Record Rv Sales again ... are the # of campsites expanding?

i don't know of any public campgrounds expanding, on the West Coast.

Here in Ontario the provincial park system and conservation areas are gradually adding more sites but the key word here is "gradually" as it's not nearly enough to meet demand during the peak summer season. And that's the problem - during the winter, early spring, and late fall there are plenty of sites available as the vast majority will only camp during warm / hot weather. My wish is that more campgrounds here in S Ontario would open much earlier in the season and remain open much later, say Apr 1 to Nov 30, but unfortunately demand is so low it'll never happen. :(

gafidler wrote:
Not to worry, most RV's are parked in storage lots 50 weeks a year..

LOL, which brings up another quandary. Storage. I've noticed a few storage lots overflowing and or expanding near where I live. I'm sure those rates will be going up when they all figure out that more people need a space.

Minnesota's Whitewater State Park added an entire new section of sites with power. (Water and dump station available). Wrapping up a 2 1/2 month trip that covered MN east to Poconos, Jersey Shore and down to Florida and then over to Rio Grand Valley. I have yet to see a full campground. The secret is to start after Labor Day. The weather is more moderate and as I said, no campgrounds have been full.

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ScottG wrote:
That's the problem around here. Not only are there no new sites but the state keeps closing down CG's. It's gotten to the point we have to use tricks to get the better sites.

What parks in Washington has the Parks Department closed down. I always thought Washington had good occupancy rates.

They closed Rock Port and more recently, South Whidbey.
Occupancy rates for sites with utilities are very high. Then if you want the sites with views, lots of room or what ever else makes it a "premium" site, you must make a reservation 9 months in advance.
For the best sites, you have to manipulate the system, pay extra and do lots of fancy footwork on the state website.

ScottG wrote:
That's the problem around here. Not only are there no new sites but the state keeps closing down CG's. It's gotten to the point we have to use tricks to get the better sites.

What parks in Washington has the Parks Department closed down. I always thought Washington had good occupancy rates.

Not to worry, most RV's are parked in storage lots 50 weeks a year..

I haven't had any trouble booking a spot other than the typical 'popular' spots that have been hard to book for years.
What I do notice is that if you don't have reservations at some CG's we frequent then good luck. Didn't used to be that way 5-7 years ago.
Won't be too long and the DW is retiring and we won't have to deal with the weekend warriors. Many of the places we go are a lot easier to get into from Sunday to Friday without reservations.

Coastal Georgia RV Resort in Brunswick, GA is expanding. The resort itself is relatively new. Looks like they will probably add about 20 or so sites.

-Michael

Not really (new sites) but then I camp off road 95% of the time so any good turn off in the boonies is a good spot for me. Don't forget, the old units are falling by the wayside, being converted into hunting cabins or dismantled and landfilled.

You see very few 'vintage' RV's today because they have either rotted into oblivion or are seasonal cabins or are landfilled.

Having said that, I don't think the number of sites versus the number of units is critical....yet.