Originally Posted by
3speed
I get why primitive sites are unpopular. You at least want an outhouse rather than digging a hole(especially in the rain...). But in my experience just putting in a decent outhouse makes the sites popular. I've rarely been to a campground with a bathroom that wasn't used during decent weather.
Actually when I use the term
primitive-campsite, I do mean that there is a pit-toilet, but that's all. I'm not referencing hike-in backcountry sites that may be essentially nothing more than a designated area. Im talking about sites that are drive-to but not
into. You've gotta walk, a few feet
My experience has been that the general-public will choose the sites with more amenities even when there is a higher cost. I find this trajectory sad, the more amenities the more likely to be used. Yurts (with long waiting lists) are an example that comes to my mind. Costly full hook-up (with internet/cable TV) sites are used more than sites where someone has to walk a couple of hundred feet to get water
