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RE: Trip from Austin area to Santa fe
DeLorme Street Atlas has one to take US 183 N all the way to I-20 near Cisco. I-20 W to US 84 (W of Sweetwater) to Lubbock & on to New Mexico to I-40 at Santa Rosa. I-40 W to US 285 N at Cline's Corner to I-25 S to Santa Fe. 740 miles, 15.5 hours...
Along this route, Sumner Lake State Park and Santa Rosa Lake State Park have nice campgrounds with some electric sites. For your size rig, you might consider Hyde Memorial State Park North of Santa Fe on the road to the Ski Basin. Beautiful area with hiking trails and great views.
Some attractions in the general Santa Fe area you might want to checkout: Fort Union National Monument, Pecos National Historic Site, Bandelier National Monument, Tent Rocks National Monument, Turquoise Trail, Chaco Cultural Historical Park.
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05/24/13 06:48am |
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RE: Woodall's Good Sam RV Travel Guide map feature?
From the Good Sam Club Home Page, Put your cursor on the Plan A Trip tab. Click on "Find a Campground". Click on the Red "Map Search" Tab. Zoom in on the area you are interested in. Go slow, as you zoom in it will start to show the parks.
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trailertraveler
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05/24/13 06:03am |
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RE: Escapees?
Like any membership it is worth it if you want/need/use their services. Escapees actually owns and operates 9 RV parks. They are reasonably priced and are now available to non-members if you want to check them out. They also have 11 associated coop parks owned and operated by the lease holders which Escapees members can also stay at. You can see reviews of their parks on RV Park Reviews.
Escapees has a discount park program that gives 15% to 50% off nightly stay rates. In my experience almost all of the parks in the Escapees system are also Good Sam parks and the 50% discount parks are Passport America Parks and the restrictions on the discount are the same. Membership includes the magazine, which is a good one. The Escapees mail forwarding service has a good reputation. You must be a member to use it. There is also the CARE center, located in Livingston, TX which provides assistance for members that need it for their daily activities. With the Good Sam Discount, membership is $35 for the first year instead of $70.
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05/22/13 11:10am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Iowa State Fair
I seem to remember that you can only reserve a spot in the Fair's campground for the entire fair. We did see RV's going in and out, but no idea of what the daily turnover is and if they have a certain number of daily/short term stay sites. We stayed at the KOA and really enjoyed the Fair. We don't use RV parks for much other than a place to stay. You might look into the COE Campgrounds at Saylorville Lake. We have not stayed there, but generally find the COE campgrounds to be nice and a good deal.
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05/22/13 07:09am |
RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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RE: I 64 from Outer Banks to Illinois
We have driven I-64 from Virginia Beach to Saint Louis. Some sections several times. It is pretty good road with, in my experience, less traffic than I-40 or I-70. The worst road surface the last time we drove it was the turnpike section where I-64 & I-77 run together. As said there are some grades on I-64, the steepest in my recollection is near Beckley, WV.
Since I-64 does not go into North Carolina, where were you going to pick it up?
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05/22/13 06:00am |
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RE: How best to get to Durango Colorado
We drove US-84 North from US-64(just West of Chama) to Pagosa Springs and then US-160 to Durango last fall. Did not think it was a bad drive. Us-64 does have a pretty good climb through Cimarron Canyon, some ups and downs between Angel Fire and Taos and some grades between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarillo. We have driven US-64 across New Mexico several times and always find it a pleasant drive.
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05/20/13 04:04pm |
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RE: Travel Through Kansas Hwy 56 to Elkhart
On the way from Dodge City to the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve is the Fort Larned Historic Site if you have the time and interest.
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05/20/13 09:04am |
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RE: Looking for a RV park on 301
Never stayed at any of them, but there are a couple of campgrounds in the Bowling Green area. Kings Dominion has a campground, not sure what their season is. There is also a Fam-Camp at Fort A.P. Hill if you can use military campgrounds.
We prefer the Bay Bridge Tunnel Route.
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05/20/13 05:06am |
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RE: Travel Through Kansas Hwy 56 to Elkhart
US-64 and US-56 are pretty good two lane roads. Leaving Taos on 64 there are some ups and downs and twists and turns to Angel Fire and Eagles Nest. Stop at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Angle Fire. From there you will go down through Cimarron Canyon. Cimarron Canyon State Park has dry campgrounds. The Ponderosa Campground is the most open with the easiest access for bigger rigs. Unless you really want to go to Raton, take NM-58 East from Cimarron to I-25 South to Springer and then take US-412 to Clayton and then on to Boise City and US-56. Clayton Lake State Park has a nice campground with some electric sites. The dinosaur tracks in the rock at the dam are rather interesting to see.
Hope this helps.
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05/20/13 04:40am |
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RE: Newton KS to Albuqerque, NM via Hiway 54
A couple of other potential quick stops along the way if you choose to go Dodge City would be the Fort Larned National Historic Site, and the Carnival Heritage Museum and the Edwards County Mid America Museum both located in Kinsley.
