I love the incredible scenery of the four corners region. I was there again
last August and found RVs mostly at 'Hilton style campgrounds' with all the
amenities like Laundromat, convenience store, pool, etc. I hardly found them
at National Forest campgrounds. But that varies. You may even find paved
sites built for heavy Greyhound type RVs at some National/State Forest
campgrounds, but most are gravel. Take the fee as a guideline; the cheaper,
the more primitive, the less RVs. I've also seen campgrounds explicitly
saying 'passenger car only', or limited to 20' vehicles or something like
that. You should be able to find that information online.
If you want to be all alone, head for a National Forest. Most allow you to
wilderness camp as long as you meet certain guidelines like minimum distance
from paved road etc. Check with a ranger station before you go. In Navaho
country I think you're restricted to campgrounds. Private campgrounds tend
to go towards 'the bigger the better', with all bells and whistles including
noise and street lights all night. I've always tried to avoid those places.
When I go camping I want to be as far from the mall as possible. Have a
great trip!

 Joachim Preiss
Acton, MA
[mailto:spielmobil@earthlink.net}
'85 Westfalia 'Spielmobil'

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Gauthier, Bruno
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 21:41
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Camping in the four corners states
>
>
> I'm planning a 4-5 weeks trip to the four corners states (CO, NM, AZ, UT)
> and I've been
> told that camping in the Parks (State and National) is almost
> only for RV's
> and that we'd be stuck
> between two RV's every night...
>
> This is not really what I'm thinking of a stay in that region.
> And I'm pretty sure this is not totally true.
> Can you comment this?
> Are there more Westy type campgrounds (privates maybe)?
> Is it possible (easy) to camp in nice (not organized) spots?
> Do you know of any?
>
> Bruno
> Westfalia '88
> 160,000miles, original motor, original heads, original radiator, lots of
> water pumps...
>