Thoughts on the Cost of RVing
In the process of planning a trip next summer out to Glacier NP, Yellowstone and all the NPs in Utah. About 3800 miles, round trip, and at least 30 nights. So, I just read an article in Barrons predi...
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we are fortunate that we can travel when we want, where we want. Over the last 10 years our cost/day worked out to $50-60 average. Now we generally stay in one spot for several days and seldom travel more than 250 miles/day, so gas costs get spread around. And we often use FS/BLM campgrounds or state parks. prefer the more remote older campgrounds and they are usually near where we want tp visit and we usually cook our own meals.
Our last trip to the steens mtns for a week cost us $24 for the campsite (BLM senior rate $4/day, regular rate $8/day) and $200 for fuel.
A few years ago we took the grandkids to yellowstone and glacier and stayed at FS campgrounds near the park again <$10day vs cost in the park or an RV park
and when we compare our cost/day camping vs. our discrecionary expenses at home, camping is lower cost/day.
Our last trip to the steens mtns for a week cost us $24 for the campsite (BLM senior rate $4/day, regular rate $8/day) and $200 for fuel.
A few years ago we took the grandkids to yellowstone and glacier and stayed at FS campgrounds near the park again <$10day vs cost in the park or an RV park
and when we compare our cost/day camping vs. our discrecionary expenses at home, camping is lower cost/day.
