RV and Camping interest is rising

The news is good/not so good depending on circumstances. For the RV builders and campground owners it is great news. Also, new RV owners are enjoying a new adventure. For those like us who have been RVing/camping for over 40 years we have mixed feelings. Up until a few years ago we could go almost anytime except maybe on a weekend without a reservation. Parks were never full. Now we need to think weeks ahead and make a reservation and if we want to enjoy our state parks we need to think months ahead. We just returned from a 1300 mile trip to Wyoming and Montana and needed reservations at every stop except one and there we got the last spot, on a Sunday evening. Most year around private campgrounds we have visited this year had a large population of permanent residents. That's good for campground owners and for the residents as I know how expensive housing is in many areas. I realize that people need a place to live but living in a campground permanently is something I never thought I'd see when I started out. Other RV'ers we know have experienced the same thing.
And please, those who will say dry camp to get away I say that we have done that for many years on a fishing trip and even there the crowds have grown and our regular spot must now be reserved!