Campgrounds with Seasonals. Yes/No?
What's the general consensus. We try to avoid CG with seasonals (other than work campers/hosts). We've not had good experience when the parks have seasonals. It always seems they feel its "their" park...
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Once again I haven't read all the posts but I would like to make a few observations.
First is that we have only been in one campground in which the seasonals made me uncomfortable. It was a PPA in DeSmet, Nebraska. Some rigs had been there so long grass was growing through their patio mats. Dirty messy and as we drove in folks would open their doors and then close them as we passed.
Second, while we too prefer Parks, we overnight often enroute to wherever. I think there are seasonals in almost every campground we have been in. Someone mentioned snowbirds and we have seen the little groups that tend to form, most of those are centered around a topic. Some play cards, some sew, etc., most are friendly and I find the guys outside smoking (I don't but do talk to those who do) are really willing to talk to you and the DW and I like to talk to the ones who know.
Third, we just took a little road trip in the towed, I am recovering from cancer and wasn't sure if I could care for the rig and all that. We did, however, stop and look at some campgrounds for future use. In this particular area the state, county and city parks are almost always full, summer or winter, so we looked at private campgrounds and resorts. In all of them, $300 a month or $300 a week they all had seasonals. Some were to our liking and some weren't but the majority were really nice, neat, friendly places.
Like some have said, seasonals have the inside poop and know who, what, where, when and why. We even met a couple that were camp hosting in the Mammoth Lakes, CA area who wrote a book on the clothing optional hot springs within about a hundred miles. Boy was she friendly!
So to summerize, if I don't like a campground for any reason, I won't stay or I won't come back. Seasonals or not.
First is that we have only been in one campground in which the seasonals made me uncomfortable. It was a PPA in DeSmet, Nebraska. Some rigs had been there so long grass was growing through their patio mats. Dirty messy and as we drove in folks would open their doors and then close them as we passed.
Second, while we too prefer Parks, we overnight often enroute to wherever. I think there are seasonals in almost every campground we have been in. Someone mentioned snowbirds and we have seen the little groups that tend to form, most of those are centered around a topic. Some play cards, some sew, etc., most are friendly and I find the guys outside smoking (I don't but do talk to those who do) are really willing to talk to you and the DW and I like to talk to the ones who know.
Third, we just took a little road trip in the towed, I am recovering from cancer and wasn't sure if I could care for the rig and all that. We did, however, stop and look at some campgrounds for future use. In this particular area the state, county and city parks are almost always full, summer or winter, so we looked at private campgrounds and resorts. In all of them, $300 a month or $300 a week they all had seasonals. Some were to our liking and some weren't but the majority were really nice, neat, friendly places.
Like some have said, seasonals have the inside poop and know who, what, where, when and why. We even met a couple that were camp hosting in the Mammoth Lakes, CA area who wrote a book on the clothing optional hot springs within about a hundred miles. Boy was she friendly!
So to summerize, if I don't like a campground for any reason, I won't stay or I won't come back. Seasonals or not.
