New to this. Best weather in winter??? Help?
My husband is 1 year or so from retiring and we're off after that. We are trying to gather all the info we can to decide where to stay in the winter. We live in Wisconsin and it sure isn't going to b...
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Bisbee, AZ gets cold in winter and sometimes snow. :E
However, you might want to look into joining the Escapees RV Club which is a great organization for full-timers. If you go to their Benson, AZ park you can stay a week with full hookups for $50. While there you can check out the area, including Bisbee :) and Tombstone.
http://skpsaguaro.org/special-offers.html
Actually, it's cooler in Benson in winter than other Arizona places but you'll have sunny days. Bisbee is higher elevation but a terrific little town.
You mentioned you're anxious to go through Wyoming on your way south... you really don't want to do that in winter with a RV. From Wisconsin head directly south. Don't get on any east/west interstates higher than I-10 in winter. Stay down along the southern states.
I'd also recommend moving around your first winter to different areas or different states. It would be a shame to pay for the whole season somewhere and find out you really don't like it. Test them out. Everyone is different in likes.
You might try Gulf State Park at Gulf Shores, Alabama. Temps aren't as warm as the deep south of Florida but they are nice. At this state park snowbirders can spend the whole winter, not the typical 2-weeks. The beach is awesome and the town and surrounding area has anything you might want, including awesome fresh shrimp off the boats.
Florida to us is buggy with humidity. Naturally, many folks like it.
South Texas down around McAllen can be very windy and humidity.
California is expensive.
New Mexico is higher elevation than Arizona - even in the southern part it can be cold and windy. We tried it but had to leave after a month.
We love Arizona for the winter. As mentioned above, the Benson Escapees park is nice and very reasonable. It will be full of friendly full-timers, has a very active clubhouse and the campsites are large and landscaped.
Other good areas for winter in Arizona are Tucson, the greater Phoenix area, including Apache Junction, and Yuma. Yuma would be the warmest. You don't want to get any further north than Phoenix except perhaps along the Colorado River up to Havasu City.
Quartzsite, AZ in January and February is very popular for boondocking in the desert although there are some RV parks, too.
However, you might want to look into joining the Escapees RV Club which is a great organization for full-timers. If you go to their Benson, AZ park you can stay a week with full hookups for $50. While there you can check out the area, including Bisbee :) and Tombstone.
http://skpsaguaro.org/special-offers.html
Actually, it's cooler in Benson in winter than other Arizona places but you'll have sunny days. Bisbee is higher elevation but a terrific little town.
You mentioned you're anxious to go through Wyoming on your way south... you really don't want to do that in winter with a RV. From Wisconsin head directly south. Don't get on any east/west interstates higher than I-10 in winter. Stay down along the southern states.
I'd also recommend moving around your first winter to different areas or different states. It would be a shame to pay for the whole season somewhere and find out you really don't like it. Test them out. Everyone is different in likes.
You might try Gulf State Park at Gulf Shores, Alabama. Temps aren't as warm as the deep south of Florida but they are nice. At this state park snowbirders can spend the whole winter, not the typical 2-weeks. The beach is awesome and the town and surrounding area has anything you might want, including awesome fresh shrimp off the boats.
Florida to us is buggy with humidity. Naturally, many folks like it.
South Texas down around McAllen can be very windy and humidity.
California is expensive.
New Mexico is higher elevation than Arizona - even in the southern part it can be cold and windy. We tried it but had to leave after a month.
We love Arizona for the winter. As mentioned above, the Benson Escapees park is nice and very reasonable. It will be full of friendly full-timers, has a very active clubhouse and the campsites are large and landscaped.
Other good areas for winter in Arizona are Tucson, the greater Phoenix area, including Apache Junction, and Yuma. Yuma would be the warmest. You don't want to get any further north than Phoenix except perhaps along the Colorado River up to Havasu City.
Quartzsite, AZ in January and February is very popular for boondocking in the desert although there are some RV parks, too.
