KOA is an expensive option. That said, there are many private campgrounds to pick from. So, that option would work.

As for animals? There are a few. Bears - if you take normal precautions shouldn't be a problem. Snakes - rattle snakes/cotton mouths/ Copperhead. None an issue unless you hike in the woods. Deer ticks- not an animal but not to be triffled with. Wild camping this bug/pest will be your biggest/smallest threat. Its bite can make you very ill. And the the area you are going to is infested with them. Permethrin is the best deterrent. As is learning their habitat. Read up, use the bug spray, and you'll be fine.