You’re about to embark on the first adventure in your new RV, and your feelings of excitement are through the roof. Though in the back of your mind you can feel just a little bit of anxiety and nerves, mainly because you’ve never pulled into a campground with your new rig, not to mention hooked it up to everything.

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Above is exactly how I felt before our first trip, I knew everything would work out but at the same time I had no idea what I was doing.

Rest easy, because below we’re going to discuss what you need to know before your first trip in regards to your RV hookups. Let me tell you from experience, it’s not going to be nearly as difficult as your mind would lead you to believe.

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The first thing I do when I pull into our new spot is make sure our RV is leveled out and secured. I also get the slide-outs pulled out, if you don’t have slide-outs no need to worry about this. Our slide-outs aren’t located near our hookups, but if yours are then you may want to pull them out after you get everything hooked up. Use your best judgement for this and you’ll be just fine.

Hooking up power to your RV

The first thing I do is look at the power supply box.

As you can see from the picture above, this campground has both 50 and 20-amp service. A lot of campgrounds, especially State Parks have 30-amp service.

How to tell the difference between different amp options

50-amp plug-ins have 3 flat prongs and 1 round prong. 30-amp plug-ins have 2 flat angled prongs and 1 round prong. 20-amp plug-ins are your standard house plug-in with 2 straight flat prongs and 1 round prong.

Here is an example of the female plug-in for 50-amp:

This is an example of the male plug-in for 30-amp:

Now that the types of connections have been established you need to decide which version you have. For this campground we have 50-amp service, because our main hookup is 50-amp we’ll be connecting this way. When we run into campgrounds that only offer 30-amp service we use a step down adaptor (or dog bone), which allows us to convert our RV’s 50-amp connection into a 30-amp connection. You can see what that looks like below:

At this point you know which power you have and which power the campground has so it’s time to get connected using the correct plug-in.

The first thing you’ll want to do is cut the power to the power supply box you’re going to be connecting to. Most campgrounds have a breaker switch right in the box where you’ll be connecting. With the power turned off you can go ahead and plug your rig into the power supply.

After making sure you have securely connected the plug you can flip the breaker switch back to the on position.

Now you have power!

Hooking up water to your RV

Now it’s time to get the water flowing through your rig.

You’ll want to grab your fresh water drinking hose. It’s important when hooking the water up to your RV that you make sure your hose specifies it’s for drinking water.

Next you’ll want to grab your water pressure regulator. The main reason to use a water pressure regulator is to ensure the water isn’t coming into your system too fast, otherwise it can create problems for your system, which we don’t want.

This is the one we use, though there are a ton of options out there. You’ll need to do a little research to decide which is best for you.

The next piece you’ll need to grab is your water filter. While this isn’t mandatory, we’ve found it helps get rid of contaminates.

Now you have all the pieces you’ll need to hook your water up. I’ve seen many different setups as far as where to plug up the water regulator and filter, so I recommend doing research to determine which way works best for you. Below are a couple photos showing how we connect our water.

It’s important to make sure your water system is set to City Water and not your water tank, and that your water pump is turned off while you’re connected to City Water.

Boom! You’re now connected to power and water.

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Hooking up cable to your RV

Cable hook up works the exact same as if you were connecting your cable box up at home.

If your campground provides cable access you need to grab your coaxial cable and connect one end to the cable supply and the other into your rig.

That was pretty easy right?

Now that we have cable, water, and electric hooked up it’s time to connect to sewer.

Hooking up sewer to your RV

Provided the RV spot you’re staying at offers sewer connections, here’s how to get it connected.

First things first, put on some gloves. I have a little box of disposable gloves I keep in the sewer compartment, though I’ve seen many people use gloves they can wash and reuse. I’ve never noticed any “contaminates” on my gloves, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

Now that you have gloves on it’s time to check your grey and black tank pulls to make sure they’re closed, then grab your sewer hose.

Using the open end of the hose with the twist-on connector attach it to your RV drain spout.

At this stage I like to grab my sewer hose support and run it from where I’ve attached the end of my hose to the RV all the way to the sewer drain. As I run the support I’ll place the hose in place.

At the end of your hose you’ll need to attach your elbow that connects to the sewer drain then put it in place.

If you look at the elbow above, you can see it sits well into the sewer drain. It actually has threads on it so you can generally screw it into position which ensures it doesn’t come flying out when you drain the tanks. If the sewer drain has threads you’ll want to use them, some places don’t, so keep that in mind.

But overall that’s it.

Not too bad right?

As you go through this process a few times you’re going to learn approaches that you like and dislike. So roll with the punches, learn as you go, and remember your RV was made for fun so try to make the best of all aspects of RV life, including hooking up your sewer.

2020 State Park Camping Areas

**Rustic cabin reservations include a processing fee and occupancy tax.

BLACK ROCK STATE PARK

The Black Rock State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season from May 24th through September 30th (daily).

