Andersen’s RV Park – Long Beach, WA

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April 3, 2007

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Andersen’s RV Park is located in Long Beach, WA. The good news is… the spots are quite level considering you are on a gravel pad! I parked, put my “level” in the freezer, and it was DEAD ON! The bad news is… your front yard is also someone else’s back yard. What do I mean by this? Your neighbor’s picnic table is right next to YOUR utility pole, and on the other side of your RV, YOUR picnic table is next to your neighbor’s utility pole. A little inconvenient, but this configuration allows the RV park to put the spaces closer together. The park is located about three and a half miles past Long Beach, on the dunes. You back your RV right up to the dunes, and walk to the beach. On the down side, it’s outside of town, in case you need any supplies or food. There is a very cheap bus (Route 20, fare is 35 cents as of this writing) that operates on weekdays and Saturdays between Oysterville and Illwaco and goes past the RV park. However, the schedule has varying intervals and last bus is 6:00 PM.

The RV park has wireless, but I had trouble connecting. I took my computer outside and got it working, then it worked inside the RV. Who knows? Excellent cable selection, about 80 channels. If you need to use the restrooms or the laundry room, the park will issue you a key (which you have to remember to return when you leave….). The laundry room and bathrooms weren’t the greatest, but then again, this area is popular for clam digging, so keeping restrooms and showers clean is difficult. For washing clothes, all you get is cold water in the laundry room.

The park has 50 amp and 30 amp connections. I tried to use the 50 amp connection, it didn’t work and I had to use the 30 amp connection. The manager came by to test it, and stated that it was working properly. Who knows?

The park sells propane on site, price is higher than elsewhere. There is a large sandlot for children to play in. This park has recycle bins for those who wish to recycle.

Coeur D’ Alene Casino – Worley, ID

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JJandCP

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March 26, 2007

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The Casino is located on Highway 95 near Worley, Idaho. The campground has 20 amp service connections on some of the light poles in the North parking lot. There is no charge (except I assume you are “expected” to partake of some of the activities in the casino), but it’s first come, first serve. I was there at noon on a Saturday in March, and there were about 4 light poles left. I didn’t count the number of total “connections” they have, but I saw some RV’s there, with connections. If you get the light poles on the outer edge of the parking lot, you may be able to use your slideouts. If you use the light poles within the parking area, there is no room for slideouts, as cars could be on either side of you.

Suntree RV Park – Post Falls ID

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JJandCP

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March 23, 2007

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This park is located in Post Falls, Idaho. The good news is… this RV Park is located within a brisk walking distance to an outlet mall, and is right next to Flying J Travel Plaza (where you can get propane!).

The bad news is… if you come here during the spring, it will take you forever to shake the mud off your shoes and it will take you forever to vacuum it up from your RV floor! The park is on a combo gravel/dirt area. The RV pads are gravel/dirt, with a picnic table at each site. The picnic table is on a barked area, and that is part of the “stuff” you will be shaking off your shoes if you go in the Spring. This park has decent wireless for your internet use. Connection posts are 30 amp service. No cable TV, but there is a good selection of network channels, to include the “ION” channel. The park is located near I-90. If you are at the end near the freeway, you will get road noise all night. The other end was quiet during my stay.

The women’s rest room/shower had washers and dryers. According to the park map, the men’s restroom/shower also had washers and dryers, but I didn’t verify whether or not they were actually there! There is a swimming pool, but it was too early for it to be open when I stayed there.

Good place to overnight while on your way to somewhere….

Fountain of Youth Spa – Niland, CA

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Diesel Dude

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March 23, 2007

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Fountain of Youth Spa RV Resort is located of Highway 86 on the Salton Sea just before Niland, California.

They have excellent facilities, full hook-ups, or boondocking. There is also a vehicle wash bay available. The resort has two pools, four mineral hot pools, a restaurant, campstore, Wifi and internet hookups, launderette, library, game rooms, excercise room and mail room.

Fountain of Youth Spa RV Resort is one of the nicest campgrounds in the area!

Seven Maples Campground – Hancock, NH

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Mike Loretta

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February 21, 2007

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We are seasonal campers at Seven Maples in Hancock, N.H. It is located in New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region.

The owners are the best… they really care about their campers. We have only had them for one season but they have already won the hearts of all of us. The grounds are nice and the camp store has just about anything you would need at a price you can afford if you forget something at home. They have a nice pool and a pond that can be used for small rafts and also swimming.

Come and see us you can find us around the campfire on Mass. Ave. Some seasonals have been there for over 25 years.

