Campground ratings

In our travels I plan to rate all campgrounds on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. Since we will be visiting, membership parks, private parks, and county, state, corps of engineer parks, and federal & national parks; I will rate the membership parks preceeded by an M, private parks open to public will be proceeded by an P, and all county, state, federal, corps of engineers, and federal & national parks will be proceeded by an F. Since most federal and state parks do not offer electric and water at each site, an average 3 star state park may not have electricity & water at your site while a private site would be required to have water and electric at each site to achieve a 3 star rating. My rating guide follows: Federal F* very primitive (pit toilets,limited drinking water,no recreational activity close by without hiking or driving, no dump site locally, no trash, natural landscape) F** primitive (pit toilets,easy access to drinking water,close to recreational activity, no dump site, has trash pickup, natural landscape) F*** Average (has flush toilets, easy access to drinking water, close to recreational activity, has dump station in park and may have limited electric & water at site, park is well maintained and most RV sites are relatively level) F**** Above average (same as average but must have major recretional activity on site such as golf course, large lake, river,etc., full hook-ups to most RV sites,pull through sites should be minimum 20'X 65' and back in site should be minimum 30'X 45', full service resort with groceries, gasoline & diesel fuel,docks for boats, small restaurant, all roads paved with level paved or concrete pads) F***** Full Resort Golf courses must be exceptionally cared for, all concrete pads, all grassy areas between sites are properly irrigated, fertilized, mowed, and weeded. It should look like a 5 star hotel resort. I personally have not stayed at one since they would charge $100 plus per nite and federal & state parks do not spend capital on such amenities. Private & Membership P* Substandard You are better off staying at a Walmart or rest area. Campground only suitable for sleeping overnight. Park may not be maintained or substandard facilities. P** Below Average Park not well maintained, advertised facilities are not available or not working, unfriendly staff, would not recommend a return trip. P*** Average Well maintained property, must have minimum 30 amp electric and water to each site and should be relatively level, should provide flush toilets, showers, trash service, dump station or full hookups, should have some reason to stay there such as working swiming pool & spa, recreation room, Park may have some deferred maintenance and some weeds but overall the park should be attractive and pleasant. Inside roads and pads can be gravel, but they should be thick enough and maintained so as not to have weeds, grass, and dirt comming through. This park would not be a dust bowl. P**** Above Average Same as average except must provide 50 AMP service & full hookups to all RV sites, must have level paved roads and pads. Pull through sites should be minimum 20'X65' & back ins should be minimum 30'X45'.These parks should have minimum 20'X40' heated inground swimming pool plus heated spa, some sort of club house with games such as video, pool table, ping pong table. There is no visible deferred maintenance,all advertised facilities are working properly and available,all grassy areas are properly irrigated,fertilized,weeded,and trimmed. There should be a golf course, river, large lake with boat launching facilities, or other recreational facilities on the property. P***** Resort I won't be reporting on these as they would be over $100 per nite. That said, these would be equivalent to a 5 star hotel. All level concrete pads, these parks must have a large attraction such as large lake with marina or full 18 hole golf course with everything impeccably maintained. There must be full service restaurants on site. There would be man made and or natural water falls and fountains throughout the property. The entrance would be manned by a 24 hour security officer and 8 to 10 foot stone walls would surround the property. These resorts are usually restricted to late model motorhomes.