Campground Damage Deposit

[wxtoad]

I've been camping for many years, but I have never come across a Damage Deposit required at a public campground. Cypress Black Bayou
Recreation and Water Conservation District in Louisiana, however, does have such a policy:

"We require a reservation deposit to be paid at the time of booking. The total amount of the reservation deposit will equal the total amount of stay and a $100 damage deposit. The amount of stay will be applied at check-in. The $100 damage deposit will be refunded after your site has been checked and cleared."

I could maybe understand this requirement at a high-end commercial RV resort or similar, but at a public CG?

WxToad

[rwbradley]

darsben wrote:

wxtoad wrote:
I've been camping for many years, but I have never come across a Damage Deposit required at a public campground. Cypress Black Bayou
Recreation and Water Conservation District in Louisiana, however, does have such a policy:

"We require a reservation deposit to be paid at the time of booking. The total amount of the reservation deposit will equal the total amount of stay and a $100 damage deposit. The amount of stay will be applied at check-in. The $100 damage deposit will be refunded after your site has been checked and cleared."

I could maybe understand this requirement at a high-end commercial RV resort or similar, but at a public CG?

WxToad

Keeps out the riff raff. IE DRUNKS LOUD CAMPERS AND SLOBs

I wonder if that would work in the Myrtle Beach campgrounds... it would be a completely different town 😄

[gbopp]

Apparently, they're having too much damage. Accidental or otherwise.

I guess there's too many people that don't care or amuse themselves by destroying property.

[darsben]

wxtoad wrote:
I've been camping for many years, but I have never come across a Damage Deposit required at a public campground. Cypress Black Bayou
Recreation and Water Conservation District in Louisiana, however, does have such a policy:

"We require a reservation deposit to be paid at the time of booking. The total amount of the reservation deposit will equal the total amount of stay and a $100 damage deposit. The amount of stay will be applied at check-in. The $100 damage deposit will be refunded after your site has been checked and cleared."

I could maybe understand this requirement at a high-end commercial RV resort or similar, but at a public CG?

WxToad

Keeps out the riff raff. IE DRUNKS LOUD CAMPERS AND SLOBs

[coolmom42]

So at booking, they want full payment PLUS $100!

It would have to be a really swanky site for me to be willing to do that.