This may sound like a silly question but do most campgrounds and state parks take credit cards now? Yes it has been some years since we have been... Thanks
A couple of times if it was Passport America they wanted cash, and then a time or two if they didn't take a CC, they took a check. For the most part, we've used a CC.
Some RV Parks give a discount for cash or even take a personal check. The older Mom and Pops don't really want to or aren't capable of.
Last month, DH had used a CC in an IA RV Park and she gave him a look. Not only do they pay a fee she said, but they had to discount for being a GS Park. But she didn't offer him a larger discount for cash, so Oh Well. We like the 5X points for using a GS CC.
I've only been rv-ing for a few years but I've never been to a campground that didn't take a cc for the site fee. I would expect that if you make a reservation over the phone, for example, and they didn't take credit cards, that they would tell you that before you arrive.
Campgrounds yes, State parks vary more than private owned CG's. But many of those which do NOT have a card machine in the park WILL accept pre-payment via credit/debit card on the reservation web site.
Most do take cc. I have run across quite a few this past year that did not, but they did accept a check. I think the 3% fee or sometimes more the cc company takes is taking a bite out of some of the smaller CG's profit margins.