Building a small RV park.

[Old Bubblehead]

Great placement, very close to our favorite site. will be easy to fire up the pizza oven and quaff a few cold ones.

 

[Jim]

Great placement, very close to our favorite site. will be easy to fire up the pizza oven and quaff a few cold ones.

Thank you, John. It made strategic sense as it is slightly above the campground and will provide excellent acoustic delivery for those times when we have entertainment. Also toasty on those cool mornings as the sun shines in and warms the occupants who are having coffee and watching the sun rise. Then, for the rest of the day, it is shaded by the 3 large Pine Trees that is is built between. and provides a nice cool area to watch the game.

A rock stairway will make It easily accessible to the greater number of sites, with a private walkway that directly connects to sites #7 and #8. The is an access road that comes around the back for golf carts bringing food items and/or people who prefer to ride rather than to walk.

As expected, there will be a food preparation area with sink, running water and refrigerator. We will have a couple of ceiling fans, this time with dimmable lighting (yes, we learned from the gazebo oversight) and the outer parameters will be confined by a wraparound bar with stools, making plenty of space for entertaining and/or eating snacks or having (pineapple) pizza. Outdoor couches and seating will fill the interior areas and make the space comfortable for those games that go into overtime.

I think the 3-Pines Pavilion will become one of the best additions to the park of the 2022 season.

 

[Old Bubblehead]

Perfect, sounds great. Get busy!!!! We will be in for Independence Day (2-13 July), will bring pizza fixings for sure. I remember beer seem to evaporate quickly in the higher altitude's, we will adjust load out to accommodate, if only someone knew of a brewery near by Would be shame to have to tap into bourbon stores....... or not! Keep safe, hope coach search is going well. almost done with hitch, crispy around the edges and squishy in middle.

 

[Jim]

Got the 15'X50' pad for Site 8 formed up today. Will add rebar and pour concrete next Thursday. Then it gets to cure for a few months before the first visitor parks on it. What a great improvement this is going to be for our guests!

 

[GlampDaddy]

Looks great, Jim! When will the #8 tennis court and pool be installed?

 

[Jim]

Looks great, Jim! When will the #8 tennis court and pool be installed?

Tough crowd. . .

 

[Jim]

Looks great, Jim! When will the #8 tennis court and pool be installed?

On another note, I met with the grading contractor yesterday and he will be here the end of January (or the first week of Feb) to cut in the campground hosts pad as well as two other sites going down down the road out of the park. Can't expect the campground host to be site-less, right?

 

[GlampDaddy]

This place is growing faster than Austin!

 

[GlampDaddy]

The host site gets a corn-mash still, right?

 

[Jim]

The host site gets a corn-mash still, right?

lol, yes, of course.

 

[Old Bubblehead]

Thanks Jim, looks great. We can't wait to get down for our July trip! Have a Merry Christmas!!!

Cheers,
John

 

[Old Bubblehead]

errr, not sure about the pool but a hot tub would bring it all together.....just sayin

 

[Engleman]

The Deer Springs RV Campground Initiative

Trish and I have wanted to make a small RV Campground for a long time, but we just didn’t have the time. But lately, our interest has been renewed and I think we’re going to make a run at it.

The site we have chosen is a meadow down at the bottom of our property. It’s not perfectly level, but I had a company come by on Tuesday and take a look at leveling it out. The road coming in must be widened as well. Everything is subject to change of course, but here is what I’m planning at this time.

We hope to have a total of 7 sites, 4 pull through and 3 back in. This give us 6 for rental purpose and 1 for a campground host.

The good stuff: (depending on how you look at it)

• There will be full hookups at all of them
• Charcoal BBQ and fire rings
• There will be a minimum of 40’ between each of the individual RV pads, more in some cases
• The views are wonderful, and the setting is remotely luxurious
• Two huge dog runs, one for small dogs and one for larger dogs
• On site laundry room
• A nice pavilion with large, group BBQ setup
• Killer hiking, fishing and great stock Jeep trails abound. We’ll provide custom maps, GPS coordinates, etc.

The not so good stuff: (again, depending on how you look at it)

• There is no cell service in the area
• No cable and no Internet. I hope to be able to solve the Internet issue but I’m not sure just yet
• There will be no showers or toilets. There is plenty of room for them if we decide later to add them. But with full hookups, the guests should be OK and we don’t want the extra maintenance.

I’m very interested in everyone’s comments, suggestions and ideas. Below are some pictures of the project area.

Thank you all!


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Nice! I have managed and expanded an RV park located inside a mobile home park. Minimized cost by laying in sewer water and electric by doing in house.That has been year's ago though and I can only assume it would be double.. beautiful location where are you located if you dont mind me asking?

 

[Jim]

Nice! I have managed and expanded an RV park located inside a mobile home park. Minimized cost by laying in sewer water and electric by doing in house.That has been year's ago though and I can only assume it would be double.. beautiful location where are you located if you dont mind me asking?

We are located about 13 miles west of Franklin, NC. Come on up!

 

[RKins]

@Jim Is laying a concrete pad on site 8 a preview of all the sites getting concrete?