Also wanted to add that Seven Winds in Liberal is a Passport America Park. It sounds like they have added Wifi and cable since we stayed there in 2010. Still gets mixed reviews.
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05/17/13 04:31am |
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RE: Newton KS to Albuqerque, NM via Hiway 54
Hard to say what will be available on a Holiday weekend. There are several potential stops along US-54 on the way to Albuquerque. Dodge City is worth a visit if you have never been there. I only know of two RV Parks there. In addition to Dorothy's House in Liberal there is also the Mid America Aviation Museum. There are also RV Parks in Mead, Guymon and Dalhart along US-54 that are suitable for an overnight. There is Ute Lake State Park East of Tucumcari not too far from US-54 and several decent RV parks in Tucumcari. There are several interesting things to see in Tucumcari.
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05/16/13 05:12pm |
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RE: Sylvan Pass & Bear Tooth Hwy
In my opinion (and I have done it a few times) the loop starting in Cody to the Chief Joseph Highway to US-212(the Beartooth Highway) East over Beartooth Pass to Red Lodge and then MT-308 to MT-72/WY-120 back to Cody is a great day trip. It is about 180 miles, but with a stop in Red Lodge to browse through the town and maybe get a bite to eat, it is in my opinion a very good day.
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05/14/13 03:57pm |
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RE: West Yellowstone to Red Lodge
The roads from Billings to Red Lodge and on to Cody were all good when I drove them a few years ago. Nothing challenging that I remember. The Chief Joseph is more challenging than US-14/20 to the East entrance, but very scenic and not like the Beartooth (which I think is a great scenic route just not for a large RV).
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05/14/13 10:38am |
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RE: West Yellowstone to Red Lodge
If the East Entrance is open, you could go through the park to Cody. From Cody, take WY-120/MT-72 to MT-308 to Red Lodge. You could overnight in either Red Lodge or Cody. If you have not seen it, the Buffalo Bill Museum Complex in Cody is worth a visit. If you stayed in Cody and the Chief Joseph Highway(WY-296) is open, you could take that to US-212, Cook City and the Northeast entrance to Yellowstone and return to West Yellowstone on the Northern part of the Grand Loop.
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05/14/13 07:09am |
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RE: US 550 Albuquerque to Durango
We enjoyed our stays at United Campground of Durango and Santa Rosa State Park. Near Moab, there are a number of campgrounds along UT-128. To visit Mesa Verde National Park, we stayed at A & A Mesa Verde RV Park.
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05/12/13 01:00pm |
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RE: Must See Suggestions: St. Louis, MO to Sioux Falls, SD
If you do not want to spend the entire time in St. Louis, you could head North into Iowa. We enjoyed visiting the Amana Colonies. There is a nice Corps of Engineers Lake with campgrounds not too far from Amana. The James T. Kirk Birthplace in Riverside is not too far South of Coralville.
Another potential stop is Winterset(think Bridges of Madison County), andJohn Wayne's birthplace. Winterset has a Campground in the city park.
If you have the time, this route would also let you visit the spots suggested in Omaha.
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05/10/13 05:26am |
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RE: Route 117 New Mexico
If you do choose to visit the Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano, Inscription Rock at El Moro National Monument is close by.
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05/08/13 09:44am |
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RE: New Mexico visit
A lot of these are likely in DesertHawk's links but here is my list: for New Mexico: Fort Union National Monument, Pecos National Historic Site, Bandelier National Monument, Petroglyph National Monument, El Malpais National Monument, El Moro National Monument, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Salinas Pueblos National Monument, White Sands National Monument, Tent Rocks National Monument, Acoma Sky City, Pueblo Cultural Center, Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano, The Very Large Array, The Blue Hole, Cumbres & Toltec Railroad, Salmon Ruins , Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Rio Grande River Gorge , Mining Museum, Tucumcari, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Turquoise Trail
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05/07/13 05:35pm |
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RE: Help me finish my route Nev>Utah....
One area I did not see mentioned is Goblin Valley State Park. In my opinion, the Goblins are very photogenic. As the name implies, Kodachrome Basin State Park is another place you might want to consider.
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05/04/13 01:39pm |
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RE: Omaha to the Grand Canyon, Kansas Hiways
We have been on several of the routes described by Skip and DesertHawk through Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. All are good two lane roads. If the Hwy 156 you are asking about is the one from near Ellsworth to Great Bend, it is good two lane road. It is now KS-156 not US-156. Depending on what you want to see and do, US-50, 54, 56, 60, 64, 160, 400 & 412 are all good roads that could be explored as part of your journey West to the Grand Canyon as alternatives to the Interstates.
I suggest you look at the older posts that DesertHawk linked to. Lots of links to lots of great places.
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05/04/13 06:23am |
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