building new campground
My husband, son and I are thinking of building a small, no frills campground on our farm after we get out of dairying later this month. We want to cater to the RVers looking for a safe, comfortable s...
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I appreciate the replies and advise. As I said, we are only in the thinking about it/planning stages. So much depends on how we come out after the sale of the cows, some of our land and some equipment. As dairy farmers we are used to repairing things daily (after all, we have FORD tractors), and dealing with crisis and hired help. My husband and I spend our winters in our mh down south by volunteering at Georgia State Parks for the last 9 years and most recently have been camp hosts in Florida State Parks. We are well aware of what the general public is like and have seen quite a few interesting things already.
Our plan is to start small and every year invest a little more but to never get so big that we can't handle it as a family. We are aware that we will never "get rich quick" from this venture but would just like it to support our son and his son in the future. We have checked out zoning, NY and Dept. of Health regulations and are good with all that. My husband and son can do most of the site work so running the electric, putting in the dump station and drilling our well would be most of the expense to start.
We are 45 minutes from Cooperstown so I am sure we can draw campers for that week; 20 minutes from Utica and the Boilmaker race in July, 40 minutes from Turning Stone Casino, 10 minutes from the Erie Canal and an hour from Old Forge in the Adirondacks.
Like I said, it is just a thought at this time.
Our plan is to start small and every year invest a little more but to never get so big that we can't handle it as a family. We are aware that we will never "get rich quick" from this venture but would just like it to support our son and his son in the future. We have checked out zoning, NY and Dept. of Health regulations and are good with all that. My husband and son can do most of the site work so running the electric, putting in the dump station and drilling our well would be most of the expense to start.
We are 45 minutes from Cooperstown so I am sure we can draw campers for that week; 20 minutes from Utica and the Boilmaker race in July, 40 minutes from Turning Stone Casino, 10 minutes from the Erie Canal and an hour from Old Forge in the Adirondacks.
Like I said, it is just a thought at this time.
