It's got a roaring river. Wildflowers. Wind in the pine trees.
And a nice pool.
Camping at Pine Village KOA isn't exactly roughing it. Sure, camping purists may scoff. Laugh all you want, Tent Boy.
"We offer 27 deluxe cabins, with full kitchen and bathrooms, full-service linens,” said Denise Akey, manager of this popular campground, listing some of the many amenities.
"We're on the Wenatchee river, we have about 800 feet of riverfront, which is pretty exciting. In the summertime, we offer river tubing right out of the campground through Osprey Rafting Company. It's just a great place, you can walk right up to the tent, get your tube, float the river and they shuttle you back. It's really a fun time."
Pets can camp here as well:
"Pet-friendly everywhere you go in this campground, you can bring ‘em in the cabins, and the deluxe cabins. We have a free run area for your dogs to run in, and it's super fun."
Right now they were prepping for the summer boom: brand new barbeque grills are lined up, waiting to be installed in campsites.
It's the calm before the storm - this place is already booked up every weekend from Memorial Day onward.
The only thing we didn't see here was Bavarian kitsch.
But don't worry, Pine Village KOA has that figured out as well.
“We offer a free shuttle into town so you can actually camp here and not worry about parking downtown and that kind of thing,” said Denise Akey. “It's really one of Leavenworth's best-kept secrets.”
Pine Village KOA is the 2018 winner for Best Campground in the 2018 Best Northwest Escapes contest sponsored by Washington's Playground.
