Dutch Treat Campground. Join us for a weekend of fun and beautiful blooms. This is Tulip Festival week in Holland, Michigan.
Activities will start Friday with a caravan to Windmill Island and Gardens. The cost for this tour is $7.50. If we have more than 20 people, the cost will be $6.75.
We will head into Holland on Saturday morning for the traditional street sweeping parade.
Amenities at Dutch Treat Campground include large pull-thru sites, a heated swimming pool and a recreation room. Information is available at www.dutchtreatcamping.com.
Dutch Treat Campground requires a three-night minimum stay during the Tulip Festival. Campsites are $32.50/night for full hookups. We have reserved 20 campsites for Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. These will be held for us until March 1. To reserve your campsite, call the campground at (616) 772-4303. Let the phone ring (you may not get an answer right away) and be sure to mention that you are joining the RVW Great Lakers Chapter rally.
Dutch Treat Campground is located near Holland at 10300 Gordon, Zealand, Michigan 49464.
Sandy Gauntlett, Pat Bubel and Nancy Wurm are the rally hosts for this event. After you have made your campsite reservations, please email one of these ladies to let her know you are planning to attend. Contact Sandy at sandyg3061@sbcglobal.net, Pat at pbubella@aol.com, or Nancy at ncwurmlh@aol.com.
Spring Lake RV Resort. We will have the clubhouse available all weekend for games or other activities. Resort amenities include a mini-golf course, horseshoe pit and fishing ponds (a fishing permit is required).
We have planned a trip to Hutchinson for a tour of the Kansas underground salt museum (650 feet underground) on Friday; cost will be $13.95. There are many on-your-own activities also available, such as the Cosmosphere and space center with Imax theatre and planetarium, Yoder Amish community where you can stroll through quaint shops while enjoying the simplicity of the past, and the Buhler community, a unique shopping area. One of the oldest still-operating hardware stores in Kansas is located in Halstead. Dillon Nature Center allows you to explore a variety of wildlife habitats.
Saturday night, we will enjoy a catered old-style hand-breaded chicken fried steak dinner with all the trimmings for $6.75. Grilled chicken is available for those who choose to be a little more health conscience. Sunday, a catered breakfast will be available for $5.25.
Campsites are $17/night for water and electricity.
For rally information and to request a registration, contact host Judy Brown at jlmcbrownks@att.net or call (785) 286-1121.
Country Waye Campground. Luray will be hosting a spring festival this weekend, so there will be lots of opportunities to see arts and crafts representative of this area and to sample some local wines.
To reserve a campsite, call Country Waye Campground at (888) 765-7222 after March15. Plan to pay for your campsite with cash or check on arrival.
The rally registration fee for this event is $12/person ($11 for the rally and $1 for the chapter). Thursa Stair and Dottie Pease are rally hosts for this event. Please RSVP by contacting Thursa at (301) 253-9821 or etsdiver@aol.com.
Huntington Beach State Park. This is an Roadside Rendezvous (no rally fee). Our campground is near Brookgreen Gardens; we can check on tours if people are interested.
Campsites at this state park fill up quickly, so make reservations as soon as possible. Sites can be reserved a year or more in advance. For information and to make reservations online, go to www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1020.aspx.
After making reservations, email sylzoom@yahoo.com to let our rendezvous hosts Sylvia Robinson and Dana Schodt know you are planning to attend.
Seven Feathers RV Resort. Arlene Dian and Woody Wityshyn are the rally hosts for this event. We will have use a covered pavilion with electricity at this rally, but the pavilion does not have a kitchen.
Seven Feathers RV Resort is located at 325 Creekside Drive, Canyonville OR 97417. For more information about this park, call (877) 839-3599 or go to www.sevenfeathersrvresort.com.
To register for this event, contact chapter secretary Barb Pace at barbpace1@msn.com and then send a $30 deposit check payable to ORVW to chapter treasurer June Willoughby at 1101 Fulton Avenue, Coos Bay OR 97420. The registration deadline is April 8. Deposits are refundable if canceled at least 24 hours in advance.
Ransom Road RV Park. This is a
beautiful location with opportunities for fishing, birding, kayaking and
shopping. We will have the use of a large meeting room with a kitchen, big
screen TV, even a pool table.
