"so called big rig friendly rv parks"

[prstlk]

Sorry folks but I'm really P O D About this about big rig friendly rv park thing. Made reservations at park in Seattle area "yes your rig will fit" (38 ft MH 20 ft trailer) Get there they have amnesia about the trailer, the park has rvs stacked like cord wood, no room to move a pinto with a pop up let alone our rig. We as a group should ask that those who publish these books (Good Sams is one) verify ingress egress etc.

Ps: The park we are at is called maple grove RV resort Everett WA.

[Bombfixer]

I had a really bad experience this past March concerning my length. I had a confirmed reservation at St Andrews State Park in Panama City Fl. My confirmation letter even had the length of my Toyhauler (41ft). When we got to the park, I was fulling out the registration card and the attendant noticed the length and told me that they could not accommodate a rig that side. He said their max length was 35 ft. I should him my confirmation letter and he said "well someone obviously made a mistake." When I asked for a refund if my deposit I was told that I could not get a refund as all cancellations must be done 48 hours prior. Luckily we were able to get a sit at a local KOA.

[tsetsaf]

I completly get the ops post. We had a big rig before (37' fifth with 4 slides) but now have a really big rig (44' and change triple axle with 4 slides). The definition of big rig is completely different. With the shorter rig we could get into some tight spots and had enough manueverability to get out of bad spots. With this new rig I better be sure I know where I am going because my only escape will be reverse.

We have found that three tools in this order are best for us... campgroundviews.com, Google satellite view (from within the aforementioned website), and rv park reviews. When I don't follow all those steps I have what happened to us yesterday occur... koa reserved us into their 80' pull thru site. Truck and trailer barely fit and I was sent down a lane requiring a three point to make the turn. I went ahead and sent some video to campgroundviews so others will be able to see a first person perspective. Frankly I am tired of the written review thing I hate having to read a review, read their past reviews, and interpret their emotional state of mind to determine if what they say is valid... just show me it from a campers perspective and I am good.

[prstlk]

Update...
We were very clear when we made our reservations about what we had and what we needed. We were assured that we could drop our trailer on the right side of the spot, swing around and park the MH next to the trailer with the MH on the left side of the spot. Problem there was no room for slides to left. And no room to maneuver the trailer into the site as represented

Thanks to those who suggested the Google map thing
We will use in it the future.

But I still think we who pay the bucks should burn places like this at every opportunity.

Sorry but I feel we did explain what we had and they took the bucks and with a 48he. he cancel fee we had no choice.

[rr2254545]

dodge guy wrote:

rr2254545 wrote:
In looking at there listing on goodsam I see site length 55, max length 55 in the listing I do not see anything about big rigs.

You are slamming Good Sam and they clearly did not call it big rig friendly

Look before you leap

UM, max length 55 sounds like big rigs should fit!

OP say was about 60 feet so guess not

[docj]

dodge guy wrote:

Big Katuna wrote:

dodge guy wrote:

rr2254545 wrote:
In looking at there listing on goodsam I see site length 55, max length 55 in the listing I do not see anything about big rigs.

You are slamming Good Sam and they clearly did not call it big rig friendly

Look before you leap

UM, max length 55 sounds like big rigs should fit!

I disagree. A 40' DP with a 20' car is too long, much less a 45' with a pickup.

So does no one disconnect the toad when checking in? I would if I knew the length was iffy!

We have a 40' with a ~16' toad. When I reserve a pull-through I expect to be able to pull in without disconnecting. When we are just stopping for a night this is why I want a pull-through.

[dodge_guy]

Big Katuna wrote:

dodge guy wrote:

rr2254545 wrote:
In looking at there listing on goodsam I see site length 55, max length 55 in the listing I do not see anything about big rigs.

You are slamming Good Sam and they clearly did not call it big rig friendly

Look before you leap

UM, max length 55 sounds like big rigs should fit!

I disagree. A 40' DP with a 20' car is too long, much less a 45' with a pickup.

So does no one disconnect the toad when checking in? I would if I knew the length was iffy!

[docj]

John S. wrote:

YnotTurbo wrote:
I will be buying the Big Rig Best Bets campground directory. We had one heck of a time getting out of our space at the KOA located at Harpers Ferry Md. If the people across from us was still in their space, we would of been stuck. Thanks for posting Sinterior.

I could not get out of mine the first and only time I went there. They put apish to hold the trash can right at the end of my site. I pulled in but there was no easy way to back out either. So out came the drill and spade bit and I pulled the hi lift jack off the jeep. You know they did not use concrete so I could replace it somewhat instead of cutting it off. Never went back there again.

If obstacles at your exit bother you don't ever stay at Pheasant Ridge in Wilsonville OR. That wretched park puts steel T-posts at the corner of the exit that you have to swing through. With the very narrow roads and trees between the sites there was no way we could exit our site. I bent the post down and it broke off since obviously I wasn't the first one to bend it out of the way. We'll never go back there.

[bigdogger]

kakampers wrote:
We're in a "Big Rig" park in TN for the night...sites are plenty big enough, but they have trees planted at the very end of the site where we need to make a left out of the site, and the site directly across from us has vehicles all the way to the road, which itself is not very wide...

Can't see us getting out of here without backing onto the road behind us...we're 41 feet and then the truck...turning radius ain't too great!! Oh well...sure isn't the first time...LOL!

And if those trees were not there, people would be complaining how the entire park is a barren parking lot. A park that resembled the parking lot at Cowboy's Stadium isn't very attractive, even to the people with the big rigs. I expect it to be a bit of a challenge to manuever my rig into and out of sites, since I prefer parks with a bit of visual charm. But others obviously feel differently. It sure is hard to please everyone.

[2gypsies1]

If you're using RVParkReviews to submit your reviews, I wish folks would write within their review what size RV they have so that when they check off 'big rig friendly' we will know what their idea of 'big rig' is.

[kakampers]

We're in a "Big Rig" park in TN for the night...sites are plenty big enough, but they have trees planted at the very end of the site where we need to make a left out of the site, and the site directly across from us has vehicles all the way to the road, which itself is not very wide...

Can't see us getting out of here without backing onto the road behind us...we're 41 feet and then the truck...turning radius ain't too great!! Oh well...sure isn't the first time...LOL!

[Nolan]

The wife uses rvparkreviews. It helps a lot. Plus looking on googlemaps. When the wife makes the reservations she tells them what we have and how long each one is. Asks if they have a big enough site, plus big enough interior roads to get around on. Even so do have been in some campgrounds with interesting roads and sites. It can be an adventure. :B

[John_S_]

YnotTurbo wrote:
I will be buying the Big Rig Best Bets campground directory. We had one heck of a time getting out of our space at the KOA located at Harpers Ferry Md. If the people across from us was still in their space, we would of been stuck. Thanks for posting Sinterior.

I could not get out of mine the first and only time I went there. They put apish to hold the trash can right at the end of my site. I pulled in but there was no easy way to back out either. So out came the drill and spade bit and I pulled the hi lift jack off the jeep. You know they did not use concrete so I could replace it somewhat instead of cutting it off. Never went back there again.

[kcmoedoe]

The guy's 38 foot RV with a 20 foot trailer would easily be over 60 feet end to end. The length of cargo trailers almost universally measures only the cargo area, not the tongue and hitch or any rear bumper on an enclosed trailer. Also the length of an RV never includes the length of the hitch and any tow bar or extension.

[peaches_cream]

The simple solution is "unhook the toad" then proceed to the spot. Wait, that's way too much trouble, isn't it. They had rather leave the campground and complain on RV.Net. :S