We’ve stayed in our share of campgrounds at this point and experienced a broad diversity of campsites. I use the term campsite for convenience. While some have been truly camping sites, many have been parking spaces.
Our site at Best Friends is in their “RV Park.” It was empty when we arrived. Then it was about half full. Now it is filled to capacity. It has two sites. This makes it the ideal size for an RV Park unless you are trying to get a space and none are available — if you’re already there, it’s perfect.
This campsite has several good things about it. The two sites are separated by mature junipers which screen you from your neighbor and provide shade on both sides of the trailer. The site has a concrete pad that is as level as any we’ve parked upon.
The hookups are in the right order. This means the sewer hookup is the farthest back, just like it is on the trailer. Otherwise water and electric have to cross paths with the sewer hose. That’s not a good plan. We’ve had no major sewer mishaps, thankfully, but a good campsite helps to minimize the possibility. Oh, the other thing about sewer. It’s downhill. Sometimes the landscape doesn’t permit the sewer connection to be downhill of the trailer. Sometimes it’s just poorly placed.
Good electric is better than no electric, which is better than bad electric. Bad electric is when the voltage fluctuates a lot based on the demand and dips down below 110 if your A/C or heat pump kicks on. Voltage much below 110 can burn out an A/C unit, and that requires a very expensive repair.
Lastly, we back up to a small cliff overlooking Kanab Creek and looking out on a red rock canyon ornately sculpted by wind and set off nicely by deep blue sky and green juniper and sage. At night the stars are thick and clear. This, I don’t have to tell you, beats neon signs any day of the week.
