“It’s fun to be outdoors and bang on rocks — it’s a great stress reliever,” says Victor Suon, assistant manager of operations at Herkimer Diamond Mines KOA Resort (www.herkimerdiamond ...

Plus, it’s a Resort category KOA, which means it is at the top of its game and has plenty to do and see. The Herkimer Diamond Mines are part of this KOA—the diamonds are actually quartz ...

Earlier this month, Kampgrounds of America’s Herkimer Diamond campground in upstate New York became the first KOA to feature a 100% off-the-power-grid camping lodge. The Solar 1 lodge ...

The Scialdo family purchased the Herkimer Diamond KOA in 1979. Dr. Renee' Scialdo-Shevat and her father Rudy currently run the facility today. Across the street from the mines is the KOA Resort ...

A few KOAs have embraced alternative energies in a big way. The Herkimer Diamond Mines KOA in New York, for example, offers specialty accommodations that include a lodge powered by the wind ...

The Herkimer Diamond KOA in upstate New York has all of the hallmarks of the iconic American roadside campground. Located just outside Herkimer, a rustic hamlet four hours from Manhattan perched ...

Shevat is president and owner of the Herkimer Diamond Mines, an award winning Kampgrounds of America (KOA) park in Herkimer. She oversees two international wholesale businesses - Herkimer Diamonds ...