length of stay

I was at a park last month. The weekly rate was 200 including elec. The monthly was 300 plus elec. If you do the math, it don't take long to figure that the monthly rate is the best deal, no matter how long you stay over one week,.

You will find that in most parks that give you a weekly rate, that rate is really not discounted that much if they also give Good Sams, military, AAA or other 10% discounts. Weekly rates are usually pay for six days and get the seventh free but they will not let you use the Good Sam rates for the six nights. So if the park charges $30/night, you get seven nights for $180. If you paid for seven nights at the Good Sams rates it would be $210 - $21 or $189, so you save a whopping $9 by staying another night. That is not a significant enough savings to make me stay an extra night if I would rather be down the road somewhere.

That said, some parks will give you the 10% discount on the weekly rate as well if you qualify. The only way to know is to ask them, don't assume.

In WA if you pay by the week for an RV site then you pay the sales tax and $3 hospitality surcharge. If you pay monthly you don't (same as paying monthly rent for an apt.)

We're most-of-the-timers. This is the first summer in the last 10 years of traveling that we did weekly stays. Just started to get tired of running ourselves ragged sightseeing then moving on. Wanted to relax more. Next summer will be our first monthly stay at a place we stayed at for two weeks this summer. Just like the area so much. (This is besides our winter RV lot, which we own and stay at for several months.) We would never do a monthly stay unless it was in an area we already know we like. At our winter RV park, electricity can be $30-50, depending on how much we run the a/c or heat.

Advantages of monthly is saving fuel. I found even with paying for electricity, it's still cheaper than paying weekly. We prefer to move around more often. Still lots of places we want to see. We don't like grass to grow under our RV!

Depends what mode you're in. If you are still in vacation or sightseeing mode then weekly is a good way to save a little on CG fees. If you are just looking to park and relax then monthly definitely pays, even with the extra charge for electric.

Also a big difference between commercial parks and state or county. Also the area of the country makes a big difference.

There's 10 ways to skin the possum.

we are going full timing in the summer and wanted to ask the full timers what the advantages of weekly stays as opposed to monthly. i know it's very subjective, but i'm reffering to places where we don't have friends or family. the rates are considerably less for monthly, but doesn't include electricity in most sites. does the electricity tend to run higher in a rv park? we have a 24ft. trailer.
thanks, appreciate any response.

The advantage of monthly over weekly rates is cost. Monthly rates are lower and the more months you stay the lower the rates. In the park I stay in Ariz. for the winter, I can stay for 3 months and not have to pay for electricity or water. After 3 months I then pay the normal monthly elec. rates. Each RV park might have some slightly different rates but they are basically the same. Call in advance to the RV park(s) you plan on staying at and get specific information. Some of the larger RV resorts also have some restrictions like the year of the RV and the length of the RV or trailer. The park I stay in has a requirement of 26 ft. min. and no older than 10 yrs. without an inspection by the RV management. The inspection is not a big deal, they just want to keep out old trashy beat up RV rigs.

When I travel, I generally seek out Fed/State/City&County parks. I prefer their natural ambiance, plus, their daily cost is generally lower than commercial parks. The America The Beautiful "geezer" pass offers 1/2 price at most Federal parks and I really enjoy the C.O.E. campgrounds. Domiciled in Florida, I take advantage of Florida's policy for 1/2 price camping for residents age 65. Occasionally, I stay at commercial parks while visiting family or doctors. I've paid between $350 and $550/mo for a monthly stay with electric included.

Most all places I stay have full hook-ups. I do monthly mostly...not always. Sometimes two and three months at a time.

Right now I am in western Montana for 2 months.