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GoPackGo
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Aug 03, 2014

Where Do You Park for Longer Stays ?

Hi everybody - This is my first year of full-timing so that means I'm learning a few things. One of them is that I find I like going to a CG or resort and staying for a week instead of only a few days (DUH !). I guess it took a while to realize that I don't HAVE to travel every day (even though I love driving).

So now that I've found out how nice it is to stay someplace for a week at a time, I'm wondering about even longer stays. Like for 2-4 weeks.

So next year I would like to try staying in one place for longer periods of time as long as there are interesting things to do and interesting sights to see ! Or maybe because it's just a nice place.

For those of you who stay in one place for longer periods of time, I'd like ask where your favorite places are. I don't care if they are public CGs or private. And I don't care what state they are in. This is wide open.

Just to be clear, I'm not asking about places to stay for the winter. I was in a great place last winter in Florida and I have reservations in the Phoenix area starting 1 Nov so I'm OK for places to stay during the cold months. I'm more interested in finding places to stay long term next year. I do belong to Escapees so I know about their parks.

I'll be heading into California, the Pacific NW and also Idaho and Montana during 2015 but I'm also thinking future long term planning too so if you have a favorite place in other parts of the country I'd really like to hear about it too.

If it matters, I pull a 35 ft 5th wheel.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks much,

Tim
  • Well if you are going to Phoenix for the winter I suggest you look at National Parks Service camp grounds at the Tonto National Forest specially around Roosevelt Lake some beautiful Campgrounds around there.
    Or park on the beach on the Bolivar peninsula near Galveston, Tx
  • Why don't you try camp hosting for a month at a state park?

    We camphost in Virginia for 2 months and in Maryland for 1 month. The duties are completely different...in Va, we are required to be there 5 days a week with 2 days off. (It's close to our home, so we just go home on our off days). In MD, you are only required to be there on the weekends and must do 20 hours per week per camping unit. There are 4 of us, so that's only 5 hours of work per week.

    PM me if you would like to have the info about MD. It's a great gig and there is lots and lots to do within a 2 hr drive of the campground.