Some questions about a trip out West
I am retiring early next summer, and to kick off my retirement, my husband, who has already retired, and I are thinking about taking a trip out West. We live in Pennsylvania. We would probably visit T...
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We never book any campgrounds as we don't want to be on a schedule. Nothing worse then having a great time or finding some great and then having to pack up and leave to stay on schedule.
Never had an issue getting a campground, even in National parks. People book many months in advance and cancellations are very common.
Tip: When you're a few days out from the national park, start calling for reservations. Be persistent and call them a few times a day. At some point you'll grab a cancellation. My wife does that while I'm driving.
Then of course there are plenty of campgrounds in the area of all national parks and just a short drive away. Some private campgrounds are actually closer to parts of National parks then the in park campground.
Now that being said, Normally the campgrounds in National parks are run by and outside agency and are not run well, those that have hookups. The first come, first serve dry campgrounds are FAR better as they are run by the park service.
The only exception we find to that is Army Corp of Engineer campgrounds. We've yet to find a bad one.
Never had an issue getting a campground, even in National parks. People book many months in advance and cancellations are very common.
Tip: When you're a few days out from the national park, start calling for reservations. Be persistent and call them a few times a day. At some point you'll grab a cancellation. My wife does that while I'm driving.
Then of course there are plenty of campgrounds in the area of all national parks and just a short drive away. Some private campgrounds are actually closer to parts of National parks then the in park campground.
Now that being said, Normally the campgrounds in National parks are run by and outside agency and are not run well, those that have hookups. The first come, first serve dry campgrounds are FAR better as they are run by the park service.
The only exception we find to that is Army Corp of Engineer campgrounds. We've yet to find a bad one.
