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Chainwright
Aug 30, 2017Explorer
kknowlton wrote:
Quite some years ago we met my in-laws at a state park in Illinois. I can't remember if we both had tents in those days, but I think so. Nice park, peaceful until a motorcycle group roared in. A few and then LOTS of them. (Sites were restricted to no more than x number of adults per site - I think perhaps 4 adults per.) There were way more than that; they took up 4 sites a little ways from us. During the evening, the beer was flowing and so were the mouths, fouler & fouler, louder & louder. The CG bathroom was totally trashed by bedtime - I'm talking **#&^&$^# ON the seat, etc. One poor ranger on horseback was all the security we had. We didn't sleep too well that night! We left the next day, still feeling sorry for the ranger.
Another time, we were at the end of the first week of a 3-week trip 2/3 of the way across the country (roundtrip), in our popup. I had reserved a site (sight unseen) at a private CG east of Seattle which got ok reviews. Got there and the place was a mess, sites were cheek-to-jowl and the place was full; most other campers were part of a group - family-friendly, but lots of noise due to lots of meet-and-greet stuff, kids running around, dogs, etc. I just felt really uncomfortable the whole time we were there. Called around (before cellphones - using pay phones) and found a mom & pop motel that would let us stay the next night & leave the camper in their parking lot. Much better!
All in all, pretty tame, I guess. :)
I'm starting to see why there are certain RV parks that allow Class A's only or Vehicles 30 ft or longer.
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