After years of reading rave reviews we finally got the chance to experience Lost Dutchman State Park, and we were fortunate to show up on a delightful Friday spring evening at 7p without a reservation and secure a last minute cancellation of Site 41 with 50 amp electric and water and a stunning view of the sunset on the Superstition Mtns. This is a very nice park, but also very crowded as it is basically within the Phoenix metro area, so it feels a bit congested and overrun compared to many state park campgrounds.

We made a last minute change in our itinerary and decided to swing through Tucson to check out Saguaro Ntl Park. We had no reservations and arrived after dark, hoping to get one of the campsites for walk-ins (the entire H loop is first come first served). We were surprised to find the entire campground nearly empty and we were able to stay in a spacious and mostly level site in the A Loop with amazing views in all directions and hardly any neighbors.

In addition to visiting the Saguaro Ntl Park west side, we spent the better part of a day at the nearby Desert Museum which was fantastic.

This county park was nicer than many state and federal campgrounds we’ve visited, well worth the $20.

This park is very cool. It’s not as interesting as White Sands or Great Sand Dunes, but what it does have that those National Parks don’t is the ability to camp right on the dunes. Spectacular sunsets and night skies.

Great park near the Guadalupe River, amenities were as nice or better than most TX State Parks. Great trail along the River can be accessed from park.

This KOA is well located just outside Petoskey off highway 31.  The sites are all basically on top of each other, very little room to maneuver so bigger rigs may have a tough time  getting into spots.

Stayed here overnight when passing through OK, this KOA was fairly easy to access off the interstate, it was well shaded.

Easy access to/from the highway.  Decent place to stay if you're visiting the nearby caves and the campground there is already full.

Great campground in the woods of the Upper Peninsula, pretty close to Lake Superior and we visited Tahquamenon Falls and the Sioux (Soo) Locks while we were there. The sites are spaced decently far apart and there's a nice lake at the campground.

Typical KOA fairly convenient to I-40, pretty shady and crowded.  Big lightning storm when we were there caused the campground to lose power for an hour overnight, otherwise uneventful stay.

Friendly staff, clean campground and easy access to/from the interstate.

We visited in Dec 2021.  The campground holds a Christmas light contest in the weeks leading up to Christmas.  Very popular park.

We checked Garner State Park in late January 2022 when the park wasn't very crowded, and the hiking was fantastic.  Not all the campground loops are open in the winter.

This is a beautiful park in a great part of the Texas Hill country.  Great hiking trails in this park as well.

We stayed here two nights in Nov 2021, and it was amazing, can't wait to go back this summer!  The RV loop had full hookups, including sewer, and was a pull through site long enough for our 27' rig.  The campground was within walking distance of a couple of hiking trails, and a short drive up the mountain to more hiking trails up top.  We also checked out the Indian Lodge hotel down the road, which is a pretty cool historic building with lots of historical pieces and photos from its construction during the Great Depression.

A real highlight during our stay in the Davis Mtns was touring the McDonnel Observatory and attending a Star Party where we got to look through a number of telescopes at the planets and nebulas visible in the very dark and very clear West Texas sky.

Overall a very cool place to check out!

The RV Park isn't a park so much as it is just part of a neighborhood.  We made a reservation by phone the morning we were going to pass through Sonora on a trip east on I-10.  The park manager met us on a street corner in the neighborhood a few blocks off the main street, and guided us in his truck to two FHU spots in an empty lot between two houses.  The hookups worked fine, and the rate was inexpensive.

We stayed for four nights in Nov 2021, and the campground was mostly empty, which gave everyone plenty of room to spread out without feeling too crowded.  There were good bathroom facilities, and water hookups when we needed them - otherwise boondocking with strict generator rules (be sure to check out which campsites prohibit generators entirely - generally the ones closer to the Rio).  There is good hiking nearby along the Rio Grande and the Boquillas Crossing is nearby (it was closed when we were there).  There's a privately run FHU campground about a quarter mile from the Rio Grande Village campground.   This location is about a 20 min drive to Park HQ, and another 20 mins from there up to the Chisos campground.  Our rig was too big to take up to the Chisos, which is why we opted to stay in Rio Grande Village.  We made the day trip to Santa Elena Canyon, which was amazing, and the scenic drive there was also worth getting out and taking a closer look at spots.  The park is so huge you can't possibly cover it all even in several days' time.

This was a fantastic state park very close to White Sands National Park. The park is halfway up a mountain with great views of the desert valley / Tularosa Basin below. It’s far enough outside Alamogordo to feel remote but close enough to be able to get to White Sands and nearby amenities easily. Not all the sites in the park are level so be ready.

This was a nice open campground perfect for an overnight stay in Junction, very easy access of I-10. Pull through sites with full hookups. Able to reserve in advance and accommodated a late check in after 9p. Clean grounds and well kept bathrooms.

We stayed here in May ‘21 when passing through Brady. The owners were extremely friendly and helpful. The site we had preselected online was booked, so we were put in another pull through site that had some nice shade. There were some stray cats in the park that kept trying to get into our trailer whenever we’d open the door. Most of the folks there seemed to be permanent residents, only 1 or 2 others seemed like they were passing through like us.

This KOA Holiday was a good place for a weekend camping outing. It’s right on Lake Livingston, so many sites have lake views. The sites are very close together, typical KOA style.