Camping question
Thread Starter
|
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 911
Likes: 1
From: Orem Utah
Camping question
I'm heading out on a 10 day ride and am planning on camping a few of the nights. I've started checking on KOAs and they run $30+ a night. Are there any recommendations for cheaper camping alternatives? I don't want to throw down in a park and get arrested or mugged, but feel like $30 is outrages for a tent sight.
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,015
Likes: 0
From:
Most of the state parks are a great deal. Stayed at plenty of em and never had a bad experience. But after a few nites of staying in State Parks, a 30 buck nite at a nice KOA is a welcome change. Laundry facilities, pool & a hot tub at lots of em.
Clayton Lake State Park in Clayton N.M.
Clayton Lake State Park in Clayton N.M.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 3,829
Likes: 491
From: Northern WV
$30 seems kinda high. Camping is free in our national forests (no facilities), and typically $12-16 in state and national campgrounds (limited facilities). HOWEVER, I've seen $22+ fees in NY (and probably other NE states)
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,015
Likes: 0
From:
I took a month off this summer, and traveled over 7,500 miles. You did not mention which states you were gonna hit, but one thing worth mentioning is ****in Bears!
Losta places out west they can be a big problem. There are Bear Barrels at campsites for you to put any food in. (Inclucing toothpaste, cough drops etc.) Them things have the nose of a bloodhound and if they get a whiff of food they really mess up your nites sleep! Tear apart a saddlebag, tip a bike over....or worse. Personally I opted for a cheap hotel when I was in Bear Country!
Losta places out west they can be a big problem. There are Bear Barrels at campsites for you to put any food in. (Inclucing toothpaste, cough drops etc.) Them things have the nose of a bloodhound and if they get a whiff of food they really mess up your nites sleep! Tear apart a saddlebag, tip a bike over....or worse. Personally I opted for a cheap hotel when I was in Bear Country!
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
|
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 911
Likes: 1
From: Orem Utah
Good info on the bears. I'll be heading east from Utah so Cheyenne Wyo would be the furthest west I'd be camping. States I'll be in for sure are Utah, Wyo, Nebraska, Missouri, Tennessee, North Carolina, Virgina, then we'll probably take a more northerly route back.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Southpaw Super Glide: A Left-Hand-Drive 1979 Harley FXE Built to Fit the Rider
Verdad Gallardo
The Best and Worst Harley-Davidson Moves of 2025
Verdad Gallardo
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 8,831
Likes: 15
From: Nomad
KOAs are gross! Too crowded, and an all-night serenade from all those RVs' generators...and they're expensive.
USFS and BLM are generally the cheapest, followed by NPS and state parks--all usually below $10. (some USFS campgrounds around here are $15, because they are in HIGH demand, like the one *right* on the Madison River)
But, just making your way cross-country, you can find some, always.
Try this website as a guide to all federal land camping http://www.recreation.gov/.
This is a good site for all states' state parks: http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html
Here's another that has links to all state park systems, too. (You can also make reservations through it.) http://www.reserveamerica.com/us/cam...ndDirectory.do
A guy mentioned bears....sure, they're everywhere, as are coyotes. If you have a bear box at your campground, put your food in there. If not, put your food, cooking equipment, and the clothes you cooked in all in a bag. Hang it from a tree downwind of your tent site. Pretty simple to avoid bear trouble, really.
All ranger stations will provide recent stats on bear sightings, too.
EDIT: added another site
USFS and BLM are generally the cheapest, followed by NPS and state parks--all usually below $10. (some USFS campgrounds around here are $15, because they are in HIGH demand, like the one *right* on the Madison River)
But, just making your way cross-country, you can find some, always.
Try this website as a guide to all federal land camping http://www.recreation.gov/.
This is a good site for all states' state parks: http://www.stateparks.com/usa.html
Here's another that has links to all state park systems, too. (You can also make reservations through it.) http://www.reserveamerica.com/us/cam...ndDirectory.do
A guy mentioned bears....sure, they're everywhere, as are coyotes. If you have a bear box at your campground, put your food in there. If not, put your food, cooking equipment, and the clothes you cooked in all in a bag. Hang it from a tree downwind of your tent site. Pretty simple to avoid bear trouble, really.
All ranger stations will provide recent stats on bear sightings, too.
EDIT: added another site
Last edited by faber; Sep 27, 2010 at 10:21 AM.
