We're going to do our first long trip with our new fiver in the spring. One of the beauties of finally being retired (Jan.3rd!!) will be traveling at a pace that is slow & easy. While it was great fun over the years taking 2 week or so vacations with the kids; those were also frustrating as we tended to have a destination and drove like crazy to get there and then back. Seeing anything else was out and now if we want to stay a day or a week or ?? someplace we can.Question: While I have researched the many RV parks & Campgrounds along our "probable" route, and know we will be out on the road on this first trip for about three months, how difficult have you all found it to basically leave a site say mid-morning and then try to find something for that evening + a few days added, at one down the road without an advance reservation? I'm hoping it is not a real hassle as we would like that freedom of travel & schedule as opposed to being locked into "gotta get to the next stop by Wednesday" thing. Thanks in advance for any pointers and points of view.Bob

Not a big problem.We have been doing it for 7+ years.We try to make sure of a place on holiday weekends,but other than that,we pretty much do as you are planning. We do call ahead around 1-2PM to make sure there is a suitable spot for us.We use the Trailer Life guide,and various smartphone apps to figure out where to stop.We usually spend at least 2 nights when we stop.Usually disconnect to take the TV to fuel up. Finding places to stop is much simpler when traveling in the spring,being as school is in session,and the working folks are not on the road Ain't retired life just grand?!

Meagain & Restless wind: Thanks...yup, figured summer would be the worst for that kind of travel but nice to hear it can be done. As you spoke of, I'd planned on identifying where we would land the next stop and making calls to confirm a site would be available. Just didn't know how successful or frustrating it could be.And YES....when that date comes I'm DONE! Retirement is going to be a good fit for this guy!

You probably will not have a problems staying in most private parks without reservations, but state and national parks may be different especially on the weekends. I know the reservation systems on a lot of state parks let you see how many spots they have available. Might come in handy for the weekends. Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. I retired two years ago the last of December. It is great.

Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. If you are anything like me, you will never look back!We just returned from a 9 week trip out to the west coast and we learned a lot about reservations. We reserved almost the entire trip and it was a mistake. There were many places we would have liked to stay longer but could not do so. We camped in mostly state and national parks and traveling in the fall, most has sites open - even Yosemite! I would make reservations for weekend in popular places and take your chances on the other nights. Do what others suggested and be flexible.

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bob8687

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Nov 27, 2013

Last minute reservations

We're going to do our first long trip with our new fiver in the spring. One of the beauties of finally being retired (Jan.3rd!!) will be traveling at a pace that is slow & easy. While it was great fun over the years taking 2 week or so vacations with the kids; those were also frustrating as we tended to have a destination and drove like crazy to get there and then back. Seeing anything else was out and now if we want to stay a day or a week or ?? someplace we can.

Question: While I have researched the many RV parks & Campgrounds along our "probable" route, and know we will be out on the road on this first trip for about three months, how difficult have you all found it to basically leave a site say mid-morning and then try to find something for that evening + a few days added, at one down the road without an advance reservation?

I'm hoping it is not a real hassle as we would like that freedom of travel & schedule as opposed to being locked into "gotta get to the next stop by Wednesday" thing.

Thanks in advance for any pointers and points of view.
Bob

Me_Again
Explorer III
Nov 27, 2013
bob8687 wrote:
We're going to do our first long trip with our new fiver in the spring. One of the beauties of finally being retired (Jan.3rd!!) will be traveling at a pace that is slow & easy. While it was great fun over the years taking 2 week or so vacations with the kids; those were also frustrating as we tended to have a destination and drove like crazy to get there and then back. Seeing anything else was out and now if we want to stay a day or a week or ?? someplace we can.

Question: While I have researched the many RV parks & Campgrounds along our "probable" route, and know we will be out on the road on this first trip for about three months, how difficult have you all found it to basically leave a site say mid-morning and then try to find something for that evening + a few days added, at one down the road without an advance reservation?

I'm hoping it is not a real hassle as we would like that freedom of travel & schedule as opposed to being locked into "gotta get to the next stop by Wednesday" thing.

Thanks in advance for any pointers and points of view.
Bob

Leave at 9 and stop at 2 or 3. Call the day before to book your next stop. Has worked well for us in the fall. Summer is another story!

Chris

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