Woodall's

Woodall’s has been providing information about RVing and camping for 70 years. In 1935, Karl Hale Dixon founded the company with Trailer Travel magazine. Within a few months he realized people needed to know where they could camp and so started a directory of camping locations. At that time, there were as many as 102 "trailerites" wandering North America verifying the existence of parks. That verification has turned into the Woodall 1 Symbol - 5 Symbol Rating System.

Woodall's assigns two ratings to each privately owned campground/RV park. One rating is assigned to the facilities at the park (sites, roads, service buildings, restrooms, hookups, etc.). A separate recreation rating is also assigned. Both facilities and recreation ratings range from 1 to 5 . (This is Woodall's copyrighted rating symbol.) Keep in mind the final ratings are a composite of several different areas of interest.

Ratings depend on the quality and quantity of our criteria elements. The more 's a park has generally reflects the presence of more development at the park, and usually more facilities. HOWEVER, THE MAINTENANCE OF THE CAMPGROUND WEIGHS HEAVILY IN ALL RATINGS ASSIGNMENTS. Cleanliness is a major factor in determining if you and your family will have an enjoyable vacation. The maintenance level at a park must meet or exceed the recommended ratings or the rating cannot be assigned at that level.

Do more 's mean a better park? Emphatically, NO! The Woodall rating system does NOT indicate good, better best. Each RV/camping family needs to decide how much development is going to make their trip enjoyable. Woodall lists a wide range of parks from rustic, natural settings to resort-like RV parks. Different factors may make a park attractive: convenience to the Interstate; width of sites; located near a popular attraction; a swim pool, lake or other on-site recreation.