Campgrounds Where We’ve Stayed (or Checked Out)
[Photos are below listing]


Pennsylvania:

RoundTop Campground

180 Knight Road

Gettysburg, PA 17325

717/334-9565

Pull-through sites available directly behind office

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Keystone RV Center

15799 Young Road

Greencastle, PA 17225

717/597-0939 or 800/232-3279

I-81, Exit 1 in PA

Passport America; Recommended Sites: Site 4 pull-through and Site 23 back-in

Virginia:

Fort Chiswell RV Campground

312 Fort Chiswell Road

Max Meadows, VA 24360

276/637-6868

Entire campground is flat and open -- BEAUTIFUL!

W/E/S 50 amp

Tennessee:

Shipp's RV Center

6728 Ringgold Road

Chattanooga, TN 37412

800/222-4551 or 423/892-8275

RV Dealer and Campground

North Carolina:

Asheville East KOA

2708 US Hwy 70 East

PO Box 485

Swannanoa, NC 28778

828/686-3121

Section B -- open & flat for Big Rigs

Statesville KOA

162 KOA Lane

Statesville, NC 28677

704/873-5560

South Carolina:

Oak Plantation Campground

3540 Savannah Hwy.

Johns Island, SC 29455 (FedEx)

Charleston, SC 29455 (USPS or UPS)

843/766-5936

Site OO8--end of row; better site PP8--end of row and bigger grassy area

Georgia:

Outside Atlanta:

Atlanta South RV Resort

281 Mount Olive Road

McDonough, GA 30253

W/E/S 50 amp; open pull-through

½ mile off I-75

Outside Savannah:

Whispering Pines RV Park

1755 Hodgeville Road

Rincon, GA 31326

912/728-7562

Grassy pull-throughs, full hook-up, 50 amp, cable included

Sites along lake (back in) OK for BIG RIGS

Florida:

Outside Gainesville:

Travelers Campground

17701 April Boulevard

Alachua, FL 32615

386/462-2505

Terraced Sites; W/E/S 50 amp; 55 lb water pressure; cable included

1 mile off I-75

Vero Beach:

ENCORE RV Park

9455 108^th Avenue

Vero Beach, FL 32967

Exit 156, I95

Full Daily Rate: Changes Seasonally

W/E/S 50 amp; ½ mile of highway; reference Traveler Life Ad to get $10 discount off first night rate

Pensacola:

Gulf Pines KOA

8700 Gulf Pines Drive

Milton, FL 32583

850/623-0808

Flat Sites in the Pines; W/E/S 50 amp

I-10, Exit 31 -- 500 yards North; 20 minutes to Gulf

Mississippi:
Biloxi:
Cajun RV Park

1860 Beach Boulevard

Biloxi, MS 39531

228/388-5590

www.cajunrvpark.com

W/E/S 50 amp; cable included
NOTE: Sites 97-100 pull through sites (front of park) – good for Big Rigs. Our opinion: nicest campground along Beach Boulevard.

FYI. . .East of I-10 Intersection on Beach Boulevard. Two of the Casinos have parking lots for busses and RVs on the left (North). NO hookups but great if you are only staying for a couple days.

Louisiana:
Port Allen (near Baton Rouge):

Cajun Country Campground

4667 Rebelle Lane

Port Allen, LA 70767

800/264-8554 or 225/383-8554

I-10, Exit 151

Flat, open sites; W/E/S 50 amp

Sulphur:

Hidden Ponds RV Park

1201 Ravia Road

Sulphur, LA 70665

337/583-4709 or 800/440-4709

Open, paved sites; W/E/S 50 amp

Texas:

Anthony (West of El Paso):

American RV & Marine Resort

8805 N. Desert Boulevard

Anthony, TX 79821 (West of El Paso)

915/298-4100

W/E/S 50 amp; large RV dealer; open parking lot; no amenities; includes Continental Breakfast & Lunch
Our opinion: overpriced until all of the amenities are available

Fort Stockton:
Comanche Land RV Park

Exit 257

Fort Stockton, TX

915/336-6403

$10/night; W/E/S 30 amp; 30 ft wide, flat, pull-through

Galveston:

Galveston Island State Park

Galveston, TX

309/737-1222
W/E ONLY; dump station available; Campsite Fee plus daily Park entry; Oceanfront sites are 50 yards off
Gulf of Mexico—sound of the crashing surf filters in through windows; Check out Galveston website
for Mardi Gras dates each year

Laredo:
Lake Casa Blanca International State Park

Laredo, TX

956/725-3826
W/E 50 amp; dump station available; length of site varies – Rangers offer the sites available to accommodate your coach length; access
to Lake Casa facilities from within the park

Kingsville:

Oasis

2415 E. Santa Gertrudas

Kingsville, TX 78363

361/592-0764

Marilyn Nolter (Site 9 Manager; Site 11 Office)

Nothing fancy about the park; but Manager is very accommodating; Closest RV park to King Ranch

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New Mexico:

Milan:

Bar S RV Park

Exit 79

Milan, NM 87021

505/876-6002

W/E/S 50 amp; Escapees & Good Sam

Santa Fe:
Santa Fe KOA

934 Old Las Vegas Highway

Santa Fe, NM 87505

505/466-1419

Arizona:

Williams:

Canyon Gateway RV Park

1060 N. Grand Canyon Boulevard

Williams, AZ 86046 (54 miles from Grand Canyon)

888/635-3590

W/E/S 50 amp; newer park; flat “volcanic rock” sites

Grand Canyon:

Grand Canyon Camper Village

South Entrance to Grand Canyon National Park

Box 490

Grand Canyon, AZ 86023 (Just outside South Gate)

928/638-2887

Note: We didn’t stay here because season did not open until mid-May.

