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Why Can't I Reserve this?

This morning I went on to Reserve America. Anastasia SP in Florida has an 11 month booking window. If you open the tab that says "booking window" it says you can book from Mar 06, 2021 to Feb 06, 2022. Great!When I look at the sites, there a coupl...

Newbie boondockers left a mess in Eastern Sierra

Not surprising, but depressing -- last summer's flood of novice boondockers left a lot of trash and violated a lot of the rules:Sierra Wave articleUnfortunately, there is not a lot we can do about the slobs who are wrecking things for the rest of us,...

Northeast Oregon

Thinking of spending a week or 10 days in northeast Oregon this summer before going over to the central Oregon Coast. (No help needed with coast.) Probably coming north on I-84.Wallowa Lake and John Day Fossil Beds and Painted Hills, maybe Sumpter dr...

Janss by Explorer II
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California Sierras - Yosemite etc - July 2021

Would like to spend about 10 days between Yosemite, King’s Canyon, and Sequoia, including a little time on the E Sierra side.Was thinking of 4 days at Tuolumne, it seems for mid July - mid August reservations I can reserve beginning February 15. But ...

Oregon Coast Camping

Planning a trip for next year. Any recommendations for a nice camp ground on the coast? Prefer close to the ocean. We have a 24' travel trailer and 2 dogs.Thank you!

Spring Break West Texas?

I was looking to make a west Texas loop during spring break. March 14 - March 20 time frame. Carlsbad Caverns, McDonald Observatory (Fort Davis stay), Big Bend National Park. Are there restrictions in place due to the pandemic? At the current time, B...

DougE by Explorer
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Unknown National Cavern outside Cody

I'll bet you never heard of Shoshone Cavern National Monument aka Spirit Mt. A cavern right outside Cody that is gated and locked with no entrance to the public. I had never heard of it before but PPA put up an article about former National Parks and...

agesilaus by Explorer III
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campground reservations

Planning a trip from Wisconsin to Arizona in September. Wondering how early I should be making campground reservations. Thanks in advance. Should add not leaving Wisconsin until Labor Day. Holbrook and Sedona areas and points west to Seligman. Lady f...

wisdan by Explorer
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Indio, CA or Yuma, AZ Casino parking

Has anyone stopped recently at Spotlight 29 Casino? This is where we typically stop for the night but I've seen a few casinos have temporarily closed RV parking (Quechen Casino in Yuma, AZ for instance). Heading to Temecula, CA area. Can route thru...

Tennessee state parks

Has anyone camped in a Tennessee state park? I've driven through them to check out the campgrounds but have not yet camped in any. What I have noticed is there seems to be no guard shacks at the entrance to the campgrounds. If you make a reservation ...

d1h by Nomad III
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Syracuse NY April Camping

I'm from Long Island and I was able to get a COVID vaccine appointment at the Syracuse Fairgrounds in April. Are there any campgrounds open then? I looked at a few but the ones I looked at open May 1. Just looking at a Friday checkin and Sunday c...

Overnight

Heading south to Tampa and looking for somewhere to overnight for 8-10 hours. Exiting I-95 toward Callahan then going down 301. Pretty congested around the I-10 area, last time parked on the shoulder, but would like something near there or a little ...

Looking for campsite in southwest usa

We are planning our retirement and would like to camp from May to October in Maine (where we currently have a seasonal site) and then October to April somewhere in the southwest (excluding Texas). Ideally, we would pay for a year in the southwest so ...

RevCindy by Explorer
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Tyler Texas area dry campoing

We have family in the Tyler Texas area and I'm looking for recommendations for a place to periodically stay with our 37 foot pusher. We don't need hookups (lithium batteries) and in fact, enjoy dry camping in cooler weather. Any recommendations wit...