A friend asked “Question: How are the majority of the places you stay on these travels? Are many of the parks nice?”
Depends on what you mean by nice. RV parks range from primitive to luxe. We have found we don’t need to stay at the top of the line parks as we don’t need or use the high end amenities, like golf courses and spas. Our needs are pretty basic - reliable 50A power, water, sewage and a level site, preferably at least 20 feet wide.
We have hated only one park we stayed in, and that was because it had way too many rules, like prohibiting walking pets within the park’s confines and no parking on the street from 11 pm to 7 am. If we wanted a restrictive lifestyle we would have moved to a retirement community.
The primitive parks have their advantages – rustic environment, quiet, lots of space – but don’t have sewage. That means either using their facilities, which often aren’t the cleanest, or using the sewage dump. Depending on how often I used the shared facilities (Deb won’t go there unless absolutely necessary) we have to dump every two or three days. We don’t have a portable waste tank, so we don’t often stay in the more rustic parks. We are considering buying one because we have enjoyed our stays in the parks that don’t offer sewage and it would give us more flexibility in choosing a place to camp.
As for safety, I have never felt unsafe in any of the parks we have stayed. Some may not have been in the best part of town, but most are fenced in and have controlled access. We try not to stay in the parks that have a reputation for having a large number of permanent tenants who do not take care of their property or for not being well maintained. We rely on online resources and apps like
Good Sam Club,
RV Park Reviews, and
RVParky to research locations.
To summarize, most of the place at which we have camped have been clean and have met our needs, so I would say they have been pretty nice. We would return to most of the places at which we have camped.
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