Check In / Check Out Times

2gypsies wrote:
I forget where we were but we've seen 4pm check-out which is way too late. Others have been 1, 2 or 3pm. 2 & 3pm is still too late. We don't drive long days and to kill time until that hour isn't good for us. I think a good check-out time would be 1pm.

4x4van wrote:
While an early checkin/checkout time may work great for full timers, for weekenders it is really bad. I would prefer later checkin/checkout times, since I only typically travel 3-4 hours from home. I leave home after work on Friday and pull in Friday night, typically around 9pm (I've already burned a half day of what I paid for). Now I have to spend Sunday morning loading up to checkout and go home by noon? I've paid for 2 days, yet actually only get 1 1/2, and that 1/2 is really wasted because I'm loading up. 2 or 3pm checkout (or even later) would work better for us.

Exactly my concern as well. Personally I'd prefer a later check out time but on the flip side don't want to wait all day when I'm the one checking in so I guess 1 pm or 2 pm is a reasonable balance. Overall 2 pm works pretty well for us as most parks we go to are 2 to 3 hrs drive so if we leave home sometime after 9 we can usually be at the park by lunch time ... if the site we're going to is still occupied we can always park the camper and have lunch or if the site has already been vacated we can go ahead and set up. With a 2 pm check out we can enjoy a full morning at the beach yet still have enough time for lunch before having to strike camp and vacate the site by 2 pm. 1 pm is a little tight for this IMO.