glow dance parties (and even Bible study on sunday!)We felt really safe here and there was so much to do in and outside of the KOA. Ice cream shop and pizza place is a walk away and laundry, showers, etc is on site as well. We were in site 42 and we had plenty of shade and a little sun when it was out. The sites have a little shelf to store things to keep out of the rain - this was very handy!Again... stay here for at least 2 or 3 nights. It was a lot of fun and everyone was friendly and went above and beyond the entire time! We will be back on our next trip to Maine!??
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June 2023 by Walter Fowler
My wife is a travel nurse we have been here for 2 months now and it’s a great KOA. Under new management and hands down the best campground in Bangor (yes we went to others and looked around) they are extremely friendly and treat everyone as if your family and are willing to help you out in any way. They have a cafe and the pizza is delicious and there ice cream is amazing. The main store is always stocked and they have a really nice playground and jump pad for the kids. The staff are great and will help you if you need it and they work really hard to keep the campground clean and in tiptop shape. If you ever been here before and have experienced the horrible manager before trust me it’s a night and day difference, you have to come back and see just how great the KOA is now. Kayla is amazing and always willing to help. We will definitely be back.
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June 2023 by Laurie Stubbs
The place is Under New Management and been sold. Much much better atmosphere no more dealing with Chris and his big mouth and Lauren and her lying about it everything you ask her about. If you were treated badly here before trust me it was because of the management. The new owners have totally changed the way things are around here. It's really too bad that Chris and Lauren pretty much ruined this place's reputation and made it so a lot of people would never go back including us. I went to visit my cousin and when the manager found out we were there. She came over and told us we were welcome to come back anytime they would be glad to have us. Would highly recommend you try it again I know you will have a much better experience.
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June 2023 by valery vejarret
I was a guest here in 2022 & it was HORRIBLE, bedbugs in our room, campfires LITERALLY on top of each other, the Wi-Fi was intermittent at best & my Uncle's A/C failed due to power issues, we LEFT on our 3rd day for another campsite.That was THEN, NOW it's an ENTIRELY new XP & the facilities / utilities have been upgraded to industry standards!If you want to track down the douchebag mgt. who ruined your stays here, took your deposits & REFUSED to refund & lied & cheated you out of your vacations, I was told they moved to Fernandina Beach in N. Florida . . SEND them a post card, or a subpoena. Those scavengers are straight out of that old movie Take the Money & Run
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March 2023 by Susan George
Saw the owner's disgraceful performance on camera kicking a camper out of the park because the owner didn't want to deal with the low voltage problem. Wow! REALLY poor customer service. Glad I saw this before I booked a stay!
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January 2023 by R Nestor
We tried to stay at this location. They took are money online but no one was willing to help us to our site. We asked for our money back they refused . They even lied to our credit card company. We were stuck with a bill but never received services. Never pay this site in advance.
