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RE: Resort Campgrounds 2-3 hrs outside NYC?
Newburgh NY KOA, possibly?
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kknowlton
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07/10/19 10:39pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Redwood National Park question
Another vote for Crescent City KOA. LOVED the big trees in part of the CG. (Most of the sites in the trees are tent sites, though.)
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kknowlton
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07/08/19 08:11pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Spokane WA
About an hour northeast of Spokane is Farragut State Park, outside of Athol, Idaho. Nice campgrounds there, some with FHUs. The park is on Lake Pend d'Oreille (pronounced Ponderay), and I am pretty sure you can kayak there. You may need reservations, especially for FHU sites. Best FHU sites are in Gilmore CG (there are 5 or 6 named CGs in the park). Interesting park; in WWII it was a Navy training base (yep, that far inland!) The old brig is now a museum.
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kknowlton
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07/08/19 08:08pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Northern Michigan advice
Whitefish Point Lighthouse hasn't been mentioned (at least not that I saw, skimming your responses). Not far from Tahquamenon Falls. Very interesting visit, with a museum there devoted to Great Lakes shipwrecks.
Do not miss Mackinac Island!
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kknowlton
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07/08/19 07:52pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Downsizing to TT
Six years ago we downsized from a 34' Flagstaff to a 27' Rockwood (that's full length, including the hitch, for both trailers), as we found that the big one, comfy as it was to stay in, was too big for most state park and national forest CGs. Glad we made the switch. (See sig for our current model.) Probably a little heavier than what you were looking for, but our truck has zero problem with it anywhere.
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kknowlton
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07/08/19 07:49pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Planning A Trip
The FL state park we camped in was Blackwater River SP, in the panhandle. Beautiful park, inland so less popular than the beachfront ones. Our site was HUGE - we had a 34' TT at the time and there was way more than enough room for it and our truck, and not hard to back into. FHU site. I'd recommend it.
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kknowlton
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07/08/19 07:43pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Picking up new camper
Very nice. I like the layout. Have a great time with it!
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kknowlton
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07/08/19 07:38pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tow vehicle miss match
A couple years ago at a rest area, we saw a family with an older fullsize van pulling an even older trailer, perhaps 18-20' max. No WD hitch. Man, did they sag in the middle!
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kknowlton
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07/06/19 11:02pm |
Towing
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RE: Billings, Mt to Cody, Wy
I90 west to pick up route 212 at Laurel, which joins route 310 at Rockdale then route 72, which becomes route 120 at the MT/WY border. Easy drive, we have used this route in the opposite direction several times
Great route - the only one we use when going to those destinations.
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kknowlton
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07/06/19 10:59pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Michigan to Yellowstone and back
Another vote for Grizzly RV Park in "West." That's our go-to park these days. Very nice, if perhaps a bit too manicured. :)
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kknowlton
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07/06/19 10:51pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Hwy 95 from Winnemucca to Boise, Id. and RV sites in Idaho
Not sure how close to Boise you need to be, but Mountain Home RV Park is really nice.
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kknowlton
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07/06/19 10:37pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Gardiner Montana
Another vote for Rocky Mt RV Park. Tight sites but you won't be hanging around the CG anyway - too much to see in & around the Park. Check out the Yellowstone Forever shop in town, and see if the Park historical museum is available to visit; it's new and has weird hours but should have some neat stuff.
That's where I stayed several years ago. Small world story at that CG. I had a Chalet A-frame pop-up. Guy about my age walks up to me in the CG and said "weren't you at a campground in Ogallala Nebraska earlier this week"? Yeah! He said "we were camped right next to you when that storm was rolling in"....."I remember the a-frame and motorcycle in your truck bed". I guess I was too busy putting safety straps over camper roof as a precaution to the pending storm to pay attention but did recall a guy in a class A next to me.
Something similar happened to us a couple years ago; we noticed a MH from NH in a state park we were camping in not far from our home, then about a month later, there they were in a small private CG in central Idaho! Fun to get reacquainted with them!
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kknowlton
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07/06/19 10:35pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Glacier Nat'l Park tips?
If you want to park at the Logan Pass visitor center, you need to be there before 9 AM. Otherwise the lot is full and rangers will direct you to just keep going.
