We are heading to the gulf coast for a family visit. This is our first trip south with our fifth-wheel during hurricane season. At what point do you say time to get the heck out of dodge. Would you sit through a tropical storm? Or head out before that. Would you wait till the hurricane warnings are posted? I do not plan on staying around for the mandatory evacuations. How do the campgrounds react if you cancel your stay because of the severe weather?

grizz272 wrote:We are heading to the gulf coast for a family visit. This is our first trip south with our fifth-wheel during hurricane season. At what point do you say time to get the heck out of dodge. Would you sit through a tropical storm? Or head out before that. Would you wait till the hurricane warnings are posted? I do not plan on staying around for the mandatory evacuations. How do the campgrounds react if you cancel your stay because of the severe weather?You go when you think it is prudent, IF there are high winds, and torrential rains forecast. I leave earliest. Your safety is in your hands. As for what the CG does. some will not charge if the storm is there. Some will. At most if you cancel, all you will lose is your deposit. Much better than your life.

If you do stay during a storm, try to find a high place. It may not overly rain where you're at, but it could rain a lot heavier north of you and all of that water will come your way.Bill

If you are staying at a state park they will come around and give you a time to be gone by and refund your money. Haven’t had any experience with private parks. We were at Rocky Bayou in Niceville, Fl last weekend and was supose to leave Tuesday on Monday the Rangers came around at about 1:00 and told us that we had to be out by 5 pm that evening and our refund had already been done due to the incoming tropical storm.

Delay your trip. You can always go later. If your worried about CG, and Cancelling, your reservation, and losing your deposit. It will be a toss-up if you lose your deposit or not? Best of luck in your decision.

I would opt for postponing the trip, even if you lose your deposit. The last thing an area needs during a weather even like this is more people in the area than necessary.

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Pine_Barren
Explorer
Sep 06, 2018
If you are staying at a state park they will come around and give you a time to be gone by and refund your money. Haven’t had any experience with private parks. We were at Rocky Bayou in Niceville, Fl last weekend and was supose to leave Tuesday on Monday the Rangers came around at about 1:00 and told us that we had to be out by 5 pm that evening and our refund had already been done due to the incoming tropical storm.
Trackrig
Explorer II
Sep 06, 2018
If you do stay during a storm, try to find a high place. It may not overly rain where you're at, but it could rain a lot heavier north of you and all of that water will come your way.

Bill
Terryallan
Explorer II
Sep 06, 2018
grizz272 wrote:
We are heading to the gulf coast for a family visit. This is our first trip south with our fifth-wheel during hurricane season. At what point do you say time to get the heck out of dodge.
Would you sit through a tropical storm? Or head out before that.
Would you wait till the hurricane warnings are posted?
I do not plan on staying around for the mandatory evacuations.
How do the campgrounds react if you cancel your stay because of the severe weather?

You go when you think it is prudent, IF there are high winds, and torrential rains forecast. I leave earliest. Your safety is in your hands.
As for what the CG does. some will not charge if the storm is there. Some will. At most if you cancel, all you will lose is your deposit. Much better than your life.

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