Tucson/KOA/Lazy Days now $52/night! Alternatives you like?

Yeah, you campers out west are spoiled. Spend a few nights on the east coast.

Our personal cutoff price is $75 a night. If we pay more that that, someone is coming in the morning to change the sheets.

We averaged $38 a night over the 6 month winter trip all around the southeast.

A legitimate question quickly turned to a bash KOA. You have to camp the entire country to compare rates. KOA usually is in line with the area if looking at similar amenities. I just completed a trip from Louisiana to Arizona. KOA West of Ft Worth for around $25. I stayed at the Picacho/Tucson KOA for $39.37 with my discount. $43.75 without. It was my cheapest option West of Tucson for an overnight stop. Winter in AZ. Rates go up. Yes, I pay for the KOA membership. See the price on the app no hassle. Book on the app at a fuel stop when I decide where I'm stopping for the night.

For the record, I paid $80/night for crappy hotels with uncomfortable beds and trying to avoid bedbugs on the drive over to pick up the fifth wheel.

If a park is staying full or near full at the current rates, expect those rates to increase periodically until the occupancy starts to fall off. That's the way it works...

we too stayed at Lazy in 2015 the rates were much lower - this winter I moved to Butterfield in Benson AZ for a week it is $240

Aside from $100+ on the coast, I really don't remember what we have paid at campgrounds. If we just need a place to park, we will likely be at the Walmart, Flying J or BLM land.

We have stayed at some really nice KOAs - live bands, coffee houses, restaurants, dog parks, huge no-waiting laundry rooms, etc. I remember a KOA somewhere in the northeast that had an indoor heated swimming pool. Swimming in a warm, steamy pool with a light snowfall outdoors was fun beyond a small price.

For Tucson, Gilbert Ray Campground is beautiful and slightly rustic. Electricity and water, central dump station. No activities other than enjoying beauty.

Matt B

Nice thing about the Lazydays KOA is you're within walking distance of three RV dealers: Lazydays, La Mesa, Pedata. Freedom RV is down the street but it's a hike.

It's been our experience that in general, KOA employees have no sense of humor and even less bedside manner.

I did realize that Jerry LaPlante commented on East Coast camping. 52 bucks is super cheap on the east coast. I've seen 80+ and it wasn't a Krudground either.

Actually, I draw the line at 70 because I can Super 8 it for that and park the RV in their back lot.... and have done that, many times in the past. I'm not a 'have to camp in the RV person. I'm cheap. We've been known to have dinner in the camper, parked in the motel parking lot and retire to our room to sleep and bathe. All good with me.

I prefer Quality Inn's because I'm on their bonus points program (free stays with points) but I can do anything where I can park and it costs less than an RV campground.

azdryheat wrote:
Nice thing about the Lazydays KOA is you're within walking distance of three RV dealers: Lazydays, La Mesa, Pedata. Freedom RV is down the street but it's a hike.

And Camping World is right around the corner.

We like Sentinel Peak RV Park near downtown. It is close to a lot of things, including the trolley.

your rv has wheels. if you don't like then price just keep on trucking.
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