The Campground Maintenance Log Book Is Here

I wrote down the system because I got tired of watching good repairs get forgotten.


Every park runs on what somebody wrote down, and falls apart on what nobody did. The Campground Maintenance Log Book is the paper version of how we actually work: log the problem the day you see it, mark the priority honestly, flag the band-aids, and own your deferrals in writing, with the reason and the risk attached. A band-aid is a promise to come back.


Inside: 200 numbered maintenance entry forms with everything a repair needs to be findable later. A Band-Aid Tracker, so your shoulder-season fix list builds itself. A Deferred Maintenance Register, because deferring is a decision, not a disappearance. Parts & Supplies to Order pages, a Park & Asset Index, and a Season Carry-Over page so next season opens with a list instead of a surprise.



It is a print book, 117 pages, built to live in the office and get dirty. $25.82.


Get it here: The Campground Maintenance Log Book on Lulu


Prefer the digital tools? The checklists, calculators, and SOPs are in the Camp Host Central store on Gumroad, same system, screen instead of paper.

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