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2013 Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG)

Camping Unit.

A discrete area within a campground with a persons at one time capacity (PAOT) of 5 that usually includes a camp living area, a parking spur, and one or more constructed features such as a picnic table and a cooking or campfire area.

  • Camp Living Area. The area in a camping unit that contains constructed features, such as picnic tables, grills, fire rings, utilities, and other related elements, and may be located adjacent to or near a parking spur. 

  • Parking Spur. The space in a camping unit that is designed for vehicular access and parking and that includes a driveway and vehicle parking area.

  • Driveway. The section of a parking spur connecting the road accessing a campground and a vehicle parking area.

  • Vehicle Parking Area. The section of a parking spur where camping vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, vans, recreational vehicles, and trailers, are parked.

  • Multiple Camping Unit. A camping unit that can accommodate more than 5 PAOT.  A double camping unit accommodates 10 PAOT.  A triple camping unit accommodates 15 PAOT.  A camping unit with a PAOT of 20 or more is a group camping unit. 

ETA Editor's Note

Throughout this document, "PAOT" means "persons at one time."

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