Advanced trip planning? Yes or no?
We hit the road full-time last July with almost nothing of a plan. It worked because we stayed away from tourist spots. Also late summer/fall is sort the end of the high season for most campgrounds....
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If I know there is a place I want to stay and I know sites are hard to get, I will reserve in advance. For example, we made reservations at Death Valley three months ago for February because we wanted an electric hook up - just in case it was hot - we have a dog. We got the last site available.
If I know there is a place I want to stay with a particular view or a particular site configuration, I reserve when the site becomes available. I have a site in July with a beautiful view over Flathead Lake. The campground is now full for the week we chose.
If it is Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day and we plan to be in a tourist area or we know we will be in a campground, we reserve in advance. Last year we didn't and ended up at an awful park in CT for Memorial Day trying to dodge millions of caterpillars. Yuck.
We stay mostly in state and federal parks and only reserve private parks in advance for special events.
If I know there is a place I want to stay with a particular view or a particular site configuration, I reserve when the site becomes available. I have a site in July with a beautiful view over Flathead Lake. The campground is now full for the week we chose.
If it is Memorial Day, Fourth of July, or Labor Day and we plan to be in a tourist area or we know we will be in a campground, we reserve in advance. Last year we didn't and ended up at an awful park in CT for Memorial Day trying to dodge millions of caterpillars. Yuck.
We stay mostly in state and federal parks and only reserve private parks in advance for special events.
