artpaulson
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70 years old & have NEVER been Camping (except as infant to 7 years with parents in 40's & 50's ). I purchased an annual Discover Pass & Senior lifetime card, ranger at REI said that was all I needed. I went online to get an idea on state parks as close to Bothell or Everett Washington as could be found.
ALL the places I looked at noted "Park CLOSES as DUSK" and you needed to reserve your place, rates began at around $30 for one person in a 32 foot RV. I really thought there would be somewhere that I could simply park for a week or two, where a $5 per 24 hour fee would be going rate ( at 2 weeks that's $70.00 more than I have, living on a retirement fixed income of $402.00 per month).
I did see in a publication Don Wrights guide to FREE campgrounds Western Edition 11th edition camp
sites a LONG way out in desert or ? I have no idea, but at 5 miles per gallon this HOG needs an owner
with money to spend for gas to reach the free sites, so those are for when I happen to be going that way I presume, IF I live that long :>). I get the feeling that everything has changed since this guide to free campgrounds was published 2002 ? PRICES and FEES that is. Any suggestions ?
ALL the places I looked at noted "Park CLOSES as DUSK" and you needed to reserve your place, rates began at around $30 for one person in a 32 foot RV. I really thought there would be somewhere that I could simply park for a week or two, where a $5 per 24 hour fee would be going rate ( at 2 weeks that's $70.00 more than I have, living on a retirement fixed income of $402.00 per month).
I did see in a publication Don Wrights guide to FREE campgrounds Western Edition 11th edition camp
sites a LONG way out in desert or ? I have no idea, but at 5 miles per gallon this HOG needs an owner
with money to spend for gas to reach the free sites, so those are for when I happen to be going that way I presume, IF I live that long :>). I get the feeling that everything has changed since this guide to free campgrounds was published 2002 ? PRICES and FEES that is. Any suggestions ?