Where Will You Spend Winter? - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Russ Ranger · RV-Dreams Family Member

Where Will You Spend Winter?

Barbaraok · RV-Dreams Family Member

We are in Mesa, Arizona. Hopefully no more hurricanes coming across the Baja and a return to dry conditions.

Hdrider · RV-Dreams Family Member

We are slowly rolling towards Casa Grande Arizona. Have reservations starting November 1st.

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

Right Here in Middle Tennessee!

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

We arrived in Mesa Arizona yesterday and had dinner with Barb and Dave. Great food and great conversation at their place. Now to furnish the park model, move in and put the motorhome in storage until a December trip to be with family for Christmas.

NWescapee · RV-Dreams Family Member

Slowly heading south, we'll leave Sacramento this weekend after nearly a month of perfect fall weather. Heading the Central CA coast, then Vegas so we can fly out for some family visits, then finally south to AZ where we'll be all winter. Splitting time between Tucson, Mesa, Quartzsite and other as yet to be determined locations. We still haven't decided we need to stay in one place for longer than a month at a time!

LarryW21 · RV-Dreams Family Member

On the Central California Coast unless it "warms up" for short periods along U.S. Hwy. 395 around Bishop and Lone Pine.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Back in Oklahoma.

Terry

Second Chance · RV-Dreams Family Member

Haven't decided yet. We're headed for Cincinnati, OH, right now for the birth of grandbaby #14. We have long-term reservations through mid-December, but can bail before then if it gets too cold (without financial penalty). We have to be in Augusta, GA, sometime in January for semi-annual medical/dental stuff, but we haven't filled in the blanks between these obligations, yet.

Rob

jayc · RV-Dreams Family Member

We will be at our annual park-hosting gig at the Inks Lake State Park until January and then go to the (hopefully) warm Rio Grande valley in Texas.

MAYBE2021 · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hey Jay and Stella, Have you been following the news of flooding in the Highland lakes? The Llano river is experiencing record flooding this week. Although the Llano flows into the Colorado river below Inks lake, I think Inks is experiencing some flooding also.

How long have you been hosting there? When I retire my wife and I plan to start our RV journey hosting at Texas state parks.

Steve

Bobc · RV-Dreams Family Member

We check into Williston Crossing in Williston Florida for the winter. This will be our first time spending the whole winter in one place. Should be interesting

RonC · RV-Dreams Family Member

We are spending the next four months in San Antonio, TX. Minimum!

LaVitaEBella · RV-Dreams Community Member

I will be heading to Ontario with my dog on board, I just hope that he won't create a mess on my car. I don't want to use a dog cage as it will take up some space inside the RV. Happy Holidays in advance!

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Roadpilot · RV-Dreams Community Member

We'll be spending the winter in Naples, Florida. We come back for Thanksgiving and Christmas only.

RonC · RV-Dreams Family Member

jayc wrote:
We will be at our annual park-hosting gig at the Inks Lake State Park until January and then go to the (hopefully) warm Rio Grande valley in Texas.

We had a boat slip at the LBJ Yacht Club and Marina for many years ... so very familiar with Inks (just above LBJ). That area has taken a real beating from floods ... are your plans still the same?

kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

We head for Texas in early November. Church conference in Plano, then coach service in Nac. Hope to spend the latter part of November and all of December at the Escapees park in Hondo. In January we move to Hobbs, NM for a Habitat For Humanity build.

RonC · RV-Dreams Family Member

kb0zke wrote:
We head for Texas in early November. Church conference in Plano, then coach service in Nac. Hope to spend the latter part of November and all of December at the Escapees park in Hondo. In January we move to Hobbs, NM for a Habitat For Humanity build.

Have you ever stayed at the Escapees park in Hondo?

jayc · RV-Dreams Family Member

Sorry for being late to answer. Yes, our plans haven't changed. This will be our 9th year at Inks lake and I'm not about to let some bad luck change anything. I've spoken to some of the park hosts that are already there and although the park has been evacuated to guests, the hosts and staff are still there. The water is receding and we are hopeful that everything will be back to somewhat normal when we arrive in a couple of weeks.

It has been a rough year for the area. They had a fire in June that damaged some of the deer habitat and two deer blinds and now flooding. We are predicted for a bad winter, so what else can it be, locusts?

RonC · RV-Dreams Family Member

jayc wrote:
Sorry for being late to answer. Yes, our plans haven't changed. This will be our 9th year at Inks lake and I'm not about to let some bad luck change anything. I've spoken to some of the park hosts that are already there and although the park has been evacuated to guests, the hosts and staff are still there. The water is receding and we are hopeful that everything will be back to somewhat normal when we arrive in a couple of weeks.

It has been a rough year for the area. They had a fire in June that damaged some of the deer habitat and two deer blinds and now flooding. We are predicted for a bad winter, so what else can it be, locusts?

Ha! As a Texan, we describe our weather as a drought interrupted by periodic floods. Sure seems that way lately. Stay safe!

fun2travel · RV-Dreams Family Member

We are hanging out in the NM state parks for another month or so, then heading to our winter volunteering location near Superior, AZ

monde48 · RV-Dreams Family Member

We head for Texas in early November

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

fun2travel wrote:
We are hanging out in the NM state parks for another month or so, then heading to our winter volunteering location near Superior, AZ

We like Superior. The Home tour in January is fun. Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park is a great place and we often end up annual members.

arcaguy · RV-Dreams Family Member

Unfortunately I'm going to be here in the Middle of the Mitten for the cold and snow - thus the reason I want to get an RV in a couple of years.

dianneandsteve · RV-Dreams Family Member

We hope to leave Elkhart this week for Apache Junction, Quartzsite and maybe Yuma.

