Conversion Vans not allowed at some RV Parks?
I've been happily turning a new Transit T250, medium-high roof van into a "travel van" to get us back and forth from FL, and to do some sightseeing and weekend camping. The dinette turns into a bed w...
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Most parks generally won't care too much provided your unit looks halfway presentable. Generally speaking, the fancier and more expensive and more "exclusive" the park, the more stringent they may be. There are some RV resorts that only permit class A motorhomes (and not class C's or trailers of any sort), and places that don't permit school bus conversions, and many other permutations...but also a great many fine campgrounds that only care whether you behave decently. I doubt any state park would turn you away, for example.
Not to long ago, I was camping in a nice campground with neighbors who arrived with a U-Haul and promptly set up a tent or two.
If you can register your van as a motorhome, it may prevent some difficulties. Typically that requires meeting some number of various listed minimum equipment standards--things like having cooking facilities, permanent sanitary facilities (not a portable toilet), sleeping spaces, a 120V electrical system, etc. Check with your state for the details if you're interested.
Not to long ago, I was camping in a nice campground with neighbors who arrived with a U-Haul and promptly set up a tent or two.
If you can register your van as a motorhome, it may prevent some difficulties. Typically that requires meeting some number of various listed minimum equipment standards--things like having cooking facilities, permanent sanitary facilities (not a portable toilet), sleeping spaces, a 120V electrical system, etc. Check with your state for the details if you're interested.
