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Has anyone ever been traveling to somewhere and gotten real tired and although you're not to where you were going just found the nearest campground and spent the night? I would just like to know what kind of experience it was and if you thought it was a good idea afterward.

Bear :confused:

We have, but we're "selective" and don't use "commercial" campgrounds hardly ever. Our preference is Forest Service campgrounds and have never been disappointed with any that we've stayed at.

- Jack

We use WalMarts a lot when traveling, we always ask and park in the area that they say. Only stay in commercial when absolutely necessary as some times they park so close there isn't much more than 5 feet between trailers but it really doesn't matter much when it's only for the night and you can dump the trailer and get water if needed, also use their shower.

Like Jack, we prefer federal or state campgrounds.

Having said that, we've pulled into private campgrounds that are close to the route we're on, just to spend the night. We carry a campground guide and call ahead when we have an idea of how far down the road we will be when we want to stop for the night. We've never had any problems doing this.

Raul,
Is there a web site for state and federal campgrounds? How do you find out where they are?

Thanks,

Bear :D

You probably have to look state by state and wait until the govt shutdown is over for updates to the site below.

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Works now!

https://www.recreation.gov/

I don't know if this is of any use to you ... but it's free (info)! and it has 18 listings for the Lone Star place.

U.S. Military Campgrounds and RV Parks - MilCamps

Thanks a lot Wrascal, by the way how did you get that nickname.

Bear :D

Good question... I don't know of one site that has them all. I use the state sites and the federal sites separately. Since most of my camping is in the upper left coast, I also use a book called, Pacific Northwest Camping by Tom Stienstra. It's a great book that covers public and private campgrounds. You may want to see if similar books exist for your area.

Incidentally, I have a campground finder app installed on my Kindle Fire. I don't remember what it's called. It allows you to find campgrounds based on a general location, city name, etc. This is useful when traveling.

We usually plan ahead of time. If we think we are going to stop then we look at a campsite that is close to where it is. We know that if the trip is going to take more time than we anticipated then we schedule a site before we get there. So if we were going to the Outer Banks of NC we would plan a stop somewhere in PA. That is like halfway through. Hope this helps you.

You know parents and their use of pet names for their kids? Well that's what my father called me when I was young.

In his final groggy days my step-mother asked him if he knew who I was; he opened his eyes a squint and said "That's Rascal." RIP.

I added the leading W because I liked it More Gooder (intentional).

A friend of mine sent me this link. It may be of some value to someone looking for a campground.

Reviews of RV Parks and Campgrounds - RV Park Reviews :cool:

I use an app called "All Stays" that I have on both my Ipad as well as my Android phone. At least it lets you know what is in your area or wherever it is you are headed.