Pay showers

Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone has pay showers for walk ins. came with the site if staying there however.
bumpy

Trailer Village at the Grand Canyon has pay showers.

Tvov wrote:
...we've been to a LOT of private campgrounds in New England with pay showers....

It seems to be a regional thing. When we did some traveling in the New England area several years ago we found a lot of pay showers. I've only seen that one time here in Ohio.

Long ago when we tented, we would come out of the hills every 3 or 4 days for water, food and a shower. We used a few private CGs that would charge us a few dollars to shower and fill the jugs. A few made you wish you could take a shower after using theirs, most were ok.

Now I pay for my shower every month when I make a payment on the trailer. There is always hot water, it is always clean and I don't have to wear flip flops to make sure I don't come out with more than I came in with.

Tvov wrote:
Hmm... Seems I might be the odd one, as we've been to a LOT of private campgrounds in New England with pay showers. I would estimate it tends towards more than half the campgrounds we've been to around here. The Connecticut state parks we've been to don't have pay showers, but do have a simple and effective "push button" water timer to help prevent wasting water.

When I've asked campground managers about pay showers, they always say "to conserve water"... but I think that is mostly baloney, as I said previously it is perfectly easy to install simple push button showers.

I do consider pay showers a negative when staying at an expensive private campground/resort.

I only stay at private campgrounds as a last resort but have certainly noted the push button version at state parks in CT, MA and NY.


Actually, I can see the pay showers as a method of conservation if a campground has a large percentage of RVs who already have built in kit and bthrms.Bet when the owners initially figured out their rates they assumed RVers would be consuming less water but realised they were wrong. Convenient water hook ups often trumps the joy of cleaning and maintaining yer own bthrm;).
Let's not forget that CT just instituted a hefty(to some) rate increase a few years back. Part of the reason was due to water costs.

I'll never forget my first pay shower at on a canoe trip campground. You put quarters in like a car wash. It even had the soap and wax selection! Didn't try it though! The controls looked right out of a car wash.

pretty common up here. it's a nominal charge, Doesn't really bother me as they seem to be nice showers usually. Quite often it's a newer facility that's been added on as the original campground bathrooms didn't have showers.

We bought a fifth wheel so we can use OUR OWN toilet and OUR OWN shower...

Never have understood why people dont use their own facilities but to each his own...

I have only seen pay showers at a national CG that had backpackers and bikers that didn't pitch a tent.
Most private usually put combo locks are their shower doors instead of charging for showers.

I always prefer to use the shower in my 5'r. Fortunately, it is roomy enough to take a comfortable shower.