What do I put on the back of a campground map?
The back is where the questions your office answers all day go, so that they get answered once in print instead.
Short answer
Your rules, your camp information, the phone numbers guests need, and the local businesses that sponsor the guide. Rules means check-in and check-out, quiet hours, pets, fires, speed limit, and generators. Camp information means WiFi and the password, laundry hours, shower hours, where to get propane and ice, and your emergency number. Phone numbers means the local hospital, police non-emergency, and the nearest vet. That combination answers most of what the office gets asked.
Rules that belong in print
- Check-in and check-out times
- Quiet hours
- Pets: leash rule, where they can go, any fee
- Fires and firewood
- Speed limit
- Generators, if allowed and when
- Vehicles per site and where extras park
Camp information guests look for
- WiFi network and password
- Laundry and shower hours
- Where to get propane, ice, and firewood
- Trash and recycling
- Mail and package handling
- After-hours contact and the emergency number
Local numbers worth printing
Hospital or urgent care, police non-emergency, the nearest vet, a tow service that handles RVs, and a mobile RV repair. A guest with a sick dog at 8 p.m. in an unfamiliar town is the reason this list exists.
How to word the rules
Plainly, and in your voice. "Dogs are welcome on a leash. Please use the dog run rather than the grass by the office." A guide written in capitals and warnings sets a tone guests notice on arrival. We wrote more on this here.
Related questions.
What rules should be on a campground map?
Check-in and check-out, quiet hours, pets, fires, speed limit, generators, and vehicles per site. The ones that change behaviour.
Should the WiFi password be printed on the guide?
Most parks do, and it saves the office a great many questions. Change it seasonally if that concerns you.
What local phone numbers should a park guide include?
Hospital, police non-emergency, nearest vet, RV-capable tow, and a mobile RV repair.
Can I write the rules in my own words?
Yes, and you should. We print what you give us, in your voice.
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