buying campground

BB_TX wrote:
No doubt a closed campground can be had cheaper than a very active one. But it closed for a reason. And that reason could well be why it will never be profitable, no matter who runs it. No personal experience, but I would guess it would take a long time to build a reputation and enough traffic to be viable. Doubly so if there are lingering bad reviews on the net from previous operations.

Pretty much true. Most parks that close, do so because they were either a marginal operation in the first place or because the property has been converted to a higher usage. They really aren't hard to operate, so few close because of poor management. They don't have wildly different business plans like bars and restaurants, so again, they don't close because their customers wanted Mexican Food and they stubbornly continued to serve only pot roast.
Over the years, I have seen a few come up for sale. A couple were parks that were in the process of being built where the builder ran out of money before completion, so they technically weren't "Closed" since they never had opened. One was closed because the highway exit close to the park had closed and was relocated a couple of miles away. Several were just junk and had no potential. Only two ever made sense and they were up for sale because the owner had died and there was no one to run the park. I actually made an offer on one of those, but there were several interested parties and the price got too rich for my blood. When it sold it for sure wasn't a screaming bargain.
To find them, you just need to be like a bloodhound and search relentlessly. But I doubt you will find a great deal. With the internet, great deals just don't stay hidden, waiting for someone to dig them up.