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Contact Information:
Telephone - 231.734.3808
Postal address - River Country Campground 6281 River Rd Evart, MI 49631
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SEASONAL/MONTHLY AGREEMENT 2011 Wolfe Properties, Inc (DBA River Country Campground) agrees to rent campsite #s 1-4, 11-14, 52-59 for $950 per season; campsite #s 5-10, 51, 105-115 for $1200 per season. All camping fees are due in advance of occupancy. Right to occupy the RV space is contingent upon timely payments and compliance with this agreement and all campground rules. For: May 1st – Oct 15th, 2011 Occupant accepts responsibility to maintain their camping unit, related accessories, and campsite in a neat and clean manner acceptable to the Michigan Department of Health and the owners (Duane & Holly Wolfe, Debbie & David Rogers) of Wolfe Properties, Inc., including the following conditions/criteria: A. Trailer Requirements
1. RV must be a manufactured RV, with an RVIA seal. 2. No park models without written permission from Duane. 3. RV must have current license plates 4. Notify owners if you are replacing your unit. We reserve the right to subjectively deny admission for a recreational unit that may not be suitable for our park. B. Site Requirements1. All sites will be inspected periodically. Problems noted must be corrected as soon as possible, but no later than 10 days from the date of the notice. Please keep in mind that the appearance of your site directly affects the business that we have – nobody wants to camp in an unkempt trailer park. Without our overnight campers and canoers we will not have a campground for you to come & enjoy. 2. The following permanent structures (because of tax regulations) are not allowed: decks, awnings, skirting, or fencing. Temporary structures may be erected with permission. No poured concrete is allowed on the campsites for any purpose. 3. Accessory buildings (one per site) will be allowed under the following conditions: they are temporary and movable and small, they consist of one of the approved models, they are maintained and kept in excellent condition, and are used in order to keep your site neater, not as an excuse to collect more stuff. Position them neatly, so that the appearance of your site is pleasing to everyone. 4. Utility Trailers should be for a clear, temporary, purpose. If you need storage, please consider an approved accessory building. 5. Trees must remain clear of clutter, nails, screws & lights. 6. Accessories and decorations are limited in order to keep sites neat, pleasant, and appealing. We will allow 10 of the following decorations/accessories plus one dock, one grill, and one picnic table: toys, ornaments, birdhouses, thermometers, wind toys, birdfeeders, ornaments, lamps, flags, and other miscellaneous items. 7. Only ONE camping unit is permitted on a site. (The only exception is if you have a small tent that visiting children are using. Please see fees for visitors under the visitors section.) A tent for your own kids should be temporary and used only for short periods. All tents used with the exception of dining canopies will be taken down between visits. 8. Swings & other playground equipment are not allowed. The camp playground is available to all. 9. You may plant flowers and/or trees, etc. Please dig slowly and carefully to avoid cutting through any water or electric lines. If you aren’t sure where those lines are, ask Duane first. Established trees & shrubs become the property of River Country Campground and may not be removed. 10. 100-LB LP cylinders are not allowed. 11. Each camper may have one exterior refrigerator for additional storage capacity. The unit may be no larger than 6.0 cubic feet (under counter size). The exterior refrigerator will be located neatly next to the trailer; be of one neutral color; kept neat and clean; and free of any debris, magnets, stickers, etc… It needs to look nice. It counts as one item of your 10 accessories.
