Removable-project planning
Plan a removable seasonal campsite patio without calling it easy.
Updated October 4, 2026 · Chris Kiehm, PALLET-DEX · BUILD SMARTER. BUILD CHEAPER.
Some seasonal sites want the patio gone at the end of the year, or when the site changes hands. A PALLET-DEX platform is separate pieces: deck boards, a 2x6 grid, short 2x4s, and plastic pallets. Those pieces can come apart. That is not a promise of easy removal, and it is not permission.
Ask about removal before you build
Question 8 on the campground checklist is the one that matters here. If the park wants it gone, plan storage for the boards and a place for the pallets. Wet lumber and a tight bay do not leap into a truck.
Order that keeps it separable
- Written yes from the park, including whether it must leave.
- Measure the open pad and the drainage. Water has to leave.
- Measure the plastic pallet. Cut the 2x4 to that pallet, flush. No tail on the frame.
- Screw the grid so each pallet has its own bay.
- Deck boards last. They are the piece that locks the bay, and the piece you take off first.
Do not fasten any of it to the trailer. A platform tied to the RV is no longer a removable patio, and it is outside this method.
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