Caught in a donut hole. Do you feel the same?

[Stutch]

We are spending a few months in the San Jose area. We found that every rv resort is the same, with one exception (Coyote Valley RV Park).

In short, they are not RV resorts but neighborhoods of run down, low income "residents." I call it shanty town!

These "resorts" cater to the old run down campers that are permanent fixtures OR 1, 2 night passing through folks. Since we are here for 90 days, we fall into a catagory with extremely limited space. SAD and FRUSTRATING....

We stopped in one place had over 100 open spaces and were told there was a waiting list. Then they asked the age of the MH. Evidently they do not want old campers or MHs on their sites but only offer 30 amps. ODD!!!!! We have a 2015.

Sure.... Coyote is expensive, but in the scheme of things, they have a higher class of clientele. No Shanty town.

So for us, we are not campers that that want to live in these places nor are we transients.

Our site ( not saying) is OK except we could not useor Direct TV. There were a few open spots that had clear sight but we could not move into one because they were reserved for transients.

Too bad!!!

[korbe]

And that is why for us private RV Resorts, uh, I mean trailer parks, are our last choice in places to stay.

[SuperiorBound]

No, I never have a problem finding what I want in a campground. I camp mostly in Minnesota state parks, and look for state parks if I do step out of Minnesota.
If I didn't make reservations ahead of time I accept what I find.
Part of the adventure

[randallb]

It is San Jose for cry-eye. If you remove the Silicone Valley money the rest of the population is pretty much minimum wage. It also contains the most expensive property in California because of the SV. If you owned property in an area like this would you be putting money in to an old RV park or would you be waiting for the right dotcom to come along and offer you millions an acre. Knowing CA humor the park owners were probably making sure your RV was old enough to populate one of their sites. As for the park with the waiting list, I have my suspicions about why they said what they said but I will keep them to myself.
Randy

[Snowman9000]

The point is one I agree with. Private RV parks have become slums and overnight stops. With the exception of parks in snowbird or other seasonal locations, they are sad places to stay.

[beemerphile1]

Crowe wrote:
I'm still trying to understand the point of the post. Is it a rant? Is it a complaint? Or is it just someone who feels he is above everybody else and those who can't afford a $100K rig shouldn't camp? Maybe a lament?

OP, please explain what your point is.

Same here, I'm puzzled what the rambling post means.

[Crowe]

I'm still trying to understand the point of the post. Is it a rant? Is it a complaint? Or is it just someone who feels he is above everybody else and those who can't afford a $100K rig shouldn't camp? Maybe a lament?

OP, please explain what your point is.

[time2roll]

If the rent is low.... ask the owner if he might sell :B

[Old-Biscuit]

So are you feeling 'special' OR 'not appreciated'


I find majority of the folks are decent, hard working, upstanding people that don't have issues with others and their lifestyle.

We FT traveled for 7yrs. Stayed in LOTS of CGs, Parks, Resorts....some place every night.
Only places we ever got the 'look' (YOU know the one) was in Resorts.
Course that might have been cause we only paid $10/night while they had paid $$

[Oasisbob]

I lived in "shantytown" for a time. I get your point. However, when you past the older rgs into those who live there they are, for the most part, just like you and I. It seemed to me to be more about the managment. To eachtheir own.