Originally Posted by
bikemig
This can be a problem. This is also one of the reasons that everything else being equal, I tend to look for more primitive campsites. I find that they are somewhat less likely to attract the party crowd (no electricity, etc.).
Generally true, but there can be exceptions. One time when I camped in the NJ Pine Barrens we stayed at a campgound that was hike/canoe access only and is usually quiet. But on this night a teen band had brought their equipment powered by some car batteries and inverters. And they were just practicing so they weren't even going through complete songs but repeating certain segments over and over.
My worst experience was also in NJ but at a car-accessible state park. Campers near us apparently didn't have warm enough sleeping bags so they were trying to stay warm by keeping a fire going all night. But they didn't have enough chopped wood so every hour or so we'd hear them start up their chain saw. The next morning we discovered that they had cut down some live trees in the campground. Last we saw of them was when they and all of their gear were escorted out of the park by a number of park rangers to the cheers of the other campground guests.
Fortunately such experiences are rather rare in most public campgrounds.