What are your biggest pet peeves at the campground?

[Rosy]

Alberta Parks:
Non-refundable $12 reservation fee per reservation plus full pre-payment of camping fees
Changes to campsite reservations are $10/change; no charge for name/address changes.

YMMV but I've found that most private campgrounds in Alberta don't charge a fee and don't ask you to prepay either. These are usually the campgrounds that have no problem filling in if you don't show up.

On the other hand, the RV park we like to visit is about $20 a night more than a campground in a national park in the mountains. Both full hookups.

I'd always take the scenery hands down every time but I guess some people feel that a playground and convenience store are worth the extra cost?

 

[Rollin Ollen]

Alberta Parks:
Non-refundable $12 reservation fee per reservation plus full pre-payment of camping fees
Changes to campsite reservations are $10/change; no charge for name/address changes.

YMMV but I've found that most private campgrounds in Alberta don't charge a fee and don't ask you to prepay either. These are usually the campgrounds that have no problem filling in if you don't show up.

Sadly, if you don't show up the site stays empty unless the camp host can get an authorization from the folks that reserved it. Just about every day we had one or two. People reserve so far in advance they forget. Most times they let us rent it out but the odd one said no. If you need a spot and don't have an alternative, stop by and ask if there had been a cancelation. Further, we used to hold two large sites back incase a person reserved a 20 foot site but had a 30 foot unit. After 8:00 PM, or if the park was already full, we used to let them go for just the site fee. We could not included the reservation fee because the web site didn't show one for those sites. X camp host Bow River Campground Canmore Alberta