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loddy

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Hi Guys
I will be coming back in June to spend another 6 months in your lovely country 8). I have left my RV in Sacramento and will be traveling East, there are 2 places on our todo list that I can't get good information on, they are,  the best campground in or near Las Vegas ( don't want expensive ) perhaps something with a shuttle to the strip, and secondly best place near the Grand Canyon  to camp and  best view without being ripped off

Thanks in anticipation

Loddy  ;D
 
If you want to stay right on the strip Circus,Circus has a campground ( really just a asphalt lot )run by KOA. It's kind of expensive but it might be worth it for the convenience - http://www.circuscircus.com/las_vegas_hotel/rv_park.aspx

Main Street Station in downtown has a RV park (asphalt lot again) that is inexpensive ,under twenty dollars the last time that we stayed there and free if you play in the casinos a bit. The freeway passes close by so it's a little noisy but otherwise isolated from the rest of downtown and a good place to stay cheaply. There are shuttles to the strip. The RV park isn't mentioned on their website but you can call and make a reservation or just check in at the hotel desk after parking at the park - http://www.mainstreetcasino.com/

We always stay at the national park campground at the Grand Canyon.
 
You really should rethink going to Las Vegas in June. The heat in an RV would be terrible. The average daytime temp there is 100F. You might want to consider staying in a motel while you are there.

There are three options for staying at the Grand Canyon. If you don't want hookups and are 30 feet or shorter then Mather Campground is the best bet. If you want hookups then Trailer Village is located inside the park and Grand Canyon Camper Village is located just outside the park. Both are around $40 per night. All three are located on the free shuttle route so you don't need to worry about getting around in the park.
 
Pay attention to what Tom said. You do NOT want to stay in Las Vegas in June (or July or August or September). The campgrounds are mostly asphalt parking lots and the sun and the heat off the asphalt will be nasty. You'll have to have electric hookups and the A/C will run 24/7.

Grand Canyon will be much nicer than Vegas. The campgrounds in the park are where you'll want to stay but you'll need reservations if you're going in June, it's the busy season. And none of the campgrounds at Grand Canyon have a "view" of the canyon, too many trees. Of course, if you stay in the park, you'll be able to ride the free shuttle over to the rim and sit and enjoy the view.

Have you thought about going north from Sacramento where you'll find cooler temperatures? Oregon and Washington are beautiful.

Enjoy
Wendy
 
Thanks for all your replies, Wendy as we started in Florida last year we have done the upper states and Canada and down into Washington and Oregon so our route is now East to do the lower states, did think about the temp. but thought we could cope

Loddy
 
Loddy, in adddition to the high temperature, the relative humidity will be very low. As I always tell our UK visitors, be sure to drink lots of fluids. One of our relatives, a very fit soccer player, collapsed in a casino in Vegas. Paramedics arrived and took him to hospital. Diagnosis - dehydration due to not drinking sufficient fluids (other than a few pints), although we'd warned him on many occasions.
Edit: Typo.
 
loddy said:
  did think about the temp. but thought we could cope

Loddy,

Yes I  think you can cope.  You will just need to run the AC all the time.  We were married in Las Vegas on July 4 ( 1997) and had a wonderful  Las Vegas  stay at Silvertons RV Resort and Casino. Sadly the RV park is not there any longer but there is a big Freeway interchange and a Big Bass Pro Store. We had our 36 foot motorhome with  2 air conditioning units.  Just keep doors closed window blinds pulled and then run into the VERY air conditioned casinos where you may even need a sweater!

  Las Vegas is a city not to be missed when touring our country.  A social phenomenon I think about how many people come to such a desert location for the bright lights and gambling.  We don't gamble but  to walk the Fairmont Street area is so much fun and to  look a the  lavish hotels is amazing.  Have fun.
 
I have used Sam's Town RV park when I have been in Las Vegas.  Rates were reasonable and they have a shuttle service to the strip.
 
A small correction to Betty's comment.  The I-15 & NV 160 interchange does not have a Cabellas.  It does have a really neat Bass Pro Shops with great wildlife displays and gorgeous waterfalls and it's at the Silverton Casino.

