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One beautiful newly built state
campground had closed down in less than a year because the water
at the boat launch was too low. Brand new bathrooms, solar panels
and picnic tables sat unused except by spiders. They were gated
and blocked off in a paradise to the solace seeker instead of
charging less money for a different kind of camper? One without
a boat or Jet Ski.
When
researching online for campgrounds, the lines of distinction are
blurred if not lost. You may find RV Parks and hope they have
a couple of tent sites. You may find a cheap or even free campground
at the end of a washboard road and hope that it can accommodate
your wheelbase. But many times you are in for a surprise as the
sun goes down and you are a road coffee shy of alternatives. No
matter the extent of research, things are different when you get
in the wild. Forest and Park services suffer from budget cuts
and their condition knowledge and maintenance is not always up
to date. You may find varying classes of fees whether you have
an RV, use hookups or just pound stakes. Many parks charge full
price whether or not you need hookups and water.
Many
state and national parks are cramming more spaces into smaller
areas and charging more for them, some near $30 in 2004. You may
pay a fee closer to a cheap motel and get less space to yourself.
It may not be all wide-open spaces. In an RV, you can close the
windows. Out in your sleeping bag, you may feel like the person
snoring in the space next door has rolled into your tent.
If
you love camping, you need to keep getting out there in whatever
way you may choose. It's just getting harder to get away from
it all.
AllStays.com,
based in Arizona (US), lists all kinds of lodging, from primitive
campgrounds and RV Parks to luxury hotels and spa resorts. AllStays
also links directly to official websites to make sure you have
the real scoop on the latest and most accurate information. Research,
Browse, and book online to stay anywhere on Earth www.allstays.com
Photos by Adam Longfellow
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