to reserve or not to reserve
I’ve been RVing for about a year now, and every time I plan out a road trip I am careful to include reservations at parks along the way. However, I’m getting the bug to just get on the road and go – n...
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we tried "winging" it in our new TT, for a 7 week trip starting in mid-March.
we started in Washington and headed south through Oregon and California and back.
we thought, "hey, it's March and we shouldn't need reservations".
WRONG!!!
some private parks were upset that we didn't make reservations and only had a few spots we could take, cause they were almost full.
in Ventura County, we had to bypass 3 public coastal campgrounds cause they were full. luckily we were able to find a spot at the last minute, but it was very stressful.
we had to move 4 times in the San Diego area, in a 10 day stretch. and that was with 8 nights reserved.
what we didn't realize was that spring break now goes from February to May, with schools all getting out at different times.
so many campgrounds were full.
we learned a big lesson. if you want to camp along the West Coast, MAKE reservations! anytime except winter.
we started in Washington and headed south through Oregon and California and back.
we thought, "hey, it's March and we shouldn't need reservations".
WRONG!!!
some private parks were upset that we didn't make reservations and only had a few spots we could take, cause they were almost full.
in Ventura County, we had to bypass 3 public coastal campgrounds cause they were full. luckily we were able to find a spot at the last minute, but it was very stressful.
we had to move 4 times in the San Diego area, in a 10 day stretch. and that was with 8 nights reserved.
what we didn't realize was that spring break now goes from February to May, with schools all getting out at different times.
so many campgrounds were full.
we learned a big lesson. if you want to camp along the West Coast, MAKE reservations! anytime except winter.
