@coralbrook the state campgrounds in CT are open for self contained RV camping only…because none of the bathroom facilities are open…at all.
Yellowstone campgrounds are not open yet either. Some lodge rooms with private bath are open. So I think it is the issue of keeping the common shower rooms and toilets sanitized.
I see a lot of RV ads on FB. We are just not RV people. Either straight up camp ground or nice hotel. Some new RVs look really nice but I can’t imagine the maintenance and operating it much be a nightmare. I think some people have no idea what they get themselves into.
I really do miss my vacations, but domestic travel, especially going to FL in the summer, wouldn’t be my first choice. I think Italy or some where in Asia would be my first choice.
Long ago, my parents considered purchasing an RV. They loved to travel. But my father calculated the cost and determined it would be cheaper to stay in hotels. No Covid then, and hotels only cost on average $15 per night!!! (yes LONG LONG ago). But I’m assuming RV costs have risen a lot too.
RV rentals are expensive. A few years ago, I asked the price to rent one. When the agent told me the price, I assumed it was for a week but was disabused of that and told that the price was the rental per day. At the time, I could have stayed in any luxury hotel for the same price.
So here’s another challenge: We are still waiting to see if we can safely get out to SF at the end of July/beginning of August… BUT we can’t really safely stay with either son AND according to this article https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/when-will-san-francisco-businesses-services-reopen-mayor-provides-timeline/2298565/ we won’t be able to book a room in a hotel or AirBNB (that phase is TBD). My profession is considered “essential” (and the can rent to essential workers) but I won’t be going on business (though I could volunteer, if they’d let me). Has anyone any firsthand knowledge of any way to get lodging in SF or at/near the airport?
It would be my worst nightmare to do an RV trip. I used to have to do it when we first moved to midwest as a kid. I used to think to myself it wasn’t a real vacation. I would have been happier at home.
Two things I would never own: a boat and an RV. 
My BIL planned to rent one this summer to get his family and two dogs from the west coast to the east coast. He discovered after quite a bit of research that not only was it cheaper to buy an RV, but it was more cost effective to buy a brand new one than a used one, b/c the used ones hold their value so well (he was pricing Airstreams). After looking at all the numbers, he realized he can most likely rent his RV weekly when he is done with his trip and/or sell it and he would basically break even. He’s going to try renting it first since where he lives their is a strong rental market.
He’s on day 5 of his cross country trip. I’m enjoying reading his online blog. His only hiccup so far on his itinerary was the Hoover Dam which is currently closed. They stopped at Zion and Bryce and now on way to Arches.
I’d take an RV ANY day over a tent!!!
My husband said that his work wants him to go to Japan as soon as there is no 2 week quarantine requirement. They (Japanese guys) think that by July that requirement will be lifted. Or they hope the requirement changed to covid testing at the airport instead of quarantine. I think that was just their wishful thinking.
In any case I told him that if he goes, the whole family will be coming with him. I know my way around Tokyo I think we will have a lot of fun even with him working. My daughter can do online classes from Japan, she just has to take time off from work.
We’ve discussed getting a small RV for several years. We’d get used, because there’s lots of buyer remorse. DH and I have been camping since we were married (and that’s how my fam of seven got to see Europe when were stationed in Germany in the 70s). We still tent camp, but have graduated to vote.
Last October I booked our favorite state park for Labor Day weekend. DNR cancelled our Memorial Day reservation, but there’s no word yet on September. Not holding my breath.
We were always tent or hotel travelers until last fall. First my D and her H bought a travel trailer and my H decided we needed something too. We considered a Sprinter type van but since we didn’t know how much we would use it we bought a 21 ft trailer which we can pull with our Land Cruiser. We have used it once so far but have a trip planned for end of August. It is not my ideal way of traveling but I’m keeping an open mind. We bought a new one as we didn’t see anything used we liked. We can keep it on our property and if we end up not using it much we can sell it.
We don’t own our own boat but we do charter sailboats. I always joke I could stay in a luxury hotel for what a boat charter cost per day and not have to cook and clean.
My H is the camping and sailing lover. I like a European or city holiday. We have settled into an alternating trip plan. Unfortunately Covid put a stop on my long planned Italy trip.
@jym626 you could try to just make a reservation and see how strict they are being. In my city hotels are supposed to be just for essential but it seems the hotels aren’t enforcing.
@jym626 Its going to differ by county. Looks like you may be able to stay across the bay in Contra Costa county as soon as July 1: https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc7news.com/amp/contra-costa-reopening-outdoor-dining-county-shelter-in-place-end-date/6237592/
I’d expect San Francisco and San Mateo counties to hold out the longest based on the relatively strict attitude of their health officers. The east bay is opening up quickest, followed by the north bay and Santa Cruz.
It is still incredibly quiet here even in “rush” hour. I took my son back to LA today. There was no traffic at all, 5 hours each way for the 360 mile trip.
We’ve always enjoyed camping. We have a 20 foot trailer and it’s perfect for the two of us. During the past 2 months, we’ve spent 21 days at campsites. Husband now works remotely and I’m furloughed. Without the long commute, we’ve loved spending the extra time hiking, kayaking and fishing. The camper is a labor of love. Husband spent Saturday crawling under the trailer running cables for a battery monitor and still needs to install solar panels.
I am hoping that by August it will be safe to fly. We’ve had flights for our kids that live in DC and Amsterdam to fly here. I’m preparing myself that it won’t happen but still have my hopes up.
As a side comment, I’ve always considered a camper a “money pit”. Surprisingly we sold our pop up that we owned for 10 years for almost the same price we purchased it. Our first trailer we purchased for $12K and sold it 3 years later for $11.5. I think that small RV’s hold their value much better than large ones.
I think it depends on your venue and climate. We used a small pop-up trailer on premises at a beach park where we rented the private campsite. We used it as our kitchen and slept in nearby tents. Over the few years we used it, it really aged and everything was harder and harder to use properly due to the corrosion from the salt air—zippers on flaps and other metal showed very bad deterioration and made us glad we didn’t own it. Our tents held up pretty well—when our kids went off to college, we donated the tents to Boy Scouts.
A tent can take you places an RV can’t even dream of.
I only want to go where a hotel can be. 
I usually tent camp and had a couple of trips booked. The problem in our area is that the campgrounds while open will not allow tents unless they are with an RV with a self contained commode/shower area as they are not opening their bath houses yet. We had to cancel our scheduled trips. Hopefully later in the summer they will allow the bath houses to open. I can’t see where it would be any more difficult to keep them clean than the roads side rest areas which are open.