Sunday, July 14, 2013

Rating Systems and first rated park - Kitsap Memorial State Park

I have been trying to think of a way to design a rating system that will be fairly objective. What MY family may find useful at a site may not be what YOUR family needs. So I am going to simply list what is available at each site along with the unique quirks (each place has them!) both good and bad. I thought it would be kitschy to use a one to five 'rv' rating! I am not a tech person, but I will try to find a way to get a graphic where I can colour in RV's to match the rating. We'll see! In the meantime, I will rate Kitsap Memorial State Park. We spent two full weekends along with the better part of the week in between (we worked during the day remember, so we didn't spend full days there during the week!).
All rv sites have: water and electricity, individual septic (except sites one through three), a fire ring complete with an attached grill, and a picnic table. Each site also has a nice little grassy area, and the rv's sit on a nice pea gravel lot - so there isn't a lot of dirt and dust that is tracked in. There is a very large grassy field for playing on that also has horseshoe pits and a really nice playground for the kiddo's. If you don't have an RV, there are yurts, and of course tent camping sites. The beach access is easy, and is also wheelchair accessible. Keep updated on the fishing regulations for the time of year you are there and you will be able to enjoy some great fishing, or simply sit on the beach and enjoy all that the beach has to offer. We were there for the Fourth of July and took our chairs down to the beach and were able to have the MOST gorgeous fireworks show - FREE! :) 
HOWEVER.....in spite of all the 'good' of this park, the sites are very close to each other. They also are not set up very smartly - your neighbors water and sewer hook up will be in your grassy yard area - the water hook up can actually be touched when you are sitting at your picnic table - so there isn't a lot of privacy!
Also, the water pressure is pretty bad. When showering each morning we had to put up with our water often times going from full pressure to almost non existent. First world problems right?
So....weighing all the good, and subtracting points for the not so convenient (and I REALLY dislike how up close and personal the sites are with one another!) I gave this park a 3 RV rating (out of five).
Check it out for yourself and let me know your thoughts!

Happy Camping!

Jaye


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