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07-30-2023, 07:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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Campground Guides
Does anyone use a hard copy campground guide anymore?
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07-30-2023, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
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Hi Ruth
We don’t use a printed campground guide except for one that has the Corps of Engineers facilities listed but we do not Leave home without a current year Rand McNally road atlas in the Highlander. We usually have an end of day target in mind unless we have to detour around a storm and then we use the Allstays app we have on the phone.
Iowa Dave
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07-30-2023, 09:03 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruthe
Does anyone use a hard copy campground guide anymore?
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We use Apps like Campendium and Allstays to find quick overnighters when we are trying to make time to a destination and a state park, NFS or other designated campground is not available. After some mis-adventures on our Pacific Northwest trip last year, we will only stay at RV campgrounds as a last resort. When cell service is not available, we have a current road atlas in the truck as well.
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07-31-2023, 06:37 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: New Milford, Pennsylvania
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Not sure about other states but Pennsylvania offers a paper copy camping directory guidebook.
https://www.pacamping.com/promos-and...ping-directory
A paper copy state park directory with a nice map is also available.
Both are free and can be found at most visitor centers in the state.
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07-31-2023, 06:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Gravois Mills, Missouri
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21
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We use online apps for campgrounds but always carry a road atlas/ state maps of areas we are visiting.
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07-31-2023, 09:31 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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The last printed CG guide I bought was dated about 15 years ago. I do like paper maps, though, like the other commenters.
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07-31-2023, 02:50 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: East Dover, Vermont
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruthe
Does anyone use a hard copy campground guide anymore?
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When we did an extended camping trip (6 mo) we made it a point to enter a state on the interstate and stop at the welcome center for a road map and any campground information they might have...in fact we went on a day trip and got on the highway for one exit to hit the welcome center! We also had good luck with the Allstays app but they no longer support my Android phone so I am looking for other apps.
We found some really neat town and county campgrounds with the official state maps.
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08-01-2023, 02:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Highland Park, New Jersey
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Thanks for the responses. I had forgotten about the welcome centers and their campground information. We can't use All stays because we have android phones, but I'll check into campendium.
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08-02-2023, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Ogunquit, Maine
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We travel around the country using State Parks 95% of the time and have found this publication to be invaluable for planning and making reservations: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/18...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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08-02-2023, 05:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: South Lake Tahoe, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wjwoods01@gmail.com
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I second this recommendation...I have this book and love it! With that and my paper atlas, the National Geographic Adventure Edition, most of my planning is covered...
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08-07-2023, 07:18 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Silverado, California
Trailer: 2017 Escape 21C "S.S. Iceburg"
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I saw a couple campground guide books at Camping World last I was there. Of course they were already a year out of date.
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08-17-2023, 08:56 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Roseville, California
Trailer: 2009 Escape 19'
Posts: 22
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We have an Oregon State Parks hard copy and online version because we camp a lot in Oregon (from CA). When planning I use Campendium all the time. It covers all types of camping from boondocking locations to Nat’l Parks and everything in between. It’s saved our bacon a couple times when we needed to find a “safe harbor” because of weather changes and it’s also where I go for photos and reviews of camp spots I’m considering. I find Campendium very user friendly.
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