Which Campground Will You Never Go Back To

I have to thank you all for your contributions. As it happens I also write a lot for different on-line sources, but there is no way I can get to enough campground (or crampgrounds as many are) to make as much difference as I might like.

Thank you all and keep them coming. I have put three on my X-off list in this reading.

Matt

Lordsburg NM KOA. My biggest issue is the no check, cash only policy for a night checkin, and the drop envelope door is screwed shut. I understand why, but there's got to be a better way to do business. It's at the end of a pretty shady street, and they want cash! Lots of goatheads in the walking areas for the dogs also. We just overnight at the Flying J, considering checking out the Veterans Memorial Park next time through.

KOA in Lancaster PA. Rude, unfriendly owner/manager. My wife has some mobiiity issues and we had friends picking us up. He wanted to charge them $18 to go in and pick us up and the same to drop us off on the return. I explained situation "those are the rules". Asked about a ride in his golf cart - " no it's for work". Should have suspected something when on a busy holiday weekend he was the only one with empty sites.

campigloo wrote:
I'm in the Colorado Springs area for 3 nights. Left Pikes Peak RV Park after a Major falling out with owner/manager/employee (?) , not sure which. Long story short, I didn't appreciate his interferrancen with parking. What's this new trend where parks want to tell you how to drive. Backing in he tells me which gear to put the truck in, which way to turn the steering wheel, etc. This guy
even wanted to tell me how to set my camper up after parking.
Owners, I drove this thing half way across the country to get here. Tell which spot to park in and leave me alone.

They're just trying to protect their property and yours... I've been treated the same way, I just chalk it up to "just the way they do things". I grew up on a big farm in VT and have been backing up trailers for 60 years and I'm grateful for any assistance I can get... although, I'm also hard of hearing too! Pretty soon they get discouraged with me. Amazing how well that works.

The memory is pretty shot too, I just booked in for a week at a CG that I said I'd never go back to... Given the alternatives for CGs in that area of VT, they are looking better and better. Sometimes you just have to lower your standards a little. Besides, it's not always the campgrounds that bring me to that area, it's the area's attractions and family/friends.

I'm in the Colorado Springs area for 3 nights. Left Pikes Peak RV Park after a Major falling out with owner/manager/employee (?) , not sure which. Long story short, I didn't appreciate his interferrancen with parking. What's this new trend where parks want to tell you how to drive. Backing in he tells me which gear to put the truck in, which way to turn the steering wheel, etc. This guy
even wanted to tell me how to set my camper up after parking.
Owners, I drove this thing half way across the country to get here. Tell which spot to park in and leave me alone.

Lantley wrote:

Pirate wrote:
I have been to many, but there is really only one I will never go back to, Candy Hill in Winchester, VA. This is not a bash on them, just curious as to others black listed places.

For the record Candy Hill is one of my least favorite places as well.

I've never stayed anyplace quite like Candy Hill, and I hope that I never do again,

Camp waubeka in copake NY... I did a long post on the fiasco on this board. You can probably search for it

ben31rv wrote:

fla-gypsy wrote:
Crooked River SP GA. The gnats there are depraved

The campground is nice, the staff is great, but yes those Biting Midges (not gnats) can be absolutely terrible - mostly in late Summer and the Fall. Bug repellent helps quite a bit. If you are sitting outdoors, high speed fans tend to keep the midges away from you.

FYI, this species of Midges live in the salt marshes all along the coast.

Late to the party but someone brought this thread back to life, so...

Crooked River is one of our favorite places. Not a far travel distance for us, giant sites, good for kids to bike ride, and we love that type of marsh environment. ,ages us feel right at home ;-)

A few bugs don't bother us native Floridians.

Jellystone Park Larkspur Colorado.
Very weird sites, parallel parking along interior roads with your door opening into the street, electric was so bad it tripped our Power management system. We called maintenance and he brought a light bulb to plug in, and insisted that the electric worked fine when the light bulb lit.. He did finally move us.
Oh, and the trains literally came thru the campground, they were so close. Never again!

I did think it was interesting to see all the "votes" for Candy Hill. We stayed there one night on our way from MA to TX. It was ok for that but I remember thinking it was pricy for what you got.

Injun Joes in Hannibal, Mo. Ther's some large billboard signs advertising them along side the highways as a good Sam park. We pulled in and looked around. The park manager showed us where we could park for the night. The sites were not level, not mowed and just an absolute dump. We decided not to stay and moved on. It turned out they were no longer a Good Sam park. I guess it was a pretty nice park under the previous owner. This park is mostly full time residents with some pretty junky rigs.