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    Bakersfield KOA Journey

    3.4 (127 reviews)
    Open 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Amy K.

    This is the best KOA around! The grounds were beautiful and taken care of. I hope it stays that way. They told us this place used to be privately owned and just became a KOA. They have large parking spaces in front to leave your rig while you check in. Someone drives a golf cart and leads you to your site. Every site has a picnic table and a small cement slab and almont every site had at least one tree. They told us to try to keep everything off the grass because they were trying to grow it nice. (I can totally respect that.) They have a grassy dog park tucked away in the back with sail shades. There were also other small areas for dogs to sniff around and do their thing. There was a huge grass area in front of the complex too that was great. The pool was heated and was so nice. They have a cool bar/restaurant called the Crest that a lot of locals go to. We can't wait to go back. It was so relaxing.

    Alisa M.

    The sites themselves are good, which you would expect from a KOA- clean, flat, small concrete pad for picnic table, and crushed gravel parking spots. The roads are smooth and flat which made scootering fun for the kids. Aside from that, I have no positive things to say. The "playground" is extremely small, something you'd have in your backyard. The "mini golf" is a joke, so small, and some of the holes are not even functional. There is a train track that runs right by the campgrounds and trains go through all hours of the day and night. They lay on their horn repeatedly until they've passed. There is a code for the bathrooms and showers, but no code or lock for the pool which is not safe considering we saw homeless people walking around the campground. One night we called security about a homeless man who was walking through the campgrounds at 9:45 pm with his arms full of things that were obviously not his. The next morning we found out that the pool had been vandalized and was closed for the rest of the week. They recommend that you lock all of your things up because they said they've had issues during the day as well. That's understandable since the front gates are open and unlocked all day long. But the walls around the property do have spikes on top of them (which is never a good sign). They do not allow easy ups or any kind of shade besides an umbrella in the table. They do not allow anything on the grass on your site, including chairs. The sprinklers next to our site were broken and flooded underneath the trailers every night, even on the weekends when maintenance said the sprinklers shouldn't have been running. There were flies, cockroaches, red ants, beetles, etc throughout the campground. The surrounding area isn't good either- the day the pool closed for who knew how long, we took the kids to River Park & playground and witnessed two homeless men fighting and cussing at each other. We couldn't even use the restrooms there because homeless people were camped out in front of them. Would not recommend- don't go here. There are much nicer places elsewhere.

    These guys were nice enough to help move the power to another unit.

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    Ask the Community - Bakersfield KOA Journey

    Is the pool open and heated around Christmas time?

    Yes....spa, also

    Do you have a pool room?

    A room with a pool table, no.

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    Review Highlights - Bakersfield KOA Journey

    Who would've known Bakersfield has a hidden gem of a KOA campground, where "The Crest" movie theater used to be.

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    Stayed here several times. Ample space between sites. It seemed like the northwest section of the…read morepark was for long-term renters. Power at campsites was stable. Campground was clean we felt comfortable. It should be noted that there was considerable highway and train noise all night long. Accelerating vehicles and train horns. Having stayed at many RV campgrounds it is not totally unusual to have this noise but it was pretty constant here. If passing through the area again I would return to this campground.

    Have had mixed feelings about this park. Previously dealt with an office conflict between two…read moreoffice girls, where we definitely became the "get back at you" tool. So we took 3 years off and went to another park on our way to AZ. This year we returned, just to give it a second chance. Went much better. But still feel like they have room for some customer service improvement. We arrived at 12:15... they close for 1hr for lunch at noon , and the door is not opened until 1:00. That was unexpected, but fine. Then they arrive and not over welcoming... no "welcome", "sorry for the wait", just an "how can I help you?" No longer do the offer orange picking sticks , and clearly state all rules in big bold letters. Just wish it was more like early visits we enjoyed at this park. Simply more welcoming . The groves are wonderful, the landscaping and plants are over the top beautiful. Sadly the vibe is not "welcome to our park"

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    Bakersfield RV Park

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    4.0(9 reviews)
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    I've only been here a couple weeks but I'm very grateful to be here. The manager Dawna was very…read moresweet and very nice and made it very easy for me to move in. It was just a piece of cake. The neighbors have been very nice and I really love it here

    This is going to be the most honest and thoughtful review one person can make. I came here 3 months…read moreago not knowing anything about Bakersfield or this RV park. I was in a bind and the price attracted me. I've stayed at many rv parks mostly KOA but never long term. First off this is on the east side of town, so once it gets dark there's no lights on. Management requested 2 months security deposit saying my credit was bad so I gave it to them thinking I would get it back. Everything here is done by money orders something very primitive last time I used one was 30yrs ago I didn't know they still existed. During my stay I'm informed by a employee there that manager steals people's rents and she recorded Donna and she got fired. This place is filled with thieves. The hotel next doors review are all about people breaking into their cars and rooms. Behind the rv park is a homeless encampment and they constantly scour the park to break into rv, cars, storage you name it. No one does anything. They charge you $45/mth for water you can't drink it causes cancer, so if your pet drinks it they will have diarrhea something no one tells you. The place is filled with dog poop everywhere no one cleans after their dogs let alone keeping them on a leash. The tenants are decent some nice but everyone is there because this is the last resort. Orange park rv is far nicer actually any other park is better than here. Now to my security deposit, you have to give them a 30 day notice in writing so I did, they have 21 days by law and they make sure they take their sweet time. I called every other day and the manager made it sound like I'm a nuisance, well If an employee tells you that management is stealing rent money orders from tenants you would be concerned as well. Turns out my security deposit was returned $200 short. I paid $950 they gave me back $750. So if you're thinking about staying here because you don't have money, rv is old or whatever the reason, make sure you can deal with what I wrote in detail. Because they'll be nice to get you in then brush you off once they got you. I had to fight for my deposit back and they still stole $200. There's 100 spots there so if they do this to 20 people a month that's 4k someone is making per month on top of whatever else they steal. Very lucrative thieves here. In fact i I emailed every top employee of BoaVida Communities to get an answer and seems as if they buy and sell these parks using investors money. This place used to be nice, same rv in the pic from 10-20yrs ago are still there it's like a twilight zone. Right next to a freeway, my neighbors car was stolen as she was doing her laundry. At night it's super dark, it's far away from everything decent. You can't walk around without garbage, poop and glass everywhere or homeless people walking up to you. Always on guard to make sure no one steals anything. Then to be worried your rent is gonna get stolen. The girl that worked there got fired for reporting the theft issue now my security deposit got $200 stolen. They know that no one can do much so they take advantage of people, they haven't met karma yet. One day someone will come and throw some acid in their face maybe that will be a reality call for these thieves who prey on the poor. If you don't believe me look at the review for the hotel next door it's called WoodSpring Suites. The homeless live behind that hotel and this rv park. Talk about living in hell. Soon someone will take someone's life for being thieves. I almost got to that point, when you're poor and have cancer you have nothing to lose but everything to gain. Karma is coming for these crooks

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