Campsites are $20/night. There are
pull-thru, back-in, semi-super, super, canal, canal with pad and corner sites
available. The park provides WiFi. Cable is available for $1 per day. To make
reservations, call the park at (361) 758-2715. To get our group rate, be sure
to mention that you are joining the RVW Texas Ramblin' Roses. Ransom Road RV
Park is located at 240 E. Ransom Road, Aransas Pass, Texas. More information
about this park is available at www.ransomroadrvpark.com.
Gayle Pierce, Ann Leakey, C.J.
Vaughn and Vicki Blake are the rally hosts for this event. For more
information, email vblake42@comcast.net.
Geiger Key RV Park. This resort is only 10 miles from downtown Key West. Several activities are planned for this weekend. The Monroe County K-9 unit will bring their German Shepherds and give us a demonstration, which might also include some self-defense information. A trip to Dry Tortugas is tentatively planned; we will play that particular activity by ear. If the weather permits, a sunset sail will be scheduled on the Jolly Rover. A tour of a Navy ship also is planned, and a deep-sea fishing trip is already reserved. The cost of the deep-sea fishing trip is $500 for a half-day for four people. Six members have already committed to going, and the captain has agreed to make two half-day trips so more members can participate. We are guaranteed to bring lots of fish back for Mary Bowman's fish fry. On Sunday we will have a smokehouse barbecue.
If you are a Passport America member, be sure to bring your Passport card with you. Geiger Key RV Park will be letting us use our Passport discounts, a huge concession in the Keys. The phone number at the park is (305) 296-3553. Information about this park is available at www.geigerkeymarina.com.
Elkhorn Campground. Join us for a rally by the beautiful Elkhorn River. Rally Events may include visiting Frankfort (Kentucky’s capital city), touring Buffalo Trace Distillery, going to Kentucky Horse Park, driving the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, or touring the beautiful Kentucky horse country.
Campsites are $27/night. Elkhorn Campground is a privately-owned campground with full hook-ups, cable TV, Wi-Fi. Most sites have 30-amp service, with 50-amp available at a few sites for a $3/night up-charge. The campground is pet friendly with the exception of a few breeds (Rottweilers and pit bulls). The campground is holding 15 sites for us until April 26. To reserve your campsite, call (502) 695-9154 to make reservations. Be sure to mention that you are joining the RVing Women group. Information about this campground is available at www.ekhorncampground.com.
Kathy Isenhour, Shelly Haley, and Patty Cooper are rally hosts for this event. After making reservations, please call Kathy at (317) 372-0680 or email k.isenhour@comcast.net to let them know you are planning to attend.
Young's Lake (near Monmouth). Come join us and enjoy a relaxing weekend on a beautiful lake. This campground reserves a grassy, wooded peninsula for us. Everyone has a lake view and electric hookup with water and dump available nearby. Activities include fishing, reading, hiking, games and potluck dinners. Since our Hawaiian theme has been so much fun, we're continuing it again this year, with the main event being Saturday night. Bring your most festive clothing or accessories, decorations and music and practice moving those hips for the hula dancing.
For reservations, contact Jeanne Carter at rvingdogmom@att.net or (414) 352-8341.
Charlie Brown Campground. The rally host for this event is Teddie Grayson. You may reach Teddie at tedgiu@yahoo.com or (860) 859-223.
Campsites are $43.75/night. If more than 13 rigs attend, the campground will reduce the rate to $41/night. Please confirm with Teddie Grayson before calling the campground. After you have contacted Teddie, call the campground at (860) 974-0142 or (877) 974-0142 to reserve your campsite; be sure to mention that you are joining the RVW Northeast Network rally. A deposit of $43.75 is required with your reservation. Full payment is required by April 1. Credit cards are accepted.
Charlie Brown Campground is located at 98 Chaplin Road/Route 198, Eastford CT 06242. Information about this campground is available at www.charlierowncampground.com.
Golden Eagle Ranch RV Park. We will hold our annual meeting at this rally. In addition to chapter business, there will be numerous opportunities for hiking and games. The Golden Eagle Ranch RV Park is located behind the May Bug Museum and is close to all the attractions of Colorado Springs.
We will be camped in a group area with a pavilion. Sites are full hook-ups with some shade trees.
For rally information and to make campground reservations, contact rally host Margaret Duncombe at mduncombe@coloradocollege.edu or (719) 659-7862. The deadline for reservations is April 20.
