New Policy at Thunder Valley Casino, CA

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Enjoy Fresh Desert Air at this Arizona RV Park

Trailer Life Cream of the Crop Campsites: Butterfield RV Resort—Benson, Arizona Planning to take a trip out to see the Old West? Don’t miss historic Southern Arizona, where clean air, natural beauty and historical sites abound. Whether traveling as a couple or with the whole family, Butterfield RV Resort in Benson is a great spot to use as your home base while seeing the sites in the surrounding area. Benson is a town located in the San Pedro River Valley about 40 miles southeast of Tucson. Originally inhabited by the Chiricahua Apache tribe, by the late 1800s the town was an important transportation hub for the Pony Express and Butterfield Overland Stage. After the completion of the Transcontinental Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880, copper and silver from neighboring mines passed through Benson on its way to factories back East. Butterfield RV Resort hosts 173 landscaped RV sites with full utility hookups designed to appeal to a wide segment of the RV community and their pets. Located within walking distance of the Safeway Shopping Center, Super Wal-Mart, post office, hospital, restaurants and other amenities, the resort is the perfect place to restock supplies and rest up during a long-distance trip. There are 50 sites that are at least 40 feet wide and are ideal for long term Park Model units and monthly or annual renters desiring a bit more room or privacy. The other 123 sites are at least 30’ x 50’. All sites sport their own picnic tables and have WiFi access. There... Read more

Wild West Camping Fun at Grand Canyon Railway in Arizona

Trailer Life Cream of the Crop Campsites: Grand Canyon Railway RV Park—Williams, Arizona If you’re planning a visit to the Grand Canyon after exploring Flagstaff and Sedona, this is the place to stay! This RV park’s amenities and convenient location are tough to beat. Grand Canyon Railway RV Park is part of a high desert resort complex that includes a hotel and train depot for rail tours to the Grand Canyon. Located in Williams, just west of Flagstaff, this pristine Good Sam Park is only two blocks from historic Route 66 and downtown attractions. They have 124 extra-wide paved RV sites with full hookups (30/50 amp service). There are 73 pull-thrus measuring 25’x 65’, while back-ins measure 15’x 56’. A maximum vehicle length of 65 ft. means even the biggest rigs will feel right at home! Each site offers free cable and free wireless Internet access for your convenience. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/Wild_West_Camping_Fun_at_Grand_Canyon_Railway'; Hungry after a day of touring? Grab a bite to eat at Spenser’s Lounge or Max & Thelma’s Restaurant (serving breakfast, lunch and dinner), both just a short walk from the RV park within the main resort complex. Unwind in the indoor swimming pool or Jacuzzi at the GCR hotel, or keep up your fitness at the exercise room. Take a stroll along the fitness trail circling the property to enjoy the clean Arizona air. If sports are your thing, pick up a game of basketball, horseshoes or volleyball while... Read more

Update: Reno Overnight RV Parking Ban, Enforcement Eases Up

As of February 11, 2009, the city council has decided not to actively enforce an ordinance that prohibits sleeping overnight in an RV unless you’re in an approved campground.  Instead, they will only respond to specific complaints.  This clears the way for business owners (Casinos, big-box stores, etc.) to decide whether to allow RVers to park overnight on their property, but allows the city to step in when necessary to respond to legitimate problems.   Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino RV Resort Receives Woodall’s 5 Stars

The Casino Campers are back on the road! Chris and I have left our winter haunts in Florida and are traveling west.  Today we’re at the IP in Biloxi, MS and plan to be at the Hollywood, Bay St. Louis tomorrow.  From there we’ll make a family stop in Texas, then head out for three seasons of casino fun and other RV adventures.  Now that we’re back on the road you can count on more frequent posts from me — hopefully each weekend. In previous posts I’ve told you that casinos offer a great variety of RV accommodations ranging from simple blacktop boondocking to resort level RV parks.  Yesterday, a friend of mine at Midwest Gaming and Travel sent me a press release from Grand Casino, Hinckley MN, announcing that their RV resort just received a Woodall’s 5 star rating.  The press release is reprinted below:   Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

After 40+ Years of RVing . . .

In a recent survey by RV.net, the majority of comments came from those relatively new to RVing and who were looking for RVing tips, how to fix things, where to go, what to pack, anything that might help a new RVer to better enjoy the RV Lifestyle. So, acknowledging that the majority of my recent blogs have been about Green RVing, on this post I will offer some of my own personal thoughts on RVing based on my 40+ years of RVing, ten years as General Manager of an RV rental and sales company, 16 years as a fulltimer, and 9 years as a travel writer, photographer, and seminar leader on RV travel and lifestyle. Avoid the temptation to buy an RV with the same floorspace and amenities as your house. You will find, after you get used to the downsize, that you can go a lot more places, visit far more campgrounds, and manoever through far more gas stations, parking lots, visitor centers, national and state parks, than you could with a larger rig. And you will also find that you won’t miss the space. Learn to use the features of your rig that enable you to camp without hook-ups. You will find as your travels expand, that there are far more campsites that do not have hook-ups than do. And even more that have only partial hook-ups, such as water and electricity only, or maybe one but not the other. You will find also that most of these no hook-up campsites are in more natural and scenic settings, with more space not only in the campsite, but also between neighbors, offering more privacy. For... Read more

Casino Travel Planning

We’re in Tampa, enjoying a mild winter and planning our 2009 travels.  In the continuum of planning styles we fall somewhere around the middle.  We know some people who never plan at all and just decide where to go when it’s time to break camp.  At the other extreme, I met a guy who plans meticulously knowing 12 to 18 months in advance where they will spend each night. We have a general plan for the year, with anchor points that we commit to ahead of time.  Everything in between these anchor points is set in Jell-O.  We often stay longer, leave early, and change destinations as we go.  This holds true for our casino-based travels too.  We have long range plans for where we want to be; “Las Vegas”, “Gulf Coast”, “Midwest” for example, but we usually wait to make specific plans until we receive all our casino mail and offers for the month. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Free and Low Cost RV Parking and Camping

We’re not just talking about Wally-docking and casino camping.  There are many free and low cost camping opportunities in places far away from a paved parking lot.  As part of our “Ways to Save” week I’ve collected a list of links that will help you find parking and camping opportunities all across the country.  I’m sure I’ve left out many good resources, so if you know of one that I haven’t listed please share it with us all in the comments area at the bottom. Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino Camping Location Report - Southern Indiana

If you’ve been following my posts we’ve taken a quick trip through the central Midwest, stopping at casinos in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana.  We’re traveling with a schedule to keep, so we had to skip some RV friendly places, but we’ll catch those next time.  Our last stop in Indiana was on the Ohio River at the Horseshoe Casino in Elizabeth.  Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

Casino Camping Location Reports - Joliet, IL and Michigan City, IN

Lately I’ve been writing about casino camping locations across the Midwest.  Last week I told you about the Quad Cities area of Iowa/Illinois.  After that stop we headed east, visiting the Empress Casino in Joliet, IL and the Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City, IN.  Read more Tell a Friend Read More →

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