When selecting a place to “park it,” what matters most to you? See how several FMCA members answered this month’s question:
What features or amenities are most important to you at a campground or RV resort?
We travel in our coach about 12,000 miles annually and have been motorhoming for 25 years. When our route requires more than five hours or 300 miles of driving, we generally stay in a campground each night until we arrive at our final destination. The Internet and, most recently, the advanced RV-friendly GPS systems give us immediate information about what each campground has to offer as we travel. We look at online reviews to ensure easy access from the interstate and to see how the park is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. After that, our considerations are whether the park is dog-friendly, offers 50-amp electric, and is priced reasonably. As for the destination campground, we look for a full-hookup site, a pool, a clubhouse, and what is available in the community (shopping, restaurants, etc.). We also look at the reviews that others have left on the Internet.
Ron and Steffi Molway, F175530
Port Charlotte, Florida
Most amusement parks add hotels and motels to their complexes, but Lake Compounce Family Theme Park in Bristol, Connecticut, which has been rebuilt/revitalized over the past few years, recently added a new campground. Bear Creek Campground opened on July 1, 2014, and we camped there the week it opened. The campground includes 56 sites with water, electric, and cable TV hookups. Campers take a tram to the theme park, and discount admission tickets are available. Mike Cordani, the manager, is willing to help people with any problems. Although the dump station was on the wrong side, with help we all got to empty our tanks. This campground will officially open again in the spring of 2015 and will fill up fast (www.campbearcreek.com; 860-583-3300, ext. 6904).
Richard and Phyllis Cicchetti, F387705
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Most important to us is an RV park that is laid out and managed in a manner that provides a sense of being comfortable and secure, so we feel at home. Most parks have great staff to welcome you, but the nature of the park says it’s just okay and sometimes less than inviting. We also like parks that have a good, clean, tasty restaurant.
Bruce and Fran Leach, F383626
Cerritos, California
Future questions:
1. Where’s a great place to get a piece of pie in your hometown or on the road?
2. How do you “decorate” your campsite when parked?