building new campground

Executive wrote:
Like BjBear, I too, looked up the area. I can see 'destination' written all over it. We can go two weeks with the black tank and can stretch the grey with shorter showeThers. Where you are, I would envision at least a one week stay to really enjoy the area. Harvest Hosts are geared to only overnight stays, $70/yr sponsored by FMCA, another avenue to explore to getting the word out. Best of luck and let us know when you're up and running, we'll be your first customer.....Dennis

You are kind of making the case against building the park. You had never heard of Ilion until this thread started. You would never have considered visiting there had this thread not shown up. In a couple of more days this thread will be relegated to the digital dust bin of the archived posts.
Every basic amenity a park does not offer eliminates potential guests. Don't have 50 Amp service, lose some customers. Same with full hookup sites, cable TV, Wifi service, pull thru sites, showers and toilets. Seldom do people avoid a park with those features, but many will pass by a park that lacks one of those that they desire.
The attractions mentioned by the potential park owners were things like 40 minutes to Cooperstown, 20 minutes to Vernon Downs and Casino, possibly a location for auto racing fans when there is a big race and a few miles from the Erie Canal (not a museum or a historical site, just the canal, which is a ditch with water) That smacks of the AT&T commercials where the surgeon and the Dutch Translator are "just OK". Those don't appear to me to be big enough draws to make a viable business. Way back someone mentioned hiring a professional park consultant to evaluate the viability of a park at that location. That would be my suggestion before investing a lot of money in construction.