What do you want in a campground?

Jayco-noslide wrote:
Main reason I got into camping over 40 years ago was to live in nature for awhile. No manicured campgrounds with a mowed lawn or pool. Wanted to camp in woods, desert or mountains. I've changed a bit over the years and can appreciate various settings hopefully with a level site, electric and water. Just spent a few days at Brown Co. SP in Indiana.Nice. I'd give the campground a B (no water hook-up). Then on to Shelbyville Lake in Illinois, USAC campground. Good. A mixture of woods and mowed grass. But no view of the water and still no water at the site. B-. Then to Meramec SP in MO. Big, wild park but the huge campground was featureless. Within 50 yards of the beautiful Meramec River but not even a glimpse because of the brushy shoreline. Real shame. C-. Honestly might have been effected by the heavy rain resulting in a humid mess because of the low position of the campground. What do you look for?

My ideas are basically the same as yours. Except for one. As long as water is available at the park I could care less about water hook ups. I have a tank and a pump and that is all I ever use. If the tank goes empty I haul some water to it. That is all I need. But, I am just a weekend camper, I hardly ever go out for more then 4 days at the most. A lot of the time it's just 2 or 3.