park level designations

Ralph Cramden wrote:

slay wrote:
While making a trip across the country from New Jersey we utilized the coast to coast network. We reserved and stayed at several resorts classified as DELUXE resorts. They were, to say the least, as far from deluxe as you could get. One was in Virginia, one in Tennessee, and one in New Mexico. The one in Virginia had horrible interior roads, sites were dirt or gravel, and the club house was dirty and unkempt. Tennessee's was gravel and grass sites with no amenities, no table, no nothing. In New Mexico, our deluxe campsite had no amenities. There was no room to put out our awning, nor was there a picnic table. There was hardly enough room to get in and out of the motor home.

Thats the rule more than the exception with commercial campgrounds, especially when labeled "resort" and even more so if seasonals are accomodated which is most.

If you want room for your awning, a picnic table, and the neighbors window more than 3' from yours look for State Parks or ACOE places. Some have tight sites too, but most don't. Just don't be afraid to go without FHUs. If thats an absolute requirement then your'e pretty much up sheet creek.

What a crock of %%$$. There are thousands of privately owned parks that are fantastic. The owner's of these parks have spent millions of dollars creating their businesses designed to meet the needs of RVers. A large percentage of RVers do want the amenities offered by private parks. Bathrooms and showers, full hookup sites, wifi, cable television, swimming pools, playgrounds, activities, meeting rooms and so much more is available should an RVer want or need those services. Seldom are you more than an hour's drive away from a private park should you be in a remote corner of the country or the middle of an urban area. But you have to do a bit of research, just like you do with any product or service, big or small. And you should expect to pay for quality, again just like you do with anything else.