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kknowlton
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07/06/19 10:28pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Fall trip to Kentucky
KY Horse Park has a decent CG and I believe you get free or reduced admission to the park if you are staying in the CG. Land Between the Lakes (aka LBL) was one of our favorite camping vacations in past years; we especially liked Piney CG but there are several others that are really nice too. YES, you WILL need reservations! These are popular spots (especially LBL in the fall) and you are not likely to find a site just showing up. I might recommend renting a car in a few spots, though if the weather is fine, biking between CG and nearby point of interest is a possibility. A drive in the countryside around Paris, KY by the big thoroughbred farms is nice. Oh, don't miss Old Friends, a farm for retired thoroughbreds, in Georgetown - not far from KY Horse Park. Well worth at least a half day visit. (Allow a couple days for the Horse Park.)
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kknowlton
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07/06/19 10:20pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Trip from West Coast around the US
If you are taking your toad, don't worry about public transportation except if you are visiting larger cities (Boston & NYC especially, also Chicago). Rural roads and small towns are a great way to get acquainted with different areas of the country, and there is precious little public trans there. :) Be aware that roads and streets in the East are very much narrower than you might be used to out here. You will probably want to park the MH in a campground in each general area and do day trips from there. B&Bs and hotels are certainly an option, but the B&Bs especially may have limited parking space.
Also be aware that state parks there often don't have hookups, and sites may be much too small for your MH. As already suggested, do some research and figure out where you will want to stay. I do suggest reservations near cities and in popular tourist areas, especially on weekends and around holidays. (Columbus Day counts as a holiday too.)
Incidentally, be sure to have your passport or passport card with you for this trip, if you plan to visit the Maritime provinces. (But then, you probably already know that.)
I hope you are planning on spending a good number of months for this trip! It's quite extensive (but sounds like a great one!)
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kknowlton
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07/06/19 10:09pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Mt. Rushmore and Yellowstine around July 4
July 4 is the unofficial beginning of the height of tourist season in YNP. Lately, with all the (usually foreign) bus tours starting in the spring, it's been quite busy, but it always is during camping season these days, so we deal with it. We need hookups but Bridge Bay is tight, so we usually camp in West Yellowstone now. (Grizzly is great; if you have kids with you who might want to blow off steam in a playground or pool, the KOA closest to town is good, though pricey - but then, everything is pricey there.) Agreed with those who say, make reservations early, both for Yellowstone and for the Black Hills. Years ago we stayed at the Rafter J Bar in the Black Hills and loved it; depends what section of that large campground you choose though.
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kknowlton
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06/28/19 11:17pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Traveling without a car
Depends on the kind of campground you stay in, and if you have another alternate form of transportation (one of those adult "tricycles" with a basket could be very helpful). When we had our MH, it was too small to tow a car, and we found it a royal pain to get set up in camp, only to need groceries or firewood, then have to undo everything to go get those things we needed. If you tend to camp in well-provisioned RV parks, you may find this less of an issue, but we leaned toward state and national parks, and ended up switching to trailers over the years since, partly for that reason.
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kknowlton
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06/28/19 08:56pm |
RV Parks, Campgrounds and Attractions
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RE: Chicago to Glacier NP during Stugis
Jamestown has a HUGE buffalo statue, and a rather interesting little museum. Farther west, Theodore Roosevelt NP is worth a day or two, IMO.
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kknowlton
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06/28/19 08:50pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Photo Thread - Post Your PUP Pics Here
Great-looking rig, MikeUp!
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kknowlton
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06/24/19 05:56pm |
Folding Trailers
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RE: Michigan & The Great Lakes bound, July 2019
Do not miss Mackinac Island. BTW, pronunciation: Mackinac is pronounced the same as Mackinaw. :) There are several very large private campgrounds in/near Mackinaw City, so you might find a site to reserve shortly before your stay. Not sure about finding one as a drive-up. It's a pretty popular area.
The lower peninsula has some lovely little lakes, most sand-bottomed (a real treat with all the muddy-bottomed lakes in much of the Midwest). But we like the UP best too.
Ditto on the Henry Ford/Greenfield Village. It's a do-not-miss, IMO.
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kknowlton
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06/18/19 10:13pm |
Roads and Routes
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