If you're planning on driving up and finding a spot anywhere in any of the UT, AZ, or CO national parks…and you're planning on going between April 1 and Oct 1…then you need to rethink that plan. Camping sites will be hard to find that time of year anywhere near any of the western national parks.

We've discovered there are two kinds of campers/full timers and neither is really doing it wrong. Howard and Linda for instance…rarely make reservations but they do check out the next place they're going and have plans A, B, C, and frequently D. Connie and I almost always make reservations…we're full timers that travel Easter to November and the last thing we want to do is get somewhere at 1500 and have to find a spot to park…just not our style. Yes…that means we've had to cancel some reservations in the past…and occasionally we actually have to pay $10 or first night or something like that…but that's just the way we roll.

You might want to reconsider not having a toad…having to unhook utilities and stow the rig for travel every time you want to go somewhere will get to be a drag…not to mention parking issues you might have in bars, restaurants, etc. If you end up with a 5ver or travel trailer then the tow vehicle works for a daily driver as well…but having to use the whole RV for your daily driver might tend to get old. In any event…no matter when you head out to the NPs in the west…get reservations ahead of time.

Although you can RV in just about any size RV and there's no wrong way to do it…I would tend to think a 24-26 foot class C would get a bit cramped for 2 if you're traveling more than a couple weeks at a time. I love Connie of course, and been married going on 41 years…but we probably wouldn't do well in a rig that small.