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JCR-1's avatar
JCR-1
Explorer
Apr 22, 2018

The future ..down the road ????

If reservations continue to be the accepted practice for camping then the selected same shall remain the occupants year after year after year. Newbies will have little opportunities to find a campsite in the more chosen areas. Like having to be on a wait list for someone to cancel their time slot or rather their reservation to get a spot. Could take years as found in many boat marina slip scenarios. As RV ownership continues to escalate boondocking also will be more and more difficult as cities will stop allowing RV's to overnight inside city limits. Just don't see many new RV campgrounds going up?? Troubles ahead you think , price escalations as the supply continues to dwindle and phone reservation battles the first of every year.
  • NanciL's avatar
    NanciL
    Explorer II
    Apr 22, 2018
    I agree completely, but we solved that problem and bought our own Rv site in our favorite park.

    Jack L
  • toedtoes's avatar
    toedtoes
    Explorer III
    Apr 22, 2018
    I don't have any problems finding a campsite. Yes, it means planning ahead, but it works.

    There are many different systems out there. If the places you are trying to book don't work for you, you might try looking at other ones.

    For example, if you find it impossible to stay at RV parks with full hookups, you might start looking at places with electrical only or dry camping.

    Perhaps adjust your stay dates. Look for shoulder season dates, etc.

    There is no one reservation system that works for everyone. For every person who finds a system lacking, another finds it completely doable. The trick is to find a system that works for you and stay at places with that type of system.
  • Dick_B's avatar
    Dick_B
    Explorer
    Apr 22, 2018
    We are finding a somewhat similar situation with our favorite campground in Florida. We are here in April rather than January for various reasons and find very few open sites because the owners just leave their rig on the site whether they are there or not!
    This is the off season and the campground is almost full but there are very few people around.
    Haven't had a chance to talk to anyone about why this situation exists. Maybe the older RVers just don't like the hassle of moving every few days/weeks to a new location.
  • bdpreece's avatar
    bdpreece
    Explorer II
    Apr 22, 2018
    Not a blot better if you buy a membership in a camping club. Thousand Trails now offers short and long term site lease. Makes it hard for travelers to get a good site as the best are already leased out.
  • GordonThree's avatar
    GordonThree
    Explorer
    Apr 22, 2018
    JCR-1 wrote:
    If reservations continue to be the accepted practice for camping then the selected same shall remain the occupants year after year after year. Newbies will have little opportunities to find a campsite in the more chosen areas. Like having to be on a wait list for someone to cancel their time slot or rather their reservation to get a spot. Could take years as found in many boat marina slip scenarios. As RV ownership continues to escalate boondocking also will be more and more difficult as cities will stop allowing RV's to overnight inside city limits. Just don't see many new RV campgrounds going up?? Troubles ahead you think , price escalations as the supply continues to dwindle and phone reservation battles the first of every year.


    give up on private parks, or camping in prime areas during peak season.

    I know there's a nearby private park that accepts reservations, but not for specific sites. They have a large number of "premium" sites that are FHU on the water, and campers with seasonal reservations enter a lottery to get a waterfront site. don't win, you get stuck in the back 40 with the unwashed transient campers.

    I enjoy camping in the off season. no hookups, no problem, I prefer it that way. -15 outside, great, means the park will be empty, I prefer it that way.

    Turn that frown upside down :)
  • lap527's avatar
    lap527
    Explorer
    Apr 22, 2018
    It's already a PITA getting a site unless it's 100°. Luckily we can camp Sunday through Friday but others are not as fortunate. Campsite availability was also another reason we downsized.
  • 2oldman's avatar
    2oldman
    Explorer II
    Apr 22, 2018
    Rv ownership may escalate, but I'm not sure actual camping will last long. It's way more work and expense than most realize.

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