Spontaneous AZ & Utah Trip

Thanks for the suggestions. Thought I'd update since we have a good internet connection.

The first night we drove to the Live Oak Walmart to knock out a couple hundred miles. Must have rained earlier that day because it was cool enough for no air and we skipped the A/C. There was one other RV and about 4 trucks in the parking lot. Upon leaving the next morning, we saw the no RV signs, opps.

The next night we burned up almost 600 miles and made it to a small campground that looked good on RV clicky about 40 miles west of Jackson, MS. I forget the name, it was only 3 miles off the exit, but out in the boonies. Billed as a small fishing resort on 15 acres of lake and an old civil war battle site. Mostly permanent residents, actually we appeared to be the only temps.

Funny, I responded to your wife on FortFiends.net with some ideas. I hope they help!

Hope trip goes well.

I am a planner too, but it sounds like you left home without much time to plan.

Try US 191 from the Bryce-Capitol Reef-Arches-Canyonlands NPs to Grand Teton and Yellowstone NPs. You avoid all the Salt Lake City I-15 traffic and the higher elevations of the Unitas and Flaming Gorge are gorgeous, as well as cooler. You can also stop at the Utah Field Museum in Vernal for a couple of hours, especially if you don't have time to spend a day going out to Dinosaur National Monument (although the dinosaur quarry there is spectacular too!). We stayed at the Firefighter's Memorial Forest Service Campground near the top of the Uintas and would definitely recommend it. No hookups there, just water, flush toilets, and a dump, so you may need your generator.

A wonderful campground to try to get into at Grand Teton NP is Colter Bay on Jackson Lake. They have both FHU sites and no hookup sites--not cheap, but well worth it for the views. When you leave Yellowstone, try to go out through Cody and spend a day at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. It's worth every penny!

If you do get into Colorado on your way home, take a look at my new blog for some inexpensive camping ideas and not-to-be-missed scenic attractions along the major US highways in the Colorado Rockies. The blog can be found HERE.

Have a great trip!

Plenty of higher elevations where it is cooler. North rim GC, Cedar Breaks and Panguitch area, also Bryce. You could spend some time in the CO Rockies on your way home, too. Make lemonade! ;)

Twain wrote:
I can make the height, but am around 52 ft long so we are staying out on US 89 near Mount Carmel and commuting in from the east. The temps in Virgin pushed us eastward at a higher elevation.

That's what we did two years ago. We stayed at Bauer's Canyon Ranch RV Park in Glendale which I thought was one of the nicer places.
Enjoy!

I can make the height, but am around 52 ft long so we are staying out on US 89 near Mount Carmel and commuting in from the east. The temps in Virgin pushed us eastward at a higher elevation.

FYI, not sure how tall your rig is but the tunnel from the East exit of Zion is kind of scary for the taller RVs. I mention this because you may be tempted to use it to head out to Bryce Canyon instead of going the long way around. You can however pay the rangers at the tunnel entrance to block traffic coming the other way so you can travel down the center of the tunnel where there is more headroom.
Have great trip and safe travels.

Getting a new job would come first for me and I'd never have asked my boss to camp at his/her home but I'm just an older guy. Hope you have a terrific time.