Campgrounds Etiquette

westernrvparkowner wrote:

tpi wrote:
Sure why not have a little space on handouts dedicated to campground etiquette? Something written in a cheerful helpful way-maybe with some stupid cute cartoons etc. Or have a silly/cute bear cutout on the side of the entry road displaying a new etiquette tip daily? "Coco the Bear says...." Even if it is just a small percentage of campgrounds who do, it may help. I think some of these problems such as cutting through sites are done out of ignorance by some people. One other idea is to incorporate campground design to help with problem. Natural vegetation or some demarcation to separate sites. Best example I have seen is at El Moro campground with small low wire fences separating sites. And I saw no one cutting the fences in days of staying there.
Of course not all will be courteous campers. But I do think there is a subset currently who would do better if they knew the etiquette.

Back in the "good old days" in 1950s we had a bad littering problem here in southern CA. I remember as kid a lot of lessons, films etc. on this subject. Emphasized leaving it cleaner than you found it. It always stuck with me. Aim some of this at the kids.

Yep, just what we need, more rules on the rule sheets. And for everyone that thinks some "cheerful" cartoons would be cute, there is someone that will be offended that those cartoons are making fun of someone.
It is very easy to say "enforce the rules" but doing so is a whole different matter. Some examples:
1. Quiet Hours: doesn't mean "silence hours" and what exactly is too Loud?
2. Pets on leashes and must be attended: What about coming out of RV and going into truck? What about outside while owner goes to bathroom inside?
3. Barking Dogs: One bark? Couple of Minutes? how long?
4. Cutting thru sites: warn violator? kick them out if their 7 year old cuts thru once?
5. No clotheslines: A towel or two outside? Is that an eviction level offense?
6. Speed Limits If it is 10 MPH is 11 the speed you toss them?

There are very few remedies available to park owners for rules violations. Should we kick out everyone? We have to rely on the fact that most people are petty darn considerate and good. The rest, we mostly have to just put up with and only when it rises to blatant disrespect of the park property or the other guests do we actually take action.

A very expected response. You were not on my list of park owners when I mentioned the "small percentage." Conservative business practices have their place and have worked well for a lot of people. It often is the safest way to go about it. OTOH it isn't usually innovative and lead to much progress either.

Also some of this could be done in public campgrounds, ranger talks etc.