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Frustration traveling Utah/Colorado/Idaho/Oregon
On our first long, time unlimited, summer romp and have been frustrated by how difficult it has been to book reservations where we are trying to go. Tried to get close to Grand Lake, Colorado, and the closest we could find a place to plant the rig was Hayden, CO, 3 hours away. All local campgrounds are booked until end of summer. Trying to chart a course to Coburg, Oregon in August, and having no luck finding anywhere to stop along the way, even booking 3-4 weeks in advance. Is this a common problem or has the entire country taken up RV camping this year? Seems like you need to plan logistics 6 months in advance?
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Yes, Prexactly what I have had to do last couple times in Colorado – six months in advance.
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From the time we purchased our very first Motorhome in 1969 until this present day we have been aware that the RV Vehicle producing industry is light years ahead of the RV camp grounds and resorts industry. There is just simply not enough quality facilities to go around. Although this is not true everywhere, we find it generally is the case. Thank God for a vehicle that offers multiple choices, including dry camping.
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Trying to reserve a parking spot for a week or more can be difficult if the reservation includes weekend days. This is because many “weekend campers” are reserving weekend days & nights far ahead throughout the summer months. So far in our travels this summer, we’ve found that getting a parking site on week days/nights has been fairly easy but we have had to pay up for premium sites on the weekend as they are less likely to be reserved by the weekend campers. But I do believe the commercial RV parks are busier this summer especially in heavy tourist traffic locations. Don’t even think about getting a weekend parking spot in most state and national parks as those are booked up months in advance. We just paid near $70 per night for a so called “premium site” at at KOA this last weekend.
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we stay near Boise last august
how about Burnrvpark.com in burns Oregon on hwy 20-26. Stopped there last summer coming and going from marathon without reservations and did once this summer without one
have you tried crown villa in bend
we over night end in a small rv parks this year in snowville Utah. wasn’t much of a park but had 50 amp
some of the parks we have stayed in by following the signs at exits.
If we drive late, it’s off to looking for a mall or Home Depot or Truckstop etc
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I think the fuel cost has got people out on the road. I remember when fuel was 4.50 a gallon, don’t remember any campround problems then. Not that I want to go back to those days….
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Parking spots in the Rockies in the summer can be as difficult to find as winter parking spots in Florida…
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Weekends are difficult but during the week one can still get good spots. We just went to the Oregon coast (Newport) for 3 days and only reserved a couple of days ahead. Even on weekends you can still find dry camping spots in state parks if you are willing to run your generator for a couple of hours in the morning and evening.
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After our first year of coach ownership we realized two things. First, we couldn’t travel and keep a garden. Long periods away from home allowed weeds and critters to ruin our garden. But the most important lesson was summer travel was significantly more difficult than when schools are in session.
All of the comments about RV park spaces were true 25 years ago also. Not only that, in some parts of the country, such as the northeast parking in rest areas was almost impossible so something simple such as wanting to stop for a sandwich was a problem. Then there is the heat. I just don’t handle heat very well so there is not much I want to do when it is 80 degrees out.
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