Up in the northeast, there are several ways to describe a milkshake with ice cream. Some just say milkshake, thick or thin, and down on the Cape, we called them frappe's. I think that there are also regional labels for campgrounds. For seasoned campers, this is already something we understand, and have our own lists. If you don't like to read long, boring posts, leave now!
For me, I think of an RV "resort ' as an upper level place, sort of like the Mt. Washington Resort version of camping with larger, more prestigious units, like the ones I read about in Arizona, kinda like The Villages for the big units. With the outside furniture already supplied for you, and a higher level of amenities. If I can't stay there, I don't feel bad.
My wife and I camped several times in Quebec, urban camping, and at a campground in Sandusky, Ohio. Both had the campers about 4-5' away from each other, all asphalt. Had full hookups, but intended for people going to the amusement park, and only at their sites for sleeping and breakfast. Ok, but not were we go for a restful vacation.
When I think of a "normal" really nice, campground, I think of places like Cherry Hill RV resort, close to DC. Normal size campsites, full hookups, nice shower, hot tub and pool, well kept up laundry, great store, bus stop into DC. Very well kept up, nobody turned away.
When I think of a nice campground to stay, while on the road, I think of Savanna Oaks, off I95, Pedro's campground at South of the Border, Timberlane Campground in NJ off of the NJ Turnpike. Basically, nice places to stay going from point a to point b. Not too expensive, not a lot of amenities outside of great bathrooms.
We don't stay at a lot of state run parks, because I REALLY enjoy using our own bathroom, and having full hookups. Nothing personal, just not into them as a destination. We also stay at some rest areas/gas/food areas on the Northway in NY while going N or S, for 3/4 of a night, while coming home.
The best two campgrounds that my wife and I love to go to are at kinda opposite poles. Number 1 is Long Island Bridge Campground in Moultonboro, NH. We are about 100' from Lake Winniepauskee and have a medium size, full hookup site with a great view of the lake. They have a mixture of elec. only sites, right on the lake, about 1/2 seasonal sites around the campground, a tent area and wooded sites with water and electric, and very well taken care of bath and laundry buildings. The other is Fort Wilderness at Disney World. Immaculate sites, everything paved, but not like it is urban, at least to us. Feels like a Disney out in the woods movie set.We only go to walk and bike around the campground, go golfing and to the baseball park during spring training, and have it as a great home base, while we go to other areas off site. They take EVERYTHING, and allow doggies. In 35 years of camping there, never a bad experience. Of course we pay for it, but the NH campground is, to us, just as good if not better.
We have also stayed at places with plugged up toilets, noisy neighbors, toilet paper on the site where people emptied their tanks, nobody at the office, badly taken care of sites, etc. Some of those had really pretty ads on line and in Woodals. Live and learn while on the road.
Truck campers, along with class B's and other smaller units, can get ourselves into places where campers with serious money, could not get into, and are made to be moded so that you can camp without the problem of finding hookups. But that being said, we can all fit into the overwhelming majority of campgrounds idea of a nice camper. Who is to say that an Avion TC is not a great camper. Would you keep a 1960 Thunderbird out of a parking lot? Big rig, big $$ resorts, ok, I get it. But if a normal campground doesn't want us, they are using unfounded stereotypes of TC people, and losing $. If you don't want tubs or clotheslines, leaving the camper on, just say that, but don't assume that I will take a bath in the bed of my truck or empty the tanks like cousin Eddie in Christmas Vacation.
If a normal, private campground does not want TC's, it is their loss. As long as it doesn't have cedar shakes or duct tape, I have never heard anyone complain about ours. I won't get mad, but the owners have a pretty limited and misplaced understanding of our rigs.
