weathershak
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gregputzer wrote:I camp in "tent sites" 99% of the time. That's one of the advantages of having a small trailer.
Any sites that I have ever seen that are marked "Tents Only" are ones that are physically inaccessable by a vehicle (on a steep hill with steps to the site, etc).
I have noticed that in our travels. Most tent sites have more trees and or low hanging branches.
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Call the camp ground and ask and get the persons name. Better yet do it via e-mail to get it in writing.
Here is why I say this; When we moved up from tent camping to a Hybrid in 2004 we like to tent camp at Mauch Chunk Lake Park in Carbon County Pa. No electric & gravel sites. We saw pop ups there so we went to the office and spoke to the Ranger about a hybrid and explained what it was. He replied that they limited pop ups to 21 foot. He went on to say that if our hybrid was 21 foot or shorter we could camp there.
Since this was one of our favorite places, that information was used when ordering our hybrid from the dealer. After the hybrid came in we booked a site but we were turned away on arrival because "they did not allow hybrid trailers" I told the ranger the story I just wrote but did not have the name of the ranger who said they were allowed. His reply was they never allowed them he basically called me a liar and we were turned away.
I am still mad at Mauch Chunk Lake Park because I would have bought a bigger HTT had I known we would never be returning to that park.
Get it in writing!
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Mr.Usa
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happybooker1 wrote:Like Jellystone parks? They don't say 'tents only' they call them 'primitive sites with no hookups'. Can I reserve these sites since I'm not planning on using any utilities?
What about those parks that have 'tent sites'? Can you reserve them if it doesn't say 'tents only'?
Simple answer to your questions are "YES" & 'YES" but check back because i'm sure it will get you all messed up after about 40 replies...lol
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Mr.Usa
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Guess it only took 11 replies. read #12 and walk away...lol
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Shelbel
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I suggest calling the park your interested in and asking them directly. There is a State Park near us that we camped at for the first time this past Memorial Weekend. Wanting to see all the park had to offer for future camp weekends, we drove through all of the SP's campgrounds. There were lots of sites that had "no-hook ups" where there was plenty of room for a camper, but there were also a lot of these types of sites where it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible to get any type of camper into. The park staff should know whether your particular camper will fit if you're able to give them the measurements of said camper.
If you're worried about being turned away upon arrival, make sure you do have the person's name that booked your reservation for you Good luck!
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Chuck_S
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"The person's name" really won't help when they give you bad information. For example, never ask a policeman about the law, ask the district attorney.
Point is unless you speak to someone in authority such as the park OWNER or the campground director your answer is no guarantee. Even if you can quote who told you. Park ranger told us in Pennsylvania that we could drink alcohol on our campsite as long as we were discrete and not rowdy. But the rule states none is allowed and he was only describing how he enforces the rule. There's a difference.
But Westermrvparkowner's answer pretty much sums up my feelings when tent camping and abuse of secluded wooded sites by many folks. I've had my pop up wedged in between large motor homes in pull-thru commercial RV parks and know the feeling of sleeping under someone's wheels but in this case it ain't their fault.
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Shelbel
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I would agree that having "the person's name" as I suggested won't always help you, but it can help you locate the person that guaranteed you your site and also with talking to those persons of "authority." It's my general rule when dealing with customer service related issues (and one I learned working as a rep for customer service)...if you have documentation of names, dates, and factual information from a conversation it, along with a calm/non confrontational demeanor, can go a long way toward getting the resolution you want. Good luck !
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Buckeye Chuck
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Why would one want to park a hybrid in the primitive area? Is it an issue of money?
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I think the % of State/Fed campsites are primative and most of the time you have no choice because people are up @ 12am, 11 months in advance to suck up all the good sites!!
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