Check In / Check Out Times

winnietrey wrote:
I confess, I probably don't get it. But be it, a CG, hotel, or whatever. If you do not like the check out time, BUY ANOTHER NIGHT. Then you can leave when you see fit. How hard is that?

We have done this more than once, and always felt is was money well spent

But to just think of yourself, not the next party that wants your room or CG site, or the people that have to clean the room or site, in my opinion is a very self centered point of view.

And on the other hand " we could not possibly afford to pay for another night" as some would say. Then in my opinion it is, what it is. Don't *****, Buy your own campsite, then you can stay as long as you want

People are so darn cheap sometime, it leaves me scratching my head.

For what a CG costs per night, miles of beaches, trails and on and on, what a deal, almost free in my opinion

My point from earlier, that perhaps I didn’t articulate well enough is that in parks that are full all summer, buying that extra night to stay a few hours later is keeping someone else from staying the night. Your spot sits empty when another camper would maybe gladly have pulled in after dark. Once reserved, it’s off the list. It’s not just about cost, it is about thinking of the guy after you as you suggest. In the end it’s first come first serve and I get that but that doesn’t preclude consideration for limited spaces.

As for what works for most people, I’d be willing to bet a fair sum of money there are many more folks leaving on Sunday than arriving so meeting the greater good would likely translate to later times (for parks that are mostly weekenders.)

Most of the state or federal campgrounds out this way are at least 1pm, from my experience. That’s works out nice for grabbing sandwiches for lunch before pulling out.

After all the drama in this thread, not once has any checkout time (violated or not) been an issue for us.