Visiting camgrounds
Is it ok to visit campgrounds your intrested in staying in for the future.If so what do you tell the people at the main office
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We have always been allowed to drive through any private campground just by stopping at the office and explaining that we'd like to look around. If the staff is unfriendly about our request, we take that into account when we decide to stay or not. Usually private owners are very receptive to visits.
At MANY of the state parks, when we explain ourselves, we have been allowed to pass through for free. Occasionally we have been charged the day entry fee, but that happens rarely so we don't complain, figuring that we are way ahead in the long run!
The ONLY campground where our request has been denied is Davidson River Campground in NC. Owned by the Cradle of Forestry, it is a very nice, popular, and busy campground, although most of the sites are large and private. When we asked to drive in to look, the attendant pointed to a "No Drive Throughs" sign at the gate. Luckily we had our truck with us with bicycles in the back, and were allowed to bike through the campground. We stayed there the following week and enjoyed our stay, but the heavy traffic we observed on the narrow core road through the CG made the drive-through policy understandable.
Good luck!
At MANY of the state parks, when we explain ourselves, we have been allowed to pass through for free. Occasionally we have been charged the day entry fee, but that happens rarely so we don't complain, figuring that we are way ahead in the long run!
The ONLY campground where our request has been denied is Davidson River Campground in NC. Owned by the Cradle of Forestry, it is a very nice, popular, and busy campground, although most of the sites are large and private. When we asked to drive in to look, the attendant pointed to a "No Drive Throughs" sign at the gate. Luckily we had our truck with us with bicycles in the back, and were allowed to bike through the campground. We stayed there the following week and enjoyed our stay, but the heavy traffic we observed on the narrow core road through the CG made the drive-through policy understandable.
Good luck!
