Regarding free over nights

Sprink-Fitter wrote:
It's no wonder so many campgrounds close, more & more people camping at walmart and gas stations these days its tough for them to stay in business.

Most campgrounds that close are sold and being converted to a higher usage. Many campgrounds were built in desirable locations and the land is worth more than the business. The other parks that close are ones that never really supported a full time business. Most were a place were someone plopped down a half dozen connections on land they owned and called it a campground. They never made much money and the owner just lost interest. The rest never made any business sense in the first place. Someone watched Field of Dreams too many times and bought into the line "if you build it, they will come". That doesn't happen.
However, have a good location, a good business plan and run a good operation and RV parks and Campgrounds are good investments. Walmart and Flying J isn't going to put them out of business