Definition of "Primitive" vs "Tent Only"
I recently got into quite a discussion with US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) personnel at Canyon Lake, TX, over what the word "primitive" means in describing a campground. I've always felt that "pri...
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Crodad wrote::h
Tent only - has electricity and water.
This is a regional thing. In our experience, tent only sites in the west virtually never have either electricity or water.
But back to the OP's point, based on our experience, primitive means no water, electricity, or sewer. In some places, we've seen primitive sites with fire rings, but not outhouses. Tent only is just what it says, tents only.
Here is an example where the NFS uses the word "Primitive" in the campground description, but still lists camping trailers as potential users.
