@Luke, that is what is so great about the apps. Type a city and state, it shows a map with pins at CG locations. Hit a pin, and it shows you name and hit it again you get all the gory details. I' m never going back to paper!!!
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bukhrn wrote: It has to get paid for in some way, I guess advertising is it.
On the other hand, this is exactly why I never rely on CG review/ratings from Trailer Life or Woodalls, Cg's get rated if they pay for advertising, unlike rvparkreviews.com, where the reviews are done by actual campers.
No that is not the way it works. The campground is never approached about advertising until after it has been inspected and the rating determined.
I have worked with both publications in my capacity as marketing director for a campground
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I've been RVing since 1974, used TL guide often, found it fairly accurate, seen many campgrounds listed w/o ads, spoken to many campground owners some years back when we were considering buying a campground, most reported TL as being honest in their ratings, with the ad offer coming AFTER the rating. I use my android apps, the TL book, and anything else I can rake up, but I have been disappointed less over the years with TL's ratings.
westernrvparkowner wrote: One big, big, big problem with the book is it lists the parks by their cities, which may be some small berg with 30 people although it is adjacent to a big town you can actually see on the map and maybe even heard of. Unless you are a geography savant, that fact makes the book very hard to use.
Guess I don't understand. There are maps in the front of the book. Look at the map, find the area you are looking for, find the black or red dot, see the town name, look up the listing. Very easy for me.
OK, been thinking about this for a while. Lets say I want to find a campground on the east side of KC. By your way---I read the listing under KC. Read the how to get to the park directions, then find that on a map. And do this for each of the listings, mark or remember all of the locations. Then determine which campgrounds are near where I want to be? Doesn't sound like it would work so well.
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Believe it or not, I also travel in an RV. When I do, I sometimes use the books to find parks along the way to wherever I am going. In the Kansas City example, I would prefer going to Kansas City in the book and finding a list of close by parks with their geographical location to that city. The book could say "KC KOA is east of Kansas City in Oak Grove." To find it currently, I have to look up Oak Grove in the book and since I have no special knowledge of Missouri, I have no clue as to where Oak Grove is. It could be near Saint Louis, Near Branson, or anywhere else. Listing parks by the suburb name, rather than the major city is confusing.
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There are 4 ways for a private camp to LIST in TL.
First, understand Public parks are given free listing, info provided by that facility. They are not inspected or rated. This a free gratis service to them and you supported by TL guide sales and the private parks listings.
Private Parks must pay, for each level of listing.
Each private camp is visited and rated annually by account representative teams. First listing is,
1- minimal, a few lines, as you see for public parks
2- expanded listing, more descriptive, a ' highlight' so to speak.
3- full listing, detailed listing of amenity.
4- Each has the option to list only or join the GS club also and then MUST offer 10% discount to valid members at any time on visits less than that offered for longer term visits. Thus you may see many listings in a given area but few are GS Parks.
In no way does any additional ad purchased by the camp influence ratings or listing.
for what ever it is worth this is what I found in the RV PARKS & CAMPGROUNDS listing for Dells, WI complete with campground links.
Arrowhead Resort Campground - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Bonanza Campground & RV Park - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Dell Boo Campground - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Dells Timber Land Camping Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Eagle Flats Campground - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Edge-O-Dells Camping & RV Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Holiday Shores Campground & Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Point Bluff Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI
River Bay Campground & Marina - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Sherwood Forest Family Camping - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Stand Rock Campground - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Summer Breeze Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wannabee Campground & RV Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wisconsin Dells KOA Campground - Wisconsin Dells, WI
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park™Camp-Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI
We use this on-line link for most of our camping needs throughout the south and midwest when camping on the road. Going on-line for this type of info should get you the latest available info. The published campground books are probably out-of-date before you get your copy.
When I searched for Dells, WI on Woodalls I didnt get anything. But if I added the town name of Wisconsin Dells I got the whole big listing of them....??? Guess it wanted the whole name...
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bukhrn wrote: It has to get paid for in some way, I guess advertising is it.
On the other hand, this is exactly why I never rely on CG review/ratings from Trailer Life or Woodalls, Cg's get rated if they pay for advertising, unlike rvparkreviews.com, where the reviews are done by actual campers.
Highly doubt about rating and payments, seems made up to me.
I depend on Woodalls rating and I am rarely burned. RV park reviews when I have tried to use them are usually very few and most often out of date
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westernrvparkowner. wrote: Believe it or not, I also travel in an RV. When I do, I sometimes use the books to find parks along the way to wherever I am going. In the Kansas City example, I would prefer going to Kansas City in the book and finding a list of close by parks with their geographical location to that city. The book could say "KC KOA is east of Kansas City in Oak Grove." To find it currently, I have to look up Oak Grove in the book and since I have no special knowledge of Missouri, I have no clue as to where Oak Grove is. It could be near Saint Louis, Near Branson, or anywhere else. Listing parks by the suburb name, rather than the major city is confusing.
Try this. Get a Trailer Life Directory---I thought that's what we were talking about. Use the maps in the front of the directory. If you want to find a campground in Missouri, then look at the "Mo" map. Find the area you want to stay. If you want to stay in Kansas City, then look at the Kansas City area on the map. On the map you will see red dots and black dots. These dots represent campground locations. Next to the dot is the name of the town the campground is in or near, also the name of the town where you will find the campground listing. Then go to the "Missouri" section in the guide. The towns are listed in alphabetical order. Find the town name and the campgrounds in that area will be listed.
It might seem complicated, but is very easy after doing it a few times.
Yep, actually drove to all of these places---in the last eight years. Missed Rhode Island and New Jersey.
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