Retirement Trip Campground Recommendations
Hello all,
I am looking for some campground recommendations for my retirement camping trip.
Just a little background--
First, I will have to keep working, I am just getting out of the Army and won't be able to start my new job until late October or early November at the soonest, so I have some flexibility with time.
Next our family has myself, my wife, two daughters (10 and 12) and one labrador. We will be traveling in a 43 ft motorcoach (that is still being modified, I should have procession of it in late July) and towing our Ford Escape. My kids are homeschooled so we will be taking that on the road also, so I don't have to worry about a school "start time". We really enjoy hiking, geocaching, and watching wildlife.
The family has put together all the places we want to see, and while we have traveled to many of the locations before, we camped in a 5th wheel and tended to only stay at locations with full hookups. I know that driving a motorcoach will be different and I wanted to take advantage of the onboard generator to allow us to camp in places without hookups and more space.
What I am asking the board is this:
Based on the general route and itinerary below, what campgrounds would you stay at? We like to stay in national parks if possible. Utilities are nice but I would rather have an awesome primitive campsite than a mundane location with full hookups. That said, I figure I can go about 3-4 days between dumps and refills.
For instance, when we visited Yellowstone NP, we had always stayed at Fishing Bridge. Now with the larger rig, I am looking at staying at Bridge Bay campground without the hookups.
I also understand I am not going to be able to take a motorcoach very far off of the beaten path.
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I am looking for some campground recommendations for my retirement camping trip.
Just a little background--
First, I will have to keep working, I am just getting out of the Army and won't be able to start my new job until late October or early November at the soonest, so I have some flexibility with time.
Next our family has myself, my wife, two daughters (10 and 12) and one labrador. We will be traveling in a 43 ft motorcoach (that is still being modified, I should have procession of it in late July) and towing our Ford Escape. My kids are homeschooled so we will be taking that on the road also, so I don't have to worry about a school "start time". We really enjoy hiking, geocaching, and watching wildlife.
The family has put together all the places we want to see, and while we have traveled to many of the locations before, we camped in a 5th wheel and tended to only stay at locations with full hookups. I know that driving a motorcoach will be different and I wanted to take advantage of the onboard generator to allow us to camp in places without hookups and more space.
What I am asking the board is this:
Based on the general route and itinerary below, what campgrounds would you stay at? We like to stay in national parks if possible. Utilities are nice but I would rather have an awesome primitive campsite than a mundane location with full hookups. That said, I figure I can go about 3-4 days between dumps and refills.
For instance, when we visited Yellowstone NP, we had always stayed at Fishing Bridge. Now with the larger rig, I am looking at staying at Bridge Bay campground without the hookups.
I also understand I am not going to be able to take a motorcoach very far off of the beaten path.
