Ralph Cramden wrote:
westernrvparkowner wrote:
doxiemom11 wrote:
We are full-timers and I can tell you we would never pay $47.50 per night. If we did, that would mean we pay $17,337 in a year for campground fees. Maybe others are different but we are not willing to pay that much to park for a night. For those wondering -- NO we do not usually park at Walmart but seek out Corp of Engineer, forestry parks, city and county parks and parks that give camping clubs discounts. We usually pay $8 to $20 per night with many being full-hook up pull thru sites.
The OP doesn't own a city park, a National Forest, a county park and likely isn't in charge of the Army Corp of Engineers, so he apparently isn't seeking to make you a customer. $50 a night RV sites are not uncommon, there tens of thousands of RVers paying that amount every night. I have no doubt that if the OP builds a quality park and the local market rate is close to that amount, he will be able to get customers at that rate as well. One of the great things about RVing is the fact that there are multiple options for sites to meet nearly every RVers needs.
Wow WRVPO, give the PA state parks a try, one of the newer full hook up sites they have been building in some of the parks.
Here is the cost structure.
$15.00 Campsite.
$4.00 Modern. If the park has showers. Most do and you pay it if you need/use them or not.
$4.00 Weekend / Holiday.
$6.50 Electric.
$8.00 Water.
$5.00 Sewer.
$2.00 Pet. All the FHU sites I have seen are in the pet sections and you pay that if you have one or not.
$6.00 Service charge.
So a weekend Friday/Saturday stay is @
$47.50 per night.
Have a toad or 2nd vehicle? Add $5.00 per night.
Out of state resident? Add $5.00 per night.
$57.50
My point was Doxiemom11 wasn't a target customer for the OP since she says they never spend over $20.00 a night. Apparently, these new PA state parks aren't marketing to her either. My point to the OP is you have to develop a marketing plan and then execute it. You will never, ever be able to please 100% of the RV population. Focusing your business plan, your marketing strategy and then executing those plans to the best of your ability is the way to grow a business. You have to be able to ignore those who criticize your plans because you have chosen to not serve their niche. Having a park with the amenities the OP is considering is not compatible with also charging a fee less than $20, so the park can attract Doximom11 and those with similar RVing habits. Bluntly put, if the OP wants to build the park they are describing, and wants to charge the rates they mentioned, they are just going to have to ignore comments and input from those who want something they cannot and will not be providing. Trying to integrate those suggestions into their business plan would be a fool's errand.
