Passport America
Seems like a no-brainer. Would save me 50% off a $130 reservation and costs $44 per year. Do I understand this correctly?
Forum Discussion
Worth every penny - certainly.
But, I would not recommend anyone expect to get PA for major discounts on destination stops. There are a few places.
Mainly for us, full-timers approaching 6 years on the road, PA works best from travel between destinations. One or two night stops, mostly Sun - Thurs nights.
For a couple reasons, we've found it best to travel early in the week and not be on the road on Friday or Saturday. Doesn't always work out that way, but that's the goal.
Our savings vary from year to year. Having our last home in Texas, and my kids and grandkids living there, we more often stay at COE parks. A lot of them in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, even a few nicely placed for enroute stops in South Dakota. Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia also have a lot of COE campgrounds. We tend to use those because they are recreation parks, not RV parking lots. Four days without sewer is not a problem for us, if the restrooms are nice.
If you or the DW is 62, you absolutely must get the federal government Senior Pass. Even if you don't camp much at COE/ USFS/ NPS/ BLM campgrounds, just savings on the free day use passes to federal parks and recreation facilities will be significant.
PA is a low cost additional option. Not a primary campground choice for all the time.
But, I would not recommend anyone expect to get PA for major discounts on destination stops. There are a few places.
Mainly for us, full-timers approaching 6 years on the road, PA works best from travel between destinations. One or two night stops, mostly Sun - Thurs nights.
For a couple reasons, we've found it best to travel early in the week and not be on the road on Friday or Saturday. Doesn't always work out that way, but that's the goal.
Our savings vary from year to year. Having our last home in Texas, and my kids and grandkids living there, we more often stay at COE parks. A lot of them in Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, even a few nicely placed for enroute stops in South Dakota. Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia also have a lot of COE campgrounds. We tend to use those because they are recreation parks, not RV parking lots. Four days without sewer is not a problem for us, if the restrooms are nice.
If you or the DW is 62, you absolutely must get the federal government Senior Pass. Even if you don't camp much at COE/ USFS/ NPS/ BLM campgrounds, just savings on the free day use passes to federal parks and recreation facilities will be significant.
PA is a low cost additional option. Not a primary campground choice for all the time.
