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SDcampowneroperator wrote:
A recent article in Woodalls Campground Management, by Jeff Crider, a respected journalist and publicist, wrote his opinion in a different way. He proposed that there are plenty of sites available even during peak times if the rver does some research. In another words, if the camp you want is full, there are others, you just have to look farther , open your search criteria.
An example in his article is Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone, which commonly has no availibility. However, he states there are over 60 other camps within and just outside Yellowstone that rarely reach 100% occupancy.
His approach to his hypothesis he tells me is grounded in reported sales tax revenue. This opinion is supported by David Gorin, of Gorin, Cohen & Associates, a highly successful Washinton DC camp consulting firm.
The days of ' go anywhere find a site' cheap, big enough for you are fading in prime seasons. Its still there for your 22' rig, less so for the big rig.
Explore the rationale. Dont blame the enterpreneurs who take the risk
Jeff would welcome your insight.

While I don't doubt there are campsites that are available should you look hard enough, Mr. Crider is totally mistaken about Yellowstone. All the campsites within the park and those within the Gateway Communities are generally booked full throughout the peak season. Sales tax revenues are a poor source of information since Tax is not collected on stays in excess of 30 days in Montana and that sales tax revenue for each individual park is not a public record. He is just guessing. Furthermore, a large number of designated campsites within Yellowstone and the surrounding communities are inaccessible to RVs. They are back country campsites for hikers and horseback riders. Even if those are only 10 percent occupied, it really doesn't help the RVer.
There is little question that there are more RVs being sold than there are RV sites being built. Congestion will get greater in the future, which bodes well for RV park owners and investors. However, until the very real barriers to entry are removed, few new parks will be built to replace parks being converted to other uses or to meet the increased demand of the public. That is pretty much indisputable.