Barbecue + beer: Is it ok in every RV camp ?
We like barbecue+beer and have some basic questions about this: 1 - Is it acceptable/legal to have a barbecue with beer at all RV Parks, even at state parks and a good rest area ? 2 - At some R...
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As others have noted, alcohol regulations vary with the property, and are often more restrictive at public parks where there is a history of behavioral problems. Most states will treat rest areas as being on the highway, and application of open container laws to RVs and passenger coaches varies state to state.
You can eat all the BBQ you want. Whether or not you can cook outside, and over what apparatus, will vary quite a bit place to place and time to time. In this part of the country, county-wide and state-wide burn bans are often in effect, and at some alert levels prohibit any outdoor fire, even a charcoal grill or smoker, and sometimes a gas grill. Same place, with moisture in the ground and no wind to blow embers, you might build a fire in a pit. It is a "ask the camp host" situation.
I've been in upscale RV resorts that allow no fires or grills at the campsite, but may have a place for community fires or outdoor cooking. I've been in campgrounds where everybody is cooking outside over flame or coals. It varies.
You can eat all the BBQ you want. Whether or not you can cook outside, and over what apparatus, will vary quite a bit place to place and time to time. In this part of the country, county-wide and state-wide burn bans are often in effect, and at some alert levels prohibit any outdoor fire, even a charcoal grill or smoker, and sometimes a gas grill. Same place, with moisture in the ground and no wind to blow embers, you might build a fire in a pit. It is a "ask the camp host" situation.
I've been in upscale RV resorts that allow no fires or grills at the campsite, but may have a place for community fires or outdoor cooking. I've been in campgrounds where everybody is cooking outside over flame or coals. It varies.
