For tenters, we have a porta potty. There are free showers at a local park about a mile away or pay showers about 5 miles away. No water, WiFi, garbage, etc. This is rustic camping like BLM. We supply firewood. We only have 2 campfires and follow Area restictions for burn bans or are even more stringent. We also forbid bonfire types and cooking. Most use propane or butane stoves.
Our open space can be returned to normal taxation in this county by paying the difference for the last 10 or 12 years plus interest. Even then, we have saved well over this amount. Without it, we would be paying $4500 a year.
We are leaving on a camping trip and have a caretaker for parking lot. Camping has been suspended while we are away. I guess we will see a land use attorney when we return.
Yes, the parking lot has been profitable. It has made a difference in our income tremendously. Our clients includes retired heart surgeon, 3 ER physicians, several firefighters, nurses, oral surgeons, naturopath, students, business owners, etc. I actually like them better than some of my neighbor’s in my gentrifying rural area.