Visiting camgrounds

3oaks wrote:

GizmosMom wrote:
We have asked for permission to drive through and look at many public campgrounds (State Parks, COE, NFS, etc.) We have never been asked for a fee and have always been made to feel welcome.

We have. We wanted to see the campground before committing ourselves to camp for a couple a days while passing through the area. We weren't allowed past the entrance without paying the entrance fee first. Needless to say, we made a "U" turn and never been back. That was at Indiana Dunes State Park.

Do they really think we were trying to sneak in and set up our camp without paying? :S

Happens all the time. Drive in, use there restrooms and other sanitary facilities, maybe fill a water tank and dump the holding tanks while they are at it. Heck, nobody is watching, so lets have a picnic lunch and maybe fish for an hour or two. We have found drive thrus trying to do just about anything and everything the full paying guests paid for.