Proper Decorum For Fill-Up & Sewage Stops

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   Just to add to what others have said, here in the West, it's common for campgrounds to charge $10 for use of their dump station if you aren't staying there.  You could generally fill up with fresh water there as well, though as already posted, be a bit wary of doing so.  At a minimum, use a wet wipe or a weak solution of water and bleach to clean the exterior and interior of the hose that can reach.
Even the NFS campgrounds we've been to have water, but they often use spigots without hose threads, so you need something called a Water Thief to connect it to your fresh water hose and fill up your tank.  Usually, those that don't have water make it pretty clear on their website that they don't.

When we recently stayed at Kings Canyon National Park, the campground there had no water or dump station of any kind.  They said nothing of this on their website (or if they did, it evaded us).  After carefully looking, we found a water spigot on the side of a restroom building and filled up there.

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WillThrill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Jul 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 298	Topic: Proper Decorum For Fill-Up & Sewage Stops Posted: 04 Jul 2016 at 10:15pm
	Just to add to what others have said, here in the West, it's common for campgrounds to charge $10 for use of their dump station if you aren't staying there. You could generally fill up with fresh water there as well, though as already posted, be a bit wary of doing so. At a minimum, use a wet wipe or a weak solution of water and bleach to clean the exterior and interior of the hose that can reach. Even the NFS campgrounds we've been to have water, but they often use spigots without hose threads, so you need something called a Water Thief to connect it to your fresh water hose and fill up your tank. Usually, those that don't have water make it pretty clear on their website that they don't. When we recently stayed at Kings Canyon National Park, the campground there had no water or dump station of any kind. They said nothing of this on their website (or if they did, it evaded us). After carefully looking, we found a water spigot on the side of a restroom building and filled up there.
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grand beaver Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 07 Feb 2016 Location: Western Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 52	Posted: 04 Jul 2016 at 11:00pm
	Just returned from Central Oregon and found similar prices. $4 to fill with fresh H2O in Prineville Ore. and $5 to dump the tanks in Madras Ore. Both places were very sanitary though and I was pleased with both!