Best RV campsites: how to choose?

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Travelers can use RV directories to find suitable campgrounds based on their vacation goals. State or county parks offer peaceful escapes with limited amenities, while national forest campgrounds offer quiet campsites with hiking trails and scenic views. RV resorts offer full hookups and extensive amenities, but privacy may be limited. It’s important to choose a campground that suits the whole family’s comfort.

A recreational vehicle (RV) or RV can give couples or families the means to travel while carrying many of the personal comforts of home. When planning a trip, travelers may need to select RV parks or campsites where they can park their RV each night. Choosing the best RV campgrounds will require travelers to focus on vacation goals. They must decide whether they are interested in the basic amenities offered at a remote campground or the more extensive amenities offered at a luxury resort. Searching for RV resorts or campgrounds can be done using a directory published by an RV club or organization.

RV directories provide brief descriptions of RV resorts and RV campgrounds by state, allowing travelers to plan stops along their intended route. Campgrounds located in state or county parks may be better suited for travelers interested in outdoor activities such as hiking, biking or fishing. These campgrounds usually offer a peaceful escape and offer larger campsites with trees, picnic benches, and individual barbecues. Amenities may be limited in state or county parks, but many campgrounds offer partial hookups to electricity or full hookups to electricity, water, and sewer.

National Forest campgrounds may also offer quiet campsites that can accommodate RVs of various lengths. These campsites are usually larger and may be surrounded by trees, giving travelers more privacy. Most have services ranging from no hookups to partial hookups. The traveler is more likely to have access to hiking trails and scenic mountain views at national forest campgrounds.

For those travelers interested in more extensive amenities than those offered at state or National Forest campgrounds, an RV resort might be more suitable. RV resorts usually offer guests full hookups as well as a variety of amenities similar to those found in hotel resorts. Travelers may be able to connect to cable TV and have wireless Internet access. There may be play areas, a swimming pool or a games room on the property. Guests may be able to plan or participate in social activities in a clubhouse or recreation room.

Other amenities that may be available at RV resorts are laundry facilities, a gym, or even tennis courts. RV resort campgrounds are typically close together on a paved parking lot. Some may offer small patches of grass between sites. The RV resort caters to campers who enjoy interacting with other campers, and privacy at these resorts can be limited. It’s important for travelers to focus on how they can be most comfortable so they can choose RV campsites that the whole family will enjoy.




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