Dislike of 'Reservation Only' camping
Hi All, Love camping, usually take one big trip for about 2 weeks every year. It's becoming tough to find places to camp where you can just show up. I don't like making reservations, in my opinio...
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Even if you have membership in a CG network and pay a lot for the privilege, you can still get turned away. Some CGs have dry camping for overflow but many don't.
DW refuses to go anywhere without booking all CGs as far in advance as possible. I'm the type that likes to just get out on the open road with no particular destination in mind. Took me a while to get used to her style but am glad we do it that way now. It's not that big a deal. We don't do marathon legs on a trip and have time to stop and sightsee if want along the way and always know there's a site waiting for us.
We're going on another long trip this summer and will be passing through Nevada, Utah and Colorado on the way back. We found that there are far fewer CGs in Utah compared to up and down the west coast. Would not want to be looking for a place in Utah in the high season on short notice. We have Thousand Trails membership but they don't have CGs in the central portion of the US. We also have RPI and have booked some stops at KOAs and casinos as alternate places to stay.
Pre-planning a road trip in advance is also a good idea in that it forces you to look at specific roads and highways you will drive on which will/can in turn affect where you stay.
DW refuses to go anywhere without booking all CGs as far in advance as possible. I'm the type that likes to just get out on the open road with no particular destination in mind. Took me a while to get used to her style but am glad we do it that way now. It's not that big a deal. We don't do marathon legs on a trip and have time to stop and sightsee if want along the way and always know there's a site waiting for us.
We're going on another long trip this summer and will be passing through Nevada, Utah and Colorado on the way back. We found that there are far fewer CGs in Utah compared to up and down the west coast. Would not want to be looking for a place in Utah in the high season on short notice. We have Thousand Trails membership but they don't have CGs in the central portion of the US. We also have RPI and have booked some stops at KOAs and casinos as alternate places to stay.
Pre-planning a road trip in advance is also a good idea in that it forces you to look at specific roads and highways you will drive on which will/can in turn affect where you stay.
