A problem I never knew existed.

Yes, I read it when it first came out. Out of the other reviews for that same park, there is one 6, 4 eights, and 4 nines. The others praised the gravel and the bathrooms. To each their own.

Western,
It could be worse. (And pilots will back me up on this). There's a difference between True North and Magnetic North. True North never moves, but Magnetic North does move over time and can be as much as 5 degrees off of True North in either direction. Our planet actually "wobbles"!
If the poster expects you to align your campsites so the door faces Magnetic North, you'll have to realign all your sites every few years by a few degrees. And just think of giving driving directions to campers. You could give directions from Texas to Billings, Montana and they might wind up in Bozeman! :)

The OP needs to stay at a Holiday Inn Express next time.

Robin1953 wrote:
BTW did anyone read the entire review?

Yes I Did, and I didn't find anything else other than complaints. If the guy doesn't like gravel sites, he is not going to like 3/4s or more of the parks in the US. Annoying owner? Probably going to happen if you complain that the doors to rigs don't face north. And if you are minding your own business and following the rules how often do you really encounter the owner at most parks? Lots of full time guests? The guy was in KANSAS in January, surely he didn't expect a lot of people out enjoying the cold, wind, snow and perfectly flat terrain, thinking it is ideal for skiing. If it wasn't for work, there is absolutely no reason for anyone to ever stay in Kansas in winter. Dirty restrooms is a no-no, but read the other reviews of the park and many mention the restrooms in a positive way.
This is obviously a poster who got crossways with somebody and is taking it out with a negative review. That review is a good example of why an owner feedback ability would potentially be a good addition to rvparkreviews.com. My suggestion has always been for any owner feedback to be limited in a twitter-like fashion to keep it short and it should be moderated by RVparkreviews.com before it is posted to keep personal attacks to a minimum. But the park should have the ability to defend itself with a simple feedback like. "Unfortunately, the guest in question was unable to abide by XYZ rule and we had to ask them to leave." Or "Yes, some of our sites have the rig's doors facing north, in the winter that exposes them to wind and cold, but in our primary summer season you do not bake in the western sun, so that is actually a benefit."

Terryallan wrote:
There is in fact ONE place I require a Campsite to face a certian direction. And if it does not. I don't stay. At the beach. My main requirement is that the door, and awning side, face the ocean. Why, you ask?
Well I'll tell you. On the East coast, If you face the ocean, You get afternoon shade under the awning. You get sun if you face the other way. You also get the best ocean breeze, The sun come up, and wakes you as well. To us, that is a plus. To others maybe not. With the awning on the beach side, I can sit, and watch the nightly parades on Ocean Drive. I can also sit there and listen to the waves break on shore.

To y'all, those may not be good reasons to require a ocean facing site. But to us they are, and as it's my money I'm spending. I get what I want.

Now as to camping in the mountians. I really don't care which way it points.

X2

While it was not posted on RVparkreviews, I was in a park office once and a lady was loudly complaining because she had forgotten to pack underwear and the camp store didn't have any to sell her. Apparently underwear is not a commonly requested item at campground stores...who would have thought :)

The girl at the desk was being very professional (how she kept from laughing, I'll never know!) and trying to help, but nothing would calm this women down. An offer was even made to give her a ride to a nearby Walmart to purchase the missing undergarments but she was not satisfied and demanded a refund.....the girl gave her the refund. I think I would have paid that women to leave!!!

johnwalkerpa1 wrote:
While it was not posted on RVparkreviews, I was in a park office once and a lady was loudly complaining because she had forgotten to pack underwear and the camp store didn't have any to sell her. Apparently underwear is not a commonly requested item at campground stores...who would have thought :)

The girl at the desk was being very professional (how she kept from laughing, I'll never know!) and trying to help, but nothing would calm this women down. An offer was even made to give her a ride to a nearby Walmart to purchase the missing undergarments but she was not satisfied and demanded a refund.....the girl gave her the refund. I think I would have paid that women to leave!!!

She should've told her "We do carry women's underwear - but none that large."

westernrvparkowner wrote:

This is obviously a poster who got crossways with somebody and is taking it out with a negative review. That review is a good example of why an owner feedback ability would potentially be a good addition to rvparkreviews.com. My suggestion has always been for any owner feedback to be limited in a twitter-like fashion to keep it short and it should be moderated by RVparkreviews.com before it is posted to keep personal attacks to a minimum. But the park should have the ability to defend itself with a simple feedback like. "Unfortunately, the guest in question was unable to abide by XYZ rule and we had to ask them to leave." Or "Yes, some of our sites have the rig's doors facing north, in the winter that exposes them to wind and cold, but in our primary summer season you do not bake in the western sun, so that is actually a benefit."

Actually a campground operator stated a thread on this very subject over on that forum Campground

johnrbd wrote:
I thought about posting a negative review on rvparkreviews.

This park was in Buffalo, WY. While being guided to the site, we had to wait about 30 seconds while a flock of 12 turkeys (2 legged kind) left the site after cleaning up after prior users.

Late that afternoon a bunny came by to say "hi", but he left without waiting for a reply. How rude.

About 1/2 hr later the flock of turkeys made their twice-a-day pass thru the campsites.

qan hr or so later, a herd of deer ambled by in neighboring meadow. They were not friendly, they just ignored us.

About dusk, DW and I were walking down the exit dirt road and I nearly stepped on a foot-long snake, but DW noticed it just in time.

Also, I had to use almost 50-ft of cable to get Dish HD lock in. Too darn many trees around the site. And our site was at least 100-ft from nearest neighbors.

Can you believe it, DW would not let me post this negative review!

We will never go to that park again, unless we are in the area.

:W I believe we may have stayed in this campground, minus the snake and the Dish. You forgot to add, the ice cream social only serves vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream.

Read an RV review giving the campground a low review complaining that it was muddy after a heavy rain.............