Some questions on National Park sites
My DW and I would like to start full-timing in the future. We expect to do lots of hiking during the day and some work during the evening/night. We MUCH prefer to camp in less open spaces that feature...
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With a 25' fw, you will need at least a 25' space. With a 25' B +20' trailer, you will need at least a 45' space. With a 35' A, you will need at least a 35' space.
As a general rule, the space in NPs are larger than the space in private campgrounds. But, there are exceptions. Even larger than most national parks are sites in State Parks, COEs, and Forest Service and BLM sites. But, it is not always the case. There are too many variations to answer you easily.
As a example, last week we spent a week in Smoky Mountain National Park. We were parked in two different sites within the same campground. Our first site was smaller than our second but had a lot more privacy due to trees and bushes. Our second site, larger in square footage, was open on all sides to other sites near us. Both sites were about 6X larger than the private campground site we stayed at immediately after. We are now in a state park with extremely large sites (20X a private campground site) but only semi-private due to the lack of bushes on the road side. But, there are only about 10 other campers here in an 80 site campground. Our 34' class A fit in all the spaces with no problem.
If you want to look at photos of actual campsites just to get an idea, try campsitephotos.com. They have hundreds of campgrounds, many national parks, forest service sites, state parks, etc.
As a general rule, the space in NPs are larger than the space in private campgrounds. But, there are exceptions. Even larger than most national parks are sites in State Parks, COEs, and Forest Service and BLM sites. But, it is not always the case. There are too many variations to answer you easily.
As a example, last week we spent a week in Smoky Mountain National Park. We were parked in two different sites within the same campground. Our first site was smaller than our second but had a lot more privacy due to trees and bushes. Our second site, larger in square footage, was open on all sides to other sites near us. Both sites were about 6X larger than the private campground site we stayed at immediately after. We are now in a state park with extremely large sites (20X a private campground site) but only semi-private due to the lack of bushes on the road side. But, there are only about 10 other campers here in an 80 site campground. Our 34' class A fit in all the spaces with no problem.
If you want to look at photos of actual campsites just to get an idea, try campsitephotos.com. They have hundreds of campgrounds, many national parks, forest service sites, state parks, etc.
