coolmom42 wrote:
Wow. As best as I can tell, the Maricopa County Parks are 95% booked for Jan & Feb. Same for many of the state parks. That's nuts.
We were wanting to avoid having to be tied to a schedule. Are we going to be "homeless" without reservations?
We have a generator, and good batteries. Black and gray tanks will be our limiting factors anywhere without a dump station.
It is Snowbird Time! The desert areas are prime locations for a lot of snowbirds and the Maricopa Parks really have made a name for themselves - as well as the state parks around the bigger cities.
Usually one can find a spot for a day or two, even up to a week, but if you want longer, you have to make reservations in advance for the winter. Now, a lot of those reservations will be canceled as people realize their health is so bad they can't make the trip south. And others will just not show up because there has been a death and no one is looking at whether reservations were made for the next year.
There is boon docking in west Arizona (BLM Lands) but if you also want to enjoy what the bigger cities (and also smaller ones) have to offer in the winter, make some reservations NOW. And then check every few weeks to see what has opened up.
