RV's verses rv & campsites
I am convinced there are 10 times more RV's and Campers than there are campsites in America. Every time I try try to make a reservation there are no vacancies ......
Forum Discussion
What is this lack of sites all about?? :)
We have a membership in a CG network that allows us to book up to 90 days in advance across the US. We plan our trips way in advance and book as close to 90 days as possible esp. on long road trips and don't have problems getting sites. We camp happily all season long. But, if we want to add another day or two while there on a longer trip or we can't go on a planned weekend and need to re-book, it's a high probability we can't but can depend on where it is. Lower level memberships are often max 60 days in advance booking and is when it can start to get difficult. We can also stay up to 21 days and don't have to be out of their system between stays.
Wildfires are now becoming a challenge in some areas each year and you may need to make a sudden change of plans at the last minute. You may need to find a new route or destination and one or more new CGs and also cancel your old reservation(s). Couple summers ago, we were due to stay at a KOA near Yellowstone and cancelled the day before due to a nearby fire. At first they weren't going to return our deposit but eventually did after DW's pleading with them about the nearby fire. That's when having a laptop & Verizon mifi really helped us find a new CG to stay at enroute back home.
An issue sometimes is finding a half decent site in a CG. Arrive on the wrong day and wrong time of day and you may well find yourself having to use a really substandard site - tight squeeze, next to the main road or dumpsters, dusty, seedy/noisy neighbors, no satellite, etc., etc.
'Course, you can always stay at a Casino, rest stop or Walmart. Camp on! :W
We have a membership in a CG network that allows us to book up to 90 days in advance across the US. We plan our trips way in advance and book as close to 90 days as possible esp. on long road trips and don't have problems getting sites. We camp happily all season long. But, if we want to add another day or two while there on a longer trip or we can't go on a planned weekend and need to re-book, it's a high probability we can't but can depend on where it is. Lower level memberships are often max 60 days in advance booking and is when it can start to get difficult. We can also stay up to 21 days and don't have to be out of their system between stays.
Wildfires are now becoming a challenge in some areas each year and you may need to make a sudden change of plans at the last minute. You may need to find a new route or destination and one or more new CGs and also cancel your old reservation(s). Couple summers ago, we were due to stay at a KOA near Yellowstone and cancelled the day before due to a nearby fire. At first they weren't going to return our deposit but eventually did after DW's pleading with them about the nearby fire. That's when having a laptop & Verizon mifi really helped us find a new CG to stay at enroute back home.
An issue sometimes is finding a half decent site in a CG. Arrive on the wrong day and wrong time of day and you may well find yourself having to use a really substandard site - tight squeeze, next to the main road or dumpsters, dusty, seedy/noisy neighbors, no satellite, etc., etc.
'Course, you can always stay at a Casino, rest stop or Walmart. Camp on! :W
