Who will be camping this winter?

[joanne]

[quote source="/post/4390/thread" timestamp="1414086999" author="@leslie"]I am wondering who plans to camp throughout the winter, and what part of the country you will be. South Florida is great with beautiful spots to camp, which would be good to hear about, but I am sure there are many other options.[/quote] It's camping weather in Minnesota  .

[jeeps]

[font size="3"]We're taking our trailer to visit our son and his family in eastern Washington, for Christmas.  We found a campground just 2 miles from their home.  I'm more excited about spending another couple of nights in our trailer, than I am about the holiday.  Weird, I know, but maybe you all understand ..... maybe.[/font]

[leslie]

Not weird. Normal is what I think. Because my trailer is in storage 20 miles away, there are times I wish I was in it, so I visit LL's website to look at the Camplites. Now that is weird.

[spot1]

Yep, know what you mean. Always looking for a reason to go camping. Visiting family/friends, looking at the local attractions, bicycling, kayaking, hiking, photography, fishing, and testing the latest mod, it's always something! Camped on the ocean earlier this month and hope to
camp on a lake & do some Kayaking later this month. Plan to explore the pan handle of Florida during January.

Visit to the beach last week:

[leslie]

Reading exploringcarolina's posts make me think that North Carolina makes for a nice retirement - Enjoying the change of seasons, yet close enough to warm weather to go camping year round. But I can't give up Louisville, where we will retire, soon, I hope.

[spot1]

Louisville is a beautiful area. We enjoyed camping there last September.

Took this shot not too far from Louisville:

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[leslie]

Louisville also has the Urban Bourbon Trail!

[spot1]

Yep, there are many things to see in the lower 48. We have plenty of plans to see many sites while camping. Will probably do more camping in Kentuck next year, too!

Did not see any Bear during our camping trip out west last September:

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[leslie]

There should be bears in North Carolina, but I don't recommend going looking for them. There are bears in Kentucky and Illinois, as well. Didn't you have an alligator under your camper once?

When you plan to camp in Kentucky, let me know. There are some really nice state parks there.

[spot1]

Yep, when we camped @ Huntington Beach SC, heard noise outside of the camper over night. My Wife mentioned it, but we did not check it out. Our neighbors in the next site told us they saw an alligator in our campsite the previous night. Guess that was the noise we heard.

Good reason to have a toilet or porta-potti to prevent meeting or stepping on local wildlife during the middle of the night!

We will let you know when we are camping in your area. We still need to have a LivinLite gathering next year.

[leslie]

We have stayed at the lodge at these state parks. We think we will enjoy it even more when we camp there.

Barren River State Park, which is not far from Bowling Green, where there is a Camping World.

Lake Cumberland State Park, on Hwy 127 near the Kentucky-Tennessee border.

[spot1]

 When we go camping out west next year, can meet you guys at one of those campgrounds on our way, if you want.

[leslie]

OK - just let me know where and when. I have not forgotten about a meetup. When do you think people will start planning their summer camping schedules?

[oleo]

We have already reserved (7) weekend trips including the long Memorial Day weekend.  We have to do this (6) months to the day, minute, and actually to the second in order to get the best sites at our favorite local state campground.  Reservations are accepted the (6) months in advance of the first of May through the end of October.  That said, we are part of a few campers at this campground that try to get the best sites.  Granted, when we are camping, just being out there is the best...but if we can have a more secluded, larger site, we go for it. We are already lining up our strategy for the week before the 4th of July, again, because the best sites go fast at any of the desirable campgrounds.  So, I would say people are already planning their summer camping schedules.  

[leslie]

Excellent point, Magoo. This will be my first year RV camping. My husband and I like to go to several local festivals in different cities in the warmer months. We decided to do our usual events, but this year to do them camping, so I did not think this is the usual pattern for RVers.

I like your idea of going to parks that offer more seclusion. Would you be willing to share your list? Your profile offers no info about where you are located.