Where are you going this summer?

Gr8bawana said:
Yes the forest service campgrounds do require reservations. The newest campground has full hook-ups and they are booked up until mid Sept. when it all goes to FCFS camping.
We went with no hook-ups as those were the only ones available for our dates.
The roads are very good now, they used to be gravel up until about 5 years ago.
It's a nice fishing lake and the scenery is awesome. There is a lot of boondocking in the surrounding area that gets used a lot during the fall hunting seasons.
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Thanks for the info., but such info makes it very likely that I will never see the place.

I don't mind (too much) about making a reservation for a few days in advance, but that is about it.

Most of the time when I leave in my motorhome, I am not even sure where I will end up at. Plans often change in the middle of my trips.

I do not like to plan much of anything.

But people like me are good news for those who do like long term planning as such increases their odds of them getting a spot when they desire.

-Don- Auburn, CA
 
Gr8bawana said:
Yes the forest service campgrounds do require reservations. The newest campground has full hook-ups and they are booked up until mid Sept. when it all goes to FCFS camping.
We went with no hook-ups as those were the only ones available for our dates.
The roads are very good now, they used to be gravel up until about 5 years ago.
It's a nice fishing lake and the scenery is awesome. There is a lot of boondocking in the surrounding area that gets used a lot during the fall hunting seasons.
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I used to travel the dirt roads along the Black River between Big Lake and Hannigan Meadow trout fishing, it was a great time and the fishing was good. Another great spot is Reservation Lake on the Apache Reservation, beautiful country. Usually in the Summer you get daily thunderstorms.

Back then we never had to make a reservation anywhere. At Big Lake we wouldn't camp in the CG but in the disbursed camping along the dirt roads.
 
Adventurous Traveler said:
I asked about the Finger Lakes because my DW and I visit the entire region several times each summer. For Corning, there is a C.O.E. campground 15 miles away down I-15 in PA that is one of our favorite campgrounds, Cowanesque Lake; Corps Lakes Gateway: Pennsylvania - Cowanesque Lake. It's an easy 15-minute drive into Corning. You can also visit Wellsboro, PA, from Cowanesque. A very charming, beautiful town with a grass-lined center median with gas lamps that stay on all day.

Our favorite Finger Lakes region is Keuka Lake. We stay at Camp Elmbois, WWW Camp Elmbois.Com. Small private campground with 22 sites around two ponds. This place is truly an oasis in the hills of the West side of Keuka Lake. The owners are about as nice of campground owners you'll ever find. We are heading there in a couple of weeks for Memorial Day Wknd.

Within three miles of Camp Elmbois, there are several high-end Finger Lakes wineries such as Heron Hill and Point of the Bluff Winery. Also, there are two breweries, Keuka Lake Brewing (literally around the corner from the CG), and one of our favorites anywhere, Stueban Brewing. All four of these locations offer some great music on the weekends. Also within the same distance are three distilleries, each being very unique. You are less than a 10-minute drive to the charming small town of Hammondsport, offering several great dining options like The Tavern (owned by a former Michelin-rated chef).

There is also a great state park on Keuka Lake, Keuka Lake State Park, reservable through Reserve America, if you can get in without a reservation months in advance. If we can get a res at KLSP will spend time at Elmbois to cover one side of the lake, then with our stay at the state park will take in Penn Yan and another great brew pub, Laurentide Brewing Company.

One of our must-do Finger Lakes adventures is to visit Sampson State Park (Reserve America) on the East side of Seneca Lake. Well over 200 huge sites with electric only. From here, we love going into Geneva, NY, eight miles away, for dinners and entertainment. Head along route 96A to 414 and tour some incredible wineries and brew pubs, and end up in Watkins Glen for a bite to eat. If time permits, head up Route 14 on the West side of the lake to take in more wineries (over 60 around the lake), heading back into Geneva.

We finish our camping season every year at Robert Treman State Park in Ithaca. Small town Ithaca is a miniature culture and eclectic scene, like maybe Toronto or New York. Robert Treman has a hike worth taking if capable, with awesome waterfalls and trails, about 4 1/2 miles total, with one area taking you up almost 300 steps in a row. Buttermilk Falls, 3 miles down the road from Trema, offers one of the most scenic Instagram picture waterfalls in New York State. Here is a half-mile hike up one side of the waterfall gorge that will test the fittest, then a more gentle pathway walk down along the other side. From Buttermilk, follow Rt.89 to Taughannock Falls SP for a leisurely hike to the 200-foot-high falls, one of the tallest falls East of the Mississippi.

These are just some highlights of places to go in the Finger Lakes Region of New York.
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Great write up, we're going there this summer but didn't know where exactly just that we wanted to go there; we've been to Lake George enough. This has certainly given us plenty to think about.

Thanks!
 
We are contemplating a trip to Canada with the grandkids hoping it will be a bit cooler up there. No RV. Will be staying in hotels.
 
bigb56 said:
I used to travel the dirt roads along the Black River between Big Lake and Hannigan Meadow trout fishing, it was a great time and the fishing was good. Another great spot is Reservation Lake on the Apache Reservation, beautiful country. Usually in the Summer you get daily thunderstorms.

Back then we never had to make a reservation anywhere. At Big Lake we wouldn't camp in the CG but in the disbursed camping along the dirt roads.
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We've been to Reservation lake a few times and the fishing was great there as well. The scenery is great too.
Been a few years since we fished the Black river but the fishing was good there too. Even the tiny creek behind the CG at Benny lake was fun to fish.
 
There is only one place to be in this country on the forth of July and that is Cody, Wyoming for several days each side of the forth.. It's even better if you have a horse under you ,,a pistol on your side,, and a large American flag in a flag holder to join the parade and festivities..>>>Dan ( For those of you who are tracking me on social media,, between now and then I will be looking for a female companion to travel with me in the motorhome and enjoy the holidays>>>)
 
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Jackiemac said:
We'll be travelling in the West watching the weather to partly help make route decisions.

Arrived Vegas last night. Full plane from London. No problems at border.
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