Comments on: Campground Etiquette Keeps Campers Happy

By: darthvagrant

darthvagrant — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:14:03 +0000

QUOTE (Gail): “We saw several people open up their slides, put out lawn chairs, etc. Understandably, this upsets the campground owners”.
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So VERY true! Additionally, many normal parking spaces are then negated for daily store customes. Sevierville, TN being a prime example. The Walmart there ultimately had differently colored areas expressly for RV overnignght parking. There were MANY 40-45′ Class A motorhomes, jacks down,generators running, pulling40′, toy haulers at times taking up 6 or 8 (or more) spaces. The RVs overwhelmed the parking lot well into the “non RV” parking areas. Got to look like an RV jamboree. Many were parked with total disregard for sensible use of space or access by others.
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Result? Sevirville’s city ordinance “no overnight parkling” became ridgidly enforced at Walmart, and all city areas. This is happening with increasing frequency elsewhere also.

By: Gail

Gail — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:20:31 +0000

It’s my understanding from visiting with people at Wal Mart’s across the country while driving our motor home to Washington from Florida that the very reason many towns are not allowing people to stay overnight in parking lots is because some people are considering it a “campground” rather than just a spot for a quick overnight stay. We saw several people open up their slides, put out lawn chairs, etc. Understandably, this upsets the campground owners. Once again, a few are going to ruin it for many. In the book “Support Your RV Lifestyle” by Jaimie Hall, she refers to a ‘boondocking etiquette’ link on escapees.com and suggests that those of us who follow the rules should put a copy of it under the windshield of those who don’t.

By: Jim Joling

Jim Joling — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:17:01 +0000

This is good advice. This can apply to free sites like Wal-Mart as well. Bothers me to see some put their jacks down on the asphalt of those parking lots. We may all pay for the few who don’t use proper etiquette.

By: Ken Donaldson

Ken Donaldson — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:50:14 +0000

From my experience there are a lot of campgrounds where once you sign in and drive to your site, that is about the extent of the contact. We just visited an RV park near the NC Zoo and name will be witheld. We were given a “packet” which only included the local attractions and no rules whatsover causing us to go back a few times to the office to get information. In fact as I think back to our last 5 or so trips, there was not one park who ever came by to check on us, including 2 KOA’s. The one RV Park which stands out in my mind where most of your questions are clearly answered was at White Oak RV Park in Stella, NC just outside Emerald Isle, NC.