Interesting encounters from across the board. I may have missed it in the original thread but was it the owner / operator / manager that declined the stay or was it a drone operating the front desk? A friendly request to speak to someone of authority and ask them to come inspect the rig for a second consideration might be successful at least some of the time. The key of course is to ask politely and with a smile and be prepared to have no for an answer.
Going out on a limb here but I think most if not all of us on this forum take pride in our rigs and keep them maintained and clean. It could be we are likely the exception (people interested enough in campers to post to a forum dedicated to campers). I think we have all seen our fair share of run down rigs on the road that we wouldn't want to be next to. If I was an owner of a campground (an actual dream of mine...) I can see how certain areas of the country might deal with roach coaches or mobile meth labs on a regular basis and implement rules to curb it.
Lastly, I think one reason why campers can get the hard road block could be because if the camper is abandoned (and had been removed from the truck) the campground (might) need to contract with a company to bring a forklift out to have it loaded onto a trailer and have it hauled out. That's a lot more costly than just hooking an abandoned trailer up to a truck and hauling it out or even having a tow truck operator coming out and towing an RV. Yes, if the jacks are still operational you could load the camper on a truck but then who's truck and who is going to accept liability should it get damaged? Tow Operators I believe have the proper insurance and equipment to haul vehicles and trailers and be covered. I doubt they have trucks ready to haul campers and still be covered.
