Advanced trip planning? Yes or no?
We hit the road full-time last July with almost nothing of a plan. It worked because we stayed away from tourist spots. Also late summer/fall is sort the end of the high season for most campgrounds....
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You stated you began in July and had no problems finding sites because you stayed away from tourist spots.
So.... you're leaving in April and are concerned? What will you be doing differently? Will you now hit the tourist spots? If you do what you did in July you'll have no issues.
We didn't make reservations for our 16 years of full-timing unless we definitely had to be somewhere at a specific time such as visiting family. Honestly, we never had a problem and we even went to many national parks and up to Alaska.
If you're flexible as to where you stay and if you don't need to be where the tourist go then you'll do just fine without reservations.
Plan to travel Sunday through Wednesday and have your weekend spot on Thursday. Never try to move on a Friday or weekend.
For the major 3-day holidays, pick places with absolutely no water such as rivers, lakes, pools. That's where the vacationers will be. Find a nice quiet off the main roads RV park or a public campground. If you're in the western states there is plenty of public lands to boondock - national forest and BLM lands.
Try it. You'll be surprised.
So.... you're leaving in April and are concerned? What will you be doing differently? Will you now hit the tourist spots? If you do what you did in July you'll have no issues.
We didn't make reservations for our 16 years of full-timing unless we definitely had to be somewhere at a specific time such as visiting family. Honestly, we never had a problem and we even went to many national parks and up to Alaska.
If you're flexible as to where you stay and if you don't need to be where the tourist go then you'll do just fine without reservations.
Plan to travel Sunday through Wednesday and have your weekend spot on Thursday. Never try to move on a Friday or weekend.
For the major 3-day holidays, pick places with absolutely no water such as rivers, lakes, pools. That's where the vacationers will be. Find a nice quiet off the main roads RV park or a public campground. If you're in the western states there is plenty of public lands to boondock - national forest and BLM lands.
Try it. You'll be surprised.
