Class B "sweet spot"-priced campgrounds, 2 adults
I had been thinking about starting this thread for weeks, but wanted to search the website first for similar. I just read 13 pages of another thread on campground pricing, to gain insight and prepare to post, only to find the thread was closed.
So here is my question, and prompt for discussion, and it is Class B focused. How to search for sweet-spot pricing on nice campgrounds that are not trying to be a resort destination for families with younger kids to keep entertained for a week. The point is, we need about a gallon of water a day into the RV, very minor electric load, no need for moon bounces or putt putt, very small volume dumping, but clean showers and a nice peaceful setting.
We are new Class B owners, and are starting our pre-retirement touring. We are not self-contained (no shower, and no generator) and enjoy staying at campgrounds. We just don't want to pay the same electric as a bus running two air conditioners and three TVs.
I am just re-learning campground approaches. I'm surprised at how few campgrounds have a budget rate for partial hookups or light utility use. I guess there is no perfect way to credit a small vehicle for their low utility use.
I want to find the best way to find more adult oriented, natural setting campgrounds that have $25 to $30 rates for small vehicles. What are the tips to look for these situations?
I believe this is a niche that should, and will, grow in the next decade. More retired couples traveling in Class B's, not wanting a Walmart every night, but not wanting to pay $50 for a one night stop over, or a park with everything kids might want. Don't get me wrong, family camping with kids is not what I am looking to avoid, we just don't need the youth activity amenities that might have appealed to us when the kids were younger.
I sense that State Parks and Federal lands provide half of the answer to this question, and I am researching those. What strategies have Class B owners used for finding private campgrounds with affordable water and electric hookups matching our smaller vehicles.
So here is my question, and prompt for discussion, and it is Class B focused. How to search for sweet-spot pricing on nice campgrounds that are not trying to be a resort destination for families with younger kids to keep entertained for a week. The point is, we need about a gallon of water a day into the RV, very minor electric load, no need for moon bounces or putt putt, very small volume dumping, but clean showers and a nice peaceful setting.
We are new Class B owners, and are starting our pre-retirement touring. We are not self-contained (no shower, and no generator) and enjoy staying at campgrounds. We just don't want to pay the same electric as a bus running two air conditioners and three TVs.
I am just re-learning campground approaches. I'm surprised at how few campgrounds have a budget rate for partial hookups or light utility use. I guess there is no perfect way to credit a small vehicle for their low utility use.
I want to find the best way to find more adult oriented, natural setting campgrounds that have $25 to $30 rates for small vehicles. What are the tips to look for these situations?
I believe this is a niche that should, and will, grow in the next decade. More retired couples traveling in Class B's, not wanting a Walmart every night, but not wanting to pay $50 for a one night stop over, or a park with everything kids might want. Don't get me wrong, family camping with kids is not what I am looking to avoid, we just don't need the youth activity amenities that might have appealed to us when the kids were younger.
I sense that State Parks and Federal lands provide half of the answer to this question, and I am researching those. What strategies have Class B owners used for finding private campgrounds with affordable water and electric hookups matching our smaller vehicles.
