$100 per night

Tom/Barb wrote:

Bill.Satellite wrote:

I have never once pulled into a campground without knowing how much the night was going to cost. I repeat, not once! .

Well Lucky You.. I'm not that annal.

Sorry but I think this post shows you are not as relaxed as you believe
$100 campsites in tourist areas are not that rare.
Finding out the price ahead of time is very doable. Especially KOA.
It's fine to be adventurous and not plan ahead. But don't complain/blame others when the plan hits a snag.
Embrace the snag as part of the adventure.

Bill.Satellite wrote:

I have never once pulled into a campground without knowing how much the night was going to cost. I repeat, not once! .

Well Lucky You.. I'm not that annal.

Tom/Barb wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

KOAs are not usually 100 per night, we stay at them all the time, We did call, we do know how to ensure They have space for us.
We never suspected KOA to blind side us with these prices.

So you failed to check the price and are upset that they didn't call you last week to tell you, just in case you happened to be driving by and decided to stop this week?

Are you trying to rationalize 100 bucks a night? or are you failing to understand that $100 is way over the standard?

Or why attack me for complaining about it , and for warning others

I have never once pulled into a campground without knowing how much the night was going to cost. I repeat, not once! I full time (truly homeless) and while I have hated what I had to pay, it has never been a surprise. The information is readily available online (especially easy with KOA) but a phone call to see if a site is available and "what are your rates" allows me to make a yes or no decision immediately. I don't believe I have ever pulled into a campground at the end of the day and just prayed they would have a spot for me and was willing to pay whatever they charged.

jjrbus wrote:
I am so old I can remember pulling off to the side of the road just about anyplace in American and camping for free. It was rare for anyone to say anything. Except maybe in places like on the beach at Miami.

Of course there was no 80X20 foot manicured pull through campsite, with Sewer, water, 50 amp service, cable TV and wifi. Swimming pool, gym and rec room.

I do not recall one campground on route 66 in the 50's. Might have been some but Dad would never have spent 50¢ to stay in one!

Sorry you missed the good old days!

Wow, I wouldn't miss that in the least. Sorry you didn't.

I guess it just takes different things to make people feel superior. One of them must be avoiding KOA's. I don't care for KOA's, but I don't care for Wally Worlds either. Or camping by the side of the road, or parking in church parking lots, or Cracker Barrel parking lots. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks.

I guess some just have that need to feel superior, no matter how they go about it.

Tom/Barb wrote:
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we just spent 4 weeks in KOAs, how much more would you want? $100 is way out of the norm.
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I have camped for many, many hundreds of nights. I have stayed in one KOA. That was when I needed a receipt to take to South Dakota DMV and establish residency.

Lantley wrote:
I enjoy Fort Wilderness, I pay a more than $100.00 to stay there, Yes it is on the expensive side, but at the end of the day I feel I get my monies worth.
THe idea that there is a $100.00 limit or barrier for CG rates is out of touch with real world CG rates in tourist areas.

Made 4 reservations yesterday for FW, $120.00 to $189.00/night. BOSS Lady gave me the dates and said make the call. She wants to go, I drive the MH, she pays the bills.

westernrvparkowner wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

westernrvparkowner wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

KOAs are not usually 100 per night, we stay at them all the time, We did call, we do know how to ensure They have space for us.
We never suspected KOA to blind side us with these prices.

So you failed to check the price and are upset that they didn't call you last week to tell you, just in case you happened to be driving by and decided to stop this week?

Are you trying to rationalize 100 bucks a night? or are you failing to understand that $100 is way over the standard?

Or why attack me for complaining about it , and for warning others

Could you direct us to a book or list of "standard" prices? It sure would be nice to know when I am being charged too much or too little for all sorts of things. What exactly is the standard hotel price? The standard airfare? The standard for a gallon of gas oe a steak dinner.
I have always automatically asked "and what is the rate" immediately after confirming availability. It never, ever, occurred to me there is, or should be, a standard rate.

If you got out camping more you wouldn't need a book or a page. you'd just know.

Multiple posters disagree. They "just know" that at popular destinations $100.00 isn't completely out of line. There are vast areas where your KOA "standard" of $35 to $40 hasn't been seen for many years. Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, California, Northeastern US, Coastal Florida and most major metro areas are a start. Maybe you are the ones who need to get out camping more.

we just spent 4 weeks in KOAs, how much more would you want? $100 is way out of the norm.
This ain't Yellowstone.

Ask 10 people to explain the definition of "camping" and you will get nine different answers. My definition would start off with

100 miles from the nearest cell tower. Absolutely no TV or radio reception. No "remote" anything except DISTANCE. Perhaps miles between campsites. Bear hanging the food. Bathroom means folding shovel. No thermostats. Smoky smelling clothing.

But that's just me...BOONDOCKING has it's own definition.

"Dressing For Dinner" quite another

"Well it's Five O'Clock SOMEWHERE"?

Belly cinch, halter, cobble, oats in the feed bag is as technical as it gets for me thank you :)

Film at Eleven listening to Maude scream at Ralph because he forgot the tomato juice doesn't quite cut it.

Have Fun! :R

Tom/Barb wrote:

westernrvparkowner wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

KOAs are not usually 100 per night, we stay at them all the time, We did call, we do know how to ensure They have space for us.
We never suspected KOA to blind side us with these prices.

So you failed to check the price and are upset that they didn't call you last week to tell you, just in case you happened to be driving by and decided to stop this week?

Are you trying to rationalize 100 bucks a night? or are you failing to understand that $100 is way over the standard?

Or why attack me for complaining about it , and for warning others

Could you direct us to a book or list of "standard" prices? It sure would be nice to know when I am being charged too much or too little for all sorts of things. What exactly is the standard hotel price? The standard airfare? The standard for a gallon of gas oe a steak dinner.
I have always automatically asked "and what is the rate" immediately after confirming availability. It never, ever, occurred to me there is, or should be, a standard rate.

If you got out camping more you wouldn't need a book or a page. you'd just know.

Multiple posters disagree. They "just know" that at popular destinations $100.00 isn't completely out of line. There are vast areas where your KOA "standard" of $35 to $40 hasn't been seen for many years. Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, California, Northeastern US, Coastal Florida and most major metro areas are a start. Maybe you are the ones who need to get out camping more.

BillyBob Jim wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

Tom/Barb wrote:

KOAs are not usually 100 per night, we stay at them all the time, We did call, we do know how to ensure They have space for us.
We never suspected KOA to blind side us with these prices.

So you failed to check the price and are upset that they didn't call you last week to tell you, just in case you happened to be driving by and decided to stop this week?

Are you trying to rationalize 100 bucks a night? or are you failing to understand that $100 is way over the standard?

Or why attack me for complaining about it , and for warning others

I don't get it nor do I see an attack. Warning about what? The only standard I know of regarding rates at RV parks would be a personal standard.

Plenty of RV parks have prices @ that range or more. The way I see it if I make a reservation I know what I'm paying. If I drive in off the road I ask for the rate before I plop the money down. If the rate is too high I leave and go elsewhere. If I call in from the road for an overnight I ask what the rate is. If I don't like it, I keep driving. Did they somehow do a bait amd switch or something?

Those who attack never see it.