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Vacation Planner / Arizona
| Hidden Shores |
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Formerly a Rice family favorite, the management at this resort has gone down hill, with guests viewed as an unwanted nuissance by the staff and manager. It is located on our favorite spot for wakeboarding on the Colorado River and it has full hookups and cell phone coverage, so sometimes we go there anyway. In the summer, it is so hot that you have to be in the water or in your air-conditioned RV. In the winter, this is a popular "snowbird" retreat. They have permanent vacation home sites here as well. The resort amenities include restaurant, activities, free golf course, an equestsrian center and more. Price: $54 to $74 per night.
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| Grand Canyon National Park |
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The Grand Canyon is more geared toward tent camping than RV's, but several of the campgrounds in the park allow RV's, one with hookups. Get info about RV sites in the
park at www.nps.gov/grca. Prices run $10 to $25 per night. At Trailer Village in the park, they supposedly have space for RV's up to 50 feet, but who wants to driving something like that around a busy national park? Make reservations for the in-park campgrounds and a few private campgrounds outside the park through Reserve America, www.reserveamerica.com.
You can also "boondock" in the national forest around the park. Check with the rangers for rules about this. You have to be a quarter mile off the main road. Some roads are marked for this "dispersed camping."
There are larger RV parks outside the main park, varying distances, including the Grand Canyon Railway RV Park, a luxurious place with a pet resort and an old-fashioned train that takes you to the Grand Canyon. It is quite pricey, but they do have packages that include an RV site and train tickets. Outside RV parks should have plenty of info about shuttles, bus tours and public transportation into the world's #1 tourist destination.
A good source of Grand Canyon camping informaton is www.grandcanyon.com/camping.html.
Remember, the South Rim is the touristy part of the canyon that most people are familiar with. You can drive way around up to the north rim for a more rugged experience.
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