justlou
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We stay at Canyon Vistas also. It is a great park with lots of activities. If you do not have reservations you may still be able to get a spot. Make sure you will be in the same spot for your entire stay as they do move people around based upon prior reservations.
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Bob&Billye
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We have stayed at Canyon Vista's and enjoyed it. There is alot of traffic in the Phoenix area and my own personal preferences in my retirement years is to avoid that..so we now stay in Tucson at Voyager
http://www.voyagerrv.com/
I suspect you will be fine re short notice reservations. Something that may be in your favor is the fuel prices as I have several neighbors from the North that said they are either not going back to Az or will come for shorter periods. I personally usually book reservations well in advance if I travel on a holiday or for the winter season but thats just my personality. I think there are so many great rv resorts in Az that as long as you are flexable...you could book into them during the winter in short notice.....safe travels..bob
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blackstar
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Check out Tombstone Territories RV Park near Tombstone, AZ
tombstoneterritories.com
Great place. Away from big towns, noise, road traffic and trains.
Close to (within 50 mile radius) many beautiful spots to visit. You will love it there.
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SnugHarbor
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We are from SD, too. Last winter was our first southwest winter and our first lengthy trip in our 5th wheel. We went to Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. You don't need reservations as long as you are reasonably flexible. Have the hardware to accommodate 20, 30 and 50 amp outlets and longer distances to elec, sewer and water connections to make your life easier.
In Yuma, December could be a real problem to find a nice park in town without a res. We found a couple of parks in Yuma that tack a surcharge for facilities usage on top of the already high short term rates. You may want to make sure the daily rate you are quoted includes all fees so you are not surprised.
Last winter, we mostly explored to find places we would return to next winter. I would recommend this approach to anyone who doesn't have a known destination park. We learned so much.
Most parks have a set of "regulars" or long term campers that influence the tone of the place as much as the management does. Some places we were included and welcomed like fist cousins at a family reunion weekend. Other places, we were red-headed stepchildren.
Some parks claiming to be pet friendly really weren't - made us drive our pets outside the park to do their business. Some sites were too short for our tow vehicle to be parked on site. Some were so close together our picnic table was on top of the neighbor's sewer connection. Many parks did not provide picnic tables. Most places with wireless internet had signal so weak you could only get it if you were within 50 feet of the office. When you did get on the internet, the network was configured so under capacity, it was useless.
Speaking of rates, we found wide variations (as much as 70%) of rates inside the same parks due to club memberships, length of stay, type and size of site, and length of stay. We found some parks that seemed to have as many workcampers as paying customers, receiving free or deeply discounted rates. At other parks, the workcampers are volunteers that donate time, expertise, food, and supplies in return for fellowship with other campers. We also had a chance to explore some ways to save money from club memberships. We found some club memberships we would avoid entirely.
Hopping around last winter, we made some great friends and found some wonderful parks. Don't overlook Tucson -- lots of things to do and not as crowded as Yuma or Phoenix.
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woodstick
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Thank you Blackstar for the information regarding Tombstone Territories RV Park, we contacted them and had a response within an hour regarding winter home for 2008-09, we are so impressed as we have emailed other RV parks and had no response in 4 weeks. We are impressed with the area and also the reviewes of the park at RVParkreviews, all positive reviews. I think that is where we will be spending our winter! The rates are reasonable, large lots and many interesting sites to visit in the area. Thanks again.
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Keith M
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Dont forget to bring your chains when you go to Tombstone. You just might need them. I am sure the winter temps are 10-20 degrees cooler than Yuma.
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blackstar
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Don't let them scare you away from Tombstone Territories.
Sure it is cooler than Yuma BUT it is a beautiful area with ALOT more to see and do than the busy area of Yuma. All depends on what you want to do. Too crowded in Yuma and not a whole lot to do unless you like going to Casino's alot. In Tombstone area there are MANY places to go visit. My husband and I lived at TTRV for almost 3 years and loved it. Yes, it can get cold and snow can hit but it isn't but about 1/2 inch and only is around maybe a day or two.
TTRV has a beautiful indoor pool and spa. Huge clubhouse with lots of activities. Huge laundry. Small golf area. Library.
The sites are huge.
Anyway, enjoy and have a great time. Tell John (the owner) that Sheri sends a hug. Great people at TTRV....Really miss them.
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woodstick
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Blackstar, How many cold days on average, hard to check the weather there, we were using the average temps close by but at that elevation really hard to know. Our unit has enclosed heated tanks, we have storm windows but really don't want to spend the winter in an area where the furnace would be eating propane a lot of the time. Yuma does not entice us nor Phoenix, we really do like the fact there is many interesting sites to see and this Park offers so much we have looking for and as I stated, we are impressed with the service they provided. Thanks
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WTTCS
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Look at Chocise Terrace in Benson. cool nights, nice days, do not fret the snow or ice there. They have everything you could possibly want. Including but not limited to Pool HOT TUB, laundry room, activity room, did I mention HOT TUB?
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Harvard
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woodstick wrote:Thank you Blackstar for the information regarding Tombstone Territories RV Park, we contacted them and had a response within an hour regarding winter home for 2008-09, we are so impressed as we have emailed other RV parks and had no response in 4 weeks. We are impressed with the area and also the reviewes of the park at RVParkreviews, all positive reviews. I think that is where we will be spending our winter! The rates are reasonable, large lots and many interesting sites to visit in the area. Thanks again.
Tombstone is pretty high in elevation and as a result, cold!!!!
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