Would it be unrealistic to purchase a camper and use it for the season and have the campground store for winter? Had a camper before my divorce and we had a seasonal place. We stored it there for the winter. Looking to be back in. Thank you. I planned on having it towed to campground.

I'm sure each campground is different, but I know many that will let you "store" it right on that site (permanent site). Of course, you'll pay for that convenience.

Not at all ! Due to work schedules we camp approx five of six times a year and as of yet have camped no where outside a day's drive. With that, I "need" my tow vehicle maybe 10 or 12 days a year. Good luck!

Be sure you are aware of all the charges up front... It will definitely be more than just a site rental fee - We checked into that once and there was a whole list of additional charges including a yearly hugh association fee if the RV is sitting on a designated space. You almost think you should own the lot but I'm not sure that is true. The best deal was like LAKEWOOD in Myrtle Beach does where your RV Unit is kept across the road in a hugh storage lot with all the other owner RV units. Then LAKEWOOD would tow the unit to the campground and set it up for you in one of their regular camping spots when you wanted to use it. We have camped at LAKEWOOD many times and there is alot of moving RV UNITS back and forth to the storage lots.Roy Ken

In Indiana it's uncommon when private campgrounds DO NOT provide this service. Have run into very few private campgrounds that will not provide this type of service, mostly because of flooding over the winter months and early spring. Very common in Indiana to store at the campground. As stated above however, it's not free though.

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TxCowboy
Explorer
Jul 25, 2015
We absolutely use our RV seasonally. We pick a place we want to visit, drive up there in the RAM 1500, pick a park and reserve a slot for the summer season.

Prior to the moving day, we hire a commercial hauler to move our 5th wheel to that camp site and, when the season is over, hire a commercial hauler to move it home (or wherever). Runs about $3 per loaded mile which, for us, is still much, much cheaper than paying for and maintaining a huge tow vehicle.

During the off-season, we pull maintenance on the RV and use it as a party room and guest house. :)
mgirardo
Explorer
Jul 26, 2015
Although we don't store our camper here, they charge $175 to store the camper on site for the winter (October 1 - April 30). There are very few seasonal campers here that have a tow vehicle. One of our neighbors bought a new camper a couple months ago. Campground owners removed the old one with a tractor and the RV dealer delivered the new.

-Michael

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