Can you find PEACE & QUIET in an RV Campground?

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[@johnsanford4569]

Loud music and outdoor tv's are 2 things that ruin the experience for everyone. 10pm - 7 am are good quiet hours.

[@bay9876]

10 PM should be the shut off. It's reasonable and healthy for everybody.

[@AcmeRacing]

My personal pet peeve is little girls who scream like they're being impaled while they're just playing. If you shriek like that all the time, how will anyone know when you actually need help?

[@Vantasticviews2]

I was at a small forest service campground in Arizona once and a group of friends and/or family brought the disco to the campground. Flashing lights, loud music, dancing and yeehawing until 1am. Sadly I was right next to them. Finally, at 115 am I gave up and stuck my head out the window of my camper-van and yelled “Shut it DOWN!” Amazingly, they did. I think they had no idea they were being so loud and that they were disrupting the entire campground. Very much focused on themselves. Camp host hid in her camper, probably afraid of a confrontation. Most campgrounds now prominently post no alcohol specifically because of people like this. Camp hosts are pretty much volunteers or make less than minimum wage (at least in most state parks and forest service campgrounds) and are trained to avoid confrontation. If there’s a problem, they are instructed to contact the ranger to resolve the issue. Worse than noise is the fact that now you can’t safely leave anything out if you’re away from you site. Lots of petty thievery. Really, you needed a gallon of distilled water so bad you had to steal mine? 🙄

[@authortommcauliffe3692]

What is the deal with these super large rigs leaving bright LIGHTS on all night?

[@Pack.Leader]

I approached one camper at night to leave a note on his windshield and he caught me, so we ended up talking. He said he did it cause someone had broken into his car. I've been at this park for nearly 5 years now and vandalism is unheard of. But I asked him to please turn it off at night so stargazers can enjoy the sky. I don't think he cared much or changed his behavior but at least I spoke to him. I told him it was basic campground etiquette. In other words, 'You bonehead. I shouldn't need to have this conversation with you.'

[@404notfound.....]

Because everybody's desperate to be noticed. They want people to look at them and say wow look at this!! ??

[@glowilk5377]

I feel any and all pain of LED lights being on near 100% of time in RVing and sticks / bricks living -thus ruining the stargazing experiences. A-holes, aren’t they?

[@jamie2427]

We love to camp Sunday thru Thursday! Quiet hours I think should be 10pm till 8am at least.

[@Chris_at_Home]

I used to camp all over Alaska on and off the road system. It you tent camp or spend time outside now you will have to listen to someone’s generator running. They don’t hear it inside but the people that sit out under their awnings have to listen to it. Even back country canoeing you hear people a mile away across a like. The only way to have quiet is to boondock. We built and off-road place and it’s quiet.

[@stevec2665]

The 2 things that bother me the most is constantly barking dogs and people closing car doors all the time. I wish folks could learn the shut the door quietly method.

[@mariaperham1851]

We are retired and on the road for most of the year. We just expect a louder rowdier crowd on the weekend. That’s the way it is. The rest of the week is great and we enjoy those peaceful times. Like you said, these folks need to go inside. Hope they just learn to let it go and enjoy the quiet times…

[@Violet6776]

We always check reviews from multiple sites before we book a campground. We live by "You read a review, you write a review." Because we rely on reviews, we make sure to leave a review with all the info we wanted to know.

[@tcoker6616]

I had a 10 inch telescope and was up all night looking at the sky, the scope was computer controlled and made a distinct “whirring “ sound. Had a couple of people complain. But that was over a two year period.

[@cpono]

Woop Woop! Thanks for the mention, the wife got all excited! I said relax, it's not your time yet 🤣

[@vickyhargrove3002]

Love your comments on this. I usually boondock, but if I am in a park that has a lot of people, particularly younger people, I also remember my younger days!

[@johnb7576]

I boondock 90% of the time. I am full time (remote work). I go into parks when I need to dump/flush/fill. Sometimes a couple days, to a week. You can be around as many people as you want, or as few as you want. Its pretty easy to me.

[@martinavard2327]

In Vermont, at a state park, generator hours did not apply to our neighbor because he had disabilities. During a heat wave, we had to sleep with our windows open next to him running his generator for air conditioning.

[@aswinos6077]

10pm to 6am works!

