RV park rates

[GHOST1750]

we have used the same RV park three times before and got the monthly rate but this time the said they couldn't give us the monthly but would give us the weekly rate which makes us paying twice the amount. In my business I couldn't and wouldn't price gouge. There are no other RV parks available in the area and we have to be there on business. Our club has used the same RV Resort in Ca. for years which included the use of the club house. This year they informed us the club house would be $40.00 an hour the park is under new ownership. Apparently the same owners bought another RV park we use and starting next year will charge a daily rate for use of club house which means we will not be using those two RV parks for our club.

[colliehauler]

Location, Location, Location, if you want to be in a popular area you have to pay. I prefer the road less traveled and it's usually more economical.

[Tom_Barb]

Where we boondock, there are no services, no cell, no internet, no electrical, no dump stations, no water . U pac it in,U pack it out.
yeah it's free, but you do need to watch where you step, or you'll step in horse do-do. but the elk wander thru the camp, and stop and feed from the horse buckets.
It's in the state forest, but no permit required.

[DallasSteve]

JaxDad wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
Hi Western,

It is run by the community. I think the intent is to offer accommodation for family members who come back home in the summer time (when the living is easy). There are no services in town except for a post office. There may be a place to buy groceries.

Have a look on google maps with satellite view:

50.937951, -105.689746

westernrvparkowner wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
I stayed in a lovely grassed park last night. There are 12 sites with 15 amp power, flush toilets and showers for a fee of $10.00 per night.

I was the only camper.

WOW, that sure proves that having a low price really brings in the business. Every so often we get a thread about how if there were parks with $10.00 a night rates people would flock to them and no longer need to use places like big box parking lots, rest stops, truck stops and boondocking. Somewhere there must be a Walmart executive panicking over the lost business we so often hear about that is driven by them allowing free overnights. I wonder if the owners of that $10.00 park have considered franchising their concept. It sure looks like a winner.

Don,

I travel extensively for my aviation business (my wife calls it “monkey business”) and wherever possible stay at small airports. Other than the commeraderie I prefer to support grass roots aviation. If you call ahead you will find most are happy to host you, and an offer of a $10 ‘donation’ is often refused. I have my airport listed on Boondockers Welcome and have hosted some really great, very appreciative, non ‘airplane’ people over the years. I’ve taken a few for a ride and made a few ‘converts’ over that time too.

If it’s of intest PM me and I’ll give you a few tips on how to find them.

Don

I doubt westernrvparkowner will approve of your post since it doesn't offer a monthly rate. LOL. Sorry for that jab, but I think he got really worked up over something that would probably only offend an RV park owner. I don't care if his post was slightly off-topic. I may get some use out of the free campsite website, so thanks again to PianoTuna.

Steve

[JaxDad]

pianotuna wrote:
Hi Western,

It is run by the community. I think the intent is to offer accommodation for family members who come back home in the summer time (when the living is easy). There are no services in town except for a post office. There may be a place to buy groceries.

Have a look on google maps with satellite view:

50.937951, -105.689746

westernrvparkowner wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
I stayed in a lovely grassed park last night. There are 12 sites with 15 amp power, flush toilets and showers for a fee of $10.00 per night.

I was the only camper.

WOW, that sure proves that having a low price really brings in the business. Every so often we get a thread about how if there were parks with $10.00 a night rates people would flock to them and no longer need to use places like big box parking lots, rest stops, truck stops and boondocking. Somewhere there must be a Walmart executive panicking over the lost business we so often hear about that is driven by them allowing free overnights. I wonder if the owners of that $10.00 park have considered franchising their concept. It sure looks like a winner.

Don,

I travel extensively for my aviation business (my wife calls it “monkey business”) and wherever possible stay at small airports. Other than the commeraderie I prefer to support grass roots aviation. If you call ahead you will find most are happy to host you, and an offer of a $10 ‘donation’ is often refused. I have my airport listed on Boondockers Welcome and have hosted some really great, very appreciative, non ‘airplane’ people over the years. I’ve taken a few for a ride and made a few ‘converts’ over that time too.

If it’s of intest PM me and I’ll give you a few tips on how to find them.

[westernrvparkow]

pianotuna wrote:
Western,

All I was offering was an alternative. Sorry that it appears to upset you.

I adore the small town parks and am grateful they exist. For me, just being in my RV is all the holiday I need. Anything else is a bonus.

It isn't much of an alternative since the guy said there were no other parks in the area where he needed to be. Knowledge of $10 RV sites in the middle of nowhere doesn't help him or offer him any possible explanation as to why those rates have changed. If your purpose was to somehow try and show that the park was just plain greedy, I submit that what is even remotely possible in the area you describe is not really possible in more popular and populated areas. Ten dollar RV parks are not a viable business model for private businesses and most municipalities have larger issues to solve over providing cut rate RV sites that are not, at a minimum, financially neutral.