C. Vehicles 1. Drive slowly. Slowly is less than 10 mph. There is nowhere that you need to be so quickly that it is worth the life of a child walking or playing in the camp. Please plan ahead, and leave early enough that you can obey the speed limit and still get where you need to be on time. 2. Drive only on the roads – do not cross over other sites or the septic field. If you are visiting another camper in the campground, drive on the designated roads and park on their site. If there is not enough room for all the vehicles, please consider walking or car-pooling. This includes GOLF CARTS. J 3. Car passes must be displayed on your vehicle. They will be available no later than May 15th. 4. Cars must be parked on your own site. Roads need to be kept clear for normal traffic or emergency vehicles. Unused sites are not parking areas; please do not park on them. In the event you have outside visitors there is additional space available in our canoe parking area. D. Wood1. River Country Campground has firewood for sale. Any other firewood brought into the campground must be free of termites, ants, and other harmful insects. The stock piling of firewood is permitted as follows: a. Wood must be stacked neatly b. Maximum of ½ rick per site (4’X4’X16”) c. Wood boxes may be used, if placed up against trailer (neatly), with the capacity of not more than ½ rick. 2. Piles of firewood, or scrap wood, are not acceptable in any location. 3. Wood left by overnight campers is the property of River Country Campground. Taking wood or other items off the sites is stealing, please don’t. E. Visitors1. Daily Visitors- people who are visiting only for the day. a. Will be charged: Noon on Sun to Thursday at 9 PM: $1 per adult, children (15 & under) are free Fri, Sat, & until Noon on Sun: $5 per car b. Must leave before dark c. If they are repeat visitor, they may purchase a pass for the entire season, which will be good for any day in 2009. The visitor must register in the store and pay a one-time, seasonal fee of $25. 2. Overnight Visitors – anyone spending the night on your site a. Overnight visitors with their own camping unit will need to reserve their own site and pay the regularly published camping rate. The ONLY exception is a small tent for kids 15 & under, which is allowed at no extra charge. b. Overnight visitors staying in your camper (allowed only when you are there) will be charged: Sun to Thursday at 9 PM: $2 per adult, children (15 & under) are free Fri & Sat: $4 per adult, children (15 & under) are free. 3. All visitors must know your name and site number. 4. Each camper is responsible for the actions of their guests, and shall assume all liability for damages & injuries caused by their guests to their property, other camper’s property, or campground property. All visitors/guests must abide by all rules and rates. 5. Children (of any age) are not allowed to occupy your site at any time in your absence. 6. Your site is rented to you only. You may not be a renter or lessor of a seasonal or monthly site, or a renter or lessor of a camping unit on your site. 7. Honesty is expected with compliance of visitor restrictions. Please don’t ask for exceptions. Repeated dishonesty to report your site visitors will result in termination of this agreement. F. Pets1. Pets must be on a hand held leash and not allowed to run freely. 2. One pet per site. You will be charged a fee of $10, per season, for each additional pet. 3. Never leave your pet unattended. 4. No kennels. 5. Please keep pets out of the playground area. 6. Please clean up after your pet. G. Water & Electric1. Electrical connections must be a state-approved hookup from recreational unit to power box. No splices. 2. Locks may be place on the electric pedestal to prevent electrical pirating. These locks must be removed between Oct 15 and May 15 for routine pedestal maintenance. The campground owner reserves the right to destroy locks at any time for maintenance or emergencies (if there's an issue - give us a key!). 3. All water and sewer connections must be state-approved hook-ups. 4. Seepage pits are not allowed. 5. Gray water hoses may not be continuously connected to your trailers. H. Season dates/early arrival charges1. The campground is open May 15th – Oct 15th. The seasonal camper season is from May 1st – Oct 15th (weather permitting), but seasonals are welcome to use the campground after Oct 15th, until Dec 1st as long as they realize that there are no standard services available. The electric will remain on, water can be retrieved from the flowing well, & the dump station or site 15/21 may be used for sewer disposal. 2. Winter storage is from Oct 15th to Apr 30th and is included in the seasonal rate. For non-seasonals the rate is $10 per month. Storage is in the open and not regularly patrolled during the winter months. During the winter the campground is walk-in only. River Country Campground assumes no liability for damages or vandalism. 3. Seasonal campers who arrive between May 1st & May 15th should: a. Not expect the water to be turned on. Usually it is, but we do everything weather permitting. b. Not expect the honey wagon to be available – it won’t be until at least May 15th. I. Sewer (Honey Wagon) Schedule1. Seasonal rates include 10 free pump-outs per season – 2 each, for the months of May, June, July, August, & September. Additional pump-outs are $15 each and are NOT available after September. Please plan ahead! J 2. The honey wagon will be used for seasonal campers on Thursdays & Sundays (or Monday if it’s a holiday weekend). If you want to be pumped on either of those days, you must leave your name in the store at least a day ahead of time. We prefer not to add you in when we are out in the campground. 3. When you know that you are going to have visitors, please figure this into your schedule. An emergency on your part does not constitute one on our part. While we want to help as much as possible, we can only do so much and still be effective. If you have a hard time judging your tank, consider buying a mobile sewer tank so that you can use the dump station when you have an emergency. (Or go to the store and borrow ours). 4. To help adhere to our pumping schedule, please keep in mind that the honey wagon is not a suction type of pump. It does not vacuum anything out of your tank. Gravity is still the main reason your tank is emptied. Because of this, it is not necessary for you to be in your trailer each time that pumping is done. J. Insurance & Liability1. Occupants agree to relieve the owners of any responsibility of “Acts of God”. 2. Occupant understands that the owner is not liable, nor responsible, to carry insurance coverage on occupant’s camping unit, vehicle, or other personal property. K. Solicitation1. Please do not solicit overnight campers; this includes signs and sale displays on your site. If you have things for sale, please let us post or display something for you in the camp store, we will be happy to direct people to your site. If you want to organize a group sale one weekend (where lots of you are having a yard sale), we wouldn’t be opposed. Just ask before you plan! J We might even advertise it for you. L. Bikes & ORV's
M. Firearms & Fireworks
N. Shoreline – River Sites1. All fill material, however small, on any river site must be in compliance with Section 10/404 of the Rivers & Harbors Act and Clean Water Act. 2. Sites 60-131 are on a flood plain, though flooding doesn’t occur every year. Water has covered sites all the way to the playground during five of the last ten seasons. Trailers on these sites have to be moved by December to the upper area of the campground along with everything that is on their site. a. For ease of campground maintenance, reservations, & camper identification, the following site storage assignments have been made. Storage is allowed only on your individually assigned sites. Please leave adjacent sites open, and park your campers away from water posts.