• Route 6, Watertown
• 78 wooded and open sites. Dumping station, bathrooms, showers, fishing, swimming. No pets.
• ALCOHOL PROHIBITED. Please do not bring alcoholic beverages.
• $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $27/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $50/night Rustic Cabins for CT Resident Processing Fee **
• $60/night Rustic Cabins for non-CT residents plus Processing Fee **
• Park Office (860) 283-8088
• Campground Map:

DEVIL'S HOPYARD STATE PARK

The Devil's Hopyard Campground will be OPEN for the 2020 season from April 10 through October 11.

• 366 Hopyard Road, East Haddam
• 21 wooded sites near scenic waterfall. Stream fishing, no swimming. No pets.
• $14/night/campsite for CT residents. There is a Processing Fee for reservations.
• $24/night/campsite for non-CT residents. There is a Processing Fee for reservations.
• Office (860) 526-2336
• Campground Map:

HAMMONASSET BEACH STATE PARK

The Hammonasset Beach State Park campground will be open for the 2020 season from May 22 through October 12th (daily).

• 1288 Boston Post Road (Route 1), Madison
• William F. Miller Campground. 558 open sites. Concession, dumping station, bathrooms, showers. Salt water swimming and fishing. Inpidual fireplaces not provided. No pets.
• $20/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $35/night/campsite w/electric & water hook-up for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $30/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $45/night/campsite w/electric & water hook-up for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• Campground Office (203) 245-1817
• Park Office (203) 245-2785
• Campground Map:

Cabins can be reserved by the week only (Sunday to Sunday).

• $70/night for CT residents/Rustic Cabins plus a Processing Fee.**
• $80/night for non-CT residents/Rustic Cabins plus a Processing Fee.**

HOPEVILLE POND STATE PARK

The Hopeville Pond State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season from May 22 through October 11.

• 929 Hopeville Road, Griswold
• 80 wooded sites near pond. Dumping station, bathrooms, showers. Fishing, swimming. No pets.
• $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $27/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• Campground Office (860) 376-0313
• Park Office (860) 376-2920
• $27/night/campsite w/electric & water hookup for CT residents.
• $37/night/campsite w/electric & water hookup for non-CT residents
• Campground Map:

Cabin available for reservation. Minimum three nights:

• $50/night/for CT residents, Rustic Cabinplus a Processing Fee.**
• $60/night/for non-CT residents Rustic Cabinplus a Processing Fee.**

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HOUSATONIC MEADOWS STATE PARK

The Housatonic Meadows State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season from May 22 through September 6 (daily).

• Route 7, Sharon
• 61 sites in rustic setting near Housatonic River. Dumping station, bathrooms, showers. No swimming. No pets.
• ALCOHOL PROHIBITED. Please do not bring alcoholic beverages.
• $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $27/night/campsite for non-residents plus a Processing Fee
• $50/night/Rustic Cabins for CT residents plus a Processing Fee**
• $60/night/Rustic Cabins for non-residents plus a Processing Fee**
• Campground Office (860) 672-6772
• Park Office (860) 927-3238
• Campground Map:

KETTLETOWN STATE PARK

The Kettletown State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season from May 22 through September 6 (daily).

• 1400 Georges Hill Road, Southbury
• 61 partly wooded and open sites. Dumping station, bathrooms, showers, fishing. Trailers and RV's may not exceed 28' in length. No pets.
• ALCOHOL PROHIBITED. Please do not bring alcoholic beverages.
• $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $27/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $50/night/Rustic Cabins for CT residents plus a Processing Fee**
• $60/night/Rustic Cabins for non-residents plus a Processing Fee**
• Campground Office (203) 264-5678
• Park Office (203) 264-5169
• Campground Map:

LAKE WARAMAUG STATE PARK

The Lake Waramaug State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season from May 22 through September 6 (daily).

• ALCOHOL PROHIBITED. PLEASE DO NOT BRING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
• 30 Lake Waramaug Road, New Preston
• 76 wooded and open sites overlooking lake. Dumping station, bathrooms, showers, fishing, swimming. No pets.
• $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $27/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $50/night/Rustic Cabins for CT residents plus a Processing Fee**
• $60/night/Rustic Cabins for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee**
• Campground Office (860) 868-0220
• Park Office (860) 868-2592
• Campground Map:

MACEDONIA BROOK STATE PARK

The Macedonia Brook State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season from April 10 through September 6 (daily). Walk-in season: April 10-May 21 .

• 159 Macedonia Brook Road, Kent
• 51 sites in rustic setting. Stream fishing, excellent hiking, no swimming. No pets. Reservations accepted April 12 through Labor Day.
• ALCOHOL PROHIBITED. Please do not bring alcoholic beverages.
• $14/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $24/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• Campground Office (860) 927-4100
• Park Office (860) 927-3238
• Campground Map:

MASHAMOQUET BROOK STATE PARK

The Mashamoquet Brook State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season from April 10th through October 11 (daily).

