by Verna » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:52 pm
Becky, I do a lot of camping by myself (and with Sunny Day, my dog). I've found that I do feel safer in an RV park. They want to protect their reputation and their AAA ratings, so they do take care of their campers. And, they do normally provide water and electricity to each site.
When I'm traveling, I normally do not bother getting reservations, except during holiday weeks/weekends. There always seems to be empty spots.
I did get AAA camping tour books for each state. These are a wonderful source of information, plus great for those days that you just need to travel longer distances, but need to make sure you can get a campsite when you do finally get there.
I used KOA's in May and June of this year, and while they do pack a lot of trailers in, without a lot of wasted space, they do maintain both security and attention to noise rules. Water and electricity was provided at each site. Plus, their restroom/shower facitilies were normally really good.
Now, I can only speak for Indiana in recent years, but our state parks here seem to be providing more security than in past years, so I feel very safe in our state parks.
Just my viewpoint
Verna
Verna
Indianapolis, IN