Campground Rates
My Wife and I usually start and end the camping season with a weekend at a local CG (Cozy Hills in Litchfield CT), and when we called to make a reservation at the start of the season, we were told "Al...
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RetiredRealtorRick wrote:
I'd cry myself to sleep at night if I had to pay $94 for a campground! Out of necessity, my wife and I just made a 9-day trip by car, staying primarily at either Hilton or Marriott properties. Seldom did we spend over $94 for our room, and of course there were plenty of cheaper alternatives at that. Throw in the free breakfast and camping is looking less and less attractive. Unfortunate that there are no new campgrounds springing up, but there are tons of new hotels. It's got to cost more, a lot more, to construct a hotel than a campground. Granted, the campground takes up substantially more land, but still, where are they??
Here in the west, I think "campgrounds" are not the same as "RV parks". RV parks tend to compete with hotels as they tend to be in more populated areas. Campgrounds may have some competition with inns and lodges. I think the cost comparison is different.
One campground I love is just one mile from a quaint little weekend tourist town. It has a variety of overnight options with the others being right in the town on the highway:
The campground is $26 per night - no hookups.
The local RV Park is $65-75 per night - with hookups.
The local inn is $89-125 per night - they also have a 1950's spartan trailer-camper for $180 per night.
The local cottage rental with 4 rooms is $100 per room per night.
The campground is significantly less expensive and the space and privacy between campsites is much better than the RV park. In addition, the campground and rv park allow pets. The inn charges an additional $30 per night per pet. The cottage does not allow pets.
For a road trip where you will be staying in populated areas, you won't see the low cost no hookup campgrounds so the cost differences will be less dramatic.