[@gabriellapettit7655]

Quiet times should be 10pm. - 8am.

[@jamesglenn520]

Boondocking is the best. Trailers are not soundproofed very well and sometimes I'd rather not have others listening to what is going on In my trailer after 10pm👍😉 If you catch my drift 😝😘

[@mpprocter]

Quiet hours can be whatever, although 10pm to 6am is good. What I’d really like is for whatever time is set, that it is enforced. It’s not my job as a paying customer to have to enforce quiet or ask people to turn off their bright lights.

[@Pack.Leader]

We're totally in sync. (Except for the 6 am part. I prefer 8.)

[@mpprocter]

@@Pack.Leader 8 would be better but with early risers it might be asking a bit too much.

[@hpcam1]

Ear plugs for the win..

[@NoGasWelcomeAboard]

In general the further away from any big city that a CG is, the quieter it will be. A min two hour drive radius is good, three is better. Combine that with CG’s that have NO hookups with generator hours/rules (like no screaming construction HF units), and you will have a decent chance of NOT having the Loud family next door. Pit toilets help too. What parent wants to spend allot of their time with the kiddos in one of those?

[@ShawnPatterson402]

we love to find spots where quiet time is 24/7, but we are realistic enough to realize that folks do want to enjoy. 10pm seems fine for the start of quiet time, and no real reason that cannot extend at least to 8am...or later.... But the key is do your research.....As always, safe travels...

[@joeanco1993]

Yes! When the weekends go home! It also gives us room to spread out and enjoy ourselves...

[@LongLongHoneymoon]

Weekends are for boondocking 😀👍

[@joeanco1993]

@LongLongHoneymoon yes, yes they are. I enjoy watching you and your lovely bride on your many adventures... Aloha!

[@madt0wn1]

Around here (WI), “seasonal” means you basically lease the same site for the non-frozen months. Leave the camper there and just drive up whenever you want. Lots of drunk-driven golf carts, 80,000 Watt stereos, unsupervised children/dogs and extremely bright lights are typically involved. It’s not really camping, IMO. I’d say 10pm-8am would be good quiet hours. These should also be dark hours, to include outside lights. I’m always amazed at how some people seem to be immune to their barking dogs. Or those who are constantly slamming every door.

[@michaelcochran7531]

My wife and I live in Southern IL, and enjoy camping in the many state parks in the Shawnee National Forest. Illinois state parks have quiet hours after 10:00 pm, but I've rarely seen anyone from the park or state police drive through enforcing quiet hours. One of our favorite things to do while camping is to sit out late under the stars around a campfire, enjoying adult beverages and listening to music. We are always worried that we might be infringing on someone else's idea of an ideal camp, so we use a small bluetooth speaker that we can keep near with the volume turned down low. We have experienced the party campers on the weekend many times, but we try not to let their noise ruin our camping. After all, when my wife and I were in our twenties and thirties, we were the party campers!

[@Augiebracerofam]

Great ideas for dealing with the noisy people. Nice seeing early videos snippets. Positive energy Kristy dad and forever Blessings for mom. Loloho. ❤

[@kristymichael]

thank you so much!

[@swahilijs]

We stay in state parks and national parks in Washington and Oregon. They don’t put up with partiers. I’d like to boon dock but my wife doesn’t feel safe doing that in this day and age.

[@stevertherver3887]

Thanks for the great video! The beauty of being retired is avoiding weekend warriors and families that go camping and let their kids run around the parks bothering other people. Dispersed camping can be great, and Alaska is the best state for boondocking with a veiw! Safe travels!

[@davidshaw8515]

We try to avoid KOA's and true resort type places as they always seem to be the noisiest/unruly. We appreciate the more family run places. I think a reasonable quiet hour would be 10PM to 7AM. Great video by the way.

[@patireland3345]

We found that KOAs were always noisy, because their business plan was to locate close to the highway for easy access. However on our last trip, we found several KOAs that were quiet. Grand Junction CO has one at the fairgrounds - not good with a fair running, but otherwise it is a quiet park. There is one in Kansas on I70 that if you get a site to the rear is not bad, except when a truck with a Jake gets off the exit. The ones next to the trains are the worst (Springfield Missouri and along the Columbia river). We generally like KOAs because they have sites when others do not, but not all are a good night's sleep.

