Campsite issues with longer 5ers?
In the process of comparing TH options, I've been told there are lots of CGs that don't have sites large enough to park the 40+ footers. How much should I factor this into my decision process?
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We have found that the big toyhaulers will only work in a small fraction of the sites at our parks. Automatically, we eliminate all the back in sites from consideration. Our back in sites are some of our best sites since they often back up to natural features such as bluff overlooks, water features etc. We take those out not only because backing those big rigs is often too much of a challenge for the owners, but also because once the rig would be in the site, the hauler area cannot be accessed or used. You have to have 20 plus feet beyond the back of the rig to allow for the ramp and then space to actually remove the toys. That means sites have to be nearly 100 feet in length to accommodate the truck, the rig and the access area. Even then, the toys are going to have to drive across the site to reach the roads which is something we do not allow for obvious reasons.
Then we have to remove many of the pull thru sites since those beasts have to have a huge turning radius, both entering and exiting. We quickly got tired of the damage caused by rigs sweeping across the adjacent sites while coming or going. Even if the site is long enough, the big swings required by the triple axle haulers make those sites with tighter turns unusable.
So that leaves us with probably 15 percent or so of our sites fully accessible for toy haulers. Early reservations would be the key to getting those sites.
Then we have to remove many of the pull thru sites since those beasts have to have a huge turning radius, both entering and exiting. We quickly got tired of the damage caused by rigs sweeping across the adjacent sites while coming or going. Even if the site is long enough, the big swings required by the triple axle haulers make those sites with tighter turns unusable.
So that leaves us with probably 15 percent or so of our sites fully accessible for toy haulers. Early reservations would be the key to getting those sites.
