Campground Descriptions ~ Just Thinking
We live fulltime on the road and so far have visited 22 or 23 states. Having a wonderful time. However, as I was walking the campground this morning, drinking my coffee, I began to wonder "When doe...
Forum Discussion
msmith1199 wrote:
I think in most cases you can just assume the advertising is a lie. Nobody is going to advertise their RV park as a dump, even though many are. What I typically do first if it is a place I've never stayed, is check the Google Earth photo of the place. You can tell from that if the roads are paved, how much space between the sites, and how far they really are from attractions. For example there is park named Monterey Vacation RV Park. Their website says they are near Monterey and just minutes from the coast. In fact they are 30 miles from Monterey and the closest ocean access is 15 miles. Not knocking the park because it is a decent place, but their name and advertising give the people the impression that this is a coastal RV park and it's not. It's way inland and right next to the freeway.
Yup, we do all of this too. I don't do the research or reservations ~ my job is RV maintenance, prep, cleaning and driving. So, unless we have been to the park before, I am seeing it for the first time when we pull in. Fortunately, I think we were given the best site in the park, and I am perfectly happy with it. I just wish they were more realistic in their expectations. I mean, for example, there are wood blocks under the toilets for fear they will be pulled out of the wall when you sit on them! Would you expect that at a "luxury resort"? No. Now, we have our own toilet so I don't need to worry about that, but I do check out everything, as I want to give a realistic review online of the entire park, not just the parts of it I may or may not use.