[@newenglandrider3189]

As a KOA member I have found the opposite IMHO. Every KOA we have stayed at has been clean, and each has had secret, quiet spots whether it is a trail in the woods or a back area. Having said that, admittedly we tend to go offseason (before Memorial Day and after Labor Day). Also most KOAs will enforce a 10 or 11PM quiet time. And BTW - every KOA is privately owned and the owner is required to live at the campground. Sorry you have had bad experiences with them.

[@cbryce9243]

@@newenglandrider3189 I know, me too! I drove across country and primarily stayed at KOAs and never had an issue, but I was also super exhausted and could have slept through anything.

[@julierichardson2555]

We always receive a campground pamphlet when arriving. I sure wish the number one item would be “turn off your outdoor lights when going to sleep”. It’s unnecessary to keep them on and are very likely shinning in a fellow campers bedroom window. When trolling around for a campsite within a park, we always check out the potential neighbor’s area. Stacks of wood, lots bikes, etc. mean they might be up late and kid noises might be heard 🤪 At least you know what you’re getting into. Happy Camping ya’ll.

[@dappergander]

This is why I love Ontario Provincial Parks. In most provincial parks, at least one section is designated as radio-free. They recently added generator-free too! As a plus, when searching for a campsite on their website, radio-free & generator-free are filter options. I wish more provincial and state parks did this.

[@unclelala4216]

We recently went to Awenda, Ontario Provincial Park. The Park Rangers there were ridiculously over the top about noise, they were giving out fines all evening. We had a Ranger sneak up on us to tell us to keep it down or be fined. We were a group of 4, ages 64 to 68 with no generator, no music and having normal conversation levels. This was Canada Day and we experienced a prison like experience there. To be fair we have stayed at about 12 Ontario parks in the last 2 seasons and had good times except for the prison like Ontario Awenda Provincial Park.

[@cherylb82]

Would they allow solar generators? SInce a solar one doesn't make the noise gas powered ones do.

[@cherylb82]

@@unclelala4216 Makes me think they need to have their hearing checked lol

[@tomthumb2815]

The next step is human free

[@toddjones1403]

Was boondocking next to a weekend disco party when a herd of cattle shut it down. Gotta love the “open range”.

[@robertdoyen5434]

Funny video. We have more trouble with the seasonal campers that think they have more rights. We camp Thursday to Monday. More than once I tried to back in and there’s a car or boat in my spot. Or the golf carts running all over and they think they own the place. Sorry I will come down of my soap box now. Thanks From Wisconsin

[@judystreich7333]

That letter sounds like the people I camped next to. He did not like dogs, my pup barked ONE time while we were sitting at our campfire talking, Two of us, at 9:59 PM and he opened his door and yelled to shut the dog up! Quiet time was 10 PM. Believe me, his yelling was louder than the dog bark. He was rude and crude, my pup was so much better behaved than he was. Not like we were sitting next to his camper, we were not even between the rv’s but on the other side of my rig. All I can add is being a good neighbor is usually a good way to having good neighbors.

[@glowilk5377]

Everything you mentioned: golf carts, etc., are they FIPs! 😂

[@kenvalliere7906]

We go while schools are still active so we don't see as many families out camping. We also run our bedroom a/c so it drowns out a lot of the exterior noise.

[@Jeffbob442]

I had to Laugh, you guy's made me think of a boondocking episode we had outside Why AZ, where some guy had about a 9 million watt open frame generator to power up the stereo ! I remember thinking ,Wow, not even Sammy Hagar can scream over that thing!

[@LongLongHoneymoon]

LOL yes, we have seen people running insanely loud generators in order to watch TV outside 😂

[@coastskyadventures2752]

Surpriseing the campgrounds I visited was pretty quiet. When I have to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, all you hear is nature. I feel like I am making a lot of noise just to go to the bathroom. 😅

[@syburch]

Hey folks! We go to camps that are geared for live music by the campers...old time, bluegrass, cajon, folk, etc... Do you ever attend any of those? Camping areas areas are grouped by when the music stops...ie, families with wee ones camp in the quiet at 9p while campers that jam 24/7 camp in the far corner from them. In between are other circles of folks... Great fun.

