After RVing for years, you stumble upon the perfect RV campground. Do you tell other RVers about your find? Or do you keep information about the campground all to yourself?
Perfection!
Picture this: You pull into a wonderfully large, well-maintained site. A picnic table and fire ring welcome you. The site fee is considerably less expensive than other campgrounds, and this one has much better amenities along with heart-stopping views.
Better still, the manager has obvious pride in the camp because everything is in tip-top condition. The grounds are pristine. After just one day in this RVer’s dream camp, you discover that everyone is super helpful and kind.
It took years to find, but you’ve done it! You’ve found the perfect campground. So, do you tell other RVers about your discovery? Or do you keep this little gem quietly to yourself?
Sharing is caring
The case for saying “yes” is simple: Good camping tips save other RVers time, stress, money, and guesswork. Sharing a location can help others learn about a place, understand what to expect, and enjoy a great experience.
Telling others about a beautiful campsite can be a friendly gesture. Not only will other RVers share your joy, but the campground is also rewarded with continuous customers—a well-deserved reward for their dedication and effort.
Keep it under wraps!
The case for saying “no” is just as strong. Sharing the information about your perfect campground may well have negative consequences. More RVers means more traffic to a spot that was special because it was quiet. An influx of RVers may mean more wear on the amenities, more noise, and less solitude.
Poll question
When you find the perfect campsite, would you tell other RVers about it?
Please vote in our poll. Then explain your vote in the comments below.
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We will generally share the good overnight stops, especially those with pull thru sites.
This can also be interpreted as a “selfish poll.”
I voted to not be selfish.
Sad that this is what we have become.🇨🇦
As usual. Depends on who I am talking to. I choose my friends and associates carefully and review the choice on a regular basis. After you get to “really know them” you might change your mind.
Certain intelligence is shared on a need to know basis. Once I get to know you, then I’ll determine what I think you need to know and what you don’t. Social media has ruined many of the best places that were once discovered by exploration.
Originally I thought I would them if I was related to them. But then I recalled reviewing my favorite restaurant in Okeechobee FL. I’ve reviewed them 4 times in 18 months and raved about their service & menu. We have the attitude that if more people patronize a spot, the more likely it will be that it can make a financial go of it & not end up in bankruptcy. so I would probably leave a good review and tell RVers I know personally
On line reviews and social media are destroying everything every where that people have cherished their whole lives. If you must share it with someone then share it face to face. Word of mouth is still good advertising without shouting it to the world.
I’ve yet to find a spot so fantastic that I’d want it denied to the world.
In fact, I’m quite the opposite. I’d give it a just review with pictures and as much detail as possible so that others can indulge in its beauty. If it gets trashed, I’ll clean it up and if it gets crowded, I’ll go look for the next inspiration.
I agree, Vince. I do reviews of every campground we visit on RVLife. The good, the bad, and the ugly. I also usually post 6 to 10 pictures of the site we were in as well as general pictures of sites and grounds. I do the pics because I have seen others rate gravel parking lots with RVs stacked like cord wood say sites were “spacious” and give the place 5 stars! My words are MY interpretation, but the pics tell WAY more.
I really appreciate others that do that as it greatly helps me choose sites in our cross-country travels.
The results of the poll show Rver’s are a sharing bunch! A few choose to keep their site secret or are undecided. I don’t know what the chances are of someone getting the exact site which you are trying to protect. I don’t usually recommend a particular site for that reason, but I do highly and widely, including in this newsletter – suggest the best parks and facilities my late wife and I have visited. High on the list are Itaska SP in Mn and Fort Lincoln SP in ND among many others. Any site in the woods and with other Rver’s is inspiring, relaxing & fun! Share it! Are you afraid someone will “steal your” site! This poll shows Rver’s are a sharing group & not selfish overall.
It is such a rarity to find a site like that. To broadcast it “to the world” would likely be the end of it as we knew it. A few good friends, who exercise the same camping ethic might get to hear details, some would hear vague details, mostly just how we had a good time. Yep, I’m selfish.
That is exactly how we feel about the perfect campground and certain sites in that campground. Not going to broadcast it and have it ruined by run of the mill campers.
If the camping locations were on a trip that is a one time visit, no problem sharing. But if it is an every summer location, nope. Already too much competition booking those annual sites.
Irksome to have an arrogant foreigner occupying favorite National Park campsite, while badmouthing USA. Majority of campers are decent, respectful guests, fortunately.
Have written some reviews, both positive and negative. Want others to enjoy but also avoid bad campground experiences.
No. Most anyplace in the Northwest is already a mob scene. I don’t usually park where people are just passing through, and I don’t go to RV parks that are usually just parking lots. Most campgrounds I go to only have a space or two I would want to be in. I really don’t know anyone who goes places that I do, and I don’t feel a need to advertise already crowded places.
In the five years we’ve had our motorhome, we’ve never stayed at the same commercial campground or state/provincial park more than once, so keeping a particularly nice one a “secret” wouldn’t make any sense. Besides, they’re generally well-advertised and reviewed online. We prefer to stay at Harvest Hosts and Boondockers Welcome sites most of the time, and we definitely recommend the ones we like to other campers, as it benefits everyone involved and helps to keep the programs going.
If more people were less selfish, we’d all be better off. That’s true for much more than campsites.