Campers cancelling reservations

[firepit]

With fuel cost rising maybe all our favorite spots will be less crowded.
My favorite place to camp is only 14 miles away.

Rising fuel prices could lead to camping cancellations—and opportunities for some RVers

Record fuel prices that are approaching or exceeding $5 a gallon have arrived in certain cities and states, and those high costs will undoubtedly change

www.rvtravel.com

 

[neighbormike]

Think we could be so lucky?? Lol

 

[firepit]

Think we could be so lucky?? Lol

prolly not but it's ok to dream a little.

 

[vagov]

I’m not plannng on cancelling, probably do less sightseeing in he area , chill at camp more and eat more hot dogs and less expensive beer

 

[Tarkus]

With fuel cost rising maybe all our favorite spots will be less crowded.
My favorite place to camp is only 14 miles away.

Rising fuel prices could lead to camping cancellations—and opportunities for some RVers

Record fuel prices that are approaching or exceeding $5 a gallon have arrived in certain cities and states, and those high costs will undoubtedly change

www.rvtravel.com

Could be the opposite. What if the long distance campers pull back and now everyone wants the site that is only 14 miles away?

 

[Tonya Harding]

No change here, I'll just leave the wife at home ...JK, she spends less when we're away from the hooch...time will tell I guess, we'll still be going regardless of petrol prices...

 

[DiamondGirl]

I hope many will cancel their reservations. I wanted to visit a lake in the pines and there’s no openings for the weekends from May-October. I hope someone does cancel. I’ve caught my limit there and PB, a big rainbow trout. Lol.

Happy Camping…

 

[jmkay1]

At least where I’m looking weekends are still booked solid so don’t think the gas is making that much difference for reservations . Now weekdays are opening up more than I’ve seen the last two years. That just shows school is back in session so families are staying home during the school year again. I have however seen more 5th wheels with For sale signs. So perhaps gas has something to do with that.

 

[neighbormike]

Could be the opposite. What if the long distance campers pull back and now everyone wants the site that is only 14 miles away?

I was kinda thinking the same thing… guess it really depends on the area & campground. I camp much like @firepit - my go-to is about an hour away. Guessing not much will change for me… my sites are already reserved and it’s a busy-enough park anyway. Only time will tell!

 

[firepit]

Less Beer and more water....Sat night steaks may have to just be hotdogs instead.
Or i can always be like that one guy in every group that drinks somebody elses beer

 

[neighbormike]

Dude you offered!!

 

[tfischer]

Camping is cheap. when you figure $100-200 and up for a hotel room. A little extra gas isn't going to break the budget.

 

[Mytime]

Camping is cheap. when you figure $100-200 and up for a hotel room. A little extra gas isn't going to break the budget.

After tent camping these last 3 years the pup feels like a hotel room to me.

 

[DiamondGirl]

So true about camping is cheaper… I spent $8 per day at the lakeshore each trip for the last 3 trips. Can’t get any cheaper other than finding FREE BLM land up north. Plus, the last time I stayed at a hotel, the room was musty, the carpet wet & moist and lots of road noises. It was $350 per night. But no other rooms were available at the time. Just my luck…

My bed is so comfy in the trailer… I can’t complain.

Happy Camping…

 

[Susan Premo]

Less Beer and more water....Sat night steaks may have to just be hotdogs instead.
Or i can always be like that one guy in every group that drinks somebody elses beer

Somebody else usually tastes better anway!

 

[Susan Premo]

We got our national parks pass,so it's cheaper . A lot of state forest campgrounds take it too, so that helps. It's that darn bar in town with great food and beer they brew that get us.

 

[tfischer]

We got our national parks pass,so it's cheaper

I was about to comment that the nearest national park to me was almost 5 hours away and not really suitable for popup camping (Voyageurs), and the next closest after that was about 8 hours away (Badlands or Roosevelt), so the park permits didn't make much sense for us.

But then I noticed you're from Minnesota too. Where do you camp?

 

[Dan F]

Somebody else usually tastes better anway!

I know you miss steak, but please don't eat the other campers.

 

[Susan Premo]

I was about to comment that the nearest national park to me was almost 5 hours away and not really suitable for popup camping (Voyageurs), and the next closest after that was about 8 hours away (Badlands or Roosevelt), so the park permits didn't make much sense for us.

But then I noticed you're from Minnesota too. Where do you camp?

In state forest campgrounds superior national forest, they take national park pass, another one that does is Beauty lake , it's part of Mccarthy Beach state park, but beauty lake takes the national park pass as well. We haven't stayed there, but we found it by chance, it's sort of near George Washington state forest. It was a very long drive in, but was really pretty.
When I mentioned superior, I should've said Fenske lake and it's one of the entry points for the boundary waters. 10 miles north of ely. I really enjoyed that one.

 

[Susan Premo]

In state forest campgrounds superior national forest, they take national park pass, another one that does is Beauty lake , it's part of Mccarthy Beach state park, but beauty lake takes the national park pass as well. We haven't stayed there, but we found it by chance, it's sort of near George Washington state forest. It was a very long drive in, but was really pretty.
When I mentioned superior, I should've said Fenske lake and it's one of the entry points for the boundary waters. 10 miles north of ely. I really enjoyed that one.

Sorry, not Beauty, it's called Beatrice. I just spoke to our camp host friend, he said do you mean Beatrice? Yep!