Private RV Parks

I've whined and bitched about private RV parks a lot.  That's because many are poorly laid out, poorly maintained, overpriced, aesthetic nightmares with spaces so close together you can barely extend your slide-room or open your canopy.  Several have family-oriented amenities like swimming pools, rec rooms and play areas - which are of no value to us.   Roughly 15% are the equivalent of flophouse hotels with junker RVs and matching residents.  Finally, many have employees with people skills that rival either those of a moray eel or a Gestapo colonel passed over for promotion.  Twice.

So, why do we even stop at privates?  Because many offer the convenience of full hookups and laundry facilities.  And, sometimes privates are the only game in town, especially if you want to be within a few minutes drive of a sizable city.

All the spaces have a pull-through layout, much favored by RVers.

The spaces are 60' long and can accommodate the longest rigs. 

There are delightful exceptions and we're delighted to be in one of them now: St Cloud RV Park, St Cloud, MN.  No whining.  No bitching.  Nothing but compliments.  This was a spur of the moment one-night stop, chosen because we needed to do laundry and wanted the no-hassle convenience of full hookups.  We found it on our favorite website, rvparkreviews.com.  This website includes both private and public parks and allows you to search and filter parks by state, city and amenities.

Each space has a couple of mature trees and a stretch of grass.

The building on the left houses the laundry, showers and restrooms - all clean and well maintained.

I just signed up as a contributing member of rvparkreviews.  This park will be the subject of my first review/rating and I'm giving them a perfect score of 10 points.  I'll not be reviewing every park/campground we visit.  The exceptional ones will get a pat on the back.  The lousy ones will get reamed out.  The okay ones I'll probably not bother with, will leave that up to other reviewers.  My reviews will have the display name of 'wordsmith'.