CharlesinGA wrote:
Scope out your campgrounds first using campground review sites (Campendium, RVParkreviews, reviews found on Google Maps, etc) and lean more toward state and federal camp grounds. This will get you away from the permanent/long term residents that many private parks have.
With public campgrounds, you will have a much nicer environment to stay in, with hiking trails, lakes, scenic views, nearby towns to shop and browse thru, etc.
I'll also add, if you do not have a Federal Senior America the Beautiful Pass (lifetime), go pay the $80 an get one, it will be money well spent. I bought my Federal pass last spring as soon as I turned 62 (it was $10 before Aug 28, '17) and that pass has saved me $50 or $60 so far this year in admission fees and getting campsites for half price.
https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm
Passes can be purchased in person at any of the places listed in this current list (dated two days ago) or you can order online but have to pay an additional $10 processing fee.
https://store.usgs.gov/sites/default/files/PassIssuanceList.pdf
In my short time RVing I have only been in one private park, a KOA in the Black Hills, and one overnight stay at a Harrahs Casino RV park, Everything else was Federal, State or in three cases, city owned.
Charles
I agree with this.
Some county parks can be nice too if you do your homework first and see what they are like.
