Types of Parks -
There are a wide variety of parks available across North America. What's the best one for you and your family?
A campground is a camping area, usually in a rural or natural setting. A campground accepts tents and
usually RVs. There might be little formal development.
Franchise parks belong to one of several nationwide franchises and may offer membership discounts;
camping cabins; special events; cartoon characters; standard rates, amenities and recreation; etc. The
attraction of a franchise park is knowing what to expect. KOA and Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park (Leisure Systems)
are two prominent franchises.
An RV Park usually has devoted considerable attention to formal site development. It generally
caters to RVs and their requirements. Often an RV Park does not accept walk-ins or tents and sometimes does
not accept tent trailers or other non full-hookup units.
A Season Lease Park has sites available with weekly or monthly rates. Seasonal sites provide for
spending the winter in the sunbelt, the summer near great fishing or other similar long-term camping.
An RV Area in a Mobile Home Park is a special section for RVs within a mobile home park
(a park for permanent living). It may or may not have its own recreational complex. It is adjacent to and
shares management with the mobile home park.
RV Spaces are spaces that are reserved for RV travelers at places such as mobile home parks, camp
resorts, RV dealerships/service centers and next to motels.
Public campgrounds are managed and financed by the government: local, county, city, state, federal
and provincial. There is usually little formal development. Some campgrounds within national parks and
monuments are managed by private enterprises, in which case there may be more development.
Camp Resorts include those facilities offering lots for sale only, membership only, condo parks,
time share parks, etc. Rarely, if ever, do these places accept overnight travelers. Thousand Trails and Coast
to Coast are two common camp resorts.
Clothing Optional Parks are not designed to cater to the "average, traveling-down-the-road type camper."
They may be totally nude or clothing optional.
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