Copake KOA

This place gets one star for its beautiful bathroom facilities. Other than that, it was our worst KOA camping experience. The owners and staff were rude and every interaction with them was a negative one. This is supposed to be camping… A laid back, relaxing time enjoying the company of family and friends. Instead, here you’re being monitored and chased after by their golf carts.
You’re better off skipping this one and going to the Newburgh KOA instead. I would never recommend it to anyone.

We have been to many Koa camps over the years and this was the worst one by far. First time we have ever had to give a $ 100 cash depots at a site which seemed kind of sketchy. Then we get to the cabin we were staying in and half the floor was rotten… You could feel the wood under the laminate. We pulled the blinds down and the entire thing snapped in half… And of course we got charged for that. The cabin also had ants…
The playground is a hazard the monkey bars weren’t secured into the ground everything was poorly taken care of. Also if you are going to be strict and make everyone follow the rules then follow them yourself my kids were almost hit by a golf cart speeding through a campsite… Not the road an empty site for a camper … You’re better off going to the Newburgh Koa

We recently stayed at the KOA in Copake, New York for two nights. The sight was not level enough to comfortably pull our slides out and had a terrible sewer odor. The bugs were horrific. We would NOT stay there again and would advise anyone else to look elsewhere.
We are full timers and were here for an engagement party. Most of our family had never seen our 42′ motorhome and that they were all here for the engagement party, prior to their leaving for Long Island, the limousine van made a detour to stop by to see it.
It is a large and busy camp with lots of rules. Rules are good, they keep things orderly. We pulled into the gate with the limo following us and my husband got out of the car to talk to the owner to ask permission for their entry to visit for a few minutes prior to getting on the road to leave. He said no way! My husband assured him it would only be a few minutes and the owner said its never only 5 minutes, It seemed he believed they were here to party. That could not have been further from the truth. We are all professionals who were completely insulted by this categorical mistrust. We were paying $ 50 per nite for one of the worst parks we have been in. It is noisy, loudspeaker parties and everyone crammed in for optimum money making for this owner and his wife, The Gerhards. I had never been so rudely treated and when I was rude back, he was shocked. Isn’t that what you get when you don’t treat people as individuals and size them up before giving then the benefit of the doubt? We had small children in the van and so they left. We hadn’t seen them in years, this was our opportunity to at least give them a glimpse of our life, and he completely ruined our time in Copacke! What a beautiful area that doesnt deserve such an ugly human being owning the land. Oh well, we move on and can warn you ahead of time, find someplace else to stay!

Great family campground. Friendly staff. Activities daily: crafts, sports, Saturday night live music.
We camped in a tent site that was wooded and fairly private with running water and electricity. Bathrooms were nearby the tent area and clean and well maintained. If you’re camping in the RV or many of of cabin sites, there’s limited privacy with sites side by side in an open field. Though I don’t have an RV so this might be typical.
Camp store is well stocked: camping essentials, beer, soda, snacks and limited groceries.
No firewood from outside NY is allowed so you have to buy locally. You can buy it at the camp store — 4 bundles for $ 25 delivered to your site. It is slightly cheaper near entrance to Bash Bish Falls — $ 5 a bundle.
If you forget, supplies there’s an IGA 15 min away and the closest Walmart is 35 minutes.
Overall great experience with kids… not sure it’d be a great fit for groups without kids.