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RV parks

Yahoo Message Number: 100220
We are getting ready for our first big trip.  From Calif. to St. Louis, MO.  We will be taking I-40.  Would any of you know some good (or at least decent) RV parks between CA and St. Louis?

Bob Margolis
2001 Magna

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Yahoo Message Number: 100222
Since I don't know how long you want to drive in a day,  these are a few options if you  just need overnight stops and not destination campgrounds.

Our stops:

Holbrook AZ - OK RV Park.  Not fancy but good for the night. Long level pull thrus, reasonable rates.
Amarillo TX - Oasis RV Resort -  long level paved pull thrus.
Oklahoma City OK - Twin Fountains RV Park - I would call for reservations for a long level pull thru.

Will you be taking I-44 (toll) from Oklahoma City to St Louis or stay on I-40 and then head north?

We also have stayed at the Tucumcari NM KOA and it was fine for a night.

Lonny & Diane Livingston
'04 Allure #31065

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Yahoo Message Number: 100227
Besides RV Parks, you might also consider overnighting at some Walmarts. We do it quite often. It's ok in many of them... normally unless there's a city ordinance against it.  Here's a list: Walmart Overnight RV Parking Resources

Walmart Overnight RV Parking Resources Photo by Bob & Sally Harnish; Walmart in Idaho Falls, ID.

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I always call ahead to verify it's ok. I usually say we're coming thru and want to do some shopping (which we often do) and since it will be late I would like to stay overnight, They usually will say it's fine. You often have other RV'ers staying as well. Walmart is ideal in many respects... large open lots easy to pull in, leave the toad attached, Just park toward the outside and ideally along a back edge.  We like to pull in after 6pm and leave early. Many of the super Wally's also have diesel fuel at good prices.

Travel Safe!

Joseph Burkle

2010 Tiffin Allegro Bus 43QRP

43' quad slide tag axle ISL 425 HP pusher
formerly:

2008 Country Coach Inspire 360 Founders Edition
Wind-seeker.com

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Reply #4 –
Yahoo Message Number: 100228
Bob, I suggest you consider my Campground book, all information is current. Go to rvbestcampgrounds.com Check it out, and the Kindle version is only $9.90. Amazon has a free app too, so you can use it on any device. Many of the campgrounds are along Interstate highway. Hey, when you get west of St. Louis you'll be a mile from our home.

Lee (leozbrowski@...) President, CCI

2007 Country Coach Intrigue 12153
CAT C-13

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Yahoo Message Number: 100229
Good morning Bob, I've not traveled your planned route but I've found www.rvparkreviews.com to be the best source for locating quality RV parks.
Enter the city you are considering and it shows the RV parks there and nearby. The feature I like best is the parks are rated by comments made by those who have stayed there and have taken the time to enter their comments. It also provides phone numbers and web links to each park.
Safe Travels!
Charles

00 Allure 30555

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Reply #6 –
Yahoo Message Number: 100231
How far do you plan on traveling each day?  Is this a scenic trip with the idea of stopping and seeing the sights, or is this we need to get there soon type of trip?  TWI 2004 Intrigue 11731

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Reply #7 –
Yahoo Message Number: 100234
For your first trip, I would reconsider I-40 and look for an alternative way. I-40 is very rough through TX and OK and AR as all the truckers use it constantly. If you take it make sure that everything is locked down tight. I'd consider I-40 to Albuquerque and get on I-25 North and find a way to Wichita and over to St. Louis.

'07 CC Tribute

Donna

It's not what you look at that counts, it's what you see.