[pianotuna]

Western,

All I was offering was an alternative. Sorry that it appears to upset you.

I adore the small town parks and am grateful they exist. For me, just being in my RV is all the holiday I need. Anything else is a bonus.

[westernrvparkow]

pianotuna wrote:
Hi Western,

It is run by the community. I think the intent is to offer accommodation for family members who come back home in the summer time (when the living is easy). There are no services in town except for a post office. There may be a place to buy groceries.

Have a look on google maps with satellite view:

50.937951, -105.689746

westernrvparkowner wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
I stayed in a lovely grassed park last night. There are 12 sites with 15 amp power, flush toilets and showers for a fee of $10.00 per night.

I was the only camper.

WOW, that sure proves that having a low price really brings in the business. Every so often we get a thread about how if there were parks with $10.00 a night rates people would flock to them and no longer need to use places like big box parking lots, rest stops, truck stops and boondocking. Somewhere there must be a Walmart executive panicking over the lost business we so often hear about that is driven by them allowing free overnights. I wonder if the owners of that $10.00 park have considered franchising their concept. It sure looks like a winner.

So that park really has no relevance to this thread which is about a park no longer offering a monthly rate, that is unless that park offers a 50% discount if you were to stay for a month. If the residents of that town have no problem with their taxes paying for the upkeep and utilities of that campground I don't see any issues. It isn't like the park is going to compete with any private park, since there apparently is no reason for a private park to be in the area. Post offices just are not tourist attractions.

[midnightsadie]

younger rv,ers want ALL the things they have at home,, me I boondock most the time, don,t like being in a trailer park with the guy next to me snoring.

[pianotuna]

Hi Western,

It is run by the community. I think the intent is to offer accommodation for family members who come back home in the summer time (when the living is easy). There are no services in town except for a post office. There may be a place to buy groceries.

Have a look on google maps with satellite view:

50.937951, -105.689746

westernrvparkowner wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
I stayed in a lovely grassed park last night. There are 12 sites with 15 amp power, flush toilets and showers for a fee of $10.00 per night.

I was the only camper.

WOW, that sure proves that having a low price really brings in the business. Every so often we get a thread about how if there were parks with $10.00 a night rates people would flock to them and no longer need to use places like big box parking lots, rest stops, truck stops and boondocking. Somewhere there must be a Walmart executive panicking over the lost business we so often hear about that is driven by them allowing free overnights. I wonder if the owners of that $10.00 park have considered franchising their concept. It sure looks like a winner.

[DallasSteve]

pianotuna wrote:
Hi DallasSteve,

I've added over 600 such listings at:

https://freecampsites.net/

Thank you very much. I have bookmarked that page.

Steve

[Executive45]

Many 'new' parks offer Passport America rates. After getting established and more popular, that 'benefit' disappears and they start charging market rates. We learned that in high school....Dennis

[westernrvparkow]

pianotuna wrote:
I stayed in a lovely grassed park last night. There are 12 sites with 15 amp power, flush toilets and showers for a fee of $10.00 per night.

I was the only camper.

WOW, that sure proves that having a low price really brings in the business. Every so often we get a thread about how if there were parks with $10.00 a night rates people would flock to them and no longer need to use places like big box parking lots, rest stops, truck stops and boondocking. Somewhere there must be a Walmart executive panicking over the lost business we so often hear about that is driven by them allowing free overnights. I wonder if the owners of that $10.00 park have considered franchising their concept. It sure looks like a winner.

[Cobra21]

pianotuna wrote:
I stayed in a lovely grassed park last night. There are 12 sites with 15 amp power, flush toilets and showers for a fee of $10.00 per night.

I was the only camper.

I like that! You even got to pick the site you wanted!
Brian

[wildtoad]

Anybody ask why the rates had doubled or tripled other than new owners? Had the taxes, water rates, insurance rates, staff salaries gone up? Had the value of the property gone up due to improvements, changes to the surrounding properties? Have other properties in the area gone belly up decreasing the available spots? Lots of reasons/cause for prices to up. Darn few reasons to keep them the same as before.

[pianotuna]

Hi DallasSteve,

I've added over 600 such listings at:

https://freecampsites.net/

DallasSteve wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
I stayed in a lovely grassed park last night. There are 12 sites with 15 amp power, flush toilets and showers for a fee of $10.00 per night.

I was the only camper.

Do you find a lot of affordable RV parks like that? If so, how do you find them?