Is it an RV or Tent????

Tents are set up on the grass. Rv's stay in the parking area, and even if they have a expanding area with a canvas section, then it is a RV, not a tent.

Fred.

Don't be surprised if you get asked if it is "self contained or not".

I think that is the dividing line on tents and rv's. And when making reservations I would tell them, so no surprises when you get there.

In RI we go to a state park that has a section that says "no canvas" but they do have a section for anything and a section for tents only.

We towed a Timeout for years and only once were we denied. I always told the office it was a pop-up camper when making the reservation. The park that denied us asked if it was self contained, I think that was what did it!!

Dave

Even "self-contained" is a bit vague. I have camped at "self-contained" campgrounds that were perfectly OK with an external grey water container. Other might not be. But it seems to mean that there will be no need for outdoor dish washing. A reasonable precaution at most crowded RV campgrounds.

I had canvas PUPs for 13 years. I only once found an RV park that would not take a tent camper (and a few that would only take Class As)

Thanks for the info......guess I need to call ahead and find out.

I alway thought it was no tents because they did not want the grass mashed where the tent was set, and tenters do not like pitching on gravel.

I never thought about the gray water

Situation is easy to avoid. Simply skip from consideration, any place with a name that includes "RV Park."

Only three times have I stayed at a place that qualifies as an "RV park" and that was only due to necessity. My preference is the hard to get into places that have lots of scenery, visual breaks between campsites and a half-decent hike to the pit toilet. But that's just me.

And mine is an RV with vinyl slide outs. It has practically nothing in amenities that resembles a tent.