| Living full time in our RV--Recreational Vehicle, we find | | | | holding tanks. |
| parking to be our biggest budget buster. | | | | Full time RVers often do their overnight Recreational |
| A RV Resort offers the most amenities, so if we are | | | | Vehicle parking in a Walmart parking lot, or a Flying J |
| work camping for the season, of course, that is where | | | | Truck Stop. Although this could save a few bucks, we |
| we choose to stay. In our opinion, minimum amenities | | | | enjoy our creature comforts, so this has not yet been |
| must include a pool, hot tub, meeting or conference | | | | an option for us. Motorhome owners usually have a |
| room, library, and planned activities. I would prefer a | | | | generator onboard, which allows them more flexibility |
| resort to be a one stop destination where your | | | | for out of the way overnight stops. |
| entertainment, such as a lake, is only a few steps | | | | By researching, you can often find city parks and |
| away, preferably with a restaurant and gift shop on | | | | fairgrounds that provide basic hookups for an |
| premise. Once your rig is parked, you are all set, with | | | | overnight stay at a very reasonable cost. Members of |
| everything you need readily available. If you are staying | | | | Elk Lodges or VFW's can usually hook up on the |
| in a tourist area, hopefully any place that labels itself as | | | | premises for a nominal fee. |
| a resort will offer transportation or be within walking | | | | We have found the easiest, and most economical |
| distance of area attractions. | | | | way to lower RV parking costs is to work camp. One |
| RV Resorts are the most expensive parking option, | | | | winter, we were the Activities Directors for a large RV |
| because, of course you must be willing to pay for all | | | | Resort. We exchanged an parking space for 24 work |
| those goodies. | | | | hours per week. The following summer, we worked at |
| RV Campgrounds are much more basic, and while | | | | a gift shop in a popular tourist town near a National |
| they may or may not offer a swimming pool, they | | | | Park. Our employer provided our private parking site in |
| should at the very least have full hookups, including | | | | exchange for 14 work hours per week. Considering |
| sewer. Although campgrounds are more median | | | | the fact that the only Resort Style Campground in the |
| priced, depending on location, they can still be budget | | | | area charged $60 per night, we were thrilled to barter |
| busters if you are paying daily rates. | | | | for our site rent. |
| State Parks, Forest Service Campgrounds, and Corp | | | | Volunteering as a camp host at State and National |
| of Engineer Parks are somewhat less expensive, | | | | Parks in exchange for an RV parking site is also a |
| however they usually have only electric and water | | | | very popular solution to saving on RV parking |
| hookups. If you are staying more than a couple of | | | | expenses. |
| days, that can quickly become a problem with your | | | | |