Blowing dust from campground road

Well,
We've camped/parked all over the U.S. and yes, there's plenty of graveled road campgrounds but, there's also quite a few of very nicely done paved ones too. For instance:

1. Winchester Bay RV park, Oregon coast
2. Elk Horn Ridge RV park, Spearfish SD
3. Petoskey RV park, Petoskey MI
4. Kaibab Lake Campground, Williams AZ
5. The Springs At Borrego, Borrego CA
6. Harbortown RV park, Monroe MI
7. Sparks Marina RV park, Sparks NV
8. Seven Feathers RV park, Canyonville, OR
9. Oasis RV park, Amarillo TX
10. American RV resort, Albuquerque NM
11. Lake Havasu State Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ

These are just some of the nicer ones we've been in.

And there's plenty more with very nice, paved roads and nice concrete slabs, some with grass etc. Of course, not all campground owners, or the state if the state owns it, or the Feds, if the Feds own it, or a private concern, if they own it, can make all the necessary improvements to make a campground less dusty and more enjoyable for all to relax and enjoy. As has been suggested, the cost is just prohibitive in many situations.

Not many gassers (Class A or C) will raise up any dust in a graveled or dirt road campground unless the driver's an idiot and is speeding through which, happens more than any of us would like. But, many, many diesel coaches, whether side or rear radiator, will spit up dust, depending on certain characteristics of each coach. Having a full length mud flap will make ZERO difference in many cases.

In a rear radiator coach, the fans, which are almost ALL direct drive with very, very few exceptions, push a ton of air, even at slower speeds. They vacuum up that air, then spit it through, or try to spit it through tightly finned, packed CAC and radiator systems. But, much of it get's bounced off of those fins and, since it can't go up, and it can't go right or left, guess where that extra forced air is going?

STRAIGHT DOWNWARDS!!! And there friends, is where much of the dust comes from. But, Side radiators will do some too because, again, not ALL the air from a hydraulically driven or, power take-off driven fan, can make it through the fins. So, where does the excess go, yep, you got it, STRAIGHT DOWN. So, if a diesel driver has SOME COMMON SENSE, and is piloting a rear radiator coach, they might drive as slow as possible to keep the RPMs down and therefore, keep the dust blowing to as much of a minimum as possible, yet still keep their coach moving along. On a side radiator, almost no matter how slow the pilot is moving it along, the engine speed is not related to the hydraulic powered version fans. So, those are gonna blow.
Scott

We make notes of campgrounds that are dustbins and try to avoid them.
Hard to enjoy yourself when every one that doesn't care sends clouds of lime dust and dirt when they pass covering everything including you.
I don't like trying to wash the rig when they fly by either.
No way with wind off radiator and tires to keep from stirring up a cloud of dust.
If they used 2 3/4 in rock instead of one inch might help. Every time a heavy RV rolls over the stuff it grinds it to dust.
Generally we find that many of these RV park Operators that don't maintain and upgrade are the parks we avoid. Eventually their bottom line gets very thin.

Bruce Brown wrote:

RobWNY wrote:

I stand corrected. There is absolutely nothing campground owners can do to help with the dust because local taxpayers don't pay for it.:h

I didn't take it that way at all. I believe the point he was trying to make is it is expensive and, unlike the government, there are budget constraints to work with.

I was at the same park last weekend as the OP. While there certain was some dust it wasn't anything terrible. Ironically the weeks leading up to this past weekend it had all been wet and rainy. I'll gladly take a little dust as long as it comes with warm weather and sunshine.

I'll also give the park owner a big thumbs up for a very well maintained, friendly place to be. We will gladly go again, and I won't even mind Larrys dust. :B

:)

down home wrote:
We make notes of campgrounds that are dustbins and try to avoid them.
Hard to enjoy yourself when every one that doesn't care sends clouds of lime dust and dirt when they pass covering everything including you.
I don't like trying to wash the rig when they fly by either.
No way with wind off radiator and tires to keep from stirring up a cloud of dust.
If they used 2 3/4 in rock instead of one inch might help. Every time a heavy RV rolls over the stuff it grinds it to dust.
Generally we find that many of these RV park Operators that don't maintain and upgrade are the parks we avoid. Eventually their bottom line gets very thin.

Large rocks and children do not mix Something about how children are wired. if an object fits comfortably in their hands it MUST be thrown. I think it is a law.
The large cobble you suggest is also bear to walk on. Not to mention it doesn't stay in place, is not easy to work with and is multiple times more expensive than road base and 3/4 minus washed gravel for topping.

Walmart Campers don't complain about the dust!

slickest1 wrote:
Walmart Campers don't complain about the dust!

:B