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KOA Campground
Sicamous, BC
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KOA Campground
Sicamous, BC
PROPERTY DETAILS
Listing Number:
14323
Price:
$1,495,000
Taxes:
$7,187
Size:
16.47 acres
Zoning:
HC
LOCATION
3250 Oxbow Frontage Rd a few killometres east of
Sicamous just off the along the Trans Canada Hwy
DESCRIPTION
The KOA Sicamous is situated on 16.47 acres of
land (lots of room for growth) and offers guests a
very well maintained resort atmosphere with various
site options - 9 cabins with covered porches, 21
tent sites, and 49 RV sites (fourteen 15 amp sites,
thirty four 30 amp sites and one 50 amp site). All
RV sites have water hook ups. The majority of the
RV sites are pull-thru sites and lined with trees.
A big draw is the main lodge building with an in
ground pool for guests, large store, common room,
games room with arcade games and pool table,
and laundry room. The washrooms with showers
are accessed from the side of the building and are
all very clean and well maintained. A covered cook
area is set up for pancake breakfasts. The entire
upper level of the main lodge is a beautiful owner/
manager’s suite with mountain views high vaulted
ceilings, 3 bedrooms plus an office, a large living
room, modern kitchen and dining area that open up
to a large private deck. In behind the main lodge
is a mini golf set up while the front and beyond
the pool is a large open green space with some
play structures and lots of open space to toss the
football. The site is ideally set up for guests to
enjoy and offers enough space for the owners to
have some elbow room of their own.
There are two good size shops/storage buildings
which help keep the resort well organized and
maintained. One is situated beside the pool with
one side of it used for pool maintenance/storage
and the other side facing the driveway with both
a double and single car garage door. The second
shop building is located nearby and it also has
a double and single car garage, ideal to store
vehicles, equipment and supplies.
A creek cuts through the site and separates off just
under an acre of land from the rest of the resort.
A foot bridge has been built over the creek but at
present it is not used for resort operations. An old
historic cabin is situated on this small section of
land and it has its own access off the road. This
would be a great place to add more sites and
expand the resort.
A new owner has the option to continue the franchise
agreement with KOA or for those who are more
inclined to operate privately that opportunity exists
as well. For more info on the KOA background see
below. To exit the franchise agreement 2 years
franchise fees are due on exit - contact agent for
more details.
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KOA
Kampgrounds of America (KOA) is the world’s
largest system of privately held campgrounds
with almost 500 locations across US and Canada.
Known as KOA and for its yellow and red logo by
families of campers, Kampgrounds of America
has become part of the American popular culture,
including being featured in the American television
series Undercover Boss in 2013. Founded in 1962
and still based in Billings, Montana the current
CEO of Kampgrounds of America Inc. is James
D. Rogers. In an interview with Forbes magazine
in 2012, Rogers described the KOA experience
as “really all about making outdoor adventure
easy. We provide something very unique to the
campground, and that is service.” The President
of KOA is Pat Hittmeier.
KOA was founded in 1962. Billings, Montana
businessman Dave Drum got the idea to start the
campgrounds while walking his property along the
Yellowstone River and seeing travellers heading to
the Seattle World’s Fair. Drum started a lodging
business and constructed a campground on his
land that offered hot showers, restrooms and a
small store.
By the summer of 1963 Drum had two partners
and the goal of creating a system of campgrounds
throughout North America. The yellow logo was
created, and Drum and his partners started selling
franchises.
By the end of the 1969 camping season KOA had
262 campgrounds in operation across the US. By
1972, 10 years after KOA’s creation, KOA had 600
franchise campgrounds.
Today, KOA annually inspects each campground
with a 600-point inspection, which it claims is
the most stringent in the business. In 2010 KOA
campgrounds number over 470, according to their
corporate website, with around 450 in the US.
AREA DATA
The Shuswap
The Shuswap is situated in south-central British
Columbia midway between Vancouver, BC and
Calgary, Alberta.
Highway 1 (Trans-Canada
Highway) and Highway 97 make it easily accessible
from all directions. The region is scattered with
unique communities of various sizes, each with its
own attractions. The closest one being Sicamous
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(more info on it below). Although the Shuswap is
generally rural, it has all the amenities residents
and visitors expect. The stunning natural setting
and pleasant four-season climate attracts visitors
year-round. Many trails throughout the Shuswap
provide outstanding views of its centrepiece,
Shuswap Lake, as well as numerous smaller lakes,
waterfalls and rivers.
