Is low-fee enroute camping a possibility at full-service campgrounds?

In last Saturday's newsletter, RV Travel Editor Chuck Woodbury wrote about the possibility of full-service campgrounds and RV resorts considering allowing enroute RVers to check in after 7 or 8 o'clock in the evening, use no hook-ups, restrooms, swimming pool,or other services that full-price campers pay, and leave at an early hour of the morning for a fee of around $10. Even over-flow lots would work.

I, too, feel that many traveling RVers, who only want a place to sleep for the night, would pay such a fee when they would otherwise stay in a Walmart or Cracker Barrel parking lot.

To determine whether this is a workable idea, or whether campground owners would consider such a proposal, as you travel around ask the owners and managers that you meet for their thoughts. If enough people ask, maybe the campground owners would start to weigh the idea. Let Chuck know what you find out. Maybe it will start a movement.

Enroute camping at fishing access points

When passing through national or state forests and you would just like to find a campsite for the night before moving on in the morning, look for fishing access points along streams and rivers and where the road crosses these waterways. 


Fisherman often have created parking spots that are large enough and accessible enough to use for a campsite. 


The advantage is that you save time looking for a campground, the sound of rushing water could cancel out any road noise, access takes little time, and you would be camping in a scenic woodsy setting.