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Campgrounds:
The most efficient layout I've seen for campgrounds is at Grant
Village, Yellowstone which was built to the criteria recommended by
Frank Mattson, a Park Landscape Architect of outstanding ability.
Frank said that campsites should be staggered along the roadway,
one site per 35 LF of road; that parallel roads should be 125 feet
between centerlines, and that a two-way throat should connect the
one-way loop with the main campground road. Also, that three types
of sites should be provided in equal proportions to accommodate
tents, trailers, or RVs: spurs for back-ins, pull-throughs, and
pull-offs. That's what was built and it functions well after 23
years of intense use.
Campground sanitation requires that the distance from the
farthest site to the nearest comfort station will not exceed 300
feet, and that comfort stations should not be placed farther apart
than 600 feet.
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