My first post: sacrilege....
I made the mistake, or opportunity of contacting greatescapes.com. They claim to give 50% off campgrounds and more. It is feeling like I am getting spammed but would like to know if anyone has tried...
Forum Discussion
soren wrote:
It would be absolutely silly to skip Passport America, and Good Sam, for a year of traveling. Unless you are going to avoid any privately held campgrounds, you will quickly make up the cost of both memberships, and save a ton of money after that. Don't be fooled into the idea that state parks will be a bargain. I was in the mid-west recently, and got on the phone with a state reservation clerk. She told me that after paying daily passes for our motorhome AND toad, we would be billed a total of $47 for the night at a run of the mill state park. We found a nearly private park, with a pool, and other nice amenities, for $31. State parks are not guaranteed to be cheaper than private parks, and in some states, they are flat out crazy. Thousand Trails and other high dollar camping deals are one thing, but there is no excuse for hitting the road, for any extended trip, without Passport, Good Sam, and maybe the KOA discount card.
I checked out one state park in TX years back and the "daily rate" was reasonable, then they tacked on a per person/per day additional park fee. put it higher than a local good private park.
bumpy
