Campground Amenities Are Cool, But a Good Shower Is Everything

 🚿 Campground Amenities Are Cool, But a Good Shower Is Everything

Hey travelers, wanderers, and folks who’ve ever tried to wash their hair with half a jug of bottled water — it’s Amanda & Chris from Outland Adventures, and today we’re talking about something vital, underrated, and way too often disappointing:

Campground amenities.



Sure, we love a well-stocked camp store and a walking trail with surprise bunnies. We appreciate a friendly staff and picnic tables that don’t wobble. Wi-Fi that works? Absolute gold.

But let’s be honest.

If we had to rank campground perks from “cool” to “life-changing,” there’s one that always rises to the top:

🚿 A clean, hot, high-pressure shower.

🧼 The Holy Grail of Campground Living

When you live full-time in an RV — especially a converted 1990 shuttle bus like Wildebeest — showering becomes an adventure in itself.

We’ve got our own off-grid hacks, sure. We do have a portable solar shower. And sometimes we sponge-bath it like pioneers. But when we pull into a campground and spot a clean, updated bathhouse?

We light up like kids at a fair.

🛠️ Not All Showers Are Created Equal

Over time, we’ve developed a personal campground rating scale, and showers get their own category:

  • 🚫 Cold water + flickering light + mystery tile stains = No thanks.

  • 🚿 Acceptable pressure, hooks for your towel, and no spiders = Pretty good.

  • ✨ Clean stalls, hot water, working drains, and shelves for your shampoo? = Heavenly.

And if the shower curtain doesn’t attack you mid-rinse? Bonus points.

🧴 Why a Good Shower Feels So Personal

After a long day of:

  • Landscaping and office work (we just left our workamping life for the season)

  • Hiking dusty trails

  • Fixing one more weird RV problem

  • Cooking over a fire and smelling like smoke (and maybe bacon)

…there is nothing better than stepping into a hot shower where everything works and you don’t have to wear flip-flops out of fear. (We still do, but you don't feel like it's a hazmat situation.)

It’s not just about being clean — it’s about resetting your whole body and brain.

💧Other Amenities We Appreciate (But Still Rank Below the Shower)

  • Camp stores with cold drinks and weird local snacks

  • Laundry rooms that don’t eat quarters

  • Community firepits where people actually gather

  • Walking trails that loop without dead ends

  • Game rooms (because we’re both nerds at heart)

  • Dog parks, even though we’re currently dog-less — we still cheer from the sidelines

But again... if your bathhouse smells like bleach and joy? We’re staying longer.

🏕️ The Humble Shower = Hospitality

Here’s the truth: a clean shower says you care. It tells us this campground is maintained, respected, and thoughtfully run.

It’s the quiet amenity that makes a campground go from “fine” to “we’re coming back.”

So here’s to the campgrounds that:

  • Clean their bathhouses daily

  • Offer hooks, benches, and a dry floor

  • Put in a heater for winter campers

  • Use motion-sensor lights that don’t turn off while you're rinsing shampoo out of your eyes

📍Currently clean: Thanks to a magical bathhouse tucked behind Site 58. If you know, you know.

Got a favorite campground with legendary showers? Tell us! We keep a running list of places we’d return to based on the bathhouse alone. No shame.

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