Speaking of the temperatures - have you given any thought to visiting Utah?  It's a fabulous state with many national and state parks that are fun to visit.  Their advantage is that many (Zion, Cedar Breaks, Bryce) are at higher altitudes so it's not as hot.  If you visit Las Vegas or any of our southwestern hot destinations, please do heed Tom's advice and drink plenty of liquids.  I know it sounds a little obsessive, but never go anywhere without a bottle of water!

ArdraF
 
My "drink lots of fluids" caveat for visiting Brits stands. When you live in a country where the RH is much higher, it can easily and quickly catch you unawares, as evidenced by my "very fit soccer player" example.

FWIW in our part of the UK, we used to joke that it rained 365 366 days a year  ;D  Loddy comes from a different part of the UK, but they don't have that many more dry days.
 
Thanks Guys

Yes Tom we were over there in the heatwave last year ( cattle dying in the fields ) and my partner Estelle got caught out with a UTI because she was dehydrated and ended up in Roanoak (spelling) hospital.

Thanks for all the advise

Only across the Bristol channel Tom, we can see the motherland

Loddy
 
[quote author=loddy]Only across the Bristol channel Tom, we can see the motherland[/quote]

We used to have a saying "when standing on one end of Swansea Bay, if you can see the Mumbles (at the other end of the bay), it's going to rain; If you can't see the Mumbles, it's already raining". On very rare occasions, we could see the West Country; Then we knew for sure we were in a drought  ;D
 
loddy said:
Thanks Guys

Yes Tom we were over there in the heatwave last year ( cattle dying in the fields ) and my partner Estelle got caught out with a UTI because she was dehydrated and ended up in Roanoak (spelling) hospital.

Thanks for all the advise

Only across the Bristol channel Tom, we can see the motherland

Loddy

If that was Roanoke, you were in Virginia which has singularly unpleasant summers -- temps in the 90s and humidity in the 60/70% range.  Sticky and cloying. 

However, the Southwestern low deserts, where Vegas is has temperatures in the 110/120s and humidities below 10%.  Those ranges are deadly.  The low humidity sucks a person dry before they realize that it is happening.  Salt and other electrolytes are stripped out of your body and need to be replaced -- especially salt tablets and such.  With the dehydration your body temperature regulation starts to go haywire and heat exhaustion quickly sets in.  This can grade into heat stroke, a genuine medical emergency.  I have seen it happen.

If you must go to Vegas in the summer, plan on staying in a large hotel.  Leave the motorhome in the parking lot.  As others have said, RV AC has a hardtime beating the heat and sun of Vegas.
 
Hi

We left Vegas about 2-3 weeks ago now, having delayed going until it "warmed up"! We stayed back in the Yuma area and California for a few more weeks. We stayed on the Main street Station Site. somewhat noisy, with a Fire/ambulance Station across the road!!. Its a short walk to the Bus near Fremont Street which for a $7 daily ticket gives access to the strip. We paid about $17 per night for a FULL hookup. and access to the Laundry etc. It`s clean, Patrolled by Casino Security, Good Value, during late March. We where advised that from end of MAY onward it is REALLY HOT. We are currently on site Near Fort Worth (Texas) to visit the Stockyards Area and Poss; Dealey Plaza (where Kennedy was shot) in Dallas?. Having "done" parts of Route-66  and Lake Havesu before Easter along with the Painted Dessert, Sedona, and the Petrified Forest, now en-route back to Houston, to put the r-v into storage. and Home in May.
 
We will be in Vegas TOMORROW and are leaning towards staying at Sam's Town Hotel/RV and Casino.  Looks to be $25 a night with full-hookups for rigs over 30ft.  We have 2 small kids need a place that is somewhat quite at night and safe.  Beyond that, I wanted access to the strip for a day visit and the hotel pool sounds like a fun day for the kids as well. 

If anyone would advise against this place or for another, please let me know ASAP!

On a side note, we are also looking for a drop-in style child care facility in Vegas, in hopes of getting a date night.  Anyone have any tips on that? 

LOVE this RV forum!!!!!
 
Sam's Town is a nice campground but it's nowhere near the Strip. They do, however, run a shuttle to the Strip. And you might want to take a run out to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. The KOA at Circus Circus is right on the Strip but is essentially a parking lot with hookups and a swimming pool. It is right there at the Circus Circus Casino which has some cool things for kids. Main Street Station is downtown and is cheap but is extremely noisy (fire station across the street, freeway right next door).

Enjoy your trip.
Wendy
 

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