Snowbird Report Card

Would you mind saying where you stayed? The Nats are my team and I’d like to do that next year

John Prince Park. It’s a County Park in southern West Palm Beach. The Ballpark at the Palm Beaches is in the northern part, so it’s about a 35-40 min drive on city streets, and potentially a bit quicker via I-95, which I usually avoid. It’s a large park with over 300 sites, with lots of snowbirds there for extended stays. The lakefront sites have a 14 day limit, so I reserve early as soon the 90-day window opens. The interior sites that allow longer stays start to open up in early & mid-March as the snowbirds head home. Those sites aren’t quite as nice - more packed together - but not bad once the park starts to empty out, and I was able to get a campsite with no trouble after I used up my 14-days lakefront.

It’s not a resort by any means, just a well-run county park, but it was easily the best value I found in the area. I believe I paid about $30 per day, including all the taxes.

Here’s the John Prince Park website, as well as its listing at RV Campground Reviews. I recommend both the campground and ballpark. Hope you get to make the trip.

EDIT: One complication I forgot. Due to some problems with the electrical system, many of the lakefront water & electric sites were limited to 20 foot RVs this year. I’m in a Class B, so I wasn’t affected. Don’t know if they are going to address the electrical system before next year, but they do have some full hookup lakefront sites that weren’t subject to the 20 foot limit. Better check with the park as to what is available and then make a reservation as soon as the reservation window opens.

NoVa RT wrote:
Might not qualify as a Snowbird, but I did spend almost all of March in West Palm Beach, FL for the Washington Nationals Spring Training. Only needed to use the heat pump or furnace on 2 nights, and daytime highs were mostly 75-85°, with no games rained out! Can’t complain a bit.

Would you mind saying where you stayed? The Nats are my team and I’d like to do that next year. We’ve been in Phoenix the past three and I’m done with Cactus League for awhile.

Might not qualify as a Snowbird, but I did spend almost all of March in West Palm Beach, FL for the Washington Nationals Spring Training. Only needed to use the heat pump or furnace on 2 nights, and daytime highs were mostly 75-85°, with no games rained out! Can’t complain a bit.

Don’t worry, you’re going to see lots of heat comesummer. More moisture in atmosphere means more extremes.

Vette Racer wrote:
we were told by some that this winter in SW AZ was the coldest since 1993. Don't know if that is true or not but it was colder than the previous 3 years there. Still a lot better than being at home!

Yes the southwest was colder this year and lots more rain than I have ever seen.

We did not have record breaking cold temps but is was colder longer and more rainy days I have ever seen in all the years I have lived here.. {las vegas}

Climate change might be good for the southwest, that's if we don't have 120 degree summers..

catkins wrote:
AZ winter was cooler than normal by 10-15 degrees. Sunny skies, lots of wind but better than NW rain/snow/cold. Hoping for more normal temps next winter!

What he said.

Another great year in paradise, (the Florida Keys).
If it wasn't so hot here in the summer we would live here year round, but the NC mountains at elevation 3,300 feetkeep calling us back

Guy

This was our 16th winter season in Yuma, AZ. Most everyone who has spent a number of winters here also agrees that it was cooler this winter. And I watch the normal temps in the local paper, and almost daily in January and February, the temps were down. But as so many other posters have said "It is better than home" and being from Penciltuckey I definitely agree.

Just remember, no matter how bad it gets in RGV, it's STILL better than home!!

16th Winter in the Rio Grande Valley, This was probably the second coolist year out of the past 16. We had a very light frost once but not enough to damage our tropical plants except for the banana trees that are very tender,
A good winter, we still love the Valley after 16 winters. Great friendly people both the locals and the Winter Texans. Great flea markets and very low cost of living. Tons of activities and Happy Hours. We are in South Palmview near Bentsen Rio Grande State Park and the World Birding Center. Lots of parks on Bentsen Palm Drive for every budget and we have room for youall, come on down.