• 147 Wolf Den Drive, (Route 44), Pomfret, CT
• Wolf Den Campground, 35 open sites. Bathrooms, showers, dumping station. Fishing, hiking, swimming nearby. No pets.
  • $14/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
  • $24/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
  • Additional $15 charge for water/electric trailer hookup (site 20)
  • (860) 928-6121 (Park Office)
• Campground Map:
• 320 Mashamoquet Road, (Route 44) Pomfret, CT
• Mashamoquet Brook Campground, 18 wooded sites. Composting toilets. Dumping station fishing, hiking, and swimming nearby. No pets.
  • $14/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
  • $24/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
  • (860) 928-6121 (Park Office)
• Campground Map:

ROCKY NECK STATE PARK

The Rocky Neck State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season from May 22 through October 11 (daily).

• 244 West Main Street (Route 156), Niantic
• 160 wooded and open sites. Concession, dumping station, bathrooms, showers. Salt water fishing and swimming. No pets.
• $20/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $30/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• Campground Map:

Cabins can be reserved by the week only (Sunday to Sunday).

• $70/night/for CT residents, Rustic Cabinplus a Processing Fee.**
• $80/night/for non-CT residents Rustic Cabinplus a Processing Fee.**
• Campground Office: (860) 739-1339/Park Main Office: (860) 739-5471

SALT ROCK CAMPGROUND

The Salt Rock State Park Campground will be open for the 2020 season, from May 22 through October 11 (daily).

• 173 Scotland Road (Rte. 97), Baltic, 06330
• Exit 83 off I-395. Go left, follow Rte. 97 through Baltic. 2 miles north on the left, just past Salt Rock Road.
• 71 tent and recreational vehicle (RV) sites. Utilities to some sites, bathroom, dumping station, showers, in-ground swimming pool (opens mid June).
• Fishing allowed.
• Two pets/site permitted.
• Nightly Rates for CT residents:
  • $33/night for a tent site
  • $37/night for a site with electricity and water
  • $40/night for a site with electricity, water, and sewer
    plus a Processing Fee
  • Rates for non-CT residents are $45, $48, and $52 per night plus a Processing Fee.
• Extended Stay Rates for CT residents:
  • $222/ 7-night week tent sites
  • $249/ 7-night week with electric, and water
  • $270/ 7-night week with electric, water, and sewer
    plus a Processing Fee

• Extended Stay Rates for non-CT residents:

  • $300/ 7-night week tent sites
  • $330/ 7-night week with electric, and water
  • $352/ 7-night week with electric, water, and sewer
    plus a Processing Fee
• (860) 822-0884
• Campground Map:

STATE FOREST CAMPING AREAS

AMERICAN LEGION STATE FOREST

The Austin Hawes Campground in American Legion State Forest will be open for the 2020 season from April 10 through October 11 (daily).

• West River Road, Pleasant Valley
• Austin F. Hawes Memorial Campground, midway between Pleasant Valley and Riverton on West River Road. 30 sites in pine woods. Dumping station, bathrooms, showers, fishing. No swimming. One pet/site permitted.
• The campground is located near State lands that are open to hunting
• $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $27/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $50/night/Rustic Cabins for CT residents plus a Processing Fee**
• $60/night/Rustic Cabins for non-residents plus a Processing Fee**
• Campground Office (860) 379-0922
• Forest Headquarters (860) 379-2469
• Campground Map:

PACHAUG STATE FOREST

The Green Falls Campground in Pachaug State Forest will be open for the 2020 season, from April 10 through October 11 (daily).

• Voluntown
• Reservations are needed
• ALCOHOL PROHIBITED. Please do not bring alcoholic beverages.
• The campgrounds are located near State lands that are open to hunting
• Two camping areas:
• Green Falls Campground, off Route 138, 3 miles east of Voluntown. 18 wooded sites. Pond fishing, swimming. One pet/site permitted.
  • $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
  • $27/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
  • Forest Headquarters (860) 376-4075
  • Campground Map:

The Mount Misery Campground in Pachaug State Forest will be open for the 2020 season from April 10 through October 11 (daily). .

• Mt. Misery Campground, off route 49, north of Voluntown. 22 wooded sites. Stream fishing, swimming nearby. One pet/site permitted.
  • Reservations are needed
  • ALCOHOL PROHIBITED. Please do not bring alcoholic beverages.
  • $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
  • $27/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
  • Forest Headquarters (860) 376-4075
  • Campground Map:

HORSE CAMP AREAS

The following campgrounds have been designed exclusively for equestrian use. Open April 10, close on Thanksgiving. Available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Camping is offered for riders who can provide their own mounts. Horse rentals are not available.

NATCHAUG STATE FOREST

• 109 Kingsbury Road, Eastford
• Silvermine Horse Camp. 15 wooded sites. Basic facilities only - campers are responsible for cleaning sites and carrying out all trash. Pet permitted. No fee.
• The campground is located on State lands that are open to hunting
• (860) 928-6121 (Mashamoquet Brook State Park Office)

PACHAUG STATE FOREST

The Equestrian Campground at Pachaug State Forest will be open for the 2020 season, from April 10 through October 11 (daily).

• Voluntown
• Frog Hollow Horse Camp. 18 semi-wooded sites. Pet permitted.
• The campground is located on State lands that are open to hunting
• $17/night/campsite for CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• $27/night/campsite for non-CT residents plus a Processing Fee
• Campground Closes Columbus Day (10/12/2020) at Noon
• (860) 376-4075

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