For Some, Kansas Campground Is Home
Associated Press - Fri 11:55 AM 12/28/2012
Some of the residents want to be there and have well-equipped RVs or campers, while others live in poverty. A few live in tents.
For some, a northeast campground has become a cold, squalid last resort before homelessness.
Campground 3 at Clinton State Park is home to more than a dozen year-round residents. They must haul in their own water in the wintertime because campsite water sources are shut off.
Some of the residents want to be there and have well-equipped RVs or campers, while others live in poverty. A few live in tents.
Gene and Diane Wallace are living in their recreational vehicle with their two cats. The Wallaces lived in Lawrence before becoming full-time RV residents in August 2011. They weren't prepared to weather the winter in their vehicle. But they found themselves stuck after transmission repairs and a hotel stay set them back financially.
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Associated Press information from: the Lawrence Journal-World
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Aurora.
Friday 28 December 2012 12:48 Report this comment
I throught Kansas laws prevented people from doing this especially in state parks.
xinas3
Friday 28 December 2012 17:53 Report this comment
I do not have a problem with people doing this. As the divide between poverty and middle class increases, we will likely see more of this. I don't know these folks' story, but I can tell you that kind of living is hard. I'm sure they wouldn't be there if they felt they had other choices.
Iamgonnagetyou
Friday 28 December 2012 20:51 Report this comment
I could not disagree more. Our parks are not shanty towns for vagrants. Its time for the state to move these people on before more problems arise.
imnotgonnagetu
Friday 28 December 2012 21:53 Report this comment
Is this how the DelRey got its start?
callme67410
Sunday 30 December 2012 09:37 Report this comment
I would think this would be a better place for them to live than in shelters or under bridges. If they have a functioning place to live leave them alone. Everyone goes through tough times and these people are making the best of it and maintaining some dignity.
Iamgonnagetyou
Monday 31 December 2012 08:34 Report this comment
callme looks like you reinvented yourself again we do not need squatters in our parks.