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    Posted: 01 Sep 2012 at 4:42pm
I'd take kids and dogs anytime over young men who play their music LOUDLY from 7 a.m. and hoot and holler with every phase having "f......g this and f.....that" in it. One fellow was so bad his friends must have said something to him about his  little girl (about 8) because we heard," Oh I have never heard her use a swear word." Wait till she is a teenager!
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I was at one last year at Haloween, and it was fine.  But I like kids and dogs.
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Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar

And you may want to stay away from "Jellystone Park" campgrounds.
 
That's where you'll find us, with our kids, once a year.  Smile
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< id="_npwlo" ="applicationpwlo" height="0"> Thanks for all your responses.  My thoughts are that 90% of the problems with either children or animals at the campgrounds, or for that matter in the neighborhoods, goes back to parents/owners who don’t train or supervise.  Many do a reasonable job of both and the reason I gave the folks in my example some extra time was that the kids were excellent and just the dogs were the problem.  They were trying.  After the 2nd day it was obvious I had to make a statement directly to them.  Relative to reporting them to the campground host or ranger I would always save that for last.  To my wife and me, camping is like the rest of life.  You meet all kinds of folks with different interests.  The only ones that really get on our nerves are those people who just think they are really special and the rules don’t apply to them.  
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And you may want to stay away from "Jellystone Park" campgrounds.
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nascar, you could look into certain high-end resort campgrounds.  While they don't ban kids, they do tend to have older and retired people.  Only some of them, ones that cater to the retirement crowd, not the ones targeting vacation camping (beach, lake, etc.).
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Maybe it is a geographical difference, but where I normlly camp (upper midwest and mountain west) I rarely have any trouble with other campers.  In fact watching the kids enjoying camping is a pleasure for both of us.  It must be different in the east.
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I would have not waited that long to confront them.  Years ago, maybe, but not anymore.  I am so tired of someone else's behavior infringing on my opportunity to have a nice and relaxing time.  I absolutely despise dogs at campgrounds.  Everyone thinks the world just loves their little monsters as much as they do.  Guess what?  They don't.  And for all you of you who think your dogs are good and quiet when you're gone, guess what?  Most of the time, they are not.  They started barking as soon as you left and got quite just as you pulled back into your site.  You don't know this because 1) you're not there while they're barking and 2) most people don't have the balls to approach you when you return to tell you how obnoxious your animals were while you were gone.   And before anyone asks, no, I'm not at the campground to make any friends.  If it happens, fine, but it's not my primary intention of camping.

(Sarcasm alert)

I feel the same way about kids maybe we can keep them out of the campgrounds to.

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Seriously I camp because I want to travel with my dogs and we don't usually go anywhere where I cannot take the dogs. I have only left the dogs alone in the trailer a couple of times and they were quite. How do I know. Well I asked my neighbors if they heard anything while I was gone. As a matter of fact my dogs are more likely to bark when I pull back into the site than while I am gone because they are so glad we are back. I am sure that you can find campsites that don't allow dogs but if you choose to go to one that does then some barking is expected and if there is a problem come to us and tell us nicely because IMHO the only thing worse that an obnoxious dog is an obnoxious human. I do like to make friends while I am camping but I don't like being backed into a corner by someone who thinks that they have a right to absolute peace and quite in a public place so if someone brings me attitude I am more likely to return it. 
 
 
You say that sarcastically about the "no kids", but I've actually searched for "adult only" campgrounds.  I've yet been able to find any.  I think it's a great business opportunity for someone, as I'd attend in a heartbeat.  For whatever reason, over the last several years, I've found myself becoming more and more anti-social.  I have next to zero tolerance for inconsiderate people and find myself being further drawn into camping where no one else is present.  I find that anymore people have this "right of entitlement" attitude, whereas that feel that since they paid for a campsite (whether at at state park or campsite), it gives them a right to do whatever they want.  I'm sorry, but you (collectively you), lose your right when your actions infringe on my right to enjoy myself.  Barking dogs, screaming kids, loud radios, etc do just that.
 
At the rate I'm going, I think I'm destined for one of those little villages in Alaska :).
 
 
 
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Posts: 866 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Aug 2012 at 10:37pm
P.S. Keith and Dar, you are my kind of campers, I hope to be next to you guys sometimes, we can all get get together and have a good quiet time.
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I am with you Ray/Connie, most of the dogs dont bother us, I dont mind they bark when we are walking, but there is a minority (I hope) that lets them poop on the road/walking trails and leave them out when they are gone. Yeah kids laugh have fun , yell ride bikes and squeal at the sight of a snake or a bug, but that is different than 3 hours of howling while mom and dad go to whatever, I know public places have no guarante of complete quiet, but I don't blast my radio. shoot my guns or talk loud out of respect for others. Its about respect for others, not what I want.
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