skipro3 wrote:
It was explained to me this way when I asked about my TC in a tent-only camp spot;
No. How would you like it if a tent was in an RV only spot?
He went on to explain that every spot would be filled with RV's/TC's if they allowed 'em into tent only spots.
He said tent-only spots were originated because RV's would always take every spot and tenters would never get one. Tent campers stay a few nights, RV's usually longer.
Anyways, that's how it was explained to me at Yellowstone.
I've often been granted leave to camp in a "tent-only" spot, with the caveat that each day I needed to check in with the ranger to ensure that there were still available "tent-only" spots in the campground. If all of the tent-only spots were consumed before check-in time, I would have had to have moved. There are many areas in which the tent-only sites seldom fill up, and the rangers and/or CG hosts would rather see the site occupied than sitting empty - with the caveat of no generators.
I typically dry camp, and I greatly enjoy going to campgrounds off-season where the tent loop is completely abandoned (and the RV section is loud and fully packed). Almost without exception I'm allowed to camp in the wide open, deserted "tent only" area once I've explained that no, I don't need electricity, I don't need water, I don't need sewer, and I don't carry a generator...