Grand Canyon:

Xanterra Parks & Resorts (on Canyon grounds/near Canyon Village)

PO Box 699

Grand Canyon, AZ 86023

www.xanterra.com

928/638-2631

Advanced Reservations: 303/297-2757 or 888/297-2757

Note: We didn’t stay here but will the next trip to the GC.

Sun Valley (just East of Holbrook on I-5):

Root 66 RV Park (just opened under new management in 2004)

7625 Quartzsite St

Sun Valley, AZ 86029 (near Petrified Forest & Painted Desert)

(Passport America) Exit 294, I-40

W/E/S 50 amp; Pull-through

928/524-2972

Nevada:
Fernley:
Desert Rose RV Park

3285 Highway 50E, Fernley, NV 89408

775/575-9399 or 877/767-3478

W/E/S 50 amp; Passport America [3 days ONLY; then back to rack rate] (NOTE: $1/day for Dog); paved pull-throughs

www.desertroserv.com

Debbie Skinner, Manager

Las Vegas:

Sam’s Town RV Park (next to Sam’s Town Casino)
5225 Boulder Highway

Las Vegas, NV 89122
www.samstownlv.com
W/E/S 50 amp; pull-through

Winnemucca:

Model T RV Park (next to Model T Casino)

Winnemucca, NV

775/623-2588

W/E/S 50 amp; pull-through

Utah:

Panquitch:
Hitch-N-Post Campground

Panguitch, UT

800/282-9633

WES 50 amp; flat, open sites
Near Brice Canyon

Montana:

West Yellowstone:

Lionshead RV Resort

US 20 (7 miles West of West Yellowstone)

West Yellowstone, MT 59758

406/646-7662

WES 30 amp pre-season; 50 amp during Summer;

Open All Year; Discounts: AARP, AAA or Good Sam

Overlooks stream, small lake and mountains; Moose and Osprey sighting

(Snow in early May)

Yellowstone Holiday Resort RV Campground & Marina

Route 287, 15 miles North of Yellowstone West Entrance

877/646-4242
No picture available. We didn’t stay here but the view was breathtaking.

West Yellowstone:
Gallatin National Forest -- Baker's Hole Campground

Route 191, 2 miles North of Yellowstone West Entrance

Electric ONLY, 50 amp; Water and Dump Station Available
406/823-6961
No picture available. We didn’t stay here but the sites were accommodating to
big rigs in a wooded setting.

California:

Truckee:

Coachland RV Park

10100 Pioneer Trail

Truckee, CA 96161

530/587-3071

WES 30/50 amp; cable; Wi-Fi
www.coachlandrvpark.com Open All Year
Near Lake Tahoe, CA

Napa:

Napa Valley Exposition RV Park
575 Third Street, Napa, CA 94559
707/253-4900

WE 50 amp; dump station available; flat sites

Note: South of “Winery Row”

Eureka
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds
3750 Harris Street, Eureka, CA 95501
707/445-3037
WES 50 amp
Campground at Fairgrounds; (Escapees)
Note: Close to Redwood Forest

Golden Bear:

Golden Bear RV Resort -- ONE OF OUR FAVORITES!

17581 Highway 101

Klamath, CA 95548

707/482-3333

WES 50 amp; pull-in overlooking the Klamath River

1/4 mile to Pacific; Salmon and Perch Fishing -- In Season (late May through August)

Note: Crescent, CA -- 19 miles North on Highway 101; Redwood Forest to the South

(Note the fog rolling in; this happened every morning but burned off by noon.)

Oregon:

Warrenton (across the Columbia River from Astoria):
Kampers West Kampground

1140 NW Warrenton Drive

Warrenton, OR 97146

503/861-1914

WES 50 amp; fish cleaning station;
close to Ft. Stevens and Ft. Clatsop

Charleston:

Oceanside RV Park
90281 Cape Arago Highway
Charleston, OR 97420
541/888-2598
WES (50 amp); 100 yard walk across dunes to open Pacific Ocean

GREAT crabbing off Piers in Charleston Harbor

Netarts:

Netarts Bay RV Park & Marina

2260 Bilyeu

Netarts, OR 97143 (West of Tillamook)

503/842-7774
WES 50 amp; sites accommodate up to 38’ coach comfortably;
not pet friendly – dog walk areas are very limited

www.netartsbay.com

Hammond:
Fort Stevens State Park

Hammond, OR (near Warrenton & Astoria) – where Columbia River flows
into the Pacific

503/861-1671 or 800/452-5687
Beautiful Oregon State Park – We didn’t stay here because sites are wooded
and accommodate up to 36’ coach

Chinook Bend RV Resort

2920 Siletz Highway

Lincoln City, OR

541/996-2032

Washington:
Randle:

Cascade Peaks RV Resort
11519 US Highway 12, Randle, WA 360/494-7931
WES 50 amp in front Loop; pool, (Coast to Coast Park)

Fidalgo Bay:
Fidalgo Bay Resort
4701 Fidalgo Bay Road, Anacortes, WA 98221
360/293-5353

WES 50 amp; Wi-Fi; Lot 116 has big yard and parking space; convenient
to Washington State Ferry; San Juan Islands and Whidbey Island

Idaho:

Coeur d’Alene:
Coeur d’Alene RV Resort
2652 East Mullan Avenue, Post Falls, ID 83854
208/773-3527
WES 50 amp; pull-through; gravel drive, concrete patio; well-groomed park; pet friendly

Wyoming: (to be determined)

South Dakota: (to be determined)

Arizona: