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Ever wonder what a $198-a-night RV site looks like?

Nanci Dixon - September 30, 2022

Ever wonder what a $198-a-night RV site looks like? I didn’t want to ever find out but here we are, booked at the West...

Camping at this Montana campground was a pleasant surprise

Nanci Dixon - September 30, 2022

Downstream Campground near Fort Peck, Montana, is a great out-of-the-way campground right on the banks of the Missouri River. When we turned off Hwy....

This Minnesota campground is a hidden gem

Nanci Dixon - September 16, 2022

Swan Lake Resort—what an unexpected gem in Fergus Falls, Minnesota! I had read all the reviews and the exceptional ratings and thought it sounded...

Foss State Park is a hidden gem campground (and it’s empty!)

Nanci Dixon - April 29, 2022

A hidden gem campground is found at Foss State Park in Foss, Oklahoma. After driving six hours in miserable and unforgiving 37 mph wind...

Campground Crowding: “The campground is not the enemy”

Nanci Dixon - April 2, 2022

RV sales have skyrocketed and more people than ever are taking up RVing. The result is campground crowding like never before! In this weekly...

Do you have an all-time favorite campground or RV park?

RV Travel - September 14, 2021

Have you ever driven into a campground or RV park and instantly fallen in love with it? Maybe it was the large, lush sites....

Only the vaccinated are welcome at this popular Maine campground

Mike Gast - August 28, 2021

We have closed comments. The one-tenth of one percent of our readers could not resist losing their tempers last week with angry, disrespectful and conspiracy theory-driven...

Readers have spoken: These campgrounds and RV parks have the best customer service

Mike Gast - July 16, 2021

Last week, we asked RVtravel.com readers to share what they considered to be some of the best customer service they've seen or experienced at...

Is the demise of mom-and-pop campgrounds really such a bad thing?

Mike Gast - June 11, 2021

By Mike Gast So, I’m just going to throw this question out there. Is the demise of “mom-and-pop” campgrounds really such a bad thing? Now, before...

KOA website now searches multiple campgrounds for open sites

Mike Gast - June 5, 2021

Kampgrounds of America Inc. just added a new feature to its popular KOA.com website that KOA leaders claim will make it easier for campers...

New chain of RV parks coming, will offer “deluxe camping”

Mike Gast - June 5, 2021

RV owners in the U.S who are in search of a little more luxury and TLC may soon have more options. Camp Collective is a...

RV park owner discusses experience with electric vehicles at his park

Mike Gast - June 4, 2021

Two weeks ago, I wrote an essay regarding the growing popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) and discussed what the future might hold for campgrounds....

Best places to camp by the water this spring

Julie Chickery - May 14, 2021

By Julie Chickery One of the best ways to beat the heat when traveling in your RV is to camp by water. Luckily there are...

12 ways to support your favorite campground

Gail Marsh - May 3, 2021

By Gail Marsh Do you have a favorite campground? Maybe it’s a state or national park. Or maybe it’s an RV park close to home...

New technology gives 360º tours of campgrounds, pick the perfect site

Emily Woodbury - March 12, 2021

CampgroundViews.com, a popular website where you can view photos of individual sites in many campgrounds across the country, has brought the process of finding...

How do you feel about paying $50 a night for an overnight stay in an RV park?

Emily Woodbury - March 8, 2021

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a site costing you $50 a night? Is it, "Are they crazy?!...

12 of the weirdest campground rules – You won’t believe these!

Nanci Dixon - February 12, 2021

By Nanci Dixon Almost every campground hands out a packet, sometimes a full book, of rules when checking in. There are a lot of rules...

Have you ever stayed a month or longer in an RV park in one stretch?

Emily Woodbury - November 12, 2020

What's the longest you've ever stayed at one RV park without moving? A week? Two? A month? Six months? A year? We're curious to...

“They gave us earplugs at check-in.” Why are so many RV parks near train tracks?

Nanci Dixon - October 29, 2020

By Nanci Dixon I had to chuckle one night as we settled into bed. I heard the melancholy whistle of a train passing by and...

