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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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.
Best bet is check with the district ranger station when dealing with the USFS. Pretty much all of region 8, the southeast, the USFS primitive vs dispersed to indicate the difference between tent only, dispersed, or RV with no facilities, primitive. But there are exceptions.
As for the ACOE some of their primitive sites are tent only and NOT MARKED as such.
