Elkhart County Fairgrounds, IN
Can anyone who has stayed at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds in Goshen tell me how loud the trains are? We are considering attending a rally there and need suggestions on which campsites are far away f...
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Goshen is my hometown. I grew up with the trains. BUT I don't like camping next to the tracks. It depends on where you are on the grounds. With a lot of rigs there, if you are somewhere in the middle, the effect will be lessened and tolerable. I have seen people parked with their rigs right up against the rail line. . . those were mostly vendors.
Remember this is the busiest rail corridor in the northeast with a train every 12 minutes I think. So it's not the "occasional" train. . . it is constant train traffic. We had a small rally there once and while we were all around the campfire, we had to stop talking when a train came through because you couldn't hear anyone talk. But like I said, with a large rally, the sound doesn't travel as far. We do lots of rallies there and have a good time, trains and all. Reserve a site with electric and run your overhead A/C fan. . .it lessens the noise.
I have never noticed problems inside any of the buildings, like when you are having an event. . . the noise seems to be minimal.
We used to stay there when we would come into the area, but transients are not given dibs on the actual campground. . . they kept putting us out by the horse barn, so we quit going except during rallies.
You will have fun at the rally, trains and all.
Dale
Remember this is the busiest rail corridor in the northeast with a train every 12 minutes I think. So it's not the "occasional" train. . . it is constant train traffic. We had a small rally there once and while we were all around the campfire, we had to stop talking when a train came through because you couldn't hear anyone talk. But like I said, with a large rally, the sound doesn't travel as far. We do lots of rallies there and have a good time, trains and all. Reserve a site with electric and run your overhead A/C fan. . .it lessens the noise.
I have never noticed problems inside any of the buildings, like when you are having an event. . . the noise seems to be minimal.
We used to stay there when we would come into the area, but transients are not given dibs on the actual campground. . . they kept putting us out by the horse barn, so we quit going except during rallies.
You will have fun at the rally, trains and all.
Dale
