Best campground for a giant MH in Banff
I'm considering going to Banff in July or August and would like some insights into how to pick the best place to stay. I understand it is very competitive at that time of year and I'd like to do ever...
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Tunnel Mountain trailer court is the best.
Village 2 is ok, but as stated electric only. However, Village 2 was closed for a large part of last year for major renovations. I dont know if they changed to full hookups or not. I havent been there this year so haven't seen it since it was closed.
We always take the trailer court, as all the spots are pull in and adjacent to the road. Easy in and out for longer units.
They only have a limited amount of longer sites that will fit your rig though. And those book up fast so try early. They have 8 rows of sites in 3 sections, all are surrounded by trees. It's very nice. I forget how many total sites but there are lots of them. I like to stay closer to the top, in row 8, but as mentioned there is an access road right at the top where people drive through. We have never seen much traffic there though. And there is a nice wooded area adjacent to it where we like to go for walks.
We tried to get in once with a 32 foot TT and there was no spots available. But there were many other smaller spots. Many of them are 2 sites, end to end with a common pole for hookups but separate sewer connections.
What we did was reserved 2 spots beside each other that were designated for smaller RV's and occupied them both with one bigger one. It worked, but they don't want you to do that. We tried on one reservation with the same person but they said no. So 2 of us logged on the the reservation system at the same time from separate computers and each reserved one site at the same time under different names and credit cards.
Only did that once as we were unable to locate any other place to stay.
But if you get stuck it might be an idea.
The reservation website is a bit confusing to get into and navigate but if you can figure it out and get in there, there is a map you can click on that shows the entire layout, and further shows each site and the sizes etc. And you can see on the map which are single and which are double sites.
Do avoid booking close to the washrooms, as foot traffic reduces your privacy.
By far our favorite is Tunnel Mountain over any other campgrounds in the area. It's really nice there.
Village 2 is ok, but as stated electric only. However, Village 2 was closed for a large part of last year for major renovations. I dont know if they changed to full hookups or not. I havent been there this year so haven't seen it since it was closed.
We always take the trailer court, as all the spots are pull in and adjacent to the road. Easy in and out for longer units.
They only have a limited amount of longer sites that will fit your rig though. And those book up fast so try early. They have 8 rows of sites in 3 sections, all are surrounded by trees. It's very nice. I forget how many total sites but there are lots of them. I like to stay closer to the top, in row 8, but as mentioned there is an access road right at the top where people drive through. We have never seen much traffic there though. And there is a nice wooded area adjacent to it where we like to go for walks.
We tried to get in once with a 32 foot TT and there was no spots available. But there were many other smaller spots. Many of them are 2 sites, end to end with a common pole for hookups but separate sewer connections.
What we did was reserved 2 spots beside each other that were designated for smaller RV's and occupied them both with one bigger one. It worked, but they don't want you to do that. We tried on one reservation with the same person but they said no. So 2 of us logged on the the reservation system at the same time from separate computers and each reserved one site at the same time under different names and credit cards.
Only did that once as we were unable to locate any other place to stay.
But if you get stuck it might be an idea.
The reservation website is a bit confusing to get into and navigate but if you can figure it out and get in there, there is a map you can click on that shows the entire layout, and further shows each site and the sizes etc. And you can see on the map which are single and which are double sites.
Do avoid booking close to the washrooms, as foot traffic reduces your privacy.
By far our favorite is Tunnel Mountain over any other campgrounds in the area. It's really nice there.
