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    From Ted Heise@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 27 22:20:13 2022
    Hi all,

    What do the exerienced RVers use to find campgrounds? Is the
    Allstays app worth the $9.99? Our preference would usually be for
    places with fewer people (maybe fewer services?).

    When we went a couple of years ago we had pretty good luck in
    state parks (southern Indiana and into Kentucky). As I recall,
    ReserveAmerica worked pretty well for finding and booking sites
    then, but it doesn't look like it covers Tennessee or points
    south. I'm kinda thinking of a trip that direction in the Feb-Mar
    timeframe.

    Thanks for any suggestions!

    --
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> West Lafayette, IN, USA

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  • From George.Anthony@21:1/5 to Ted Heise on Sun Nov 27 18:47:24 2022
    On 11/27/2022 4:20 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
    Hi all,

    What do the exerienced RVers use to find campgrounds? Is the
    Allstays app worth the $9.99? Our preference would usually be for
    places with fewer people (maybe fewer services?).

    When we went a couple of years ago we had pretty good luck in
    state parks (southern Indiana and into Kentucky). As I recall, ReserveAmerica worked pretty well for finding and booking sites
    then, but it doesn't look like it covers Tennessee or points
    south. I'm kinda thinking of a trip that direction in the Feb-Mar
    timeframe.

    Thanks for any suggestions!


    I use and have used several different apps, Allstays being one of them.
    Most people have their own preferred app. I find the standard ones like
    the Good Sam directory are a little generous in their ratings. I usually
    just do a google search for campgrounds in the areas where I plan to
    stay and check the reviews. Those require a "grain of salt" approach also.

    In Indiana, I can recommend Charlestown State Park (if they have
    openings for the dates you want). It's a short drive across the Ohio
    river from Louisville.

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  • From Technobarbarian@21:1/5 to Ted Heise on Sun Nov 27 19:08:17 2022
    On 11/27/2022 2:20 PM, Ted Heise wrote:
    Hi all,

    What do the exerienced RVers use to find campgrounds? Is the
    Allstays app worth the $9.99? Our preference would usually be for
    places with fewer people (maybe fewer services?).

    When we went a couple of years ago we had pretty good luck in
    state parks (southern Indiana and into Kentucky). As I recall, ReserveAmerica worked pretty well for finding and booking sites
    then, but it doesn't look like it covers Tennessee or points
    south. I'm kinda thinking of a trip that direction in the Feb-Mar
    timeframe.

    Thanks for any suggestions!


    Whenever I'm headed to unfamiliar territory I start with Google
    maps and Google searches. It's a frustrating experience that shows you
    the limits of the internet. Many of the smaller places show up on Google
    maps as a small black dot, or not at all. No matter how much searching I
    do I always see campgrounds and other businesses that are not on
    anyone's map or list.

    Here I start with the state campgrounds because that is always the
    most luxurious and reasonably priced campgrounds and work from there. ReserveAmerica is a good source for finding many of these campgrounds,
    but they probably leave out more places than they list.

    I have no experience with the paid services. I saw one that
    scrapes sites like ReserveAmerica so they can notify you when spaces
    become available. It might be worth it if I was spending a lot of time
    in the state parks on weekends during the busy season or if I needed
    full hookups during the busy season. By planning ahead a little I don't
    need all that fuss.

    TB

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  • From Ted Heise@21:1/5 to Ted Heise on Mon Nov 28 17:33:20 2022
    On Sun, 27 Nov 2022 22:20:13 -0000 (UTC),
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> wrote:

    What do the exerienced RVers use to find campgrounds? Is the
    Allstays app worth the $9.99? Our preference would usually be
    for places with fewer people (maybe fewer services?).

    Thanks, George and TB for the responses--helpful, and much
    appreciated.

    --
    Ted Heise <theise@panix.com> West Lafayette, IN, USA

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