Providing the recreational items is costly and seniors seldom use them although they certainly pay for them in their campground fees. Unless a campground is only operational for the three summer months, they would do well to think about their other market. We use campgrounds almost year around, but especially in the spring and fall when families are back at work or in school. The weekend pop-up family or tenter doesn’t care where the hook-ups are, but the person setting up the campsite should know that RV connections are on the driver side of the RV and that hookups should be placed near the center of the left side of the site. It’s elementary that the hookups should be in good repair---many are not. 

The Trailer Life Campground Directory now identifies campgrounds  that have big rig sites. Unfortunately some do not know what a big rig site is. A long site is not necessarily a big rig site. We have seen long sites but the turning radius does not allow entry. That same campground may have tight turns on their road system or low hanging tree branches. No wonder many have opted for Wal-Mart parking lots when traveling. In the words of a popular movie, "if you build it we will come."

I like being on a soap box. Next week it’s the RV manufacturers turn.