Seasonal Camper Rules

Please review the Policies for Seasonal Campers at Vacationland. It is important that you understand and abide by the policies in place. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW SEASONAL RULES AND POLICIES YEARLY TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH CHANGES.

SEASONAL SITE RULES

All Seasonal policies and campground rules will be enforced. Any issues or emergencies, abuse of staff, etc. that occur will be documented in written reports which will be placed in your file for management/owners to review. If there are numerous issues concerning any particular site/sites, a visit from management/owner may be warranted and may result in eviction without refund. At any time during the seasons, after a review of reports, management reserves the right not to renew or to evict.

PLEASE NOTE: Security and Management reports are private and will not be released campers to protect the privacy of individuals that may be mentioned in reports.

Smoking/ Vaping Cannabis within the park: 

Cannabis is prohibited in outside public areas within the park:

  • On roads and paths
  • In public buildings
  • Outside the rec hall
  • Play and field areas
  • Pool area

Campers will only be permitted to smoke/vape cannabis on their sites, in their campers/trailers/motorhomes. Vacationland’s owner, manager, and staff reserve the right, at their discretion, to ask you not to smoke on your sites, in campers/trailers/motorhomes if complaints arise from the surrounding neighbours concerning smell and second-hand Cannabis smoke affecting their sites or their campers/trailers/motorhomes. Anyone violating our cannabis policies will have a report made and reviewed by owner and manager.

Please Note: Rules and Policies on cannabis use are subject for review halfway through and at the end of the season, and may result in the park updating cannabis rules.

Upgrading Trailer

If you have upgraded to a new trailer (trailer must be 2005 or later), make sure the trailer will fit onto your site, then make arrangements with the company you purchased the trailer from to place the trailer on your site and in the proper place within the lot lines. A Grounds Staff person must be present when trailers are being set up. This must also be done during staff working hours. Prior notice to delivery is required. If you buy a trailer within the park and change owners, it is no longer grandfathered in.

New Incoming Seasonals

Trailers must be 2005 or later. All Seasonal trailers that are older than 2005 in the park prior to 2021 are grandfathered in.

Fees

All fees are to be paid on time. Spring fees are due on the first opening day of the new season. Payments can be made at the office during business hours or by e-transfer. If you need to make special arrangements for payment, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to do so BEFORE payment deadlines.

  • For seasonals paying by Visa or Mastercard, there is a 3% processing fee added to all credit card transactions
  • Seasonals requiring a payment plan are required to pay $200 on top of the seasonal fee to accommodate administration and time
  • Seasonals requiring extensions will be subject to a $100 fee
  • You can pay anytime or any amount on your seasonal site during the winter months through e-transfer

It is your responsibility to notify management in person, by phone, or by email at moreinfo@vacationlandrvcampground.com no later than MAY 1st if you are not returning for the following season. Trailer, deck, and personal belongings must be removed no later than May 16th so the site can be rented, cleaned, and readied for new incoming seasonal.

All seasonals are required to pay seasonal payments before or by end of the opening day. No refund will be given to any seasonal who decides after opening day and after the seasonal fee is paid, to leave of their own accord for no valid reason once the season has started.

If payment is not received by the opening day or payment plan or extensions have not been paid or approved by end of the opening day, maintenance will turn off water and electricity to the seasonal site until payment or alternative approval is paid and approved. If payment or alternative approval is not paid or approved within a week (seasonal responsibility), an eviction will be issued and the site will be given to another seasonal on the internal or external waitlist.

A seasonal deposit of $150 (non-refundable) is required by September 15th every season to hold your site for the following season. All sites without a deposit paid will be made available for purchase for current/new seasonal campers. This is only to hold the site so it will not be rented to a new incoming seasonal, and does not entitle you to stay until the remainder is due if you are not returning. All seasonals leaving must give notice by May 1st each year by email or verbally in person/phone. Once notice/new site is offered and accepted, the site will be put up for rent. Once rented by a new/existing seasonal, you will not be able to change your mind and request to keep the site.

LEASE

Seasonals are required to sign a new lease when requested by management, for a number of reasons, such as:

  • Transfer to a new site
  • Site fees were changed
  • Contact information is out of date
  • Site numbers have changed

Security/maintenance/manager will perform their duties accordingly to address a complaint/emergency repair to the site (electrical, sewer, and water), and may enter a site to do so, as it is the property of Vacationland. The site fees you pay as a seasonal allows you: the use of a site for the season, the use of amities and services of the park, and does not give you ownership of the site/property, or entitle you to refuse staff entrance onto the site to perform their duties.

