Originally Posted by
Rowan
Private campgrounds also can be tricky, even in Europe. We were refused at one German campground, despite it being listed as available for tenting. It was just one episode on several that turned us off Germany as a touring option. Often private campgrounds are the domain of long-term residents, and all the behavioural issues that carries. I've also found private campgrounds to be less well-maintained than their federal, state and town run counterparts.
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Just had a discussion with a friend of mine that owns a campsite down in Georgia. They actually eliminated tent camping because people from the inner city would come up and basically trash the place. They were truing to keep a well maintained campsite but some of the customers were making it a difficult job.