Traveling late April
Doing a "try it" trip from Connecticut for a week. Any campgrounds open that early? Try it as in want to tour US, is an RV comfortable for a single retiree
Forum Discussion
What do you mean by a "try it trip"? Did you get a new camper? Are you planning on renting a camper? Are you going north from Connecticut, or south?
Most campgrounds in Connecticut and New England don't open fully until Memorial Day (May). Some may be "dry" camping, no electric or water. Some may have electric only available, no water. Connecticut State park campgrounds aren't open until Memorial Day - the online reservation system may say "unavailable", leading some people to think all the sites are reserved, but in reality the campground is just not open yet. Having said that... some CT state parks are open the weekend before Memorial Day, but it is non-reservation, first come first serve.
One problem is contacting someone at the private campgrounds that may rent space during the off season - usually during the off season the "offices" are open randomly, when someone happens to swing by and check messages.
Start trying to contact campgrounds now, and be ready for dry camping.
Can be a lot of fun, though! I love camping in cooler weather!
Most campgrounds in Connecticut and New England don't open fully until Memorial Day (May). Some may be "dry" camping, no electric or water. Some may have electric only available, no water. Connecticut State park campgrounds aren't open until Memorial Day - the online reservation system may say "unavailable", leading some people to think all the sites are reserved, but in reality the campground is just not open yet. Having said that... some CT state parks are open the weekend before Memorial Day, but it is non-reservation, first come first serve.
One problem is contacting someone at the private campgrounds that may rent space during the off season - usually during the off season the "offices" are open randomly, when someone happens to swing by and check messages.
Start trying to contact campgrounds now, and be ready for dry camping.
Can be a lot of fun, though! I love camping in cooler weather!
