Study Reveals RV Park Attributes That Win RVers Over

PALO ALTO, CALIF. (March 23, 2005) - A new study reveals that a helpful staff, clean grounds, and a swimming pool are the three qualities most often cited by RVers as reasons that they like an RV park. Lower on the list are free wireless Internet access and a shuttle service to nearby attractions.

The study was conducted by RVShark.com, a website that has been praised by publications as diverse as Forbes Magazine and Woodall’s Campground Management.

RVShark.com analyzed opinions submitted by RVers between January 2004 and March 2005. Only United States RV parks that received mostly favorable reviews were considered. RVShark.com identified eighty distinct attributes cited by guests:

Positive Attributes of U.S. RV Parks Most Frequently Cited by RVers, 01/01/04-03/21/05
1. Helpful/friendly staff
2. Clean grounds
3. Swimming pool
4. Reasonable/low rates
5. Scenic/beautiful setting
6. Clean bathroom facilities
7. Quiet/peaceful
8. Pull-through sites
9. Large sites
10. Close to historic attractions
11. Easy access to highway/toll road
12. Full hookups
13. Wireless Internet access
14. Spa/hot tub
15. Tree-shaded sites
16. Recreation room/clubhouse
17. 50 amp hookups
18. Sites with paved patios/decks
19. Close to city
20. Fishing pond
21. Free wireless Internet access
22. Store
23. Covered picnic pavilions
24. Staff helpful with directions
25. In wooded/forested area
26. New/well-maintained/paved roads
27. Sites with paved slabs
28. Nice trees/flowers/landscaping
29. Welcoming/warm staff
30. Clean laundry facilities
31. Shower facilities
32. Laundry facilities
33. Animals/wildlife
34. Bathroom facilities
35. Modern hookups
36. New/stylish bath house
37. Friendly fellow guests
38. Close to Walt Disney World Resort
39. Small
40. Membership discounts accepted
41. Staff available for assistance
42. Chapel/worship facility
43. Staff helpful in unhitching car
44. Homey atmosphere
45. Water slide
46. Clean shower facilities
47. Grass sites
48. Close to good fishing
49. Staff provides escort to site
50. Close to nice lake
51. Fellow guests quiet/respectful
52. Close to Wal-Mart
53. Kids pool has waterfall
54. Enclosure around pool area
55. Friendly/easy check-in process
56. Good/easy-to-use/ website
57. Close to RV surplus parts stores
58. Kids pool separate from adult pool
59. Kids/pets welcome
60. Lakefront sites
61. Large picnic area
62. Level sites
63. Private showers
64. Located between two cities
65. Good layout
66. Local owners that take pride in park
67. Swimming pool always open
68. Pond/stream
69. Reasonable rally service prices
70. Free cable TV
71. Good restaurant/food service
72. Safe/secure
73. Wide range of site types
74. Soaking pool
75. Staff provides tour of available sites
76. Traffic light at access road
77. Clean swimming pool
78. Wide range of hookup types
79. Mini golf course
80. Shuttle service to town/nearby attractions

Neither RVShark.com nor its parent SharkPage is affiliated with Forbes, Woodall’s Campground Management, Wal-Mart or the Walt Disney Company.

About RVShark.com

RVShark.com is the world’s most-trusted online RV park guide. Founded in 2001, RVShark.com is available free of charge at the www.rvshark.com Internet address. RVShark.com is owned by SharkPage, a privately held company based in Palo Alto, California. RVShark.com and SharkPage are trademarks of SharkPage. Further press information on RVShark.com is available at http://www.rvshark.com.

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