All trailers must be movable: tires, frame, and hitch must be maintained and in working condition in case trailers have to be moved for site maintenance, tree removal or trimming, and emergencies. Trailers/RVs not maintained and not able to be moved when needed will need to be fixed to bring trailer/RV up to standard of being moveable. If this cannot be done, notice will be given that the trailer is beyond repair, and will be requested to be removed from the park. NO TRAILER/RV IS GRANDFATHERED IN or EXEMPT FROM THIS POLICY.

Seasonals may be requested to remove trailers for one winter in order for site maintenance, eg: sewage, electrical, tree removal. Seasonals who do not or cannot secure storage can be offered to place the trailer on a weekend site for the winter. Costs for having trailers removed and put back on-site and storage fees will be solely the Seasonals’ responsibility.

ALL SEASONALS must have insurance coverage on their trailers/RVs.

Vacationland reserves the right to request Seasonal to remove trailer if it is beyond repair, has exceeded 25 years of age, or is in very poor shape.

Trailers may be left onsite for the winter (as a courtesy and not as a privilege of your seasonal rate) AT YOUR OWN RISK. Vacationland IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES that may be caused by heavy snow, falling trees, sewer backups, theft, etc. during our offseason. Please ensure the following:

  • No personal items are to be stored near or under the trailer.
  • The sewer release valve is closed and the sewer pipe disconnected from the trailer to avoid any potential sewer backups over the winter months
  • Sites are to be left clean and free of garbage
Guests

Seasonal campers are permitted guests at no extra charge. All guests and vehicles must be registered at the office, or with security in the event the office is closed. All guests must be accompanied by the seasonal camper while staying on the seasonal site. The seasonal camper is responsible for the guest that is visiting their site.

Any camper permitting another person who is not on their site lease contract to use their seasonal pass, will forfeit their camping privileges immediately, and must remove themselves, their trailer, and belongings from the site immediately. No money will be refunded.

YOU CANNOT RENT YOUR CAMPING TRAILER TO SOMEONE ELSE. Anyone in violation of this rule will be asked to leave the park with no money will be refunded.

SALE OF TRAILER

Please note: When you sell your trailer, the seasonal lot does not go with it. You can check with management to see if there is anyone on a waitlist for the lot or incoming as a new seasonal, and special permission may be granted if there is no one waiting for the site or we do not have a waitlist for new seasonals. In the case of a waitlist for that site, the New Owner will be offered another seasonal site if available.

Building

Permission must be obtained from the owners before BUILDING ANYTHING on the site, or altering the site in any way or form. Management reserves the right to inspect any seasonal lot and buildings on the tenant’s seasonal lot. You will be asked to remove any buildings such as mini barns, decks, or any other structures not within building requirements or without permission, at the camper’s expense; there will be no reimbursement for materials, time, or labour loss.

If you have any leaves or pine needles from spring clean-up, please leave them roadside at your site. They must be in large paper leaf bags so they can be burned; no plastic, please.

Decks

All allowable decks are to be flat, with a railing, steps, and lattice which should not exceed the length of the trailer nor 12 feet in width. A small privacy/shelter area at one end only is allowed, not exceeding 6 feet in height from the deck floor. Deck shall not encroach on neighbouring sites or over any hookup post. Portable put-up and take-down style gazebos on decks are allowed. No wooden or permanent structures. There are to be NO decks that include items such as wooden roof structures or tops or tarps or structures over the top of the entire trailer, etc. It is your responsibility to see management before any construction is done on your site. Anything done to decks prior to 2015 will be “grandfathered in”.

If you are near the waterfront you are not permitted to build stairs and docks down to the water. It will be at the Owner's discretion to ask site lessors to have such stairs and docks removed. An Email or Written Letter will be issued by the Manager at the Owners request.

BUILDING/REPAIR HOURS ARE 9AM-7PM. ALL REPAIRS TO THE TRAILER OR DECKS MUST TAKE PLACE DURING THESE  HOURS.

Mini Barns must be:

  • Wooden structures must have siding on them, preferably white. This has been the rule of the Park for over 10 years, except for a very few  structures that were “grandfathered in at the time” of the amendment to the rule.
  • Garden shed metal type
  • The plastic vinyl resin style of mini-barn is now allowed. The maximum size is 6’x8’. No mini barns are to be used for children’s bunkhouses, and no bunkhouses are permitted in the Park. No electrical power to sheds.

Personalized name signs are to be placed on your decks or on a post as opposed to on the trees.