Regular Site Assigned Site Regular Site Assigned Site
105 19 111 45 106 23 112 33 107 18 113 34 108 46 114 17 109 44 115 25 110 35
3. Decks, docks, yard swings and larger storage units may remain on the site if anchored sufficiently to withstand Spring flooding. All smaller items must be removed. River Country Campground assumes no liability for items lost due to flooding, nor does it assume responsibility or liability for any damage your items may cause to our downstream neighbors. O. Maintenance1. No campground maintenance should be conducted by the camper without expressed permission from the campground owner. Sometimes there are things in the campground that you want to fix for us, (ie. electric, plumbing, landscaping, etc...) or help to clean up. We truly appreciate your willing hands! Always ask before you work, it’s important for us to know what is needed in the campground, and sometimes there are things we want done in a certain way. 2. We generally assume that seasonal campers will mow and trim their own sites. If you want our employees to mow and trim your site (even on a temporary basis), please let us know in the store so that we can add it to our maintenance schedule. J 3. Fire Rings: a. Campground staff will clean any fire rings at your request. If you would like to dispose of your fire ring materials, please get instructions from Duane prior to doing so. b. Seasonal campers may request permission to construct or replace the existing fire ring with one that is more aesthetic or grill-worthy. However, the original ring is still the property of RCC and must be accounted for. Please do not dispose of these – ask and we will have employees take it from your site. P. Miscellaneous 1. Wildlife Feeding – Feed piles for wildlife viewing may be placed by the camper at the discretion of the campground owner. Apples found under existing apple trees will not be used for this purpose without permission. No more than 5 gallons of feed will be maintained at each approved site spread as to prevent nose-to-nose feeding by deer. Feed piles will not be placed on any campsites. All wildlife feeding is to end no later than Oct 30. 2. Flags – Flags placed on seasonal sites can be very patriotic and add some character to thecampground if displayed properly. No more than three flags need to be displayed on any one site andcount against your accessory/decoration limit. For example, one American flag, one state flag and oneschool or special interest flag. Certain flags will not be allowed that may offend a diverse base ofcampers and visitors or that do not represent the family atmosphere. Restricted flags are at thediscretion of the owner but will include the confederate flag and the jolly roger.Q. Money Matters1. Each year there is a non-refundable $50 deposit to hold your site, due by the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, for the next season. It is very important to get this in on time, since we do have a waiting list for seasonal campers. The deposit is credited to your balance.
2. Payment is due each year by May 1st. 3. If you pay your balance early – before March 1st – you may take 10% off the season rate. 4. If you are asked to leave for violation of the rules, or you choose to vacate your site, you will be charged a daily rate of $25 from the date you arrived, or May 1st (whichever is earlier) to the date of eviction or when the site is vacated (whichever is later). If you have a credit greater than that amount, it will be refunded within 30 days of when the trailer is removed.
5. Visitors (for seasonals): See section E. 6. Honey wagon use of more than 2 per month is $15 per pump out. 7. $10 per season for each pet in addition to the first one. 8. All additional account charges (ie, propane, store charges, etc…) must be paid within 60 days of the original charge. A 10% late fee will be assessed every 30 days there after.
R. What constitutes default of the agreement 1. The camper will be notified of routine inspection results and is expected to remedy all violations of this agreement within 10 days. Noncompliance may result in removal from the campground or non-renewal of your seasonal site. Excessive numbers of violations of this agreement uncorrected or corrected may also result in termination of this agreement. 2. Notification of more serious/egregious violations to include but not limited to the following: vandalism; destruction of private property; obscene behavior; stealing; will be conducted by certified letter. Serious agreement violations may result in immediate termination of this agreement. 3. Law violations within the local area may affect your seasonal status or terminate our agreement. Local law violations have a potential to hinder the campground’s ability to conduct business. 4. Campers will have 14 days to vacate their site upon termination. 5. Payment not made in full by May 1st.
Any variance to the above rules is at the discretion of the owners and must be pre-approved. Our goal is to provide a relaxing, safe, enjoyable campground with an atmosphere that honors God, and is pleasant for His people. Thank you for being respectful of these guidelines. We sincerely appreciate having you here!
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