Florida Rules for Truck Camping

travelnutz wrote:
brholt,

The rules vary greatly from state to state, locality to locality, and campground to campground. Both for public and private CG's.

Copied and pasted from a few various state's campground rules on the books quickly accessed: Dates of passages vary and are but a tiny few of the many statutes and rules you can access.

Wisconsin State Campground Rules under the sectional heading of: What is considered a recreational camping unit?

"No more than one recreation trailer, pickup truck camper or motor home may occupy a campsite. Pickup campers or motor homes pulling a trailer are treated as a single unit and must remain as a single unit."

California:

"Park Rules

Maximum stay is 24 weeks for:
All RV's must be self-contained
Travel Trailers, Fifth-wheels, or Motor Homes only-no park models.
All RV*s must be self-contained. RV*s are expected to have proof of inspection by American National Standard Institute (ANSI).
No Drop Offs-tow vehicle must remain on the property for duration of stay.

Maximum stay is 2 weeks for:

RV*s manufactured 15 years or more from current year.
Any tents, tent campers, camper vans, cabover campers (state law prohibits the removal of cabovers from truck while in the park) and any other type of camper that is not self-contained.

EXCEPTION: If unit, manufactured less than 15 years ago, is fully self-contained, it may remain in the park for a maximum stay of 24 weeks as above. Self-contained is defined as follows: containing separate black and grey holding tanks, fresh water holding tank, full kitchen facilities and full bathroom facilities.

All RVs are subject to an on-site visual inspection."

Phoenix area quote:

"Judoka
04-17-2011, 05:43 AM
Dont drop it in Phoenix area RV parks. In fact, most wont even let it in!"



brholt,

If you'll kindly do the research of my posts from back in 2006 on thru about 2011, you will see that I was on the "Board of Directors" of 2 very large CG resorts in Michigan for 9 years in the 1990's thru the early 2000's. I was actually there and you were not and I had to obey and enforce the rules set down by the state as a licensed CG operation in the state or be shut down. The 2 resorts had both site rental up to 2 weeks sections and membership purchase to own site sections. The owned sites were exempt from the NO truck camper removal from the carrying vehicle statute in the campground as they were owned and taxed as such but campsite renters were NOT! Clearly written and spelled out in the State of Michigan Statute with a law designation number. I do not have access to the meeting minutes records anymore as the CG's have been sold and have new owners now.

Just because you say you lived in Michigan before doesn't mean you knew the rules and laws on the books. It also doesn't mean you even had a TC when living there. I do not need or want any type of apology from you since you did not and do not know the laws and rules.

Travelnutz

Thanks for the reply. As I stated and other posters have added, no one can find the rules on the web that you are referring to. Maybe there were such rules once upon a time - But I don't believe that is the case now. Your original post said "many states" had such restrictions which I found very surprising and contrary to my experience. (I do understand some private campgrounds and rv parks have such rules)

Take Wisconsin, If you would post the links to the Wisconsin rule you posted that might help clear things up. The only thing I could find was:

Wisconsin camping rules

Which has the statement: "No more than one recreation trailer, pickup truck camper or motor home may occupy a campsite. Pickup campers or motor homes pulling a trailer are treated as a single unit." But lacks the part of your quote "and must remain as a single unit". In any case your quote just says that if the Pickup camper (or motor home) is pulling a trailer it counts as a unit - but the discussion is not about pulling a trailer.

The other links would be helpful to as I already provided you with a link to the discussion of California rules where it is ok. I'm not sure what Phoenix area rules have to do with anything as the discussion was about the states that don't allow you to drop your truck camper.

As I said, I could be wrong and would be very interested in seeing the links to the state rules if you know where they are.