This is the HOW-TO-CAMP guide  
Information for tent and RV camping
CAMPGROUNDS AND RV PARKS
Campgrounds and rv parks
make a great destination if
you are planning  an
affordable family vacation.  
With over 16,000 locations
you will find a rv/tent
campground to meet your
needs for park camping.
Do you have a sense of
adventure?
  Would love to explore the
great outdoors and discover the beauty of
 
nature with your family?  One of
the most exciting and affordable
family vacation is
rv camping.   
A camping trip is a great way to
spend some quality time with
your family.    RV parks, RV
resorts, and campgrounds make
great destinations if you are
planing an affordable family
vacation.  The beauty of
traveling in a motorhome or RV  
is the ability to go wherever you want, whenever you want, and take
your whole home with you when you do.   And RV parks and
campgrounds let you do that easily and safely.  
These campgrounds
are ideal for the first time tent camper.
There are lots of places to stay as you travel on the open road, and if you keep your eyes
open, you can find plenty of ways to keep your RV park and campground costs very low as
you do.
Even though a camping experience involves getting away from
the technological gadgets that we use on a daily basis in our
modern lives, this doesn't mean that your going to have to deal
with conditions that     aren't decent.  Most RV parks  have a
grills or fire-pits and picnic tables, as well as showers and
bathroom facilities. Others have much more extensive facilities,
like heated pools, cable TV and wireless Internet access.  
Campgrounds can be broken down into three catagories:

A.  Public campgrounds.  This would include state and local parks, BLM and
National
Forest campgrounds, National Parks, etc.  Camping sites range from primitive
with very limited services to fully developed family friendly campsites with all the services
and amenities.

B.  Commercial campgrounds:  There are over 14,000 of these privately
owned camping grounds throughout the country. They also range from a park with a few
sites and modest services to the fancy 5 star resorts with hundreds of spaces and endless
activities for the well-to-do guests.  There are several commercial "chain" campgrounds
such as
KOA, and JELLYSTONE  PARK with locations across the country.  The advantage
of these chains is their central reservation system, uniformity, and cleanliness.  When
traveling with children, the commercial campgrounds can be a great place to stay since
many of them have swimming pools, video arcades, playgrounds and a host of other
outdoor camping activities.  Most of these campgrounds accomodate tent and rv campers.

C.  RV membership resorts:   Buying into a membership resort allows you to
stay a any of their locations for a very low price.  Primarily used by RVers who spend
much of their time traveling, these resorts enable you to stay in one location for as long as
fourteen days.  Basically you buy into one location as your "home base" and then are able
to stay at the other locations as you travel around the country.  
Coast to Coast, with over
400 RV campgrounds, is one of the largest membership resorts.  Indian Trails is another.  
With so many different types of parks and services available, how do you know which ones
will meet your specific vacation needs?   There are two fine directories available that list
the thousands of rv parks and campgrounds in detail.  Here you will find what services and
amenities each park offers, the cost of camping, directions, local attractions, and a host of
other useful information.  We strongly recommend that you use
THE GOOD SAM CLUB
or WOODALL'S as your rv camping guide
IMPORTANT  NOTICE
Before you leave on your camping trip, we strongly suggest that you have a RV
camping checklist.  
Click Here for our recommended lists.