Safe travels!

Howard · Host

Butterfield RV Resort in Benson, AZ for December through March. We have friends that are Assistant Managers there, and it will be our first time staying in one spot for the winter in many years. We're only speaking at one RV show (Grand Rapids, MI) this winter (so far) as opposed to seven last winter.

Benjiex · RV-Dreams Community Member

Bad luck for me., I will spend Christmas in Canada.... My bones will freeze to death again...

jayc · RV-Dreams Family Member

We made it to Inks Lake and were glad to see that almost everything is back to normal. The grounds around the lake are still very soggy, but only a couple of camping sites are still closed. We're apprehensive about the deer hunt because of fire damage, but it should rebound well.

Julie and Ray · RV-Dreams Family Member

We did Mesa last winter - it was GREAT!! The weather could not have been more perfect. We hope to do something different every year, so this year it's Dickinson, TX - and four months instead of three that we did last winter. Love seeing where everyone stays - gives ideas for upcoming winters. Thanks!!

jayc · RV-Dreams Family Member

Julie and Ray, Dickinson was our hometown before going full time. We still visit there for doctor's visits.

BigD629 · RV-Dreams Community Member

We will spend the month of December in South Florida visiting family for the holidays. Then head back to Oklahoma to pick up our RZR and head to Arizona for Jan/Feb. Looking forward to some desert riding!

Julie and Ray · RV-Dreams Family Member

Jay- We are looking forward to our winter in Dickinson. Looks like lots to do within a reasonable drive. Thanks!!!

Sushidog · RV-Dreams Family Member

It looks like I'll be staying in Fontainebleau State Park and Fairview State Park (both in Mandeville, La) through January while I finish up with my business affairs before leaving on our FT adventure. These are beautiful, wooded parks right on the water and the rates are fantastic. With my America the Beautiful senior pass, staying the 14 day limit at both parks will only be $364 (which includes taxes and reservation fees) for the entire 28 days, including electricity. Use of washers and dryers are free too. The only negative is they only have limited sites with sewer, and none were available, so I'll need to dump at least once a week.

We plan on traveling to the Rockport TX area in February to winter over there. We don't like to stay in the "parking lot" type parks where rigs are packed tightly in a straight line with no trees, green space, etc. There are some nice private RV parks we're looking at that have more shade trees, open areas and wildlife that also have reasonable winter rates. Though we haven't decided yet, there are a few on our short list. From an internet search of the park's websites we like: the Estes RV Resort, the Route 1069 RV Park, and the New Season RV Resort. But being newbies, it would be great to hear from someone who has stayed at any of these parks or similar area parks.

Does anyone have a recommendation for this type of RV park in the Rockport/Corpus Christi area? We would even consider one closer to Brownsville that had reasonable rates with lots of green space and trees.

Thanks,

Chip & Cindy

kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

Well, plans got changed. We had our conference in Plano and the service work in Nac. However, Hondo is full with leaseholders, so we decided to go up to Georgetown Lake. We're at Jim Hogg for now, and we have been told that we can extend our stay, so we're going to work on that. We still need to be in Hobbs, NM in January, but since it is an easy two-day drive from here to there we'll try to figure out whether to stay here until after the first and then drive there or whether to split the trip into two parts.

Frac999 · RV-Dreams Family Member

If your going to Hobbs NM I hope you have a spot to park your RV, just about every spot in a 200 mile radius and more to the south of Hobbs will be full. So you might check before you go.

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kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

We have a spot at Hobbs - at the Habitat campground. We'll be doing RV Care-A-Vanner work there for a couple of months.

Russ Ranger · RV-Dreams Family Member

I started this thread a few months ago thinking I knew what our Winter plans would be. Apparently the crazy Ranger's have to find a new set of plans for our Winter. We've sold our condo in Mazatlan and will be returning to the states at the end of January. It's back to the motorhome.... plans to follow.

Life is good.

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

"returning to the states at the end of January"

You do realize that February is the hardest month to get a camping spot in snowbird areas?

Russ Ranger · RV-Dreams Family Member

After the sale of the condo we will be "homeless" in Mazatlan. Our motorhome is in storage in Tucson and we will be returning to begin living in it. I'm OK with boondocking so that may be a place to begin.

I know that February and March are prime season in Arizona. Perhaps we can hop from park to park as there are openings available. Buckeye also has several county parks we may use.

After all these years it may be time to go experience Quartzite for the first time.

Life is good....let the adventure continue.

Barbaraok · RV-Dreams Family Member

Your construction site?

bluesurfer84 · RV-Dreams Community Member

Here in Manassas, Virginia.

RonC · RV-Dreams Family Member

For those who like AZ in the winter ... we're currently at Monte Vista RV Resort in Mesa, AZ. It is a very nice park with excellent amenities. FWIW ... they are putting in about 200 brand new RV sites with full hookups, blacktop roads and concrete pads, first class ... it is close to being finished and they hope to be up and running for the "season" late 2019-early 2020. As is common in AZ, the "RV" sites are sprinkled around with mostly "park models". This new addition will be RV's only, with no park models. Both have their strengths, but it looks a little strange when they are intermingled. I think this new set up will be appreciated by both groups of clients. They are taking reservations now ...

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