mecheng1
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Planning on driving our Class C from Tampa to Anchorage in June 2022, and I was wondering how best to plan campgrounds or other, to stay at during the journey.
We are almost in mid April and you say June. Less than two months time. I'm sorry, but what you are proposing is hardly realistic, IMO.Planning on driving our Class C from Tampa to Anchorage in June 2022, and I was wondering how best to plan campgrounds or other, to stay at during the journey.
The previous suggestion is to book campgrounds "on the fly" so to speak, so as not to be pressured to maintain a set schedule. Sort of makes sense to me. But I haven't figured out yet what resource to use to identify campgrounds on the route.We are almost in mid April and you say June. Less than two months time. I'm sorry, but what you are proposing is hardly realistic, IMO.
For the length and complexity of the trip, I would suggest summer 2023. Start booking as soon as possible.
Thank youWe always (for the last 6 years of summer travel), to include most of the major national parks and many other attractions; start calling at noon while on the road, from a list of campgrounds made the evening before and we have never had a bad experience. We use apps like RV Parky, Campendeum, Good Sam, and others to make that list.
We are traveling, not camping, staying where and when we want and seeing what we want. Have used, almost exclusively; commeercial, village and town campgrounds. Doing our sightseeing using our towed vehicle.
Quoting myself as I can no longer edit the post. It was actually summer 2018 when we took the RV to Alaska. We did a cruise to Alaska in 2016. We took the route up through Montana, Calgary, Edmonton and the Yukon and then came back along the west coast into Washington.When we went in 2016, we didn’t make any advance reservations but that was before the Covid boom in RVing and we primarily boondocked. We used the “Milepost“ for touring and camping ideas.
Hope you have a great trip!
Vicki
Planning on driving our Class C from Tampa to Anchorage in June 2022, and I was wondering how best to plan campgrounds or other, to stay at during the journey.
Is there an equivalent guide to the Milepost for the lower 48 - i.e. a master list of places to overnight for a day or days. One of my personal stressors for driving in general (car or RV) is struggling to find parking, but philosophically I agree with what most here say - too rigid a schedule can be a real trip spoiler!Buy a copy of the Milepost. Make sure it's the 2022 edition. They print a new one every year with the latest updates. It will be the best $40 you ever spent.
Take JayArr's advice. Don't try to plan too far in advance. My biggest advice is DON'T plan on driving like you do in the lower 48. Travel is much slower. It's been a few years since I last drove the Alcan but I never had a problem finding a place to stay for the night.
Remember that ALL road construction is done in the summer so you will have to deal with that.
Take your time and watch out for the frost heaves. It's a beautiful trip.