Large Family

Most around here charge couple buck per head for over 6 people

Too bad we're on opposite coasts and I'm not camping right now-you could let a few of yours spill over on to our campsite. I've only got one and always paid the family rate which is usually 2 adults/2 kids!

I too have 8 children, although they are all grown, and most have given me the happiness of grandchildren. To date, and for the last 35+ years, when there is a limit to a campsite, I have told the office that they are all mine...really, and we have not had a problem. Yes, I pay for every warm body. On occasion, when we are staying for a destination, like Campland on the Bay in San Diego, and I wanted to set up a campsite for a week, I would reserve two sites adjacent and set up tents, barBq, tables and chairs, and stretch out. I've never had anyone say my family was too big for the campsite.
Hope things haven't changed over the years.
Happy Trails.

I imagine it would be a reason to ask you to leave if the situation got desperate.
Otherwise I would ignore it since I am sure your kids are all perfectly well behaved.

Reminds me of staying in Motel 6 many times as a kid on vacation. Family of 5 and 4 person maximum. One of the kids always had to duck down as we passed the office. ;)

Youngest of 10 here. Don't ever recall a campground enforcing those rules.

As others have mentioned, it's mostly to avoid 20-30 college kids renting a single site and making a nuisance of themselves.

I've seen large families rent two sites and put tents, pop up shelter, BBQ on the second site.

A call to whatever park you were interested in would be a good idea. But I would bet that most would allow a family of 8 in one site. Most likely a rule to prevent multiple families or groups of adults from staying in one site.

Maybe claim the two oldest belong to the old couple next door. Every camp ground has grand parents wishing come kids would show up for instruction.

Seriously, you may have to pay an extra person fee but I doubt they will kick you out. I think the limit is to control their costa for water/power/trash collection/etc.

I was wondering the same myself. I guess it's on a per-park basis and if you call the office, explain your situation, they probably all would grant an exception.

The rule is likely there to prevent 29 college students on a bus from running the place over.