WOW! Beautiful sky and RVs - one of the many reasons to go RVing

WOW! Beautiful sky and RVs - one of the many reasons to go RVing
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Monday, September 20, 2010

National Parks, RV Parks nearby, media to buy and FREE parks to try

I just found out that there is a FREE admission (unfortunately that doesn't include RV Park cost, but it DOES include park entrance fee, some concessions and events at different national parks) THIS SATURDAY, SEPT. 25, 2010!  To find out more, go to: http://www.examiner.com

Whatever time of year it is, you can find some place that is the weather you prefer.  There are many places to tent camp in these parks as well as RV campgrounds nearby.  Below websites to find National Parks, I have a few websites of RV Parks near National Parks

The best place online to find National Parks is, of course, going to the source - the National Park Service.  The part of their website that is relevant in this search is: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/index.htm  This part of the site is not very aesthetically pleasing, but it's useful and easy to understand.

Another useful site to find National Parks is: http://www.us-national-parks.net/  You can look by park name, state or region.  You can also find some incredibly useful resources (that can tell you about different activities in the outdoors as well as State Parks, etc.) at the bottom of the site.

To find out more about the National Park charity, click on: http://www.nationalparks.org/ 

For most popular and listing of all of the National Parks, visit this site: http://www.nationalparks.com/

Select by state or featured NPs: http://www.areaparks.com/

This has a park locator as well as trip planning, camping, shopping, park fees, scenic byways - look no further: http://www.us-parks.com/

To see what National Geographic thought were the best parks, visit the site below or visit my other blog post : http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com

Yellowstone (Wyoming and Montana) - you can find information at the source (you can probably find other National Park RV Caming on the site as well - this link leads to the right place): http://www.nps.gov/ as well as reading one of my past posts: Yellowstone National Park....

Glacier (Montana)- this park is open through the end of this month - it is Good Sam and AAA approved - there are ideas of what to do in the area, contact information, different magazines and books they are listed into: http://www.mmrvpark.com/

Yosemite (California)- You have a couple of different RV parks near this national park: High Sierra and Yosemite Pines.  The High Sierra website has what's nearby, what's inside the park, many photos, reservations, local weather, long-term stay info, maps and directions.  http://www.highsierrarv.com/
The Yosemite Pines website seems to have many of the same items that High Sierra has on it.  Like High Sierra, they have Wi-Fi and allow pets.  What's the difference?  Why not check it out for yourself and see which will best fit your needs.  http://www.yosemitepinesrv.com/ 

Mammoth Cave (Kentucky)- This RV Park is open year-round.  Mammoth Cave has over 300 feet of caves.  This website has tourist attractions nearby, talks about their amenities, allows online reservations, and has a blog of their own.  The site is: http://www.cavecountryrv.com/

Grand Teton (Idaho and Wyoming)- There are many RV Parks listed in this site.  The contact information for each RV Park is listed.  Look here: http://www.ehow.com  In this RV Park, you're close enough that you can go to Grand Teton and Yellowstone.  This website talks about what you can do during the winter as well as what you can do during the summer.  Also included, of course, are amenities of the RV Park.  To visit the site, click here http://www.yellowstonerv.com/
http://www.yellowstonerv.com/


Rocky Mountain (Colorado) - In Estes Park, there are many RV Parks.  There are many sights to see other than the national park.  The features of the RV Parks are listed right there on the front page without having to click any links.  As well as lodging, this site also mentions dining and shopping in the area.  This website is links to all of the RV Parks in the area, but is created by the Convention and Visitor's Bureau. http://estesparkcvb.com

Zion's (Utah) - This is another useful directory of RV Parks in the area.  There are activities, trip planning and where to eat and sleep.  There is contact information for each of the RV Parks.  The site is: http://www.go-utah.com

Grand Canyon (Arizona) - This directory is similar to the above website - with RV Parks and their contact information as well as other tourist attractions in the area.  http://www.go-arizona.com

Acadia (Maine) - This website has all of the links you need for information listed right below the name, "Map Photos Lodging Dining Shopping"  In the text, it explains about amenities, reservations, history and the like.  The website is: http://www.acadiamagic.com/Blackwoods.html

Denali (Alaska) - On this website, everything is on one page, without having to link to it.  You have the contact information, the prices, photos, amenities.  There are a few links if you're interested, but this is a VERY user friendly website!  http://www.denaliriversiderv.com/


If you'd prefer to watch a DVD about National Parks, click here: Ken Burns: National Parks - America's Best Idea



If reading a hard cover book is more your style, here you go: The National Parks: Our American Landscape


If I didn't mention your favorite national park, let me know and I will find it.


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