[@lindavandijk4334]

We’re work camping at the loudest KOA on Earth. Ugh. We’re going to be boondock able next summer so we can camp in peace and quiet. Never to work camp again. 😅

[@gerryp9717]

One note about Ft Wilderness.. we once encountered a couple fighting all night, and finally had to call the park. The two were ejected, and the park gave us free day passes and extra front of line passes for Magic Kingdom. Nice perk for our troubles.

[@Smapdi60]

Nice segment. Noticed the shots of MR and know that’s not your normal vibe but we so enjoyed having you there!

[@LongLongHoneymoon]

Actually, we have fun memories of Mesa regal, and whenever we are in the area I always want to stay there. We have stayed several times and always had a great experience. It is a really fun community with top-notch facilities. I hope we will see you there again someday.

[@dpurc2344]

Many times I have had the most peaceful night sleep in a Walmart parking lot. We once left a noisey State Park at 9pm to drive to a Walmart

[@bigbandguru]

Know what you mean. We found the BEST quiet campground near Stanley, Idaho with 4 sites (3 back in and one pull thru) with the quiet you seek. Also our dog was able to roam freely and safely. Happy Camping!

[@johnbutler2231]

Quite hours 9 AM :) ok I will vote for 9 PM

[@dogzdad123]

Sean: I thought beer was conducive to EVERYTHING!

[@maryhamilton2053]

Wow, excellent suggestions I never wrapped my brain around before. Noise is okay with me, my interest would be just feeling safe and being safe. I stay away from “ group campsites”. But what does annoy me is sites too close together and then they must have a campfire blowing smoke right into my rig so I must close down all vents & windows leaving me to fry in the summer time inside! That is rough on me and my asthma! Great content as always my friends.

[@kd7cwg]

I lived at a campground up north, owners on site, was quiet, same and well kept.

[@hammer48ful]

We stayed at a state campground one time. Some noisy people came in, some of the other campers called the state police and had them removed. They came around the next day and apologized say usually the campground is a lot quieter.

[@Masterchief68]

We try to start our camping on a Sunday (when most campers are leaving) ! Usually works pretty good, not always but usually. You ain’t wrong about those tent campers either! Whenever the police visit it’s usually at a tent site! Go figure! Quietest time we ever had camping was next to a group of tenters that were deaf. Big group of people and very quiet.

[@neilevenden3481]

We just left a Provincial Park where our campsite was convenient located to the beach. Just a Sand Wedge away. It was noisy during the day time. Fortunately, it was nice and quiet at night. Great video. This week we are further from the water and so far it is quiet.

[@tomcharters7051]

I've learned the hard way, when picking your future stite online stay away from the double sites as these tend to be booked by big family gatherings. Boondocking isn't the cure always as ATV usage on the weekends is big in the west.

[@troyclawson5677]

Great advice,have a blessed week!

[@bobstrain8500]

Like Honeymooner's stated you have control of what park you stay at thus don't expect staying at beach campground over weekend to be a quiet couple of nights. My wife would pour us a couple cold ones and lead me over to party crowd for some fun! 🙂

[@olumsezbey]

Check out the surrounding area of a campground. Next to a main road? Mobile home park on the other side of the fence? In the middle of a city? These are things to consider too.

[@leobachand8408]

Great tips. If we are hearing a lot of noise at a campground, we turn on our a/c which drowns out a lot of noise. Works so far.

[@ddt1313]

Thanks for the vid, we are hitching up rv in the morning. 😎

[@wcarlhepker4806]

I had a permanent camp site in a campground that was across the river from a bar with an outdoor patio . It was inclined to be loud. I kept the air conditioner on with the blower on its continuous setting. Once in a while, I would turn the blower off, and sure enough, the noise was coming across the river, but we could not hear it. Yes, sometimes I was guilty of being noisy in the morning, intentionally. I liked cooking the family breakfast on my Coleman stove outside in the morning. I could really make that stove clatter setting it up, and making my cast iron skillet clatter against it. Shame on me, but I figured they got what they deserved. I got inordinate enjoyment out of doing that!!

[@debyarger3084]

We use RVParky to find off the beaten path campgrounds. Also consider Harvest Host or Boomdockers Welcome for some quiet nights. We've only had a couple of experiences of loud partiers in all the years we've been camping and the rangers have been quick to put a stop to it.

[@toyhaulen]

I have actually encountered large,loud, and drunk tenters on 2 occasions boondocking in the national forest of AZ. AZ state parks are louder on weekends but not out of control and usually quiet down at 10pm. Great videos, Thanks for the tips!

