Casino's KOA will be only RV park next to a horse racetrack

Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Oklahoma, near Tulsa, has signed an agreement with Kampgrounds of America to designate 250 of the casino's 400 RV sites as a KOA campground. It will be the only KOA in the country adjacent to a horse racing facility. It will also be the largest RV park in the state.

With the agreement, Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs will add several features to make the sites more family-friendly and familiar to KOA campers such as a playground, picnic tables, curbed parking, Wi-Fi Internet access and charcoal grills at each site. Within the year, the casino will also add KOA Kamping Kabins, which are one- or two-room log cabins that provide covered sleeping quarters for campers.

The racing season at Cherokee Casino Will Rogers Downs runs from February through late May.

Northern California casino changes tune: now welcomes RVers

A year ago, the Thunder Valley Casino didn't want an RV anywhere in its parking lots. In one instance reported by RVtravel.com, a security guard rudely ordered an RVer to leave, even though he was just there with his friends for a short time to gamble.

But now. . . a different tune. The casino now welcomes RVers and eagerly provides up to three days of free overnight stays in its parking lot as long as an RVer registers upon arrival. A shuttle is provided to and from the casino. Regular rules apply -- no dumping of sewage, outdoor fires, trailers disconnected from tow vehicles, ride behavior, etc.

Thunder Valley casino is in Lincoln, Calif., which is near Roseville in the greater Sacramento area. The address is 1200 Athens Ave., Lincoln, CA 95648. Its toll free phone number is 877-468-8777.

Updated for 2009
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