> On Mar 24, 2015, at 9:43 AM, Dave Swarthout <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> To me, and I think others agree, designated means official. Any place where
> people camp in a specially prepared environment has been "designated" at some
> point, either by the government or a business owner; designated to be a
> campground. To base an entire category on this term is misleading IMO.
+1
yea, designated means that the area is chosen to be for camping. “This is a
campsite” “This area is used for camping”
The problem is that Camps meant for RVs (motorhomes) and camps made for caravan
(trailers?) and car camping (where the tent goes up next to the car) are
separated by the “standard” and “designated” tags.
Also - “standard” campsites are stand-alone facilities? “Designated” are
camping facilities inside a larger park? I guess i see where the designated
comes from now - this area is designated for camping, but it is not obvious.
But his is causing the confusion, as depending on your experience, you may feel
that either are “standard” campgrounds or “designated” ones - or both! but the
tag definitions don’t match the usage.
In my experience, “standard campgrounds” are quite rare - esp. with “stores”
(beyond a permit office or toll taker) and “pools” and “laundry service” - that
sounds like a place where you park an motorhome - not a pitch a tent, but “RV
camping” is part of camping and trekking - so there needs to be hard
definitions between them. A place for RVs, a place for auto camping, a place
for tent camping, and informal places where it’s not designated but works well,
and trekking - a good spot in a vast wilderness area.
Perhaps using “”stand-alone” & “camping-area” or “RV camp / Caravan camp / Auto
camp / Tent camping / informal / trekking” to split by vehicle
I’m not sure of how to define it, but standard vs designated is confusing in
both name and the definitions provided.
Javbw
Also - as Martin mentioned - how is the fee associated with the grounds change
their usage? All the car camping grounds in Japan are private businesses. They
all charge a fee. They look almost exactly like a state (public) campground
camp in the US. But they are private. the fee should just be the standard fee=
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