Hey Guys,This is probably a silly question but how do you pick the RV parks you choose to stay in while on the road?There are so many websites I am never quite sure which to look at? Is there a particular IPhone application any of you use?Save Travels,Steve

My first stop when looking for a park in any area is always RV Park Reviews.

steve_sheldon wrote:Hey Guys,This is probably a silly question but how do you pick the RV parks you choose to stay in while on the road?There are so many websites I am never quite sure which to look at? Is there a particular IPhone application any of you use?Save Travels,SteveWe belong to three campground clubs - Ocean Canyon Properties, Coast To Coast, and Resorts of Distinction. On our RT from Texas to NY and from Texas to CA, we planned our stays at these clubs campground with the exception of staying at a SP in Texas and at the Air Force Acadmay at Colorado Springs.We plan our trips to be no longer than 250-300 miles a day and choose from one of the three plans - works for us.

I first look on Passport America's site and then go to RVparkreviews.com.If I still have questions, which I normally do not, I ask here.

We tend to travel to a location, so we look for what camping options are near that location. depending on the length of our stay and what we are going to be using the campground for depends on what we look at. we tend toward state parks. if we are looking for more amenities then a state park offers then we will see what campgrounds are in the area. we consider cost of the campground, location to what we want to see and do in the area, and amenities of the campground, we also look to see how many seasonal sites the campground has, and how they are located within the park. Once we have picked a campground (or a few) based on that, we will check and see what rvparkreviews.com has to say. since we have been camping since before there were online reviews of parks, we have developed a fairly good "gut instinct" of what a campground is going to be like without reading reviews.

Thanks guys for all the great suggestions! Is that passportamerica for real, that's an amazing discount... We are about to start living full time from our RV, the passport america membership could literally save us a small fortune!

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allen8106
Explorer
Sep 14, 2013
I use RVparkreviews.com. I'm a little OCD when it comes to picking my RV parks so I put them in a spreadsheet on my computer and then insert the last 10 customer reviews and average them. I then input the nightly rate from the last 10 visitors and average that. I sort them by average rating picking the top 3 or 4. Then I look at the nightly rate of those top 3 or 4 and see what I am willing to pay. Once I settle on 1 or 2 based on reviews and rate I then read between 5-10 reviews. If I like what I read then that's the one I pick. If I don't like what I read then I move on to a different one. One thing I have found is that you have to take some reviews with a grain of salt. Some reviews are just sour grapes from people that are naturally grumpy. Use you own judgement. This method has served me well and helped me to pick four amazing camp site and/or RV parks on a trip from Kansas to California.
revump
Explorer
Sep 13, 2013
Do they have a hot tub, wifi, and cost
pawatt
Explorer
Sep 12, 2013
Dutch_12078 wrote:
My first stop when looking for a park in any area is always RV Park Reviews.

Same here
allen8106
Explorer
Sep 12, 2013
Dutch_12078 wrote:
My first stop when looking for a park in any area is always RV Park Reviews.

Ditto
JoeChiOhki
Explorer II
Sep 12, 2013
Allstays RV & Camp app on my phone which loads the reviews from RV Park reviews, though, I usually tend to use walmarts and other overnight stops more than campgrounds in most cases (I'm usually moving along each day and save the campgrounds for when I'm staying put for a while).
2012Coleman
Explorer II
Sep 11, 2013
I do what most others have been saying here, but I also Google the CG and click on the images link. Most FL state parks show up to 3 images per site as well. I have seen good reviews for a CG only to be quickly crossed off the list due to the images.
Crowe
Explorer
Sep 11, 2013
Location, reviews.
Community Alumni
Sep 11, 2013
We use the Allstays rv & campground app as well as recommendations from the forum members here.
down_home
Explorer II
Sep 11, 2013
We have two or three books. Don't reply on Woodalls any more for reliable accurate info on quality of and amenities of campground,
Nor any of the others. Use it for a guide and have found as advertised some times.
Whatever we have seen here we make a note, of it, and word of mouth.
There are other sites but don't spend enough time to check out recomendations.
If we have a good experience I will make a not of it and pass it along here...if I don't forget.
A whole bunch of times it is a last minute decision and a gamble.
A few, for us stand out such as Patriot Point in La. Traverse Bay RV Resort in Mich and several others there and elsewhere.
Would be good if there was a silent shopper here but who could see all the RV parks. Might take several years of RVing enjoyment.
TOOBOLD
Explorer
Sep 10, 2013
Location, Location, Location! We spend a lot of time at the beach especially in the summer to avoid the Central Valley heat.