Camp Ki Rv Resort

It may be cold out as I write this but I am already looking forward to this summer when I will be going back!!! Looking forward to siting around the camp fire and jumping in the incredible clear water. The wash rooms were just remodeled and are very nice! If you have paddle boards bring them… this is a great spot to paddle and keep an eye out for the resident eagle :)

Fantastic experience! Spent 5 days camping with family and couldn’t be happier. Staff was very friendly, helpful and hospitable. The campground was peaceful and well maintained. Rest rooms and showers look brand new and are complete with tile floors and shower stalls. Camp ground is conveniently located near I-​5 with lots of shopping and fun activities near by, yet it feels completely removed from the hustle.
Our kids had a ball playing at the lake, jumping off the dock, fishing and hunting for crawdads. My wife and I paddle boarded, relaxed in the sun and played with the kiddos for 5 straight days… Wonderful!
Thanks for an incredible experience, you can count on us coming back!!!

After many years of frequenting this resort with my family we will never be back. The management are like miserable gas station workers, very rude. I went on a Monday to with 4 adults and my twin 1 year Olds in one vehicle, I was told we needed two campsites to accommodate our party, we weren’t even going to stay the night. I was fine with that but the lady treated me with such disdain I said forget it, we went to the public park instead.

Great spot! Nice camping, great lake, fire pits and clean restrooms. This was our first time and we will be back =)

I have been at Lake Ki for almost a year now, it is a beautiful lake. What I find outrageous are the onsite custodians/​management, they turn a blind eye to some of their all residents who portrait themselves to other guests as resort security (doesn’t exist) or as resort employees. They use this process as a method to «fish» for items to steal. They have gone to the point of «selling» guests bundles of firewood during the after hour periods. Other all year residents refer to them as the resorts nocturnal wild life.
The nocturnal wild life has gained the trust and confidence of the on-​site management. They are able to have multiple people stay on-​site at no cost, deal drugs, disobey state bands and laws, steal property, race around the resort on golf carts and children race on handicap carts.
The sad piece is with actions of the on-​site management retaliation on those that defy their authority, especially if the new owners are made aware of situations. Another item that is diconcerning, should mail be received at this physical address for a guest (especial that of an all year) the on-​site mgmt fails to make the guest aware of the mail received for them. I had a package that was erronously addressed to this resort, it sat in the office for over a week; this was after speaking with the onsite mgmt twice during the week. The package contain medical supplies, I should be thankful it wasn’t a matter of life or death. This wasn’t the first time this mail holding has happened, the last time they had a letter for 6 months before I received it.
The resort would be fabulous if the owners would replace the on-​site mgmt and rid the resort of the all year residents that are referred to as the nocturnal wild life. All residents are aware of when the owners are onsite, the nocturnal wild life receive their customary text to remain inside.
Yes, they do need to restructure their pricing techniques.

We ended up tent camping here at the last minute and it turned out to be a great experience. The staff was very friendly, the sites were clean (a little close together but not too close for comfort), bathroom/​shower facility was not glamorous, but clean (8 minute hot showers for $ 1) and the lake was awesome for us and our little kids — very clean water with lots of shallow wading area. Unlike that other reviewer, I thought the campground was pretty quiet — yes, it’s near a road but that’s obvious and we hardly noticed any traffic noise. The only downside was a handful of very loud groups who kept at it until 3 am. The staff finally kicked them out and the 2^nd night was much more peaceful. As for a few RVs that seem to reside there, it didn’t bother us and they seemed like nice people just keeping to themselves and not playing loud «butt rock music.» I would definitely take my family camping there again — great for little kids.

Lake Ki has been my families favorite summer getaway for years now. We live across the street from Lake Stevens but we make the longer trip because Lake Ki is so clean and peaceful. It is a place where my kids roam free and the adults can have a good time without people complaining. The setting is much more laid-​back than the state parks. However at the end of last summer new management took over. They are very nice people but they are making some very big mistakes. We are no longer allowed to take our dogs down to the beach with us which makes us very sad. Also the day use price has gone from $ 5 to $ 10 which is way too expensive. They don’t even offer a season pass. We used to go at least once a week with at least three cars now we can barely afford to go once a month. I hope that they make some changes so we can continue to enjoy this lake for many more summers!

We used to LOVE this place! We’ve spent 4 summers in a row at Lake Ki Campground, this last time for a full week. Unfortunately it may be our last time…
Lake Ki is just far enough from home (Gold Bar) that we still feel like we’re getting away, but not so far that it takes ALL DAY to get there.
The lake is beautifully clear & serene. Watching the sunset in the evening is so relaxing, as is the layer of fog that lays on the lake early in the morning as the first fishermen make their way out.
That said, there’s been a change in management & unfortunately they’re doing it wrong. They’ve raised the prices & added a lot of strict rules that make it not so much fun anymore. For example, we couldn’t even bring our dog this last year cuz she wasn’t allowed at the beach. Who doesn’t bring their dog camping?!
They also charge extra for a second car, so even though we’re 2 adults with 4 kids & my boyfriend had to meet us there cuz he had to work, we had to pay $ 10 per day for his car… Even if it fit IN our campsite! I had a friend from out of town visiting for a night. She slept in our already-​erected tent, not taking up any more space or resources at the site we already paid for. We also had to pay $ 10 for her car to be parked IN OUR SITE overnight.
We’ve had the same campsite for 3 years, back in the corner along the fenceline. It was a great secluded spot back in the shade & away from other campers. Well when the new owners took over, they’ve decided to add extra sites all over the campground to make more money, so the spot that we had for 3 years was now cut in half & would be right next to other campers. They also changed the numbering to add in these extra sites, so the site that I reserved was no longer where it used to be.
We were really disappointed upon arriving & finding someone else in our site, but we settled for a spot in the grass since the whole place was booked. The gal told us we could have our original spot back after everyone cleared out for the weekend, but who wants to pack up a campsite & move it 50 ft after two days? Not me…
So we stayed in the grass for the week. It was mostly ok, except it felt like we were camping in the middle of the International District with all the loud ethnic music & crowds of people speaking foreign languages. I guess everyone loves to camp.
One of the families was celebrating an anniversary & had probably over 100 guests (that must’ve cost a fortune at $ 10 per car). They were playing very loud music the entire time & dancing around in their native garb. I didn’t really have a problem with them until they all decided a photo op on the dock would be a good idea. How many Polish people does it take to break a dock?
That many…
Luckily it was a fairly quick fix & we were able to use the dock late the following day.
For the most part I really enjoy Lake Ki Campground. I feel safe letting our four kids & their friends wander the campground, the playground is clearly visible from our campsite & the plumbed restrooms are just a quick walk up the hill with nice hot showers available. But with all the new, negative changes, you may as well go to a State Park.

My daughter and I started camping this last summer. A friend suggested going to Lake Ki. I have since removed him from my Christmas Card list. This place absolutely sucks. You camp on grass (nice), but there are a bunch of live in RVs so you have to deal with people watching their TVs and playing god awful butt rock music (it’s Arlington… what do you expect?) The lake is gorgeous, no motorboats allowed so the water is peaceful and clean (nice). The site that we had was right against the fence, which had a road on the other side of it. Rather than waking up to the peaceful sounds of nature, I woke up at 6 in the morning to the sound of a garbage truck on the road. Lovely.