Car rentals at campgrounds

Love the enterprise $9.99 a weekend day rates. We have a motorhome and plan our rentals to coincide with that rate if at all possible. They pick me up and drop me off.

Our experience is pretty much the same as FormerBoater. Enterprise has never let us down. We always plan ahead and check to be sure there is an agency available. Several times they have just brought us the car and then had us leave it at the campground - keys at the office.

Never had a problem....Enterprise has always picked me up.

No "delivery fees", no "I'm the only one in the office".

Easy, inexpensive.

However, we are not your typical Class A owners..usually go to places where we are meeting with friends and family who all have cars or where Enterprise has a presence.

We will never tow....just one less thing as Forest said.

The only time we've rented was up in Canandaigua KOA in central NY last August. We were there for three days while the DW was at a conference in Rochester. The KOA is the closest CG, and it's about 20 miles away. We rented at Enterprise in town, and they were good enough to come out and pick us up, etc. The office was only about four miles away. The Enterprise office there (Canandaigua) was very helpful for our time there.

Later that weekend, at Niagara Falls, we attempted to do this again, and spent most of a Saturday morning at Grand Island KOA calling all over trying to find an agency that would pick up and deliver and had no luck. We did not want to drive a 34' MH into downtown NF or around the falls.

If you plan on doing this, I highly recommend calling an agency well ahead of time to determine their individual policy, and get a reservation in writing that confirms it. Even Enterprise, in their small print, says "when conditions permit", which means that if the office doesn't have enough staff that morning, or day or whatever, they can't come and pick you up. That was the story I heard most often at NF - "Sorry, I'm the only one in the office until noon, and there's no one extra to pick you up" <-- Hertz, Avis, Dollar, etc etc etc...

I rented once and it was a pain, probably won't do it again.

We have rented from time to time as we do not tow. Most of the time it worked out well. One time we were planning on renting but lo and behold there were no rental agencies in the nearby town, only one and only one cab.

When we are only going a short distance the wife will drive a car for us to use. We did find this quite handy one time. We were at our local state park just 20 miles away but ended up having to have the MH towed. Having the car was a good thing.

For the most part, having a car in tow out weighs not.

We rented once also. We only took a short trip to SD, didn't want to pull the toad.
However, that was a tad pricey for my wallet. I having our own toad along, gives you so much more freedom.

We rented a car once and that was it.

For us, we like the security of a lifeboat (our car) being behind the MH. In case of an emergency while camped, we have instant access to a vehicle to get to Dr, Vet, hospital...........whatever we need. In case of a MH breakdown, we can still go see local sites.

Many small towns do not have rental cars available. So, no one can decide for you. For some this works but for us, not at all. Even getting groceries becomes a big issue with no car and sometimes limited parking near stores. Good luck with your decision and travel safe.

We rent from Hertz and Enterprise. They will come to your campsite if you are within 25 miles. Last time I call Hertz they told me we were 26 miles away and we had to pick up the car.

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