My 1.25 cents
Campground - Allows campfires if conditions permit. Allows tents. May or may not have RV hookups. Mostly public owned, but there are many private campgrounds.
RV Park - Commercial facility with rigs are no more than 30 feet apart. RVs only. Almost all have full hookups. Good ones have a laundry facility, showers, etc. Many don't.
Resort - a facility which provides extra amenities like swimming pools, game rooms for kids, tv rooms, organized activities, etc. Should have more room per spot than a RV park.
That's how I classify the places we visit.
One interesting point.
From 1962-1970, I spent most weekends at a COE campground on Lake Greeson in Arkansas. The point we almost always camped upon had 16 spots. We were all in tents, or sleeping outside without tents. Occasionally we saw a truck camper, and once a pop-up. Never saw a TT. The sites were well separated, we had campfires and some privacy.
Visited that CG this past summer - that point now has 10 camping spots - all for up to 45 ft length RVs, with 50Amp and water at each site. Those camping spots are almost on top of each other.
The campground hasn't changed, except to reduce the # of camping spots. The way folks camp has changed.
myredracer wrote:
Then he says, "camping is when you pitch a tent and sleep on the ground".
I saw this attitude from many folks while we were camp hosting at Big Bend National Park last summer. To which I said: "You're right. I'm not camping. That's my home, we are living here, working to make your visit better."
