Passport America Membership

Look them up and look at he parks you might be interested in. The information is available to see on their website. Each park is different. I would recommend checking out some reviews of the park, but then again you can't believe everything you read.

The Wynns just posted on Facebook that they had read that a fairgrounds rv park near Denver was nice with WiFi, full hookups, and affordable rates. They posted a picture and it didn't look nice. I imagine with their posting that the rates didn't seem affordable for what they were getting. They said they got burned. Lol

homefor2 wrote:
I just joined Good Sam and was considering a membership in Passport America. Are there a lot of blackout times in Arizona during the winter months? Just wondered if PA is worth it for winter in Arizona.

It is important to understand that Passport America, from the campground's POV, is a marketing device designed to draw in traffic that otherwise would go somewhere else. Therefore, there will always be those CGs that need that incentive, there will be others that only need it during certain periods, and, of course, those that don't need it at all.

Therefore, the answer to your question can best be answered by deciding where, when and at which CG you would like to stay at. We have been a member of PA for about six years now and travel extensively. Although, the "black out" situation rears it head once in a while, we have very seldom been unable to find a PA member when "push came to shove" -- I will admit that holidays in a touristy area presents great challenge.

I don't believe you have to be a member of PA to search there CG list -- at least it didn't ask me to Login. Go to http://www.passportamerica.com/campgrounds/az and look at the campgrounds in your desired area. It is also worth noting that in addition to "black out dates" there are also many other restrictions such as length of stay at the discounted rate.

Anyway, in answer to your other question. The membership in PA has paid for itself many times over for us but then we are travelers not campers.

Here is another PA thread currently going on.

Like Ron said, PA pays for itself in savings while we are traveling. I would not expect to find many discount offers in warm areas during the winter, but it works fine on the way south late in the season.

I have traveled the US 49 and Canada including Alaska and used PPA parks for nearly ALL of my stays in RV parks (I prefer campgrounds). Keep in mind that if you use it twice a year it will MORE than pay for the membership. Yes you will find that in areas where most parks are booked solid, there will be black out periods but for those instances or places where this doesn't happen (most places) it's a great bargain. Just use your cell phone to call ahead before driving out of your way for a particular park.

Concerning your direct question, I can't speak of Arizona but In the RGV there are a fair number of PPA parks that offer spaces in winter months. Betting there are a fair number in Arizona also.

Have not joined PPA yet, but done lots of research. It depends on the campground. We are planning on on a long trip throught Tx, NM, and Az this coming Feb and March and plan on joining PPA. I've found that lots of PPA parks will not honor the 50% discount during prime season, but will offer a smaller PPA discount during that time. Usually better than the run of the mill 10% Good Sam, FMCA, Senior Citizen discounts. But you have to follow the specific rules for each park in order to get a discount of any kind! Some want you to make a reservation stating PassPort America and some don't. If you can follow the rules, you have it made!

I was a member but have not rejoined because it has not been useful to me. I will join again when I can use the discounted campgrounds

You have to look at each campground for there rules on PPA. Peak season there is no reason for campgrounds to offer a discount if there full. If they are not full it is a way to fill there unused sites.

colliehauler wrote:
You have to look at each campground for there rules on PPA. Peak season there is no reason for campgrounds to offer a discount if there full. If they are not full it is a way to fill there unused sites.

But there are some, usually the higher price resort type parks, who offer a reduced PPA discount (less than 50% but better than 10%) during peak season. But if their full, well so be it.