We find the ratings from Good Sam Club to be getting more and more useless. While we understand you are trying to get a system that has no "personal preference" by your reviewers we are seeing a real bias towards Class A and Large Gooseneck units. The ratings really do not apply to the travel trailers. As an example we just returned from 3 nights in a park with 8/10/10 rating. The lot we were parked on was so off level I had to use a set of stackers to drive on to raise on side of the camper to get level enough so my stabilizers could handle the rest of leveling. The only concreted, level lots were the row reserved for the Class A units!! In addition this park was located with lots starting about 20 feet from a major 4 lane road and the traffic noise on Fri and Sat nights till after 3 am was unreal. I have stayed in lower rated parks on the side of the interstate quiter then this park. When you shop at Camping world online you have reviews by previous purchasers - some reviews you can tell are sour grapes but MOST give honest feedback that help with the purchase. Why is there not a system for Good Sam Members to leave reviews for other members to help with the ratings by the paid reviewers that now appear to have a rating system biased to Class A units.One of the main purposes of being a member of a group like Good Sams is to be able to SHARE information - why can we not share our opinions of the campgrounds we stay at on the Good Sam Website?????Wilford

As I was told once when I made a suggestion, you are not a "member of a group" but are a paying customer of a FOR PROFIT corporation. That was when I dropped out of GS.

The "reviewers" and advertising sales force are one and the same.

Charolaisbreeders, Thank you for your time and post. I would like to apologize for any problems you have experienced. Please allow me to share this with our leadership team in our Parks department. Thank you again for the great suggestion and bringing this to our attention. Mark Marcus' Rapid Response Teamgoodsamcs@goodsamfamily.com

This post brings up an interesting question that has been running around in the back of my mind for some time. My recent trip has allowed me to add some context to my thoughts.The OP is correct there is a Bias for sure. But I am not sure it is connected to the Class A's. I think it's larger than that. To me the Bias is towards parks that are more the "Resort" type. Full of, in many cases, useless "amenities" that most never use.There are many very good parks with all gravel spaces that because of their setting (scenic) or their Location (perhaps on the beach.) Should rate as highly or higher than some of the big 300 space parks with concrete, pools, shuffleboard, pot lucks and all the rest. But these smaller simpler parks often get shunned based on the Good Sam criteria for what makes a good RV Park.There needs to be a Handicapping system to even out the ratings so that smaller, friendlier, more scenic or better located parks can get higher ratings. Or revise the rating system to accomodate a range of other types of "positives" rather than the huge resort type parks.There is also a real bias in the guide for Good Sam Parks. I feel that the non GSP's are in some cases not getting fair reviews.

I use rvparkreviews.com. It is user rated reviews.

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Rollnhome
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Apr 27, 2015
I use rvparkreviews.com. It is user rated reviews.
4X4Dodger
Explorer II
Apr 27, 2015
This post brings up an interesting question that has been running around in the back of my mind for some time. My recent trip has allowed me to add some context to my thoughts.

The OP is correct there is a Bias for sure. But I am not sure it is connected to the Class A's. I think it's larger than that. To me the Bias is towards parks that are more the "Resort" type. Full of, in many cases, useless "amenities" that most never use.

There are many very good parks with all gravel spaces that because of their setting (scenic) or their Location (perhaps on the beach.) Should rate as highly or higher than some of the big 300 space parks with concrete, pools, shuffleboard, pot lucks and all the rest. But these smaller simpler parks often get shunned based on the Good Sam criteria for what makes a good RV Park.

There needs to be a Handicapping system to even out the ratings so that smaller, friendlier, more scenic or better located parks can get higher ratings. Or revise the rating system to accomodate a range of other types of "positives" rather than the huge resort type parks.

There is also a real bias in the guide for Good Sam Parks. I feel that the non GSP's are in some cases not getting fair reviews.
Good_Sam_Care_T
Explorer II
Apr 27, 2015
Charolaisbreeders,

Thank you for your time and post. I would like to apologize for any problems you have experienced. Please allow me to share this with our leadership team in our Parks department. Thank you again for the great suggestion and bringing this to our attention.

Mark
Marcus' Rapid Response Team
goodsamcs@goodsamfamily.com
tsetsaf
Explorer III
Apr 27, 2015
The "reviewers" and advertising sales force are one and the same.
IDman
Explorer
Apr 27, 2015
As I was told once when I made a suggestion, you are not a "member of a group" but are a paying customer of a FOR PROFIT corporation.

That was when I dropped out of GS.

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