How's the water in Gulf State park?

Dcarner wrote:
I'm headed to Gulf State park the end of June, How is the tap water? Most of the places we stay have good water so we don't run a filter. Do we need one there?

Taste fine. No sulfur or funky taste at all.

I always use a two stage filter. The first stage is a particulate filter 1 micron and the second stage is a charcoal .5 micron. The park I am in right now has good county system water, but it does have particulate matter in it. I have to change my particulate filter every 2-3 weeks. It tastes fine I just don't want all of the particulate matter in my tank or me.

I'd say the majority of campgrounds/RV parks have to have their water tested by local authorities. They're not going to let contaminated water be used by hundreds of campers. We've even stayed in national forest campgrounds and saw the testing being done. I know definitely that national parks test their water as I'm sure state parks do. The only places you might question is an old run-down RV park in the boonies.

We always used the water from our tank for everything, including drinking. We did have a filter going into the tank and one at the kitchen sink for taste.

Generally at a campground, just ask. At one federal government site, we were told that the water was from a local well, looked and tasted bad, but had been tested and was OK for drinking. There, we used a double filter, but still used it for washing and flushing only.

Tap water is tap water, and hopefully, if it comes from a public supply, it is usually tested and approved. At one time, most free-flowing springs were OK, but now, who knows. And for tap water, If I were in Michigan, I might use bottled water. If in the boonies, free-flowing springs are better, streams might be OK someplace. Look around for dead animals, if found around water source, let someone else try it first.
Back when I was a kid, I was told that clear water in a rocky, free stream was purified by the sun about every 20' or so. Today, with the pollutiants all over, its a different story.

Just by taste and smell. I really figure tap water is tap water, there have been a few run down parks where the water smelled funky, probably from the old lines.

I'm curious how determine if the water at the places you camp is 'good'?
Is it just by taste, or do you test it in some way?

Last time we were there, it still tasted like plain water. It was ok for drinking and washing, but not any good for killing worms.

If you have a filter and the water is good it won't clog up so why not use it. We drink the water there but we have a filter. The water sometimes of the year has a taste of city water if you don't use a filter.