Summer Is Ending, But the Best RV Camping Is Just Beginning

The best RV camping season of the year is almost here, but the best fall campsites are already disappearing.

In this episode of RV Podcast Stories from the Road, Jennifer and I explain why RVers need to make the pivot from summer to fall camping right now. October has become one of the hardest months to get a campsite, especially on weekends, as Halloween camping events, fall foliage trips and seasonal festivals attract huge crowds.

We share practical ways to beat the rush, including why Sunday-through-Thursday reservations can open up far more choices, how calling a campground directly can uncover cancellations, and how to use fall foliage prediction maps to arrive when the colors are actually at their peak.

We also take you to some wonderful fall destinations and events, including Tawas Point State Park in Michigan, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, Wisconsin's Warrens Cranberry Festival, the Circleville Pumpkin Show, the West Virginia Roadkill Cook-Off and North Carolina's wonderfully unusual Woolly Worm Festival.

Plus, we explain how you can chase fall for nearly two months, beginning with Colorado's golden aspens, continuing through New England and the Smokies, and finishing along the Gulf Coast after the heat and humidity disappear.

If you take one thing from this episode, make it this: book something today. Fall camping is no longer the quiet secret it once was.

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Here are the Links and Resources mentioned in this episode for fall RV trips:
Sources for show notes:
Fall foliage map: https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map
Tawas Point State Park: https://www.michigan.org/prope....rty/tawas-point-stat
Tawas Point birding detail: https://birdinghotspots.org/hotspot/L232597
Balloon Fiesta: https://www.balloonfiesta.com/rvs/
Warrens Cranberry Festival: https://www.cranfest.com/
Circleville Pumpkin Show: https://www.pumpkinshow.com/
WV Roadkill Cook-Off: https://pccocwv.com/autumn-harvest-festival/
Woolly Worm Festival: https://woollyworm.com/
Jellystone Halloween weekends: https://www.campjellystone.com..../activities/theme-ev

00:00 – Introduction & Episode Overview
01:35 – Thank You & Knee Surgery Recovery Update
02:14 – Hershey RV Show Preview
03:07 – RV Lifestyle Road Journal
03:40 – Main Topic: The Late August Pivot to Fall Camping
04:35 – October Halloween Weekends at Campgrounds
07:01 – Booking Strategy & Midweek Travel Tips
08:38 – Fall Foliage Prediction Map & Tracking Tools
10:12 – Why Fall is the Best RV Season
11:14 – Heating & Utility Cost Savings (Heat Pump vs. Furnace)
12:33 – Destination Spotlight: Tawas Point State Park, MI
15:08 – Top Fall RV Festivals & Events
15:15 – Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (NM)
16:08 – Warrens Cranberry Festival (WI)
16:51 – Circleville Pumpkin Show (OH)
17:41 – West Virginia Roadkill Cook-off (WV)
18:39 – Woolly Worm Festival (NC)
19:44 – Regional Fall Travel Breakdown (Smokies, New England, Colorado, Gulf Coast)
23:24 – RV Overnights Recommendation
24:40 – RV Questions of the Week
24:47 – Q1: Is living in a small travel trailer as hard on a marriage as people say?
28:37 – Q2: How cool should an RV air conditioner realistically get in high heat?
31:30 – Outro & Closing Remarks

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