Why bother with National Parks?

We enjoy the national park campgrounds but don't stay in them weeks at a time. Our Class B is self contained so we don't need much more than a parking place; however, some are better than others. Some have paved roads and paved camp sites; others gravel and grass. Some have showers and flush toilets while other have only pit toilets. (Thankfully we are self contained.) However, none have been bad enough to reject outright. Also, even if crowded, there's usually plenty of space between sites. Evening ranger presentations in the campground amphitheater are informative and entertaining. We're getting a little too old to hike very far, but there's still a lot to enjoy. At each park we go first to the visitor center and watch a film, if available, and get the park brochure and map. After enjoying the park as well as we can, we go to the visitor center again and buy a book of professional photos. Lastly, we intersperse our visit to the parks with stops at private RV parks for a clean shower, dump the tanks, and refill on water.

One of the greatest things about RVing is you can do it so many ways an in so many different vehicles *tent, Class A, Class B, Class C, truck camper, popup). Regardless of what I say, please enjoy your RV in whatever way you want. No matter what you do, you can't go wrong with an RV. It's the greatest way to see this country.