Originally Posted by
iahphx
Elliott's column (now written long ago, btw) suggested this was a "mainstream" trend. That's ludicrous -- campgrounds are not springing up in the cities, towns and villages of America to handle the hordes of folks fleeing conventional lodging choices.
It's just silly.
This fall me and the mrs. went to the Smoky Mountains national park for a weekend. Cheapest hotel/motel room available was $150ish a night. It was one of those weekends when everything was booked and we did it spurof the moment, last minute. We ended up camping for $21 a night instead and had a great time.