Unclean Campsites

[photonanax3]

I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before, but I think the campsite we had this weekend topped as our personal worst campsite. I actually enjoyed the park itself, the campsites overall were spacious and everyone had a bit a privacy and I would even go back.

Pulled into the state park Friday nite, checked in, made it to our camp site, and as we're plugging in the power cord to the power box, I look down and a previous camper had dumped right there at the campsite and I'm not talking gray water.

I reported this to the park ranger and apparently this is not the first time this has happened. This particular park does not have a dump station - I can live with that, just stop someplace else on the way. But apparently, this upsets quite a few people, so they take it out on the park and the incoming campers.

How do people that do this live with themselves???

[Dtaylor]

photonanax3 wrote:

How do people that do this live with themselves???

Given the attitudes of most people today, probably very well. Our morals as a country have been on a downward spiral for a long while and seems to have accelerated over the last 5-6 years.

[1711tab]

korbe wrote:
If this is a common practise, i would require a credit card number for a cleaning deposit. Kinda like if you trashed a motel room. All's it would take would be to have an inspection of the site by staff prior to the next group arriving.

You've come up with a solution to the problem... Bravo!!!

I agree 1000% with this action...

Tim

[rockhillmanor]

korbe wrote:
If this is a common practice, i would require a credit card number for a cleaning deposit. Kinda like if you trashed a motel room. All's it would take would be to have an inspection of the site by staff prior to the next group arriving.

You know this IS a good idea! CG's should start doing this.

When the motels started charging people 'after the fact' they said the occurrences of trashed rooms drastically went down when the people realized they could still be charged even after they had left.

[korbe]

If this is a common practise, i would require a credit card number for a cleaning deposit. Kinda like if you trashed a motel room. All's it would take would be to have an inspection of the site by staff prior to the next group arriving.

[Francesca_Knowl]

K Charles wrote:
When people are given enough stuff for nothing they begin to think someone else should take care of everything for them.

:h
It's a State Park, not a homeless shelter. And an RV, not some bag lady with a shopping cart.

This is more a case of "I paid for this site, so I have a right to dump my tanks on it!" A whole different entitlement mentality, in my opinion.

[kalynzoo]

RGar974417 wrote:
They should know who was previously in the site.Send them a fine in the mail.

Although I agree, the people will just say "it wasn't me" must have been someone else who pulled into the spot to dump.
If you don't see them you can't bill them.
JMHO

[RGar974417]

They should know who was previously in the site.Send them a fine in the mail.

[K_Charles]

When people are given enough stuff for nothing they begin to think someone else should take care of everything for them.

[gbopp]

It's the 'all about me' attitude. Sorry some slob ruined your site.
You can't fix rude/stupid.
I agree, I don't know how some people live with themselves.

[GrandmaLee]

Just terrible!! Such a health hazard. Hopefully they will get caught and fined.