Getting tired of seeing gas prices go up and up and up?? If you are, then you can join the rest of the travelers this summer scurrying to find a sensible vacation for this summer. Rising gas costs affects virtually all kinds of travel, from airplanes, to cruises to automobile travel. When gas prices are high overseas or international travel experience a humungous drop, which in turn boosts domestic travel for families. One such ramification of increased domestic travels will affect the RV community, available space at National Parks become limited. According to the National Parks Service:
“Last year more than 281 million people visited America’s 394 national park areas. This year, the park service expects attendance figures to increase by 10% or more as people seek less expensive vacation destinations closer to home.”
So how will this effect both public and private campgrounds as well? RVT.com had this to say:
Increased visitor volume is expected to further strain the competition for the limited number of onsite RV camping spaces available at national parks. Typically, only a portion of national park campsites are available for advance reservation. At the most popular national parks a certain number of campsites are available only on a first-come-first-serve basis to accommodate campers. RV campers should consider booking camping space at a nearby RV park and purchasing an inexpensive multi-day park pass.
Even if an in-park campsite is available, RV campers often prefer to book a reservation at a nearby private RV campground. Private RV campgrounds typically offer amenities not available at national park campsites, including more spacious campsites, Wi-Fi, swimming pools, playgrounds, an onsite camp store and onsite firewood.
So will how will the increasing gas prices effect your travel? Do you plan on RVing instead of taking some other form of transportation? Leave us a comment below and let us know how you are affected.
Source [RVT.com]
