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Best Campground Near Wallops Island/Chincoteague, VA?
Hello All, We plan to spend a week near Wallops Island/Chincoteague, VA this summer. I've found a number of RV parks in the area we're interested in, and would appreciate some feedback. Tom's Cove, Maddox Family Campground, Pine Grove, and Tall Pines Harbor are nearest where we'd like to be. Any thoughts/recommendations? Thanks!1.2KViews0likes5CommentsRe: Jersey shore
I grew up spending the summers at the Jersey shore in Sea Isle, and still to this day try to avoid Wildwood. It's just too big and noisy and "overdone" for me. I think Ocean City, NJ is the perfect shore town for a family with kids looking for a fun boardwalk. Their amusement parks have rides for all ages, the food on the boardwalk can't be beat, and it is definitely MUCH more affordable than Wildwood (we call it "Childwood" due to the large groups of roaming teenagers).646Views0likes0CommentsRe: Total Newbie With Questions
We have a 1994 Class C and get about 7.5 mpg. We have had to repair/replace quite a bit on ours since getting it last year, as well as buying seven new tires. Check the age code on your tires, and if they are more than 7 years old, they need to be replaced. Be prepared to spend a lot of time and $ fixing up anything and everything! RVing is never inexpensive, and an older rig will need a lot of TLC. Welcome to the forum, and good luck!334Views0likes0CommentsBike/Cargo Rack for Older Class C?
We'd like to take four bikes with us on our NJ to New England trip this summer, but the cargo/bike carrier we intended to purchase is back ordered and will not be available in time. We liked this one for a variety of reasons, including price, and are hoping to find something similar (under $200 if possible). We need one that will hold 4 bikes on a 2" receiver mount, but because of the spare tire, must stand off 14". DH does NOT want one that mounts on the spare tire or the ladder. Our RV is a 1994 Four Winds 30' Class C on E350 chassis. Any suggestions? Thanks so much!694Views0likes2CommentsRe: NJ through New England - Campground Ideas Needed
Tvov wrote: Acadia is really neat to explore. If you have bicycles, the "carriage roads" give you miles of biking roads. They are a little hilly, but really easy to bike on. Tons of hiking. One great thing about Acadia is that most of the scenic areas can accessed by car (or at least gotten very close to), so major hiking is not necessary. Athough.... if you are in shape for hiking, lots of great hiking trails. The "Beehive" is a neat, quick hike that has you climb a steep but relatively short trail that leads to a great scenic overlook - although, almost every at Acadia has a "great scenic overlook". Oh, one very important thing about hiking in Acadia -- the distances are VERY hard to estimate by eye due to the hills. The maps are accurate, but many trails are up and down steep hills. Just keep that in mind when planning your hiking route. If possible, visit "Thunder hole" at night. Really cool to experience the booming of the surf in the dark. Make sure, at least one morning, go to the top of Cadillac Mountain to see the sunrise. You will be the first people on the continental United States to see the sunrise. Besides that, it is a really neat sunrise! Oh, and one more thing... you may want to spend more time at Acadia than you've alloted. DH and I visited Acadia a few times many years ago, and definitely plan to take our boys to the Beehive...we've just been waiting till they were old enough! We hope to bring bikes, but are not sure yet. Thanks for the suggestions!563Views0likes0CommentsRe: NJ through New England - Campground Ideas Needed
Tvov wrote: What are you driving, and if a MH, do you have a toad? Riverdale is just a place with hookups. Nice enough campground, but nothing really to do there. If you are going to spend a whole day there, you will probably want to get out and about. We have a motorhome, but no toad, so are considering renting a car for the Maine part of the trip. We picked Riverdale because we have a site with its own private little fishing dock (my boys are very excited about it!), and just wanted a place to relax and decompress away from home before we head farther north. Thanks for the suggestions!563Views0likes0CommentsRe: NJ through New England - Campground Ideas Needed
loggenrock wrote: Rather than back-tracking all the way from VT to Clinton, CT, seems like I recall some CG's in NY just west of the Hudson River - around Rte 87... think there's a KOA over there... ST Good idea, looking into that!562Views0likes0Comments
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