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N363RV

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Amanda and I are going to start flying places for overnights in our little tent. As much as I enjoy trolling thru all the different posts, sometimes I just want a way to quickly lookup locations that you can fly and camp. So I am starting this directory in hopes that others will add to this directory. Please use the following format to keep this information consistent. It will also promote the possibility of a volunteer to stuff this information into a database at some point in the future as well. The following is just meant to get us started. I will try to add to the list in the future as I find time. I hope the list grows and it is useful to RV flyers all over the world... but will be happy with destinations here in the U.S.


List of airports where you can camp with your airplane.


Name: Reelfoot Lake State Park airport
Airnav: http://www.airnav.com/airport/0M2
Link: http://www.tn.gov/environment/parks/ReelfootLake/
State: TN

Name: Big Bend State Park
Airnav: http://www.airnav.com/airport/3TE3
Link: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/big_bend_ranch/
State: TX

Name: Whitney State Park
Airnav: http://www.airnav.com/airport/F50
Link: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lake_whitney/
State: TX

Name: Yellowstone Airport
Airnav: http://www.airnav.com/airport/KWYS
Link: http://www.yellowstoneairport.org/general-aviation.shtml
State: MT

Name: Terlingua Ranch
Airnav: http://www.airnav.com/airport/1E2
Link: http://www.terlinguaranch.com/facilities_airstrip.html
State: TX
 
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Bump...anybody camping in North America?

Amanda and I haven't been camping yet... Texas heat got here too fast. How about the rest of US/Canada? Anybody gone camping with their plane recently?
 
This information could be really useful if it was in a format like the "RV Hotel" listing on the sidebar of the VAF home page. (Hint!)

Payson, AZ (KPAN) has camping spots right on the taxiway!
 
Just a reminder to be vigilant around Terlingua Ranch...active MTRs along that route - VR-1108 and VR-1109. On good weather days you'll occasionally see T-38s out of Laughlin flying 400kts+ within a few miles south of the airstrip at 500' AGL (on weekdays). Would be an awesome sight to see from the ground!

Seems like a really neat area to explore...I always wanted to venture out there during my time at Laughlin but unfortunately regret never making the time to do so. Maybe someone who has been can post some pics :D
 
There are many hundreds of airstrips in the US where you can camp. Here is one online database: http://www.shortfield.com/

The books "Fly Montana", "Fly Idaho", and "Fly Utah", by Galen Hanselman, are also a great resource.

Those of us who enjoy camping with our airplanes might consider supporting the good work being done by the Recreational Aviation Foundation, www.theraf.org
 
Living the dream in a Husky

An acquaintance of mine has taken a 4-month sabbatical from work to fulfill one of those goals that won't go away.

I met him a few years ago when he wanted to look at buying an RV, but he finally settled on a Husky.

You can read and see all about it on his blog, which is an online chronicle of taking a two-week mountain flying course, followed by visiting every back-country airstrip he can find. If I remember correctly, he's targeting Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.

It's worth a look, and might be a nice addition to this thread:

http://mccrank.net/blog/
 
Amanda

Amanda,

Look up the Recreational Aviation Foundation web site.
Get in there and donate! You two will open up a lot of new horizons. For your selves and others.
 
Catalina Island west of L.A.

camped under the wing. Ask the "tower guy" to leave the bathroom open. Buffalo will roam right up to the fence to look you over.
 
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