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09-12-2015, 01:27 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2015 28' Flying Cloud
Charlottesville
, Virginia
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Planning trip Destin FL to Tucson AZ
My wife and I are planning to drive to Destin, FL then on to New Orleans, then either San Antonio or Austin, TX and then to Tuscon. We are looking for suggestions of fun things to see or do in each of those cities and suggestions for RV Parks. We plan to stay at The French Quarter RV Resort in NO but are open to suggestions in the other cities. If there are prettier routes to follow than I-10 we would love to hear about them. We don't have special interest; we are open to all suggestions of things to do and see in these cities. Thanks for any help that those of you have been to these cities can provide all suggestions are tremendously appreciated
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2015 GMC Diesel
Charlottesville, VA
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09-13-2015, 08:25 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 22' Safari
Oracle
, Arizona
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,174
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Karchner Cavern State Park in Benson, Az. is a start.
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09-13-2015, 09:06 AM
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Airstream Driver
1994 30' Excella
1992 35' Airstream 350
Austin
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 5,224
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Texas Hill Country, west of Austin and NW of San Antonio is well worth a visit.
Blanco, Johnson City(LBJ Ranch is a great destination), Fredericksburg
Several State Parks and Campgrounds.
You can take 290 from Houston to Austin for a more scenic drive than IH10. The area around Brenham is especially attractive.
Avoid driving through Austin in early am and after 3pm, due to bad traffic conditions.
Blanco State Park is one of our favorite, small town atmosphere with lots of stuff to do in the surrounding area. Its open again after the devastating flood in May
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1990 25' Excella Travel trailer
1992 350LE Classic Touring Coach
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09-13-2015, 12:24 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1962 24' Tradewind
Independence
, Missouri
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 363
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If you are planning a trip to LA go on an airboat ride. So much fun!
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09-13-2015, 01:13 PM
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1987 Avion 34W owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Good Ol'
, USA
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 2,090
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While in Tucson, a day trip to Tombstone and Bisbee is worthwhile.
If you like Mexican food, I like at least a couple of places: El Charro (the original is in the downtown area.... Welcome to El Charro Cafe - Tastes and Traditions of Tucson) and Mi Nidito.... Mi Nidito Restaurant | Tucson, Arizona
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1995 Ford F250 7.3L PowerStroke
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09-14-2015, 11:00 AM
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2 Rivet Member
Currently Looking...
albuquerque
, New Mexico
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 41
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PIMA Air museum and Davis-Monthan Aircraft boneyard are both in Tucson and worth the day, for military aircraft buffs.
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09-14-2015, 11:09 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2010 22' Sport
Boise
, Idaho
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 58
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The Rincon East RV Resort is nice. Lot's of activities, pool, the typical upper end RV resort if you are in to that sort of thing
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09-14-2015, 01:21 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2011 30' Flying Cloud
Greenback
, Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 294
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It may have changed since then, but I drove I-10 in August of 2014 from south Alabama toward Houston and it was in horrible condition. Maybe some of the south Louisiana folks can give you an update, but it sucked and I wasn't pulling a trailer. I bought my AS in Houston and made it a point NOT to return home via I-10 through Louisiana.
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09-14-2015, 03:20 PM
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2 Rivet Member
2007 25' Classic
Hutto
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 86
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It depends on how much time you have. Is this a 5 day trip or a 5 week trip?
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09-14-2015, 08:24 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2002 19' Bambi
Bowdon
, Georgia
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 123
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Topsail Florida State Park is very nice, guess that is why the Can Opener Rally is there in January😀
I-10 to NO is rough, travel slower, has a good bit of construction, drove it this summer.
Didn't stop but heard good things about Buccaneer State park near Biloxi. Biloxi is a casino town with some history and shopping, good stop. Safe travels.
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2002 Bambi LS
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09-14-2015, 08:37 PM
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1987 Avion 34W owner
Vintage Kin Owner
Good Ol'
, USA
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 2,090
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Quote:
Originally Posted by splintair
PIMA Air museum and Davis-Monthan Aircraft boneyard are both in Tucson and worth the day, for military aircraft buffs.
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I second that!
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09-14-2015, 09:21 PM
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1 Rivet Member
1964 22' Safari
Bend
, Oregon
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 7
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Camping in Tucson
Catalina State Park is a great place to camp and hike. Very scenic !
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09-15-2015, 12:40 AM
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2 Rivet Member
2014 27' FB Eddie Bauer
Cool
, California
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 22
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Tucson camping and activities
Gilbert Ray campground in Tucson is a beautiful piece of the desert. Lots of natural flora (be careful what you back into :-)).
Gilbert Ray Campground - Pima County
Within a 10 minute drive of the campground is the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum which has daily Raptor Free Flight presentations, an amazing display of beautiful raptors flying without restraints. After the presentation you can spend many pleasant hours walking around the vast grounds of the museum.
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ - Zoo, Botanical Garden and Art Gallery
Also within a 5 minute drive is a great little restaurant called Coyote Pause.
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09-15-2015, 06:19 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 27' International FB
1999 19' "B" Van Airstream 190
Marietta
, Georgia
Join Date: Dec 2008
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In Tucson, The Arizona- Sonoran Desert Museum has a beautiful hummingbird exhibit where you enter an enclosed area and the hummingbirds fly all around you.
If you have bikes there's a very nice bike path in Tucson. You can pick it up right outside Catalina State Park ( which is a very nice campground)
Not sure what time of year you'll be there but check and see if there are any rodeos going on. We went last year and had a lot of fun.
Texas Hill Country is beautiful. Fredericksburg has a German/ Austrian vibe going on with lots of shopping downtown and historic houses a block off downtown. Check out Greune Hall, Texas' oldest dance hall to see if anything interesting is going on there.
If you stay in Austin I'd recommend Pecan Grove a funky campground in the heart of Austin allowing you to walk anywhere. Five minute walk to the paths around Lady Bird Lake, 10 minutes to an off leash dog park along the lake, 15 minutes to downtown. I have heard McKinney State Park in Austin is very nice too.
San Antonio has the beautiful Riverwalk area. I've checked before and haven't seen any campgrounds near the city that look good but maybe someone will pipe in wth a recommendation.
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