RV Campgrounds discount/saving clubs
I am thinking of buying a couple discount/saver type cards but have no idea as to the best ones to get you discounts at the campgrounds. Any idea of a couple I could buy and not cost a leg and an arm...
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Any of the discounts you actually use are worth what the programs cost.
The one that saves me the most money is my America the Beautiful Senior Pass, although I've been in few National Park facilities, because I use it for 1/2 price discounts at local Corps of Engineers campgrounds. You have to qualify for Senior Pass by age, Access Pass by disability, and both are permanent.
The annual America the Beautiful pass that replaced the National Parks pass (bought that for two years) doesn't offer the same discounts, but is still a savings on entrance fees if you are visiting parks with such fees more than 2-3 times a year. Same for state park passes, they save money if you actually use them.
KOA membership worked for a while, because wife preferred to stay at KOA when we were traveling. Not doing that since she died, so no longer pays for me.
Next most used for me is Good Sam, because I already have the membership to buy road service insurance, and so many parks offer the small discount. Some offer similar discount for AARP.
Passport America doesn't work for me because I have few PA parks regionally, and won't use them where I have better options like public campgrounds. That doesn't mean PA won't work for you.
You also have to figure out what you mean by "campground." There is not much crossover between programs that offer discounts at actual public campgrounds, and programs that offer discounts at private facilities like resorts, RV parks and trailer parks.
The one that saves me the most money is my America the Beautiful Senior Pass, although I've been in few National Park facilities, because I use it for 1/2 price discounts at local Corps of Engineers campgrounds. You have to qualify for Senior Pass by age, Access Pass by disability, and both are permanent.
The annual America the Beautiful pass that replaced the National Parks pass (bought that for two years) doesn't offer the same discounts, but is still a savings on entrance fees if you are visiting parks with such fees more than 2-3 times a year. Same for state park passes, they save money if you actually use them.
KOA membership worked for a while, because wife preferred to stay at KOA when we were traveling. Not doing that since she died, so no longer pays for me.
Next most used for me is Good Sam, because I already have the membership to buy road service insurance, and so many parks offer the small discount. Some offer similar discount for AARP.
Passport America doesn't work for me because I have few PA parks regionally, and won't use them where I have better options like public campgrounds. That doesn't mean PA won't work for you.
You also have to figure out what you mean by "campground." There is not much crossover between programs that offer discounts at actual public campgrounds, and programs that offer discounts at private facilities like resorts, RV parks and trailer parks.
