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Ok, I'm a little frustrated. We just bought a brand new 5th wheel and late model Duramax GMC to tow with. We're not totally new to the RV scene, but now have made a pretty big investment in our new ho...
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IBcarguy wrote:
Ok, I'm a little frustrated. We just bought a brand new 5th wheel and late model Duramax GMC to tow with. We're not totally new to the RV scene, but now have made a pretty big investment in our new hobby. We're ready to go. We live in northern CA and have discovered that there are very few places to go that aren't already booked up for the next 3 months...or more. All of the beach front or lake front sites are booked solid into the summer already. There are still other places to go, but a fairgrounds or some of the trashy inland private RV places aren't what we've been dreaming of. My DW has had 3 computers primed to click onto the reservation sites the moment they open up but they always seem to beat her to the reservations before she can make a reservation. I don't get it, other people seem to be getting the reservations....all of them it seems so there must be a way of doing this that we're not privy to. Maybe a special web site that does it automatically, or sending goodies to the webmaster of the reservation site, or SOMETHING! I want to be part of the privileged group that always seems to get ALL the weekend reservations at ALL the beach and lakefront RV sites. OK, someone knows the secret so who do I connect with to become one of the privileged RVers that gets all the prime reservations?
In the NE, which in general, has more people per sq. ft but perhaps less RVs, no problems making state park reservations, if I follow the different states' reservation windows. Made a 2-3 week reservation, every year for a coastal locale during high season for our preferred site for at least 8 straight years. I will admit that it was near impossible to book a beach site with electric service since it seemed as if the same people got in every year. Still, since the car traffic was higher there, I was fine staying further away.
This year I booked week long stays in a different state and found pretty much what I wanted some months after the reservation window opened. Can't say if it was luck of the draw, a less popular spot, or what.
Hope your luck changes finding a spot at your personal Nirvana.
