RV Park Site Lock Fee

Above, camping at a KOA Kampground in West Yellowstone, Montana. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Here is something that I have never encountered. It is a "site lock fee" that some RV parks tack on when a person reserves a campsite.

According to an article in RV Travel, the site lock fee makes perfect sense for RV park owners.

The article starts with:

In the video below from RV Miles, one of the winners of the 2024 RV video awards, we get news of yet another fee that campground owners are tacking on to reservations. Plenty of RVers are not too happy about site lock fees. In the video, host Jason Epperson explains these controversial fees. 

To read more and view the video, go here.