[@LongLongHoneymoon]

Yes, gotta watch out for those tent campers 😂

[@tommyg.9069]

Don't drop anchor near tents.

[@carolynmesser7199]

Thanks for the ideas , 9:00 quiet hrs for me . 💕😊

[@hgoff5617]

I like the "boondocking" recommendation - but here in Flyover Country (just east of the Mississippi) there are no boondocking opportunities. We''ve had good luck with Harvest Host which is almost boondocking.

[@ToddOutdoor]

I like boondocking. Also hate generators and drunks.

[@DrMott]

I would add campsites next to college campuses such as the north florida sites with the swimming springs near tallahassee.

[@StephSH]

There are a lot of private campgrounds in Southern Ohio that rent sites on a “seasonal” basis - some people have their campers in the same site for years. I generally avoid those campgrounds because I know it’s going to be rowdy (not my kind of camping). We don’t have many boondocking opportunities here either. State parks tend to be a quieter choice if I’m just weekend camping close to home. Thanks for another great video :-)

[@samhavoc1066]

Heck, I just went to a mountain top lake, to a camp ground accessible only to 4x4, and we had a group playing loud music, screaming kids (and adults), idiots with their 4x4's decked out in lights like xmas trees, driving through the camp site at midnight with all lights on. There is no safe camping place from A-holes.

[@stevemaloney7903]

One hour after sunset, for quiet time. Ban quiet generator use after 10. And stay away from the swimming pools !

[@bobripley7138]

A super cheap and easy white noise generator is to turn on the AM radio where there is no station so that you hear nothing but static. Survived one summer working night shift with this trick while the city replaced the streetcar tracks in front of my condo building.

[@nyakundibose6972]

Its good to see the two of you after a long long time family. Nothing but love from Nairobi Kenya 🇰🇪.

[@Pack.Leader]

I love Campendium. Great resource which we can all contribute to in order to benefit the whole community. The more who contribute their experiences, the better informed we all are. As far as quiet hour, I would love 9 but 10 is more reasonable. But by 10, it should be enforced. Someone should be making a visit to the ones who seem unaware of the time. A big pet peeve of mine is RVer's who leave bright outdoor lights on all night long. If you are in a clear-sky area (like NM) and are a stargazer, that's the last dang thing you want. It is RV Park Etiquette Rule #1, in my book. Turn off your dang lights when you go in for nightie night, people. 😠 I live in a park in SW NM that is 85% residents and I for one get irritated with the folks who come and go. Especially when they come and pick the site right next to me when there are a bunch of pull-through sites to choose from. Horror of horrors when then decide to stick around. 🤣 PS: Thanks for another great video. It went by too soon. Bless you both. You look amazing. 🌹

[@tommyg.9069]

The word " dang " is hideous.

[@laurahenshaw3590]

This is a very helpful list of tips! I often blame unwanted noise on "other people's children". Tends to apply in most cases. 😂

[@neils5539]

To be fair, you can get plenty of noise in motels also. Noise is part of staying in public places. White noise machines or just the AC fan can make a big difference.

[@sharonchavira6645]

Thanks for all the ideas.

[@machfive916]

Just got back from 5 nights of camping at Sun Outdoors RV Resort (formerly Emerald Coast RV Resort) in Panama City Beach, FL. It's a very nice campground just 1.5 miles from the public access beach. There were lots of families, but there was NO obnoxious or loud behavior at night. In my opinion, quiet time should be 9 PM during the week and 10 or 10:30 PM on the weekend. Great video with some really good tips. Loloho!

[@LongLongHoneymoon]

Thanks and I hope you had a great trip! We know that area pretty well, although we have not stayed at that particular RV resort. We have definitely spent a lot of time at Dustys. Great beaches down there. LOLOHO 🤙

[@josephrobichaud5198]

Great video as always! It cracks me up when I see videos saying what a great campground it is and there camper is so close to the next camper they can not even put out there awning. Want to figure out how long you can go off grid, then just do it in your own yard. You do not have to take an hour long shower every day!

[@hikethisplanet1017]

I have been to dozens of Provincial Campgrounds in Ontario and they get quite noisy. Between dogs barking, kids screaming, horns accidently going off and the loud campfires. I feel like packing it up and leaving.

