RV park - wikipedia RV park This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2011 ) Map symbol used by the U.S. National Park Service to indicate an RV campground A European town campground in Tralee, Ireland A recreational vehicle park ( RV park ) or caravan park is a place where people with recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in allotted spaces known as `` pitches '' ( `` sites '' in North America, Europe, and Australia ). They are also referred to as campgrounds, though a true campground also provides facilities for tent camping ; many facilities calling themselves `` RV parks '' also offer tent camping or cabins with limited facilities. Contents 1 Services 2 RV parks by region 2.1 Australia 2.2 Europe 2.3 New Zealand 2.4 North America 3 See also 4 References Services A typical area for motorhome in Felletin, France Point service of Valuejols, France Allocated space ( pitch / site ) facilities may include : AC power connection. ( Usually rated by capacity such as 15, 20, 30 or 50 amperes. ) Drinking water connection Sewer connection Television connection ( relevant to local area standards ) Telephone connection ( rare outside North America ) Hotspot ( Wi - Fi ) Park facilities may include : Barbecue area Bathhouses Convenience store Dump station Exercise equipment Gift shop Golf Courses Hot tubs Laundry Picnic tables Restrooms Recreation Hall Showers Swimming pool Bar / restaurant RV parks by region Australia In Australia there is generally no differentiation between an RV park and a trailer park. The term `` caravan park '' is used to refer to both, and `` RV park '' and `` trailer park '' are never used, even to the point of not being understood by most Australians. The term `` holiday park '' is becoming increasingly common, with many parks increasing their stock of on - site cabins, often accompanied by a reduction in the number of caravan sites, generally having higher quality facilities than the standard caravan park. Europe Caravan sites in Europe range in facilities depending on their age. Most new sites will be built to high environmentally friendly standards and have facilities compatible with the newest vehicles. The Caravan Club has 1 million members in Europe with around 200 self - owned campsites and over 2,500 third party certificated locations, more commonly known as CL sites. The Camping and Caravanning Club is a non-profit organisation which has been running for over a century and has over 400,000 members and 100 campsites in the United Kingdom. A caravan park on the cliffs above Beer, Devon, England. In France, Germany and Italy, to a lesser degree also in Norway and Netherlands, a large network of dedicated stopover sites for motorhomes has grown since about 1980. These sites are called Reisemobil - Stellplatz in German or Aire de Camping - car in French. While these sites can usually not be compared to North American RV sites regarding size and facilities, they still fulfill the same purpose. New Zealand In New Zealand motor camp, caravan park or holiday parks are the usual terms for overnight or long term vehicle based camping. As well powered caravan or campervan sites the parks usually offer tent sites and cabins, a rudimentary building with cooking and other facilities shared with other users. North America Trailer park and recreational boating resort on the Withlacoochee River at the foot of the bridge carrying Southbound US 19 - 98 in Florida RV parks range from rustic facilities with no or limited utility hookups, as often found in state / provincial parks and national parks, to luxury resorts with amenities that rival fine hotels. Some high - end resorts restrict the type of RV that can stay to motorhomes of a certain length or longer, and / or newer than a certain year. Most RV parks are open to allcomers and rent spaces on a nightly or weekly basis, much like a motel or hotel. A few parks operate on a time - share basis. Membership campground networks like Thousand Trails operate like clubs, with members paying an initial membership fee and annual dues. There are over 13,000 privately owned RV parks and over 1,600 state parks that cater to RVers in the USA. Many of these RV parks offer WiFi hotspot access on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis ; occasionally, WiFi is included in the campsite fee. Most RV parks are independent or operated by a government entity. In the United States, Kampgrounds of America ( KOA ), is the largest and best - known chain of RV parks, with Yogi Bear 's Jellystone Park Camp Resorts a distant second. Good Sam Parks are mostly independently owned RV campgrounds endorsed by the Good Sam Club, a large association of US RVers that is operated for profit by the Affinity Group, Inc. Listings of RV parks can be found in printed directories ; the best known are the annual ones by Woodall 's and Trailer Life Magazine. Online RV directories are provided by MobileRVing.com, eCampGuide, CampRate, Reserve RV, RVThereYet, RVParkReviews, AmericaOnWheels.com, RoverPass.com and others. Mobile Apps are available as well, including the MobileRVing Mobile App and they can be used as a directory of RV Parks as well. Overnight rates for most USA RV parks are US $15 to US $50, although some in city and country parks may be US $10 or less, even free. There is a subculture of `` fulltiming '' RV owners who live in their recreational vehicles on a permanent basis. They typically move from one RV park to another. The length of time that someone is allowed to stay in an RV park varies from park to park. See also Home portal Camping Trailer park References Jump up ^ `` The Camping and Caravanning Club - About Us ''. Camping and Caravanning Club. Retrieved 2008 - 05 - 06. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=RV_park&oldid=768742931 '' Categories : Recreational vehicles Campsites Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from August 2011 All articles needing additional references Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Nederlands Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 5 March 2017, at 14 : 52. 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Question: how many rv parks are there in the united states
Answer: over 13,000 privately owned RV parks