Kampgrounds of America, Inc. (KOA) is the world's largest system of privately operated campgrounds. The company enjoys a reputation of consistently providing clean and conveniently located camping accommodations across the United States. Almost all of KOA's 500 campgrounds are independently owned and ...
From a single campground in 1962 to 829 nationwide by 1979, Kampgrounds of America's (KOA's) propulsive growth signaled a significant but temporary spike in camping culture. By the mid-1960s this privately owned chain of campgrounds had already surpassed the National Park Service in the number...