Wouldn't it be nice if

NanciL wrote:
That is one of the many reasons we bought our own site in a private campground.

Jack L

I didn't even know that was a thing. Is it like a timeshare that you have certain weeks throughout the year? I wonder if that is an option here in Colorado.

jarata1 wrote:

cyntdon2010 wrote:
were members of a camping club, so we have potluck meals. and cornhole games.
to me is not an issue of number of people on a site.

right to you its not an issue maybe to your neighbors it is they would like to enjoy their camping time also

Yeah you tell em! They sound like total death metal party all nighters!
(FWIW, I've never heard the words "potluck meal" come out of someone's mouth who's weekend goal was to drain a couple 5ths of Jack)
I'm going out on a limb and guessin the camping club don't cram the whole club onto 1 campsite......sheesh

If a potluck supper and a game of cornhole offends you, you may want to look at your own behavioral issues.... and maybe not go outside into the big loud world......

suprz wrote:
One of the many reasons, we take our big yearly trip after the kiddies go back to school in Sept

x10!!!

4x4van wrote:
Just who is a "true camper"? What does "camping" really mean? Who among us really "camp", and who among us actually do something else (and what is that called)?

I call it Base Camp. We tow the FW to a location close to our desired destination. Usually visiting friends or relatives. It's just a hotel on wheels, the rolling condo. We have no interest in building a fire and roasting marshmallows, sitting around slurping suds or jumping in a river. It's a mode of travel for a purpose other than getting away and being in the woods.

But I understand most people around me are there for other reasons and we have to respect and accept that. If they want to booze it up and hoot and holler that's their business. I know it's going to be there going into it before I leave the driveway. I can either accept it or develop another plan. I HATE camp smoke but I can't expect everyone to put out there camp fires when I arrive.

SoundGuy wrote:

SoundGuy wrote:
These typically would seem to be those who aren't "campers" in the truest sense of the word...oblivious to anyone else who may not share their same view of what "camping" means...For many of us who really do "camp"

No "pot" here :R ... Ontario provincial park regulations specify no more than 6 people on a site, no more than 3 shelters, only one of which can be a trailer, and depending on the park in question either just one vehicle or in some cases two. On that same trip there were countless sites with easily a dozen or more people camping overnight on the site in multiple tents, in one case with four vehicles jammed into the site, in another case with two popups parked on the site - ALL in clear violation of the stated regulations. Oh, and as far as "obtrusive noise" is concerned the accepted rule is if it can be heard beyond your own campsite then it's TOO LOUD. Whether you care or not, WE obey these rules and expect others to do the same - but in far too many cases those "others" don't, nor are park staff willing to enforce rules designed to control this obtrusive behaviour. As for my "house on wheels" these parks are specifically designed for them so whether that large ILLEGAL crowd on the site next to me approves or not I could care less - they are the ones who are in violation of the rules, which in fact wouldn't be necessary in the first place if everyone just used a little bit of common sense and common courtesy. Apparently a concept quite a few just too stupid and inconsiderate to understand. :M

If there are multiple sites being used with a group, there is nothing wrong with those people gathering at one of those sites to visit, play games, etc, and that is not actually breaking the rule of "x people per site", but I agree 100% that multiple people sleeping in multiple tents with multiple vehicles on a single site...in violation of the rules...is WRONG.
If management has no desire to enforce the rules, then vote with your wallet and go elsewhere. Is it right that you should have to do that? No, but sadly it may very well be necessary.

My "pot/kettle" comment refers to your multiple comments defining "camping" as not applicable to those that do something different than you. While the park may be designed to accommodate RV's, that doesn't mean that it is designed to exclude tents. So I simply had to question your statements. Just who/what is a "true camper"? What does "camping" mean? Who among us really do "camp", and who among us actually do something else (and what is that called)?

cyntdon2010 wrote:
were members of a camping club, so we have potluck meals. and cornhole games.
to me is not an issue of number of people on a site.

right to you its not an issue maybe to your neighbors it is they would like to enjoy their camping time also

were members of a camping club, so we have potluck meals. and cornhole games.
to me is not an issue of number of people on a site.

....."the irony being that Ontario Parks firewood is commonly understood by everyone to be wet garbage that won't even burn with gasoline thrown on it".
As is the case in many of our Nat'l Forest, and National Park campgrounds, I bought "Fire" wood in a National Park, & used an Enviro Log fire starter log, after 3 hours, the Only thing that had burnt was the starter log. :S

suprz wrote:
One of the many reasons, we take our big yearly trip after the kiddies go back to school in Sept

Same with us. We do all our camping in early Spring, before Memorial Day and then again after Labor Day in the Fall. Two of the most beautiful times of the year to be camping. We let the parks to the families with kiddies to enjoy the Summer. Works for us..........:)

SoundGuy wrote:
These typically would seem to be those who aren't "campers" in the truest sense of the word...oblivious to anyone else who may not share their same view of what "camping" means...For many of us who really do "camp"

4x4van wrote:
Sounds alot like a pot calling a kettle black. Everyone has a different style of camping. While you may not consider a large group gathering together at one site "camping", a single couple in a tent probably thinks the same thing about you with your "house on wheels".

No "pot" here :R ... Ontario provincial park regulations specify no more than 6 people on a site, no more than 3 shelters, only one of which can be a trailer, and depending on the park in question either just one vehicle or in some cases two. On that same trip there were countless sites with easily a dozen or more people camping overnight on the site in multiple tents, in one case with four vehicles jammed into the site, in another case with two popups parked on the site - ALL in clear violation of the stated regulations. Oh, and as far as "obtrusive noise" is concerned the accepted rule is if it can be heard beyond your own campsite then it's TOO LOUD. Whether you care or not, WE obey these rules and expect others to do the same - but in far too many cases those "others" don't, nor are park staff willing to enforce rules designed to control this obtrusive behaviour. As for my "house on wheels" these parks are specifically designed for them so whether that large ILLEGAL crowd on the site next to me approves or not I could care less - they are the ones who are in violation of the rules, which in fact wouldn't be necessary in the first place if everyone just used a little bit of common sense and common courtesy. Apparently a concept quite a few just too stupid and inconsiderate to understand. :M