Sicamous
The district of Sicamous is strategically situated
at the junction of Highway 1 and Highway
97A, located midway between Vancouver and
Calgary and close to the Kelowna International
Airport. The area includes Annis Bay,Malakwa/
Yard Creek,Mara, Perry River, Solsqua/Cambie,
Swansea Point, and Three Valley Gap. Sicamous
is attractive and progressive, quiet and friendly,
and offers a good selection of essential commercial
services. The economy of the area is based largely
on tourism, forestry and manufacturing. Known as
the “Houseboat Capital of Canada” Sicamous is
home to several large houseboat rental companies
and manufacturers. At the east entrance to the
area, Three Valley Gap is a main attraction with its
lakeside historic western/ghost town used by the
film industry.
Revelstoke
Revelstoke is a quaint mountain town located
60 km east of the campground along the trans
Canada hwy. Revelstoke’s economy is based
around tourism, forestry and the rail. The largest
growth sector of late is tourism as more and more
visitors come for outdoor adventures year-round.
Revelstoke Mountain Resort has the highest
vertical drop in North America and some of the
deepest and most consistent snow conditions on
earth. With a population of close to 8,000 the
town offers all the amenities one requires with
two grocery stores, lots of shops, restaurants and
cafes, all your professional services, spas, a great
hospital with emergency service, two new schools
and a picturesque and vibrant western style town
core.
RECREATION
The scenery is spectacular and there is a multitude
of year round activities to be experienced in and
around this campground. Situated close to the
shores of both Shuswap Lake and Mara Lake, this
area provides easy access to all types of exciting
water sports, boating routes, fishing, and lake
cruises. Two challenging golf courses are located
nearby, as well as a multitude of attractions and
various excursion options.
Situated in the sub ranges of the Monashee
Mountains, the entire region offers limitless
adventures for hikers and mountaineers,
cyclists, hang-gliders and paragliders, skiers,
and snowmobilers. Well-developed logging road
networks and boating routes provide access to
remote backcountry. Whether you’re looking for an
enjoyable nature walk or challenging hike, thrilling
mountain bike routes or horse riding paths, the
Shuswap is the ideal location. “Back to nature” is
what you will experience on the many trails leading
to cascading waterfalls, picturesque farmland,
subalpine lakes, nature parks and rugged mountain
bluffs. The district of Sicamous is definitely the
“recreation destination for all seasons” and demand
for camp space will remain high for the foreseeable
future.
HISTORY
This is one of the first KOA campgrounds in Canada
INVESTMENT FEATURES
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Potential to subdivide the property to create
an additional HC lot on additional land - the
land that is currently located across the
creek has its own access and is not being
used for resort operations
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Potential to use the vacant land across the
creek for resort expansion - more sites or
cabins
The tent sites could be converted into further
RV sites to meet the growing demand and
maximize the return
One could also explore the development of
the resort into one that allowed the sale of
sites to owners
IMPROVEMENTS
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Additional Improvements
Main Lodge Lower Level
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Store, common room, laundry, games room,
updated men’s and women’s washroom with
showers and outdoor/covered cook area for
pancake breakfasts. In front of the main lodge is
a large in ground pool with large deck and patio
furniture for guests.
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Main Lodge Upper Level
Large private deck for owner/manager, 3 bedroom
suite plus office, large living room, modern kitchen
Pool Storage/Garage Building
One side set up for pool maintenance and storage,
the other side and facing driveway is a double and
single car garage door
Cabins
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7 single rooms cabins
2 two room cabins
The cabins do not have queen beds. The single
room cabins have a double bed and a set of bunk
beds. The 2 room cabin has a double bed in 1
room and 2 sets of bunk beds in the 2nd room.
RV Sites
All RV sites have water hook up. There are fourteen
15 amp RV sites, thirty four 30 amp RV sites and
one 50 amp RV site. They are summarized bellow:
22 pull thru (full service) 30 amp with fire
pits
9 pull thru (full service) 30 amp (no fire pits)
2 back-in (full service) 30 amp with fire pits
1 pull thru (full service) 50 amp with fire pit
10 back-in (water/electric) 15 amp with fire
pits
4 back-in (water/electric) 15 amp with no
fire pit
21 tent sites with fire pits - all tent sites have
fire pits and access to water stand pipes
The group area can have a group pit
Shop with double and single car garage
door
BOUNDARIES
See maps. On Map 8, pink sites are tent sites with
no hookups but access to water stand pipes. The
green sites are water/electric 15 amp service with
fire pits except the 4 at the back in the group area,
no fire pits (this is our choice). The yellow sites are
full service 30 amp. The orange site is full service
50 amp with fire pit.
SERVICES
Power, telephone, internet, water via spring and
recently drilled well, septic
ZONING
HC - Highway Commercial
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LEGAL
Lot 2; Pl NEP18124; LD Kamloops Div of Yale (25);
Section 24; Town 22; Range 7;
Meridian W6; Narrative Meridian W6.
PID 012-634-263
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(250) 200-1199
LandQuest® Realty Corporation
101 - 313 Sixth Street
New Westminster, BC V3L 3A7
Phone: (604) 664-7630 Fax: (604) 516-6504
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