I avoid commercial parks when I can.
I don't use their pool.
I don't use their showers.
I don't use their restrooms.
I don't play shuffleboard. Or pool table. Or whatever "entertainment" they think they need to provide.
Don't care for the parking lot arrangement. A few have been large enough to park the truck alongside the trailer, but that's pretty rare.
Neighbors are rarely interesting enough to factor in.
I just don't see a lot of upside, but there are times when it is worth it.
When I want to see some attraction that is nearby, and don't have good alternatives. Walmart, truckstops, parking lots in general, are not good alternatives to us. Those are for overnighting enroute only.
When I need air conditioning. We generally don't care to camp anywhere hot enough to really need A/C, but sometimes. I doubt if we have 8 hours on our 6 year old A/C.
Cost is usually not a factor. Most of the FS sites are $20/night, or close to it, with no services at all. Spending more for a commercial location wouldn't bother me, if there was an upside.