[@boyjrr]

I absolutely make quiet a priority! Partly because my cocker spaniel barks at every human! So I try to find a sparsely occupied campground and on the sidelines, up against a wooded area.

[@williamklein6749]

I camp in Forest Service campgrounds in the Rockies from May-October. To avoid chaos 1) camp where there is a campground host 2) camp at remote campgrounds 3) use Campendium for reviews. This should get you a 90% chance of peace.

[@remitremblay2091]

Very helpful! We love the provincial/national parks, and love the fact that no services most likely equals to less nose…yes, sometime generators will run, but from 18H to 20H, that’s fine to us! I also like that fact that they tend (those parks) to be « darker » at night! Great video :-)

[@patireland3345]

Airstream Balloon Fiesta = party if you do not get a remote spot on the edge of the group. Big camping groups in any park can be problematic if there is no clubhouse. Fireworks at a lake next door are not always known. Nice KOA had a downhill highway that boomed traffic noise at the park all night long. Lots of kids, especially camped next to you can be a big negative. Quiet hours 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM best. 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM is workable. Note, staff recommendation that the park is quiet often is focused on the behavior of campers. We have more problems with train horns, loud traffic, and in some parks the early risers going to work. One of the worst CGs for noise was an Arizona Casino (Pay/not free) that was the destination of the local motorcycle crowd. Yes, it was on a weekend and there was not much of a choice for camping in the area.

[@j.patrickmoore9137]

😅Thought back to a tent camping road trip into northern California along the coast. We pulled in mid-afternoon and got set up, talked to the people at the office who told us about a good restaurant. We drove into town and had dinner, it was getting dark when we got back. We didn't realize until the next morning that the family behind our spot actually set up their tent IN the back of our space. Unfortunately, they had a baby who cried most of the night. Luckily, it was a really good Mexican restaurant we had gone to, and every time there was a release, I said, "Chorizo!" The next morning started with some campers starting up their diesel engines early and warming them up for a half hour or so. When the family behind us got up, they wouldn't look at us, which really didn't bother us at that point. We still laugh about that night from time to time. Another loud night was camping at Viento State Park in the Columbia River Gorge. Union Pacific has tracks on the Oregon side and Burlington Northern has tracks on the Washington side. The UP trains are pretty loud, shake everything pretty well, and there's a crossing close to the campground, and they have to blow their horn for the crossing (2 long, a short and another long). About 3 am, the guy in the spot next to ours got up, cursing as he packed up all his gear and threw it in his rig and finally left. It was at least somewhat funny. As I love trains, and I can fall back to sleep easily, I would go back again, but I don't think my wife would. Chorizo! 😂

[@dstevens7614]

Comfortable soft foam earplugs are my best suggestion .

[@karensevern328]

We are full time rv travelers. We boon dock 90 % of the time. Not only is it quieter but it also saves you so much money. The other 10 % we mooch dock at family across the country or camp in small town city park campgrounds. We use mostly campendium app that gives us info like dump station locations and it allow us to pay a small fee for premium app and know what boon docking spots have cell signal and how many bars.

[@penelopebartell840]

Avoid lakes on weekends. Party scenes.

[@TomLentz]

My peeves are open frame generators (that they always run all day, even if there's nothing to power) and loud music (which is invariably country). People seem to think they have a right to force everyone else to hear their music. No-services campgrounds (forest service, etc) don't seem to be any different around here, but it does seem any CG near an attraction like a fishing spot or ORV trails does attract the yahoos. I also dislike the bright lights that some use, I wish they'd at least put hoods on them so they just illuminate the ground around their site.

[@ToddStull]

Check their entertainment schedule.. if there's a band every weekend then it's probably more party based. You can also consider your own rig layout... I used to have a fifthwheel with a bedroom slideout on the driver side which puts your headboard right over top your neighbors yard if in a campground and you can hear everything loud and clear even if they're just sitting out talking quiet. I would never make that mistake again in a rv purchase.

[@tenkaraintheiowadriftless]

Interestingly enough, our worst experience over the last two years of snowbirding to the southwest was in a national park (Death Valley - Furnace Creek). And yes, the tent campers were worse noise-wise than the RV's but there were still plenty of the latter that were in peak 48-hour weekend party mode. We left early for a nearby boondocking location and the quality of the experience was much, much better. I used to think open frame generators were the most annoying thing one could experience in a campground. That has been replaced by UTVs (which, of course, are simply open frame generators on wheels meaning the annoyance can be spready more widely).

