Preston is a small community near Issaquah. When I called to make reservations, I didn’t have to provide a credit card number! This is great! The bad news is… the park doesn’t take credit cards, or participate in any discount programs. But on the good side, you can write a check! The prices, to me, were a bit high compared to other parks with similar amenities. However, Preston is an unincorporated “bedroom community” to Seattle, and I believe the prices reflect this.
There were a lot of full-timers in the park, in “middle of the road” RV’s – not fancy, but not really old models, either. The driving area through the park is a bit steep. To get to my assigned site, I had to go down a steep road, then turn a banked corner, and I felt like I was going to tip over! But on the good side, I got a pull-through site! Since the park is located on a steep grade, the spaces are terraced down the grade.
If you like to walk, the steep grade hills will give you a good workout. The spaces are somewhat close together, but not too bad. (I have been in worse…) I was given a pretty long space. In my particular space, the hookups were in the center of the slot. If I pulled forward to get close to the hookups, my front would be sloping downward. To avoid the downward slope, I had to sit toward the back of the space, but use extra long cables and hoses. Oh well.
There are lots of very tall pine trees to give you the feeling of being out in nature and out in the country. The rest room has a “handicap access” concrete ramp, but the concrete is a bit bumpy. Those in wheel chairs or “hoverounds” will have a rough ride to get to the restrooms. The laundry room has a good supply of washers and dryers for the park size. The shower/restroom building was clean.
The park also features a small recreation room that has a great TV, a treadmill, and a good selection of books to read. There is a pay phone, but currently it’s not working. There is a cute little fish pond with a bench where you can “sit a spell.” The park does not have WiFi, but Verizon AirCard worked just fine.
The owner is really very nice and helpful. This is a very relaxing park if you just want to “chill” for a few days.
This is one of the nicer KOAs that we’ve stayed at in the midwest. The park has a pleasant country-like setting, located just off interstate I-70, exit 96. We stayed here while attending a NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Speedway.
There is a “dearth” of campgrounds along Interstate 80. I stopped at Western Hills Campground to wait out a harsh snow and wind storm. The hosts were very nice and let me have “late” checkout if I needed due to the weather and driving conditions.
Wow, what a view! Even my cat loved it, he wouldn’t budge from the windows! But one caveat, chock your tires, as you will be backed up against a very steep embankment! Also, this park is 8 miles north of Raton (about 6300 feet elevation), but those 8 miles are a very steep grade up to about 7,000 feet in elevation. If you don’t get a “running start” when you drive through Raton on I-25, you will drive the 8 miles chugging at 45 mph while the RV’s with Colorado plates just speed past you (probably laughing!).
This is a great overnight stop on your way up or down I-25. Sites are all on gravel. The laundry room was clean, and the women’s rest room was clean, except only one shower was in use. The other showers had “stuff” stored in them. Wi-Fi was a bit slow, but it operates from a satellite. To use the Wi-Fi, you have to register, and you get a “coupon” code good for one day. TV reception via antenna was ok, some channels good, some spotty. Cell phone service was spotty, had to walk around to find a signal. My Verizon air card wouldn’t even connect. The water here is excellent!