Where to get away from Minnesota Winters

[Lawgirl11]

We just purchased our first Class A Motorhome and want to use it to leave Minnesota for the winter.. Any suggestions on where to go?

[Mr__Camper]

Jim Shoe wrote:
Just strap a snow shovel to the front of your RV and drive south until somebody says "What's That?"

Now that's funny.

[Lauren]

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[Jim_Shoe]

Just strap a snow shovel to the front of your RV and drive south until somebody says "What's That?"

[Lawgirl11]

I also need to learn how to reply to one person. Is there instructions on using this site?I want to send a private message to a member. Thanks

[Lawgirl11]

Thank you all for these suggestions. We are getting so excited to venture out in our new home. Never drove anything so big so we are a little scared. Are they hard to get use to?

[Luke_Porter]

pjsky wrote:
Go to the warmest place in the continental USA. This will be our ninth winter in Yuma AZ.

Paul

But it's not the warmest in the winter. Where I live in FL the average Jan high is 74, low of 64. I see Yuma is at 70 and low of 46--brrrr.

[Lauren]

Well said, Bob.

[soricobob]

Everything is relative, and it depends on your interests. That being said; the Southeastern states are close together, have excellent choices for food, shopping, weather, shoreline, historical, etc. The Gulf states have a regional flavor that transcends everything else, and very historical, unique economy, and shorelines of Gulf, rivers, and swamps. The Southwest has the desert, the mountains, the wide open spaces, the unique food, and interesting people. Each areas have RV parks which cater to retirees, and you might find bargains for a monthly stay. I would not plan more than a month at a place, because you want to explore alternatives. Perhaps concentrating on a geographical area of the country each of the first few years, and then narrow it down after that.

[pjsky]

Go to the warmest place in the continental USA. This will be our ninth winter in Yuma AZ.

Paul

[doxiluvr]

Kerrville, Texas (The Hill Country) is very nice. Lots of RV parks there and if you like it warmer, you can go to South Texas area with a short drive over to the Gulf of Mexico.

[Ron_Butler]

Anyplace south of I-10 is the general rule of thumb. When we were traveling fulltime, we wintered from southern CA, Yuma AZ, Valley of the Sun (Phoenix area), Tucson, Rio Grande Valley in TX., the Gulf Coast area from TX on east. Fell in love with Rockport TX. Also a winter in the Florida area, which generally is more expensive than other areas if your not careful.

See our travel blog and pictures for our experiences.

The other answer would be to keep going south until you are warm enough and have enough sunshine!!

Feel free to pm me if you want more specifics,

Good traveling and enjoy, you'll love it!

[magnusfide]

doxiemom11 wrote:
Many go to FL, TX and AZ. We wanted to try something different. We are in the Gulfport MS area on the gulf of mexico this winter and will see what it's like. We were going to try FL, but came this far to travel the coastline over and like it so much we are staying. We are originally from MI, so understand the need to escape the winters. We are in a park that has green grass, trees and is small and quiet -- beach is 4 miles away. Small town area just as we like.

Gulfport, MS is very nice and less expensive than many other places. It's a great jump off point to do sightseeing in the surrounding areas.

[Traveler_II]

For the last 15 years we've been heading out of Minnesota with a theme to follow "warm". In fact we head out tomorrow for Little Rock, than over to Nashville. As it get cooler will head out west this year. We're live just north of the Twin Cities by Forest Lake 6 months a year.

[pawatt]

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