[@douglastoney2843]

I would like to see 9:00pm quiet time, but 10:00pm is probably more reasonable.

[@happylife8570]

I camp for peace and quiet. I’m a weekender and tent camped for 31 years before getting my teardrop. I know I’m not an Rv park person where my neighbor is 5 feet away. I look at photos, maps, and videos of campgrounds when possible so I can tell how far apart the sites are, where the group sites are (ie does the group loop butt up against another loop-think Colter Bay, I’m more of a Lizard creek gal). Definitely I choose places without amenities (people don’t stay as long so if you get a bad one they usually move on in a day or two). I try to find a site that’s off by itsel a bit and that helps with the noise. Also, not having the expectation that others will behave the way I want them to, having a really good set of ear plugs/headphones/music to cancel out the noise, and utilizing available camp ground hosts or other enforcement is helpful.

[@algoneby]

Hooking up with a friend from Colorado to go on a fishing camping trip. My want was to avoid people. We planned going after all holidays were observed, and going during the week. Worked out pretty good, the planning was the key. While everyone was going home from a holiday, we were going for a camp, and fishing experience. Pretty ridiculous though. Had to wait till everyone had had their fun, and abandoned all the popular camp sites. Camping used to be fun, now it is a strategic problem to work through.

[@dougcooper4917]

Excellent Video and Excellent Information. Thank You.

[@poorboy2012]

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[@ronchalfant6394]

Thank you for this video. I have to agree that campgrounds near the cities are the noisiest during weekends, but not bad during the week days. I do stay at KOA's frequently and have had great luck with not having noisy campers up late at night. Most of the time we stay close to hwys as we are usually going to and from a destination for a several day stay. Quiet hours at most of the places I have stayed run from 9pm -7am and I think that is reasonable.

[@lazz3159]

I too was a little confused when she said "seasonal" campers but you cleared that up right away. I think 10:00 during the week and 11:00 on the weekends is reasonable for busier campgrounds. Over my 50 years camping I can say you both hit the nail perfectly on all 5 points. I've been watching your channel for a few years now and I have to say, you blend both serious and comedy wonderfully. Love your videos dont ever change.

[@donberkey1142]

In Ohio, where I live, "seasonal" campers rent one site for the entire camping season, often year after year. They are basically permanent sites and "neighbors" build strong bonds and they are more likely to party pretty heavy.

[@cbryce9243]

Thank you, this was a very helpful video. It's my opinion and I know everyone has one, but it seems to me that there are plenty of places to go if you like noise, but being out in the wilderness with nature, is for peace and quiet. I need that time to heal from noise; I try to stay as far away from others most of the time. I am forced to hear music and other noise when I go to grocery stores and in public places. Even while driving some folks force their loud music on others.

[@diverm2371]

We need the toe tucks lined up waiting for the one warning only. Done

[@markadams5823]

Research research research.

[@SALVATl0N]

Beer and beanbag campgrounds are what we call them.

[@neils5539]

You said you didn't want to include boondocking in this topic, which is understandable since it's a different type of camping. But if you want consistent quiet nights, the Harvest Host / Boondockers Welcome system is the way to go. Especially the BW side since you're always staying at private residences.

[@geraldsouthard7092]

You handled this subject in a balanced manner. Your tips were spot on. Quiet time, IOHO, should start at 9pm. We are increasing finding that campgrounds have more and more rules, but rarely enforce them. We prefer boondocking. No rules out there, it is just “hope that your closest neighbors are considerate”. For the record, we are part of that older grey hair generation of campers. But we are not out there making noise at 6am as Christie mentioned…LOL.

[@randysegler7577]

Good to see y’all’s video . And Kristy, I am so very sorry for your family circumstances . Life happens . Thanks for all the content and tips . Happy travels , Ann

[@kristymichael]

Thank you! It’s definitely been a rough few months.

[@LongLongHoneymoon]

Thanks so much Ann for your kind and thoughtful comments. 🙏

[@openskies4245]

Maybe the camgrounds could have different hours in different rings? But mostly, we find 10PM to be fine. We do use a lot of Harvest Hosts.