Top 10 complaints RV park managers have about campers

Nanci Dixon - October 9, 2020

By Nanci Dixon In last week's issue, I told you about the top 5 complaints campers voice at the RV park office. This week I...

Here are the top 5 complaints to the RV park office

Nanci Dixon - October 2, 2020

By Nanci Dixon We are park hosts in a huge regional park. There are a variety of things that make for not-so-happy campers. Have you...

As RVers are we “getting away from it all” or is the lifestyle “getting away from us”?

Barry Zander - August 20, 2020

By Barry Zander It’s crazy! If you haven’t been made aware of the sudden under-supply of campsites as RV sales skyrocket, it will become more...

Storytelling: A pleasant RV spot, a mysterious gray van, and a whole lotta cops…

Barry Zander - August 20, 2020

By Barry Zander With red and blue lights a-flashing, into the campground came some of Yavapai County, Arizona’s, finest. They formed a circle, a la...

Major milestone reached for Harvest Hosts

Emily Woodbury - February 21, 2020

By Emily Woodbury We're happy to announce that our hard-working friends at Harvest Hosts have achieved a major milestone. On February 20th, the company added...

Readers’ favorite RV parks and campgrounds. Stayed at any of these?

Emily Woodbury - February 7, 2020

We asked you: Do you have a favorite RV park or campground? Here are some of your answers, organized by state (and one in...

A campground in the clouds and a slice of pie. Paradise!

RV Travel - January 23, 2020

By Emily Schneider Four-season camping in the Blue Ridge Mountains, minutes from the fabulously hippie city of Asheville, seems like an anomaly. Campfire Lodgings in...

Free and cheap places to stay in an RV, Issue 925

Emily Woodbury - December 7, 2019

Free and inexpensive places to stay with your RV in the U.S. and Canada! Updated weekly When it comes to free places to stay a night...

Avoid hidden fees by knowing a park’s reservation system

Emily Woodbury - October 30, 2019

RVtravel.com reader Jeffrey Torsrud has been an avid RVer for nearly two decades and has owned several RVs. He offers this warning about fees...

VIDEO: 14 Luxury Motorcoach Resorts – What You Need To Know In 60 Seconds

Andy Pargh - February 28, 2019

By Andy Pargh, The Gadget Guru At the recent Prevost Expo in West Palm Beach, Florida, more than 50 preowned Prevost motorhomes were on display...

San Solomon Springs “A Desert Oasis” at Balmorhea State Park in west Texas

Julianne G. Crane - January 28, 2015

San Solomon Springs pool from diving board.Julianne G. Crane) Situated about about seven miles south of I-10 on Hwy. 17 in west Texas, Balmorhea...

Borrego Springs is backdrop to 140 free-standing amazing metal sculptures

Julianne G. Crane - December 31, 2014

Scattered across the southern California desert near Borrego Springs are more than 140 amazing life-size depictions of animals that are said to have roamed...

Maryhill Art Museum & State Park = perfect family RV Short Stop, camping

Julianne G. Crane - July 31, 2014

Maryhill Art Museum in the Columbia River Gorge. (Julianne G. Crane) One just doesn't expect to run into an amazing art museum amid a green...

Mt. Shasta … is a magnificent view almost anytime of the year

Julianne G. Crane - June 25, 2014

Mt. Shasta, Calif., from the south along I-5 (Julianne G. Crane) Depending on the amount of winter snowfall (which has been well below average the...

Oregon’s Umpqua Lighthouse State Park & Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

Julianne G. Crane - June 7, 2013

Umpqua Lighthouse Umpqua Lighthouse State Park is located south of Reedsport, less than a mile from the famous Salmon Harbor on Winchester Bay. The 65-foot Umpqua Lighthouse towers...

Homolovi Ruins State Park near Winslow, Arizona …

Julianne G. Crane - January 6, 2013

Park sign (Julianne G. Crane) Driving near Winslow, Arizona, I recalled reading Consuelo Heath's 2011 RV Short Stops' post: "Standing on the corner in...

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