November 2016 Camping suggestions
Hello all,
I have a really cool job that allows me to work out of my rig and take my family with me. We are looking for camping suggestions this November (5th to 26th) starting at Colorado Springs, CO and heading towards Fayetteville, NC. We are a family of four, with two daughters 15 and 13 years old and we love to hike. We are very experienced RVers (former full timers). We now have a 43 ft Motorcoach and tow a Ford Escape.
We are thinking of exploring the South West due to weather and availability of access to facilities. We have previously explored the following areas:
Rocky Mountain National Park. We would love to go again, but I suspect it will be pretty much snowed in by November. The same goes for Mesa Verde and Bryce NP--I think the seasons will be pretty much closed by late October.
Dinosaur National Monument. Again, we love this but feel it's pretty limited, though we love spending a day in Vernal and seeing the Utah Field House.
Arches National Park. Though we were there just two years ago, we think our family could easily spend another 3-4 days hiking this all over again.
Zion National Park. This is a must do for us--(even though we also visited this two years ago)--can you say "Angel's Landing"? Again we think we can spend another 3-4 days here easily.
Grand Canyon National Park. We are thinking of taking a MINOR trip into the canyon (say 1.5-2 miles down) but overall think this might be just a short visit.
I can see doing a quick lunch at Arizona Meteor Crater or at Petrified National Forest.
So my question to you is, what are we missing? What trails are MUST DOs in your recommended parks? What campgrounds would you stay at?
I have a really cool job that allows me to work out of my rig and take my family with me. We are looking for camping suggestions this November (5th to 26th) starting at Colorado Springs, CO and heading towards Fayetteville, NC. We are a family of four, with two daughters 15 and 13 years old and we love to hike. We are very experienced RVers (former full timers). We now have a 43 ft Motorcoach and tow a Ford Escape.
We are thinking of exploring the South West due to weather and availability of access to facilities. We have previously explored the following areas:
Rocky Mountain National Park. We would love to go again, but I suspect it will be pretty much snowed in by November. The same goes for Mesa Verde and Bryce NP--I think the seasons will be pretty much closed by late October.
Dinosaur National Monument. Again, we love this but feel it's pretty limited, though we love spending a day in Vernal and seeing the Utah Field House.
Arches National Park. Though we were there just two years ago, we think our family could easily spend another 3-4 days hiking this all over again.
Zion National Park. This is a must do for us--(even though we also visited this two years ago)--can you say "Angel's Landing"? Again we think we can spend another 3-4 days here easily.
Grand Canyon National Park. We are thinking of taking a MINOR trip into the canyon (say 1.5-2 miles down) but overall think this might be just a short visit.
I can see doing a quick lunch at Arizona Meteor Crater or at Petrified National Forest.
So my question to you is, what are we missing? What trails are MUST DOs in your recommended parks? What campgrounds would you stay at?
