Campground Reviews

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Campground Reviews

A full-service campground at Cabela's?!

We left South Dakota and had just a couple of days before we were due in Colorado for a mountain of repairs (see what I did there?), so we figured we would take a drive through Nebraska and check off a new state. Now, western Nebraska isn't as

Country Life

Badlands National Park: Half-Day Itinerary

We were set up in Wall, SD, at an RV park so we could get electricity. Our batteries were all but dead, and despite troubleshooting them to try and recharge them on shore power, we didn't trust them. We couldn't risk moving over to the Buffalo

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A couple of lucky devils

We were pushed to our limits this summer as we boondocked across Wyoming, battling heatwaves and their health-compromising consequences, and constantly feeling like we were being pulled in multiple directions. Should we continue camping with no hookups, or should we get some shore powered electricity so we could run the

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We camped at a 10,000-year-old archaeological site

Our second year of full-time RVing is halfway complete, and over that time, we've learned a lot about how we like to travel. We have found some of our favorite campgrounds to be in state and federal parks, and we love to find unique experiences that are off

RV Life Season 2

Whose site is it anyway?!

Gooooooood evening everybody and welcome to Whose Site is it Anyway?! On tonight's blog, we've got Buggy, operated by Anthony and Nicole: Mike's Motorhome, operated by Mike: And Really Cool Van, operated by some dude from Texas who wishes to remain unnamed. (Not really.

RV Life Season 2

A first for us was a first for Montana

After a long five months of travel from New England to all sides of the country, we finally made it to the state of Montana, where we'd be kicking off our summer. Glacier National Park was the big dot on our itinerary, but scooting straight there would be

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Getting our kicks on Route 66 in Williams, AZ

Williams, AZ is a small town of just over 3000 residents. Compare that to nearby Flagstaff, which boasts nearly 77,000! Yet, both of these towns are well-known for their proximity to the Grand Canyon, being an hour and 90 minutes away, respectively. The Grand Canyon was at the top

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We couldn't park! Too tight a squeeze at our first National Park campsite

The long-awaited solar installation was complete, and we were taking on the Southwest, boondock-style. After finishing the install at our solar contractor's Arizona ranch, we had two weeks before we were due back in the state, and so we took advantage. First, we traveled up to Nevada to

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Setting the record straight about Las Vegas Bay Campground

We had just finished getting our solar installed and wanted to go somewhere that could really put it to the test. The Nevada desert seemed like a perfect place. We could check a new state off our "States RVed" list, we could hike around Lake Mead, and we

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Live among the saguaros at this Pima county campground

There are two Tucson-area campgrounds that I hear raved about all the time, and funnily, they couldn't be more different. The first is the Tucson Lazydays/KOA Resort, boasting all the amenities you can imagine and more. Want a patio area with a roof deck? You got it!

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Why are South Carolina state parks all the rage?

Once in a while in the RV community groups, word gets out about South Carolina state parks. They may not have as much hype around them as, say, Florida state parks, but those who have been lucky to grab a campsite, particularly at a park on the South Carolina coast,

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Unpopular opinion regarding this DC area campground (and what we chose instead)

Our travels have taken us to and from the Northeast a few times now, and that means hitting the metropolitan areas that are so close together and therefore unavoidable: DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York. Whether we came from the west or the south, we found ourselves venturing among these

RV Life Season 2

Reader's Digest called this the best RV park in Delaware

We have a special affinity for the little state of Delaware. In fact, it's become a road trip tradition to snap a photo every time we go over the Delaware Memorial Bridge. One of these photos was even featured on our home page on this very website back

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Campground Review: Meredith Woods, Meredith, NH

We spent close to 3 weeks in Meredith, NH, during what we can safely say was their slow season. Though a 4-season campground, we seemed to hit the liminal time between the warm weather camping and the "break out the snowmobiles" camping. Funnily, our few weeks brought us

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Campground Review: Buckaloons Recreation Area, Allegheny National Forest

Changing plans at the last minute is no easy feat, especially when a long weekend is approaching and you want an extended stay. The good part about Columbus Day Weekend is that, while a lot of people camp, it’s still after the peak camping season. We knew we’d

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There are overnight RV parking spots at Ohio Turnpike rest stops. Here's the problem with them.

We had over 450 miles of driving to get us from Niagara NY to Indiana, where our RV would undergo some repairs. We decided to break up the drive by spending a weekend in Ohio and chose a lovely Boondockers Welcome property. Campground availability was scarce in the area, and

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Our Best Campsite Yet! Four Mile Creek State Park

My trip-planning included a lot of scanning along the shores of Lake Ontario for the perfect waterfront site. We thought we had found it at Association Island, but as it turned out, the mosquitoes found it first. Leaving that campground early, I was crossing my fingers that I'd

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Let's Try That Again! Our Second Lake Ontario Campground

Our $200 early escape from Association Island was a tough pill to swallow, but we counted ourselves lucky that we weren't quite finished with Lake Ontario. As we ventured toward Niagara, we had a couple other campgrounds lined up that would let us marvel at this Great Lake

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Paved Paradise? A Sun Outdoors Association Island Campground Review

One late night, Nicole was perusing RV Trip Wizard while Anthony was asleep. We needed to fill some gaps in upstate NY before we celebrated our 10-year Roadtrippiversary in Niagara Falls. Lake Ontario is not only beautiful, but it's massive, with 326 miles of shoreline in NY alone.

RV Life Season 1

Massachusetts: The LEAST RV-Friendly State?! (Our Worst Travel Day Since Hitting the Road Full-Time)

Our time back home in Massachusetts was refreshing, thanks to our state park stay at Wompatuck. Our shaded, wooded site kept us out of the sweltering heat, we stayed busy visiting beloved people and places, and we made a big purchase that upped our level of fun on the road.

RV Life Season 1

Spacious Skies: Celebrating 4th of July at an Aptly-Named Campground

Driving up I-81 through the Shenandoah Appalachians, we couldn't believe that just 9 months before, we were towing for the very first time along this same road. Thankful that those awkward days were behind us, and equally thankful that the weather was less gloomy than in October, we

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Summer Days in a Summer Town

Our quest to escape the heat had us doing some last-minute rearranging of our campsite bookings. We were originally planning to spend 4th of July weekend in West Virginia, but everything got bumped earlier has we shortened our stay at Dale Hollow Lake in Kentucky. Making last-minute changes during a

Country Life

You'll Never Believe Why We Chose This Campground!

During the pandemic, when many of our hobbies got locked down along with our souls, our only solace was finding ways to pass the time indoors. We missed traveling. So when we discovered a way to "travel" from within our own home, we became slightly addicted. The game

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Campground Review: Honeysuckle Meadows RV Park (Great Smoky Mountains)

Most places we travel in the RV aren't big destinations. We can book a campsite weeks, or even mere days, in advance, and be just fine. The Great Smoky Mountains, however, was our biggest destination in our 2022 travel itinerary, so we needed to plan ahead. We started

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We Cut Our Trip Short!

I can't pinpoint anything tangible, but somewhere between the bookings we made in 2021 versus those we made in 2022, we seem to have gotten a much better sense of what to look for in a campground. We've always known the necessary essentials, and of course