SoonDockin
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I tend to take a KOA over others when traveling. The worst is often still decent for overnight stops and often priced accordingly. If I am staying longer than a day, I will shop around for a well regarded park. I have only found a few that would not honor Good Sam. And those that do rarely want to see any proof I am actually a member.
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CYCLEPATH
East Tawas, MI
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Thank you all for the replies. I was able to get a reservation for only a week, at least for now, in March at the KOA in Tucson. I feel lucky to get that. I joined KOA while on the phone with the attendant. Looking forward to staying there. I'll have to figure out a plan for the way down. Probably try the Cracker Barrel/WalMart type deal once or twice. I will play tourist more so on the way back. Would like to have a couple of beers in Roswell![[emoticon]](https://forums.motorhome.com/sharedcontent/cfb/images/smile.gif "smile") Thank you all, again.
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pianotuna
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CYCLEPATH wrote:Thank you all for the replies. I was able to get a reservation for only a week, at least for now, in March at the KOA in Tucson. I feel lucky to get that. I joined KOA while on the phone with the attendant. Looking forward to staying there. I'll have to figure out a plan for the way down. Probably try the Cracker Barrel/WalMart type deal once or twice. I will play tourist more so on the way back. Would like to have a couple of beers in Roswell Thank you all, again.
This may help:
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CYCLEPATH wrote:Thank you all for the replies. I was able to get a reservation for only a week, at least for now, in March at the KOA in Tucson. I feel lucky to get that. I joined KOA while on the phone with the attendant. Looking forward to staying there. I'll have to figure out a plan for the way down. Probably try the Cracker Barrel/WalMart type deal once or twice. I will play tourist more so on the way back. Would like to have a couple of beers in Roswell Thank you all, again.
Sounds like an awesome trip! Safe travels!
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ssthrd
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I'm a bit late for the party, but for what it's worth, we stayed at the Tucson KOA a few years ago in early December, and it was great. Very clean, and there were lemons, limes and grapefruit growing right outside the door!
Have fun in the desert!
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towpro
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I always thought KOA was an orginazation built at the campground owners level, and campground owners were buying into a franchise. you had to meet a standard. It includes the reservation system and I have a feeling also has some control on the business model etc.
I believe Good Sams was a system built on a business model where some business made a fee based club of campground users. Than they get campgrounds to pay dues to use the good Sam name to advertise.
I know woodalls also used to have a business where they would get the campgrounds to pay to be listed in the book, then sell the book to the campground users.
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happycamper1942
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I may be wrong but I've found that at a particular location you may find one KOA but several parks that are affiliated with Good Sam, giving you more choice.
That being said the KOA I've used are always good quality, but the Good Sam ones are of mixed quality because of the larger number.
I would say for the price of them join both, it doesn't take long to break even.
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