Elks and Moose Lodges

A member has produced three books that cover the entire U.S. as DSDP Don mentioned. They are updated occasionally.

You can buy one or all by calling:

Carmichael,CA Elks Lodge at (916) 489-2103.

We have stayed at about a dozen lodges in California and several across the country as we went to Florida. 99% of our trips are to explore various areas so staying in a really nice campground is not important for us although there are some pretty nice ones.

A good thing about staying at the Elks is we never worry about anybody stealing anything plus you can talk to the local Elks people to get good information on what to do and see.

I've checked on joining the Moose lodge but their RV facilities are nowhere as plentiful as are the Elks.

We love Elks and Moose camping facilities BUT they are NOT all created equally.
Like all campgrounds some a great and others..well not so much.
One thing we like is friendly people, every ELK and Moose lodge we've been to accept us with friendly open arms.
The 3 Elk directories we have are old and somewhat outdated, I read the guy who put them together hasn't updated them in years. If you use the AllStays RV app they list both Elk and Moose and is current.

check out the Elk International website and also RVillage as RVillage has both a moose and elks group.

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We are Elks and do use their facilities, IF convenient. Like some said many are parking lots, but some are actual RV parks, like the one in Boulder City NV. Prices will run from a donation to $20 night and are usually worth what the club charges.

A blogger on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reader blogs page is named Jim Jaillet and he's been a full-timer in relatively small Class A's for many years. From what I've read he's a member of the Elks and several of the other similar organizations and frequently uses their camp-sites. He's also a member of Thousand Trails. He seems to be very fond of the social opportunities at the various Elks, etc.

His blog is usually updated daily and is about a full timing lifestyle which makes interesting reading. He has done several "all round the US" trips. The website is "www.seattlepi.com" and the Reader Blogs link is down towards the bottom of the page display.

The P-I was a regular daily " real paper" newspaper for many years, but began to lose readers to the Seattle Times. About 5 years ago (I think, maybe longer) it went to on-line only. It's a freebie, which is unusual. The main news pages tend to be very Seattle and Western Washington focused, so may not be of wide-spresd interest, but Jim's blog and a couple of the aviation blogs are worth checking out.

Buster52....The Elks produce three paper bound books breaking the country into three sections. The book describes what each Lodge offers. They describe, what power they have 50/30/20, if they have sewer and water and how many sites.

As "Janss" stated, some are just parking lots and some are pretty nice. For example....Seattle has NO RV parks within 45 minutes of downtown Seattle, yet the Seattle Elks, near the airport has about 8 sites. They are back in spots on asphalt, about 45' deep and 15' wide, full hookups.

We have traveled all over the western U.S. and have checked out several Elks Lodges. We don't go out of our way to stay there, unless it's like the Seattle Elks which put us downtown. If it's there and convenient we'll stay, but I like to know that there is a spot there when I arrive and that's not always going to happen. You can call within a couple of hours and ask if they have spots, but it's still first come, first served.

We've also stopped at a couple that shouldn't even list that they have RV sites.

I've stayed at a dozen or so Elks lodges in the western States. It's a great benefit and prices are very reasonable (usually $15-25). Most are just in a section of the Lodge parking lot, so don't expect "destination" camping or a rustic campground kind of feel. Some are nicer than others. Some have camp hosts. Usually I'm just there to do sightseeing or visit friends, so I don't mind being in a parking lot. Most have spaced the sites nicely. In Oregon, Florence and Tillamook actually have very nice off-site RV parks in park like settings.

Since most are first-come first-served, I call a day or two ahead to see if they're busy, and always have a back-up plan.

There is a Elk Lodge book that lists what Lodges have RV parking available. My Lodge in Missouri that has 2 hookups with water and electric. Eddie Elk.