attn: owners please, when you are doing your web sites, please, include pictures of your sites. If you offer a variety of sites, however you choose to classify them, show two of each type. Most of us choose to stay with you based on your accommodations, and will they suit us, so show us. It is also nice to have a pic of your entrance so we know what we are looking for as we go down the road. The pics of wildlife, kids, swimming pool, store etc is all very interesting, but really it is the sites that sell us, so stop hiding them! thanks

I agree.You may find pics of all sites of some campgrounds at Campsite photos .com.But yes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I always want to see pictures of a variety of sites.You should always go to campground reviews to hear what others experience has been.

i use rvpark reviews but it just seems to me if they are advertising their park, and taking pictures...

Google the CG and look at images. Often you will find an RVer's photo album. But agree CGs often limit pics of their sites. My approach to picking a CG is find pics of the CG thru google, see if I can get a good satellite image, etc. How a CG takes care of their sites is a good way to evaluate a CG and pictures paint a thousand words. To me clean, level sites and lots of pics of them even if they aren't as big as we would like, tends to mean they take care of the rest of the CG.I've noticed over the last few years COE Cgs are starting to add pictures of every site... Perhaps their standards will influence private CGs to follow.

Any business is going to show its product in the best possible light, even to the point of being a bit deceptive.Look at RV websites. How many use wide angle, even fisheye lenses for their photographs. Looked at one only yesterday & not only were these type of lenses used but the placement of furniture was such that it gave the impression that there was more room than actually existed.CGs are the same way. The best sites from the best view angles will be used for promotion. RVParkReviews.com is hands down the best info source. Ignore the most glowing review, ignore the most critical review & pay attention to the rest.

Totally agree, without RV park pics I won't go. Words can make any Park sound great. Drove by too many that were nothing more than low end full time spots for cousin Eddy.

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nazpaz
Explorer
Feb 07, 2014
docj wrote:

RVParkReviews is now owned by Social Knowledge, the parent company of IRV2.com and many other social media websites. Major improvements, including the ability to upload pictures will be coming over the next couple of months.

Many of the features asked for by users have been limited by the capabilities of the server and software the site has been using. We will be migrating soon to a new platform in order to provide the computer power needed improve the site.

That's interesting and good news. I use rvparkreviews a lot and try to contribute a review of every park we visit.

On our website I write reviews of campgrounds and try to include lots of candid photos of them. I try to be fair and show the good and the not so good. One reason I do this is because that's the kind of information I always look for when picking a place to stay.
69BBC
Explorer
Feb 06, 2014
Agree that pix are helpful. My wife usually checks out facebook for posted photo's from other campers, saved my butt a few times when she suggested we pass on my chosen campground.
wbwood
Explorer
Feb 06, 2014
docj wrote:
tsetsaf wrote:

We used to rely on rvparkreviews.com but got tired of high rated parks not living up and low rated ones appearing much better. Link to the site

RVParkReviews is now owned by Social Knowledge, the parent company of IRV2.com and many other social media websites. Major improvements, including the ability to upload pictures will be coming over the next couple of months.

Many of the features asked for by users have been limited by the capabilities of the server and software the site has been using. We will be migrating soon to a new platform in order to provide the computer power needed improve the site.

I guess I need to pay attention to all this as I have an RSS feed on my website from the rvparkreviews website.
docj
Explorer
Feb 06, 2014
tsetsaf wrote:

We used to rely on rvparkreviews.com but got tired of high rated parks not living up and low rated ones appearing much better. Link to the site

RVParkReviews is now owned by Social Knowledge, the parent company of IRV2.com and many other social media websites. Major improvements, including the ability to upload pictures will be coming over the next couple of months.

Many of the features asked for by users have been limited by the capabilities of the server and software the site has been using. We will be migrating soon to a new platform in order to provide the computer power needed improve the site.
2008Wildcat
Explorer
Feb 06, 2014
How about at least updating the website so the pictures they do have don't show 1976 Impala TV's and guys in tube socks to their knees....
garmp
Explorer II
Feb 05, 2014
At the risk of hijacking this thread, in regards to tsetsaf and 1775, I use this site also for reference: http://wxtoad.com/
But much like campgroundviews not every state/campground is documented. Those that are covered are very well done. and wxtoad does an excellent job.
1775
Explorer
Feb 05, 2014
Absolutely! Photos of the sites - from various parts of the campground and from different angles is essential. I don't really care to see the kid's all you can eat ice cream party or the Halloween parade, or the craft room. I want to see what the sites look like - which I know from experience after getting to some of these campgrounds, the sites are something they don't want you to see ahead of time, because if you did, you wouldn't come.

Google Satellite and street view has not worked well for me with RV campgrounds - for many the images are way out of date - for a few campgrounds that I have checked on all that Google had to offer were images of the construction site when the campground was being put together a number of years back and never updated. Others just show tree cover with no view of what is below.
tsetsaf
Explorer III
Feb 05, 2014
This is why I love campgroundviews.com They have real videos from other rvers plus reviews plus they are pretty accurate. Videos seem to be mostly from the western states but anyone can submit and it is pretty easy.

We used to rely on rvparkreviews.com but got tired of high rated parks not living up and low rated ones appearing much better. Link to the site

Google Satellite and street view also helps to get a perspective of the area.
doxiemom11
Explorer II
Feb 05, 2014
I totally agree ! I also would like to at least see a daily rate posted on the site. If it's a secret, then it's probably more than I want to pay so I won't even bother calling you to ask what your rates are.
mockybird
Explorer
Feb 04, 2014
I feel that it is like auto commercials on tv. You can never get a good view of the car. Check these out sometimes.