Campground Descriptions ~ Just Thinking

msmith1199 wrote:

rockhillmanor wrote:

Devonm2012 wrote:

Popsie wrote:
One tactic that works for us is to leave around 9 am, then drive for four or five hours.

We have possible places in mind, and when we get to the first one, we park and walk around to check the place out. If it doesn't suit us, we move on down the road. We almost always can find a decent place for a reasonable price by the end of the day.

In planning the possible places to stay, we use RVParkReviews, mapping programs and their satellite views, and a number of web sites.

One factor in choosing candidate parks/campgrounds is "why are we going to stop at that place?" We like to drive one day, then stop for a few days or weeks. The places of interest available in the area are usually more important than the parking place amenities.

Oh my......we are booked months in advance. I would have a stroke if we did not have a reservation long in advance! We are big, and tow a car, and just would never want to not know we had a place reserved. Now, we have left after one night, if a must, but can't imagine just hitting the road with no place confirmed. Just doesn't work for us. I am a planner, planner, planner and need to know point A and point B. Just how I am.

You need to lighten up and live a little! :B
4 years on the road full timing and counting and I have NEVER made a reservation. I have a big MH AND towing also and have never had a problem finding a CG to park for the night. Whether it be 3 in the afternoon, 6 or 8 at night when I decided to come off the road. Heck one time I pulled into a CG midnight! :C

I had a friend at work that was just like this. She had a 5th wheel and whenever they left the house she had the entire trip planned out down the minute with reservations for every night. I rented a motorhome back then for 10 days. We live in the middle of California. I literally got to the freeway before deciding if we were heading north or south. Did the same thing each day of the trip. When I told my friend at work about this she thought I was just plain crazy. It upset her to even think that I would do that on vacation. :)

That is great! I love hearing stories like that. It is just not me. I am a planner.....have always been a planner......love planning....and see no reason to change. I think we have lots of flexibility and have never worried if we changed a reservation or paid a penalty. We have done it a number of times. For example, we went to a VERY small campground in Vermont. They only had two sites that were 50 amp and would hold us. We were reserved long in advance and both those sites were booked solid all season. At that park, we met two of the most amazing couples that I see us being in touch with for a very long time. Since then we have already met up another time, and plan to meet up again this Thursday. So, to me, being a planner is not bad, as we would have never met them had we not planned that stay out long in advance. :)