Since the year is just kicking off, I thought it might be a good time to discuss rules and regulations of parks across America. Tenants without rules quickly get out of hand, but too many rules make park living miserable for everyone. Rules must be enforced and enforced evenly for the most part or there is no point to them.
All RV parks must follow rules set down for them by the state and county. You see, not all of rules you see are of the park’s doing and quite often county bureaucrats who have never camped in their lives will try to apply rules to transient RV parks that make sense only for homeowners or benefit only nearby homeowners.
I’m a free spirit, but I do understand the need for rules. I don’t want to stay in a park where all the long-termers have bunches of broken stuff, or an entire living room set sitting outside their RVs. I agree with keeping things picked up and out of sight. I don’t want to stay in a park where children are running wild with no parental supervision at all. I don’t want to stay in a park with unmaintained ugly RVs. I like to see well maintained lawns. But I also like to see fellow RVers asserting their individuality and creativity with decorations, lawn ornaments, flags, lights (preferably solar powered), etc. I don’t have an issue with older rigs that still look decent or the usual BBQs, patio furniture, bikes, etc. being around. Rules can be good and healthy. However, sometimes parks can go too far when there is no flexibility.
This year, make it a point to know the rules of the park as well as voice any opinion you may have about certain park rules. You may find that there is nothing that the park can do about your complaint, but if they can, and you have a legitimate complaint, then voice your opinion. You will be helping that RV Park better understand the needs of it’s RVers. Just like we do at PPL Motorhomes.