Monday, July 15, 2013

DESIGNING THE "PERFECT" RV PARK

Having gone across country 4 times now, we feel qualified to compose the list for the “perfect” RV Park.  We’ve seen most of these in one campsite or another, a few we have improvised.  Sometimes, the item became important, because it was seriously lacking at one site or another!  Of course no one site will ever have everything, but we can hope….

REGISTRATION

·       Reservations easily made on line

·       Pictures of sites on line and ability to pick specific site

·       Reasonable priced

·       Reservation board as you drive in,  and auto registration if pre-registered and paid on line

·       Address on website and GPS match

·       Pleasant staff

·       Give out map of area with grocery, hardware (Home Depot, Lowes), cheap gas and local sites marked

·       Near attractions or scenic with woods, water feature, etc.

·       Library with DVD’s and “take one leave one” books

·       Small store with basics, especially ice cream

GROUNDS

·       Easy in and out

·       Good mix of pull thru’s, back in’s, tent, group, and paired sites

·       Full service sites with 50 amps, water and sewer and cable with a good mix of channels

·       Utilities positioned so that you can either front in or back in and so that your picnic table is not beside the next guy’s sewer!

·       Shaded sites with gracious spacing.  Free firewood (hardwood) and fire rings. 

·       Paved or hard gravel roads.  Grass so that you don’t get dust  or mud in the camper.

·       Low decks for the picnic table

·       Low level lighting so that you can find your way, but not so bright it doesn’t wash out the stars

·       Pool with Jacuzzi

·       Safe playground for children

·       Garbage and recycle picked up by your tires every morning

BATHROOMS AND LAUNDRY

·       Enough of them so that you don’t have to walk forever

·       Clean tile with hooks and a bench

·       Hand held shower nozzles

·       Plenty of hot water and water pressure

·       High and low air dryers

·       Wheeled baskets for the laundry and a generous table for folding

·       Change machine

ACTIVITIES

·       Regular card nights

·       Movies

·       Group camp fires with a mixer

 

 

 

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