When do the snow birds hit the Gulf coast?
We are planning a two week to the gulf coast and wonder what the competition for campsites will be like the last two weeks of October. Not sure when the snow birds land. Being from the mid-west, we pl...
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Mycousin, who winters in Fort Myers, usually leaves Michigan at the beginning of October, and spends a month or two on the Gulf Coast and NW Florida on the way down. My snowbird brother left Michigan first week in September, and didn't come back until June.
I know others who stay in Michigan until after Christmas, then head for Florida, a single long move rather than a gradual one. My brother would just fly to Michigan for the holiday, but couldn't the last year of his life.
So snowbird behavior varies. As to supply and demand of the Gulf Coast, for retired people who move around, you are looking at the busiest time of year: after the hurricane threat is over, before it actually starts getting cold. When my daughter was in Biloxi, I would find October best time to visit, and campgrounds stayed pretty full. Make reservations.
I know others who stay in Michigan until after Christmas, then head for Florida, a single long move rather than a gradual one. My brother would just fly to Michigan for the holiday, but couldn't the last year of his life.
So snowbird behavior varies. As to supply and demand of the Gulf Coast, for retired people who move around, you are looking at the busiest time of year: after the hurricane threat is over, before it actually starts getting cold. When my daughter was in Biloxi, I would find October best time to visit, and campgrounds stayed pretty full. Make reservations.
