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rockhillmanor
Aug 19, 2016Explorer II
Here in Florida you can always find a CG to stay at without even making reservations.
I Snowbirded to Florida for several years and NEVER once made a reservation.
There are 'many' CG's that are NOT well known "snowbird" CG's, where you are parked in worse than sardines.
I did check those "snowbird" ones out but they most certainly were NOT for me. :(
I found the Central North Central to be the nicest area with incredible springs and beautiful scenery and much to do close to CG's, unlike down south.
I am from Illinois also and I just couldn't see ever being parked like a sardine on sand in an open hot hot did I mention hot open cleared lot so they could park even more RV's CG. Which so many "snowbird" CG's are like. I need trees and grass not dirty sugar sand.
Sorry it took me so long to discover it. Rainbow Springs and Crystal River area. There are literally hundreds of small real nice CG's with trees, grass, tucked into remote areas and nice size sites in this area to choose from.
Now if you want to stay ON the ocean front or way down south in prime vacation attraction areas that's a different story. :W
I Snowbirded to Florida for several years and NEVER once made a reservation.
There are 'many' CG's that are NOT well known "snowbird" CG's, where you are parked in worse than sardines.
I did check those "snowbird" ones out but they most certainly were NOT for me. :(
I found the Central North Central to be the nicest area with incredible springs and beautiful scenery and much to do close to CG's, unlike down south.
I am from Illinois also and I just couldn't see ever being parked like a sardine on sand in an open hot hot did I mention hot open cleared lot so they could park even more RV's CG. Which so many "snowbird" CG's are like. I need trees and grass not dirty sugar sand.
Sorry it took me so long to discover it. Rainbow Springs and Crystal River area. There are literally hundreds of small real nice CG's with trees, grass, tucked into remote areas and nice size sites in this area to choose from.
Now if you want to stay ON the ocean front or way down south in prime vacation attraction areas that's a different story. :W
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