Getting sick of campgrounds
I love camping but it seems camping is so popular now that my area just doesn't have enough campgrounds to make weekend camping enjoyable anymore. As it is right now, you can't go to the park witho...
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Thanks everyone for your helpful comments.
I guess it's just the area I live in. I have 3 state park campgrounds within 2 hours and either they are always filled up from reserves or have issues as I've spoken about. Yes, they are all close to Metropolitan areas and could be why. But for weekend camping, that's what I have.
I have about 10 or 11 private campgrounds but they are what I consider less than desirable.
Most play favorites to the Diesel pusher motor home crowd and are glorified parking lots with a picnic table and fire ring in a very VERY narrow site.
Others are amusing parks resembling trailer parks. Actually I've seen nicer local trailer parks.
Then the others are just not kept up or maintained, or are extension off of the owners home where they want you to unhook if you leave the the camper. Ridiculous.
I did find one that is very nice, kept up, clean but is right off of the expressway and next to truck stops with all the jake brake noise and such. I actually went here because it's the best offering right now for a short, unplanned trip. Not cheap at almost twice the cost of a state park but it's my only real option if I want to camp in a nice spot and not be right on top of my neighbor.
I agree, more and more people are buying campers and if any thing, campgrounds are getting worse, closing more campsites due to lack of maintenance, and no new campgrounds are being built.
I guess in my area, there really isn't the room for nice forest oriented campgrounds and perhaps as suggest, regulations are keeping private campgrounds from opening. I know one of my previous liked private campgrounds had to close sites because they didn't meet new state regulations. In fact, they now don't offer camping for none members. You must buy a yearly membership and site lease to camp there now.
I guess it's just the area I live in. I have 3 state park campgrounds within 2 hours and either they are always filled up from reserves or have issues as I've spoken about. Yes, they are all close to Metropolitan areas and could be why. But for weekend camping, that's what I have.
I have about 10 or 11 private campgrounds but they are what I consider less than desirable.
Most play favorites to the Diesel pusher motor home crowd and are glorified parking lots with a picnic table and fire ring in a very VERY narrow site.
Others are amusing parks resembling trailer parks. Actually I've seen nicer local trailer parks.
Then the others are just not kept up or maintained, or are extension off of the owners home where they want you to unhook if you leave the the camper. Ridiculous.
I did find one that is very nice, kept up, clean but is right off of the expressway and next to truck stops with all the jake brake noise and such. I actually went here because it's the best offering right now for a short, unplanned trip. Not cheap at almost twice the cost of a state park but it's my only real option if I want to camp in a nice spot and not be right on top of my neighbor.
I agree, more and more people are buying campers and if any thing, campgrounds are getting worse, closing more campsites due to lack of maintenance, and no new campgrounds are being built.
I guess in my area, there really isn't the room for nice forest oriented campgrounds and perhaps as suggest, regulations are keeping private campgrounds from opening. I know one of my previous liked private campgrounds had to close sites because they didn't meet new state regulations. In fact, they now don't offer camping for none members. You must buy a yearly membership and site lease to camp there now.
