RV Camping

[fishhogg]

What is the average cost of Rv camp grounds,Rv parks, west to east coast and do they really enforce a 10 year old or newer policy? Thanks

[D___M]

fishhogg wrote:
What is the average cost of Rv camp grounds, Rv parks, west to east coast You have put forth a little too broad of question to be answered accurately. It depends on many variables. No hookups, full hook ups, wifi, cable, beachfront, mountains, destination CG's, pull through sites. You get the idea. A range is $30 to $100+ And Walmart, Flying J, and Cracker Barrel are always free. 🙂

You will need to decide what you want and where you want to be. Then contact the GG for their rates.

and do they really enforce a 10 year old or newer policy? Haven't seen it happen yet. But then again, I haven't seen Paris either.

Thanks You're welcome

[ron_dittmer]

I am glad to read of people taking advantage of RV parks. That opens up the national parks & forests for us. Thank you for that!

Last year we were out for 4 weeks and stayed in zero RV parks. Government owned camp grounds range around $20 for non-hook-up sites. When in-route, our costs are free at Walmarts and rest areas and such. About 2/3 of our camping fees were ~$20, 1/3 were at free locations. It helps make our gas-hog vacationing work for us.

Three years from now, if an RV park refuses to accommodate us for the 10 year rule, I think my wife and I will burst out laughing.

[Bordercollie]

Some RV parks will let you dump for $10. Some Elks lodges have dump facilities for a fee. If you and your rig looks patched up and dilapidated, you might get an "I'm sorry" in nicer RV parks. I've seen some sorry looking rigs that look like they haven't moved in years with cars on blocks and lots of kids running around. Good idea to drive around before you decide to stay.

[Jim_Shoe]

This question comes up from time to time.
If you know of somebody that can tell the age of every model of every RV brand by looking at it, let me know. The "10 year rule" is there so that a CG owner can say "no" to an RV that is so beat up it may never move again. And folks on this forum and on park reviews will mention it. Not good for business.
Kinda like a CG turning down money if its too wrinkled.
Airstream trailers are classic, and you'd have to be an expert to tell the age by looking, but no CG owner will turn one away. My 2004 'C' turns 10 this year, but when not on the road, its been stored in a heated building since I bought it and looks new. Next year it will magically become a 2005.

[2012Coleman]

Places that enforce a ten year rule are most likely pricey anyway, which will take them off the list in the first place. Maybe focus on state parks.

[ronfisherman]

Moved from Class C.

[SCVJeff]

Francesca Knowles wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:
$ 43.08

No.

that's before AAA, AARP, GS, PA.. Combined you can get it to $43.00

Canadian. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and leap year February 29ths.

You're so picky.....

[Francesca_Knowl]

SCVJeff wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:
$ 43.08

No.

that's before AAA, AARP, GS, PA.. Combined you can get it to $43.00

Canadian. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and leap year February 29ths.

[SCVJeff]

Francesca Knowles wrote:
$ 43.08

No.

that's before AAA, AARP, GS, PA.. Combined you can get it to $43.00

[tatest]

Between the Colorado Plateau and the eastern edge of the Corn Belt, I'm finding that RV parks range from $5 a night (and maybe free the first day) to $60, that's mixing municipal and county RV parks (not campgrounds) with commercial parks that range from overnight parking with hookups behind the motel or gas station to destination RV parks, but no real resorts.

Campgrounds, about $5 a night to $40 a night, usually around $16-24 for RV hookups, less for just parking, higher for popular destinations. I've been told people pay more for RV sites in very popular beach parks, but we don't do that in the middle of the country and I'm not a park on the beach person.

There are lots of places where you can park overnight for free, and others where you can camp for free a couple weeks at a time, off the grid.

So "average" depends on what you include in the average, and how you weight it, because for some people their average might be about $40 where Francesca puts it, others it might be $60-80 (green fees extra), and for many $0 because they simply don't go places where they are required to pay.

Since you are thinking of snowbirding, that puts you in a category of maybe wanting to be someplace warm at the time everybody else wants to be someplace warm, and staying for a while. You can somewhat boondock that too, if you are willing to keep moving, but many boondock in Long Term Visitor areas where the cost is a few hundred dollars for the season.

Most public campgrounds to not have long term stays, but I know of at least one municipal RV park that allows a small number of seasonals, and a tribal park that has long term winter visitors (though most snowbirds don't consider it a warm place). Long term stays are the business of RV parks, and that cost can range from $100 a month plus utilities to $3000 or more. I see $300-400 being pretty typical for a decent place that has a moderate but not really warm winter, in rural small towns where those same RV parks make most of their money catering to agricultural, construction, and infrastructure workers that leave the parks during snowbird season because jobs are seasonal. Think Cotton Belt, and Delta Country.

[kcmoedoe]

Francesca Knowles wrote:
$ 43.08

No.

Wow!!! I hadn't read the July Data yet. Inflation is definitely upon us since the June report had the average at $42.97.

[azrving]

fishhogg wrote:
We are thinking about becoming Snow birds! Looking at used Rvs (class c,28-31ft) west coast to east on the southern end. We have to be in Montana in May for a graduation and then back to Alaska for the summer. And yes we would have a genset. Prefer boondocking.

I try to go free
Have you seen this site?

http://freecampsites.net/

I have had good luck with freecampsites or even if we needed to dump and do shore power we could find something for $10.00 to $20.00

It opens the door to lots of research on your part as to how you boondock. One small 12 volt battery wont go far and rv converters are sometimes not real good at keeping up with the demand. There is a lot to read on here as far as led bulbs, better converters, battery upgrades etc.

[pugslyyy]

When we are touring we usually stay at a full service campground at least once a week to do laundry, dump, fill, charge, etc.

[fishhogg]

We are thinking about becoming Snow birds! Looking at used Rvs (class c,28-31ft) west coast to east on the southern end. We have to be in Montana in May for a graduation and then back to Alaska for the summer. And yes we would have a genset. Prefer boondocking.