finding the perfect RV resort

[topher80]

Good morning. Peggy and I are in NH and are planning to store our motor coach in The Great Outdoor Resort in Titusville, FL for the winter. I discovered it at the rally in Syracuse. It looks great (large for sure) but we are looking for similar resorts in the country, do any of you have recommendations about 4-5 star resorts in other parts of the country?

We go to Palm Desert every winter (not yet by RV) but plan to when I retire. I am currently in a campground for the weekend in NH and it is large, mostly tents and trailers (we could be the only Class-A) and while sounding like a snob, I feel compelled to ask, where are the folks like us?

Thanks, in advance for your suggestions.

[Tvov]

Oh, and our 21 foot TT has 3 (three!) burners on the stove top... which is useless, as we only can use one at a time anyways. Stove top is not very big.

[Tvov]

daytripper63 wrote:
If you go to Palm desert you need to go to Indio Ca. Right next door and stay at the motorcoach country club
http://www.motorcoachcc.com/
It is an RV experience

Very cool! Wife and daughter would LOVE that place... son wants forest, but he might put up with a night or two there. I take it people use the "golf cart boats" to visit other campsites?

To the original poster, have fun! Maybe we'll see each other somewhere!

[Bumpyroad]

mena661 wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:
speaking of snobs, I was looking at a very expensive motorhome years back and fussed at the salesman because it only had a two burner stove, the fancy type that is inset down into the marble/or similar countertop.

I don't think I've used more than two burners at a time. Can't fit much else on these small RV stoves. Only two would be fine for us. Guess we're snobs! LOL!

well my current tiny TT only has two burners, but it didn't cost $$$$$$$$$$$$. and the salesman didn't have his nose stuck up in the air when he described it. 🙂
bumpy

[mena661]

Bumpyroad wrote:
speaking of snobs, I was looking at a very expensive motorhome years back and fussed at the salesman because it only had a two burner stove, the fancy type that is inset down into the marble/or similar countertop.

I don't think I've used more than two burners at a time. Can't fit much else on these small RV stoves. Only two would be fine for us. Guess we're snobs! LOL!

[msmith1199]

topher80 wrote:
Glad that you have been sending me stuff...(as I asked). The problem is I am still working.

Can you all do anything about that?

Thanks.

Sure, just tells us where you work and the bosses name and I'll make a few phone calls and see if we can't get you fired! Will that help?

[J-Rooster]

deandec wrote:
Well, us power boaters did not like being moored on a dock with all those blow boaters.

Just sayin...................

I see a lot of power boaters on Lake Havasu, since there is no speed limit on the lake! There really fun to watch especially when they run across the rear wake of the Ferry that runs across the lake to the California side!

[Bumpyroad]

speaking of snobs, I was looking at a very expensive motorhome years back and fussed at the salesman because it only had a two burner stove, the fancy type that is inset down into the marble/or similar countertop. He replied that the people who drive these motorhomes don't do a lot of cooking, they prefer to eat out at 4 star restaurants.
I then noticed a metallic door on a lower cabinet and asked what it was. He replied that it was a dish washer. My next question to him was if they don't do much cooking, why do they need a dishwasher. His reply with his nose in the air was that "It does a marvelous job on the crystal stemware".
Oh, I didn't buy it.
bumpy 🙂

[Altern]

Busskipper wrote:
You are not being Snobby at all and we have yet to meet any real Snobs in any RV Park.

X2 We've yet to meet snobs in an RV Park.
This so-called snobbery probably exists in the minds of folks when their own self worth and perception is low.

[Busskipper]

topher80 wrote:
Good morning. Peggy and I are in NH and are planning to store our motor coach in The Great Outdoor Resort in Titusville, FL for the winter.

TGOR of Titusville is a great community --- a good mix of every type of RV configuration – with a real golf course and in a good spot to live, IMHO, for about 2 months of the year(I’m not a fan of hot and Humid).

I discovered it at the rally in Syracuse. It looks great (large for sure) but we are looking for similar resorts in the country, do any of you have recommendations about 4-5 star resorts in other parts of the country?

A couple we have enjoyed on the East Coast at Lake Toxaway – Great in the spring and early Summer – Hilton Head – great in the late Fall – Winter and early Spring( too crowded and way too HOT in the Summer) Palm Desert has a host of choices, but if we are going to be in the area of the West we tend to try to be in the Utah area, of parts of Arizona and New Mexico, there the National Parks CG’s are usually not crowded and put you into an area that is truly Spectacular. Around San Antonio, Texas, there are a few that were Great – also the Hill Country of Texas has a number of good Winter locations.

We go to Palm Desert every winter (not yet by RV) but plan to when I retire. I am currently in a campground for the weekend in NH and it is large, mostly tents and trailers (we could be the only Class-A) and while sounding like a snob, I feel compelled to ask, where are the folks like us?

If you are asking where are all the Class “A”’s then my guess is they are on the road or in a number of National and State Parks across the country – you need to remember that you are in the minority, and they are “Motor Homes” motor being the operative word. So if you are just going to sit – get a time share or a house – if you are staying for months at a time – trailer of fifth-wheel – then if you are driving around staying maximum of a month or two, but mostly less then get the MH.


Thanks, in advance for your suggestions.

One of our all-time favorite spots is in Golden Colorado – sites looks out on Clear Creek – walk to the community center, library, town, Coors, Dinner and the Rockies are just up the Road. Not fancy but sure is Nice—most of the State parks out West are as nice as many of the high end “Resort” parks – all depends on what you are looking for.
You are not being Snobby at all and we have yet to meet any real Snobs in any RV Park.

JMHO,

[Busskipper]

Daveinet wrote:

deandec wrote:
Well, us power boaters did not like being moored on a dock with all those blow boaters.

Just sayin...................

EXCUSE ME????????? :B

But all seriousness aside, I've already found the perfect campground.

That is Hilton Head? Yes, if I'm not mistaken they frown on overnights in the lot.

But is sure a great place to spend the winter.

BOL,

[topher80]

Glad that you have been sending me stuff...(as I asked). The problem is I am still working.

Can you all do anything about that?

Thanks.

[Daveinet]

MRUSA wrote:
"love it, where is it
bumpy "

It's in his computer. Imaginary.

Or as Jimmy Buffet says about Margaretaville, "Where ever you want it to be". Once the curtains are closed at night, I can be anywhere I want.

[the_silverback]

In adddition to the 3 resorts all ready mentioned in northwestern Michigan, which are great, I would check out Rock Crusher Canyon in Crystal River Fl.

[msmith1199]

mena661 wrote:

TOOBOLD wrote:
Newport Dunes, Newport Beach, California. If that is your cup of tea and want to pay the price have at it. It is your choice don't mind the others. Thank God we are all not the same. Life would be boring.

Newport Dunes is just ok IMO. Ocean Mesa in Santa Barbara, CA is much nicer IMO. Also, Wine Country RV Resort in Paso Robles, CA. Campland in San Diego, CA is really expensive but awesome. None of these are Class A only but are very nice. You know, some people that RV can't afford RV parks. Would that make nearly everyone here that stays at a RV park a snob too? I say, stay where you want to stay. There's only one rule and that's to have fun.

I agree on Newport Dunes. I've never stayed there, but have driven through it a few times. Although it's in a great location, the park itself seems pretty crowded and the sites are small. They pack a lot of RV's in there. Now this isn't necessarily a bad thing and I wouldn't have a problem spending a week there, but as far as five star resorts go this really doesn't compare with some I've seen.