Snowbirds exiting

[garmp]

Nothing against snow birds, I envy them. But when do they start migrating home? I looking for a gulf coast campsite, preferably a state park for the end of March/early April. The popular ones (Gulf State Park for one) I've checked are booked up.
thanks

[Dave_H_M]

When we camped in the FL panhandle, the snow birds/homies that dominated the camp ground took off north right after the Saint Pattie's day blow out.

[falconbrother]

way2roll wrote:

garmp wrote:
It just occurred to me that snow birds aren't the issue with fully booked parks. We generally stay at State or COE parks and I believe that these parks have a stay limit of 14 days. I don't think snow birds want to relocate every 14 days. So what's with the full capacity at these parks in late March. School should still be in. Guess it's all those darn retired baby boomers (like us) on the road.
Won't give up the search, there's gotta be something out there.

Covid campers. This year, more than any other I can remember in a decade, is almost impossible to get into a SP on a whim. They are booked out for months. I know some folks on here say they continue to wing it with no issues, but that hasn't been my experience at all. Part of the fun of owning an RV is spontaneity. Not any more.

Agreed. Back in 1987 when we started RVing you could just about wing it all the time. Those days are long gone. That definitely takes some of the fun out of RVing. Stealth camping is the way to go now if you want to be spontaneous.

[way2roll]

garmp wrote:
It just occurred to me that snow birds aren't the issue with fully booked parks. We generally stay at State or COE parks and I believe that these parks have a stay limit of 14 days. I don't think snow birds want to relocate every 14 days. So what's with the full capacity at these parks in late March. School should still be in. Guess it's all those darn retired baby boomers (like us) on the road.
Won't give up the search, there's gotta be something out there.

Covid campers. This year, more than any other I can remember in a decade, is almost impossible to get into a SP on a whim. They are booked out for months. I know some folks on here say they continue to wing it with no issues, but that hasn't been my experience at all. Part of the fun of owning an RV is spontaneity. Not any more.

[pianotuna]

Seeing as the border is opening November 8 at 12:01 am, there will be a large influx of Canadian Snow Birds.

[rk911]

blaczero wrote:

rk911 wrote:
we head to AZ from Chicago in early jAN (but not going this year...sigh) and leave AZ usually no later than April 15.

if you're in Chicago until Jan you're not a snowbird, **** that's cold!

We leave CT around the beginning of Oct, and head back up around late April/early May

well we have birthdays and a little thing called Christmas. but not this year. 😞

[blaczero]

rk911 wrote:
we head to AZ from Chicago in early jAN (but not going this year...sigh) and leave AZ usually no later than April 15.

if you're in Chicago until Jan you're not a snowbird, **** that's cold!

We leave CT around the beginning of Oct, and head back up around late April/early May

[garmp]

It just occurred to me that snow birds aren't the issue with fully booked parks. We generally stay at State or COE parks and I believe that these parks have a stay limit of 14 days. I don't think snow birds want to relocate every 14 days. So what's with the full capacity at these parks in late March. School should still be in. Guess it's all those darn retired baby boomers (like us) on the road.
Won't give up the search, there's gotta be something out there.

[rk911]

we head to AZ from Chicago in early jAN (but not going this year...sigh) and leave AZ usually no later than April 15.

[Cummins12V98]

ZERO correct answer!

We typically head South from NW WA in October whenever the weather starts to turn cold. Then head North from SoCal/AZ when it starts to warm up in NW WA say late April early May.

[Michelle_S]

It might not have anything to do with Snow Birds, I've looked into several of our favorite New York State Parks in the Central to Western New York area and they are already booked just about solid for the Summer.

[wanderingaimles]

General consensus here is Easter
snowbird thread

[Lwiddis]

End of March can be chilly in the northern tier. That’s a bit early IMO.