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Yahoo Message Number: 100237
Once  you get past Amarillo it is really ruff.  The seams in the pavement haven't been sealed and there are areas west of Williams Az that are questionable, too.  But if you have Michelin  and run them at the pressure according to the charts for your weight and not the placard, the ride isn't to bad at 55 mph if you can stand to go that slow.  Driving on the center line or on the edge line makes for a smoother line, sometimes.  If you crank it up to 70 in the fast lane to keep from getting run over the pavement is a lot smoother, too.  Another choice is to drop down at Clines Corner on Hwy 285 to Hwy 60, NM and cut across through  Clovis, Amarillo, Pampa, Enid, Tulsa and grab I 44 to St. Louis.  When I serviced Kmarts stores through all of New Mexico, Southern Colorado, W. Texas, the Panhandle and Western Oklahoma thru Tulsa I traveled these roads at least twice a year.  You'll loose 5 mph average speed.  Make sure you fill up in western Albuquerque, or Clines Corner, then Amarillo.  I have forgotten where the cheapest fuel is in Arizona.  Maybe Flagstaff.  Another choice would be to Grab Hwy 54 out of Tucumcari, NM.  But I haven't driven the road in 20 years.  Texas 2 lane roads can be outstanding, some of them with 70 mph speed limits.  New Mexico and Oklahoma are equal  to a grade  less.  But all of them are better than what you find in California.  I maybe an adopted Texan, but am native of Northern California, and am embarrassed anytime people nail me for the roads in Calif.  I haven't owned property there in 7 years, so my taxes all go to Texas and New Mexico, now.  TWI 2004 Intrigue 11731

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Yahoo Message Number: 100238
We heartily agree! Made that
trip ourselves before Christmas.

TJ and Diana

42 ft 2004 Intrigue triple slide with toad 11742
🚍

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Yahoo Message Number: 100243
You could stay in Gallup NM, then take I-25 north to Denver, then I-70 east.

Be sure to take E-470 around Denver and don't go through Denver at rush hour. Lots of construction in the area.

Cherry Creek State Park off Hwy 83 north of E-470 gets great reviews. We were going to stay there but went north of Denver instead on our last trip.  I would make reservations as this park fills up especially on the weekends.

Salina Kansas - KOA. We've stayed there a couple of times.

Lonny & Diane Livingston
'04 Allure #31065

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Yahoo Message Number: 100246
Amarillo, TX Oasis RV Resort
OK City OK Twin Fountains

Albuquerque NM American RV Park
West of ABQ Sky City Casino RV Park

George in Birmingham
'03 Magna 6298
George in Birmingham
2003 Magna 6298

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Yahoo Message Number: 100248
CA to Ok for us a couple years back Canyon motel & RV park Williams AZ.
Sky City Casino, ABQ. NM
Oasis RV Amarillo, TX
Twin Fountains OKC OK   
Ray

They say wine improves  with age! As I enter my golden years, I say age improves with wine!  The Born  Loser

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Yahoo Message Number: 100249
Hi All, I want to thank you all for your input and suggestions and resources, we will be sure to check them out! Donna, this is by far not our first trip in a motorhome, just never driven through these "fly over" states, and the longest (more than 10 hrs) away that we have taken this rig.
 Lonny & Diane, Bob is good for 10+ hrs a day, so we will most likely stop the first night somewhere around Albuquerque, then see how far we get the next day and depending on the time and how we feel, decide if we want to push on into Purina Farms, or stop somewhere before we hit St Louis.  We did not realize I-44 was a toll road after OK City It gives me the shivers pulling through those narrow toll-booth lanes when driving the m/h but Bob handles it like a pro.  Then there is all that jockeying to figure out which lane to be in if you don't have a local pass...ugh.... If we decide to stay on 40, where would you suggest  to turn north to St Louis?  Taking I-44 seems the most direct route, but that is not always the best.

Bob & Vickie Margolis
'01 Magna

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Yahoo Message Number: 100368
Be sure to give plenty of time.  RV driving is much slower than cars.  Give plenty of space  in front to stop slower than others. Then there are rest area stops to add if you have pets, eat sandwiches, breaks and check condition of RV and tow cars.  Use Google map or Waze to look ahead for accidents. Its better to stop and rest and wait for accident ahead to clear than waste fuel idling.

Regards,

Jay T. 2005 Magna Rembrandt

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Reply #15 –
Yahoo Message Number: 100377
If you stay on I-40, you can take US69-US60 north to I-49 north back to I-44 east to avoid the toll roads.

Or you can stay on I-40 to I-49  but it's more miles.

There is a little casino RV park in Wyandotte OK (near Neosho) that we like.  Just don't go on the weekends. Indigo Sky Casino and Whispering Woods RV Park right on Hwy 60.

Lonny & Diane Livingston
'04 Allure #31065