I've noticed that state parks (where we like to frequent) tend to be a bit run down...not overall necessarily...but here and there. It often seems to me that for whatever reason there just isn't enough in the budget. That's just the feeling I get....so why not increase income a bit by adding sites?
I often wonder what the thought processes are for determining when to refurbish a loop...or more to the point of this thread to add a loop.. Because it seems that more often than not these state and other govt parks could easily handle some percentage more sites without negatively impacting things.
Plenty of acreage available....sometimes I even see places in an existing loops where there is plenty of room to add a site here or there without impacting at all the separation between sites...the nature or feeling of privacy that I value greatly....... and in these cases the power and water is already running right down the road so it would be easy and cheap to tap in.
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another thought I've considered is the idea of having overflow options...even dry camp areas or lots that might be useful occasionally during peak demands. Always of course a balance though, of limiting the impact, overcrowding, etc... I just think it could be done in some cases.
I don't know...I guess I see turnerfarm's point about these not being business oriented.... I just wonder what that decision process is like then if it's not about keeping visitor numbers up.
And yes, I certainly understand the idea of a goal to be 100% full every night.....but there's also an idea a business should hold onto about never having to turn away customers.
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