Megunticook Campground By the Sea – Rockport, ME

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Thistle Dew

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February 17, 2007

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When you want quiet relaxation on the Maine Coast, this place rates a “10”. Megunticook Campground is complete with tent sites, back-ins, pull-throughs, and cottages. Every site is well shaded and some are quite private. None of the sites are directly on the water, but the large deck with pavilion, benches, and BBQ’s overlook scenic Peneobscot Bay. Easy access from Route 1 allows for day trips to nearby Rockland and Rockport, and a State Ferry terminal is nearby for exploring the islands.The facilities at Megunticook Campground are well maintained with private stall individual showers, a nice pool, and well-stocked store. All the staff are friendly and eager to help make your stay fun.

We were on a Road Trip, but decided to stay an extra day to celebrate our anniversary. Six years before we were married on the schooner “Victory Chimes” while anchored in Pulpit Harbor on North Haven Island. We watched the schooners across the Bay as they sailed into Pulpit Harbor for the night.

Rifrafters Campground – Fayetteville, WV

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hbRVer

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January 17, 2007

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Rifrafters is a very small campground about 2 miles south of the New River Gorge Bridge, just off US Route 19 in Fayetteville, West Virginia. While the campground itself has few amenities it’s right in the middle of the New River Gorge vacation area… with eighteen rafting outfitters, countless restaurants and several recreation areas only a few minutes from your site!

The campground facilities are a little old but clean and well maintained. They have a small pavilion and a cozy little campstore, complete with front porch and rocking chairs. Sites are level, gravel and average in size. Nice place. Clean, quiet, and reasonably priced.

Ocean Waves Campground – Waves, NC

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demoon

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January 7, 2007

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This is a wonderful, relatively small, reasonable priced campground located on Hatteras Island.

All RV sites include a large paved pad with full hookups. Most are back-ins but can accomodate big rigs. Every site is within a short walk of the ocean. Some sites are shaded, others are open. There is a pool and store. There are few activities scheduled.

This is a great place to relax and has great beach access. This facility is located at one of the narrower parts of Hatteras, so if you walk across Route 12 you are looking at the sound. Great sunsets.
We spent a week there and cant wait to get back this spring.

Don’t forget the Outer Banks can be a wonderful place in the “shoulder season”

Macks Inn Resort RV Park – Island Park, ID

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desanhill

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January 6, 2007

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I visited this campground for the four day Labor Day weekend. The campground has cabins, a lodge, and an RV campground. The campground was $18.00 a night for full hookups. The spots were shaded and not right next to each other, probably 20 to 30 feet apart. There is a dinner theater on the site and you can also take river rafting trips for a reasonable price.

The owner works on site and was very hospitable and knew alot about the site, some cabins are over 100 years old. Pro’s: The sites are very affordable, 25 miles to Yellowstone, very friendly staff.

Cons: Grounds around cabins and lodge could be maintained better, camping sites were mostly dirt. All in all a very nice experience.

Dean Hill

Fiesta Key KOA – Long Key, FL

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vancouple

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January 1, 2007

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Fiesta Key KOA is located at MM 70 and long-rumored to be sold for condo development. We returned here for one night on the way home from Key West (we stayed here for a week last year before Christmas), and while scenic, this is a campground whose transitional status makes it an unpleasant place to camp, with some caveats.

They’re not booking or people aren’t coming, so there’s a lot of open sites and open space now. Plus the camp store has closed and moved to the smaller marina store, where 50 percent off clearance sales make some items very affordable. Last year, we stayed by the water ($110 a night) and stayed next to this rude family from Michigan (with their over-leveraged-equity-credit Class A, with clunky Buick-y tow car and obnoxious Christmas snowball item in front of their RV, and two terribly behaved teens making noise all hours of the day). Well, sad to report, there they were in the same spot! Then on a visit to the pool, there was no supervision (b/c the KOA is closing, and the staff has been cutback severely), and the obnoxious teens dive all over the pool trying to impress the midwest jailbait. In one case, a boy literally punched another boy in the face right in front of us all (about 50 people there) and no one did anything.

Then there was the Ohio contractor (with his home-siding quality trailer and dump/pickup truck) parked next to us who began complaining (while I tried to set-up) about KOA and how they put us in an adjoining site. Within an hour of listening to this ridiculous tirade, he had pulled his second vehicle into our site (since we have no tow vehicle). No staff said anything about this and complaining about this incursion into our site was futile, since we were only overnighting it.

This is a beautiful campground and the hitherto large staff has previously kept the Ohio/Michigan/western PA carny types in check, but, sadly, the place is now overrun with trash and KOA Corporate (this is a major moneymaking KOA campground, owned by the corporate holding company) is just trying to suck as much money out of it from unsuspecting good campers, who expect better from KOA.

Also, still no wireless. Why can’t all the KOAs get wifi routers and offer free WiFi? This place is supposed to close in May, and from the look of it (i.e., all the permanent type travel trailers that held the earlier staff have been pulled out), we’d say this KOA is almost history. At this point, good riddance.