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RV life would be so much simpler if we could hire Diane (of Diane and Sarge) to plan our two month trip from Minnesota to the coasts of Oregon and Washington and back to Minnesota. What a dream.
MN Blue Skies said:RV life would be so much simpler if we could hire Diane (of Diane and Sarge) to plan our two month trip from Minnesota to the coasts of Oregon and Washington and back to Minnesota. What a dream.
Oldgator73 said:We don?t plan much. Usually pack and go. Wife just walked in the bedroom told me to pack. I asked where we were going and for how long. She said that?s way too many questions.
She has 2019 figured out and plans to start making reservations in the next week or so. The summer is particularly important.
That's how I do it too. Every timeSargeW said:Her process is pretty simple. Start with the important events or places you want to be at. Rallys, family events, or holidays. That gives you an outline of the areas you want to be in. Then you fill in around those events with interesting places.
And the last rule is "everything is flexible". I sometimes throw in a wrench into the whole thing and cause a change of plans. Kind of like hurricane Irma did last year when we were on the gulf in Florida. Yep, Irma came right through where we were camped. Talk about a change of plans.
We don?t do as much forward planning as Diane seems to do, but we have the same approach. We are planned through March right now, but some of those are pretty loose such as ?Southern Arizona or New Mexico for 4 weeks?. We don?t need the amenities so we have more flexibility. Still thinking about when/if we want to do the northwest next year. If so we will probably pick a few prime spots like the coast or near big parks and get those reserved. The rest will be loose. With competition for prime sites and reservation windows opening up, we better get deciding!SargeW said:Her process is pretty simple. Start with the important events or places you want to be at. Rallys, family events, or holidays. That gives you an outline of the areas you want to be in. Then you fill in around those events with interesting places.
And the last rule is "everything is flexible". I sometimes throw in a wrench into the whole thing and cause a change of plans. Kind of like hurricane Irma did last year when we were on the gulf in Florida. Yep, Irma came right through where we were camped. Talk about a change of plans.
SargeW said:Her process is pretty simple. Start with the important events or places you want to be at. Rallys, family events, or holidays. That gives you an outline of the areas you want to be in. Then you fill in around those events with interesting places.
And the last rule is "everything is flexible". I sometimes throw in a wrench into the whole thing and cause a change of plans. Kind of like hurricane Irma did last year when we were on the gulf in Florida. Yep, Irma came right through where we were camped. Talk about a change of plans.
That is not correct. In Yellowstone there are seven campgrounds that are first come first serve. Being in the campground before noon and drive around until a space opens up. There is one at Glacier that is first come also. I don't know about Banff or Jasper but I camped for years in the NP campgrounds and never did I have reservations or problems finding a spot.But if you want to get a spot for a week or two in Yellowstone, Glacier, Banff and Jasper, you're going to have to make reservations, sometimes at the beginning of the year, meaning we're going to have to be at certain locations at certain times.
I know you haven?t been mobile for a while, but the issue with FCFS campgrounds is that many of them won?t accommodate anything over 30? and only a very few sites accommodate 35?. Anything bigger and you are out of luck. For example, see the Yellowstone camping page at https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm. It also shows that some campgrounds fill at 7:30 am, and I am guessing that last site wasn?t for a 35? unit. Years ago when there were literally millions fewer RVs on the road and we had a smaller unit, we would take chances on campgrounds. Not anymore with our previous 30? rig or our current 40?. The possible exception is during shoulder seasons. The guy you replied to has a rig bigger than 35? so he pretty much is forced into concessionaire or private campgrounds.SeilerBird said:That is not correct. In Yellowstone there are seven campgrounds that are first come first serve. Being in the campground before noon and drive around until a space opens up. There is one at Glacier that is first come also. I don't know about Banff or Jasper but I camped for years in the NP campgrounds and never did I have reservations or problems finding a spot.
https://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm
Noooooooooo!!!! Do you know when? I was planning on being there the first week of September, 2019.jackiemac said:Note that Fishing Bridge campground in Yellowstone will be closed next year for upgrades!!