Please keep your site neat and tidy at all times. This includes mowing the grass, weed trimming, etc. Any toys, bikes, etc. are to be stored neatly on the site — on the side or back of the trailer or shed. Outside of camper must be free of excessive dirt, tape, tarps, etc.

Maintenance of Site

Seasonal camper is responsible for the maintenance of their own site. If you require assistance, please request/fill out a Work Order form at the Office. Keep in mind that our Staff has daily duties for our business; please consider their time. They will attend to your request in a timely fashion.

A site is considered unmaintained/an eyesore if:

  • The trailer/camper has holes, tape, tarps, wood in windows, excessive dirt, etc.
  • The site is littered with garbage
  • Toys are littered all over the site, and are never put away nightly. (We expect kids to play, and we understand that toys will be about on the site, but toys should be put away nightly)
  • The deck is falling apart, not kept tidy, or has peeling paint
  • Foul smell coming from the site
  • Pets are not cleaned up after
  • Wood, pallets, metal, etc. are left in the back or under the trailer
  • The grass is not maintained

Anyone not maintaining their site will be given a warning either written, by email, phone, or in-person by the Manager, and will be given a date by which the site is to be cleaned and up to standards. If the site is not brought up to standards, your lease will be revoked/terminated. You will be evicted from the park and will not receive a refund for site fees.

Temporary clotheslines for towels and bathing suits are permitted. However, no other laundry may be hung. There is a Laundromat located in the park for your convenience.

All sewer lines are to be hard piped and properly fit in the sewer hole with a donut on the end of the line, if applicable. The only exceptions are if a seasonal is a regular traveler outside of the park. If your camper is not hard piped in upon inspections of the site, you will receive notice to have it hard piped in by a specified date. If you do not comply, water will be shut off at the site until it the sewer line is hard piped.

Wood piles are not to exceed 3 feet high x 4 feet wide, and must be kept tidy.

No storage of lumber, pallets, old screens, awnings, clutter items, etc. around, under, or behind your trailer or site.

Only 2 strands of LED lights (25 feet each) are permitted per site.

All air conditioners, lights, and patio lights are to be turned off when you are away from your site. All extra lighting must be turned off while you are sleeping and during daylight. We must work together to minimize electrical costs.

No washing machines or dryers are allowed on campsites.

ADDITIONAL FEES

Additional amenities including the fridge, freezer, the power to a mini barn, space heaters, and additional outdoor lighting are $200 per year. We ask that you acknowledge and pay for these additional amenities when paying your seasonal lot fees. All additional amenity fees started mid-season will be prorated.

Trees

Do not cut trees, branches, or remove the bark from them. Please submit a maintenance request through email, or fill out a maintenance form the office in order to have them removed or trimmed.

Fire Pits

Any personal fire pits must be approved by Management.

  • Campers are to maintain a reasonably sized fire. For safety reasons, we do not allow the burning of large lumber, pressure-treated lumber, or pallets
  • Please do not cut or remove bark from any trees within the park
  • At no time is fire to be left unattended
Parents

Parents must accompany children under age 21 who are staying on the premises/site. At no time is a child under the age of 16 is to be left on the premises without parental supervision.

You are responsible for the actions and whereabouts of your children, and any friends they bring to the park with them, at all times. Children under the age of 10 years must be on their own sites by 9:30pm, and children under the age of 18 years must be on their own sites by 11:00pm, or on a seasonal site under adult supervision by one of the children’s parents. Children who are on another seasonal site must be accompanied home by an adult. The only exception is during events that run past 11:00pm. Children wandering around the park after curfew without supervision will be brought back to their site by security and a report will be made for management to review.

OFF-LEASH DOG PARK

Use of the Vacationland dog park is at your own Risk. Vacationland is not liable for damages or injuries through misuse, or by patrons of the park.

  • Dog park hours are 8am-8pm
  • No children under the age of 16 in a fenced area
  • Only 6 dogs permitted at one time in a fenced area
  • Handlers are limited to 2 dogs maximum at any one time
  • Dogs must be licensed and up to date on current vaccines
  • Handlers must pick up after their dogs
  • Dogs must be 4 months or older
  • dogs must be in view and under the control of their handlers at all times. Handlers must have possession of a leash at all times.
  • A dog displaying aggressive tendencies must be muzzled or removed from the park
  • Female dogs in heat are prohibited
  • No human food is permitted in the fenced area

If any seasonal camper should have any concerns, questions, and/or inquiries, please arrange to meet with Management.