Later and Later Check-in times

valhalla360 wrote:

BurbMan wrote:
This trend started way before covid....just like a hotel, check out at noon, check in at 4:00. The CG needs time for maintenance during peak season, whether it's mowing or repairs. Also just like a hotel, if you are arrive at 2:00 and the site is clean and ready to occupy, most will certainly let you set up on it.

Most campgrounds clear out mid week, so not buying that it's mowing.

Really, no reason to have more than an hour gap between checkout and checkin. That gives plenty of time for staff to do a quick drive thru to see if everything is in order. If they have to fix a water tap, they can do that with a rig parked there.

Of course, the time difference wasn't the issue. The issue is pushing back both check in and check out.

It takes more than just seeing if people have checked out. The picnic tables need to be moved back to where they belong and cleaned, fire pits need to be cleaned, sites need to be checked and cleaned of dog doo, trash, cigarette butts etc. Even if it only takes 5 minutes a site, if there are 30 check outs that's two and a half hours non-stop. Then there are always people who arrive early and check out late. If there is a very narrow window between departure and arrival times, that becomes a problem because everybody thinks 30 minutes one way or the other isn't a problem. Make the window 4 or 5 hours and 30 minutes either way isn't an issue. Of course you always have the choice of staying somewhere else if you don't agree with a park's arrival and departure policies.