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Mon, 05 July 2010 12:47  |
Carl S.
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Hey all,
Kathy and I are in the early planning stages for a trip to Salt Lake City, in October. We are planning the trip in a way that will allow us to attend the last three days of the GMCWS rally in Las Vegas. We are looking for a nice RV park in the Salt Lake area. We will have a towed, so anything within reasonable driving distance of the downtown area would be preferable. She wants do do some genealogy research at the Mormon Library.
We have read mixed reviews about the Salt Lake KOA and the Pony Express RV Resort (the two with the biggest ads in "Woodall's".
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: RV Park Recommendations [message #91148 is a reply to message #91145] |
Mon, 05 July 2010 13:17  |
Ken Burton
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If you do not get a response, contact GMCer John Brewer (N7AFQ) in Salt Lake City. He knows the area well and is a very helpful GMCer. Last fall while passing through I stopped to have dinner with him and his wife. I also talked to him about 2 weeks ago on the phone.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] RV Park Recommendations [message #91152 is a reply to message #91145] |
Mon, 05 July 2010 14:14 |
bhayes
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Carl, I live just north of Salt Lake City. You have several choices.
About four years ago, I lived in the Salt Lake City KOA for about six months
when we moved out here and were looking for a house. The bathrooms are
clean and the staff is friendly. The only problem I had with it is that the
trains coming through nearby would blow their whistles at all hours. This
was supposed to change though. The KOA is the most convenient to the
genealogy library since it is just a few miles away, though it might take
you a few minutes longer to get to the library because they're rebuilding a
bridge on North Temple that crosses over railroad tracks into downtown.
The Pony Express is a newer park and seems nice, but it doesn't have any
large shade trees like the KOA. Also, they have a "10 years old or newer"
RV rule, though I have occasionally seen older RVs parked there. It is next
to a freeway as well. On a GMC note, there's a small wrecking yard just
down the street from the Pony Express whose owner has a '77 23' GMC
Birchaven for sale. According to David Greenberg, it was the first 23' GMC
to roll off of the assembly line with the 403.
There are two other RV parks about 15-20 miles north of Salt Lake City.
Cherry Hill is about 20 miles north in Kaysville and is part of a quaint
little recreation area that has an old west village, water slides, and mini
golf. Never stayed there though, so I can't say anything to the quality of
the RV park. Lagoon is an amusement park in Farmington a few miles away
from Cherry Hill and has an RV park next to it as well.
South of Salt Lake, Provo has a KOA that I've never stayed at, but my
parents have stayed at the the Lakeside RV Campground (
http://www.lakesidervcampground.com/) many times and love it. Provo is a
bit more of a drive from Salt Lake City though.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Bryan Hayes
GMCLess in Salt Lake City
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Carl Stouffer <carljr3b@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hey all,
>
> Kathy and I are in the early planning stages for a trip to Salt Lake City,
> in October. We are planning the trip in a way that will allow us to attend
> the last three days of the GMCWS rally in Las Vegas. We are looking for a
> nice RV park in the Salt Lake area. We will have a towed, so anything
> within reasonable driving distance of the downtown area would be preferable.
> She wants do do some genealogy research at the Mormon Library.
>
> We have read mixed reviews about the Salt Lake KOA and the Pony Express RV
> Resort (the two with the biggest ads in "Woodall's".
>
> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> --
> Carl S.
> '75 ex Palm Beach
> Tucson, AZ.
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Salt Lake City, Utah
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| Re: [GMCnet] RV Park Recommendations [message #91164 is a reply to message #91152] |
Mon, 05 July 2010 16:21 |
Steven Ferguson
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Bryan,
I don't know how those RV parks manage to persuade the railroads to
move their tracks so close. I don't think I could sleep in a park
that doesn't have a train going by at all hours.
Like the guide book said when asked about trains, "the railroads own
the tracks and like to use them whenever they want".
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Bryan Hayes <bhayes@byu.net> wrote:
> Carl, I live just north of Salt Lake City. You have several choices.
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> About four years ago, I lived in the Salt Lake City KOA for about six months
> when we moved out here and were looking for a house. The bathrooms are
> clean and the staff is friendly. The only problem I had with it is that the
> trains coming through nearby would blow their whistles at all hours. This
> was supposed to change though. The KOA is the most convenient to the
> genealogy library since it is just a few miles away, though it might take
> you a few minutes longer to get to the library because they're rebuilding a
> bridge on North Temple that crosses over railroad tracks into downtown.
>
> The Pony Express is a newer park and seems nice, but it doesn't have any
> large shade trees like the KOA. Also, they have a "10 years old or newer"
> RV rule, though I have occasionally seen older RVs parked there. It is next
> to a freeway as well. On a GMC note, there's a small wrecking yard just
> down the street from the Pony Express whose owner has a '77 23' GMC
> Birchaven for sale. According to David Greenberg, it was the first 23' GMC
> to roll off of the assembly line with the 403.
>
> There are two other RV parks about 15-20 miles north of Salt Lake City.
> Cherry Hill is about 20 miles north in Kaysville and is part of a quaint
> little recreation area that has an old west village, water slides, and mini
> golf. Never stayed there though, so I can't say anything to the quality of
> the RV park. Lagoon is an amusement park in Farmington a few miles away
> from Cherry Hill and has an RV park next to it as well.
>
> South of Salt Lake, Provo has a KOA that I've never stayed at, but my
> parents have stayed at the the Lakeside RV Campground (
> http://www.lakesidervcampground.com/) many times and love it. Provo is a
> bit more of a drive from Salt Lake City though.
>
> Let me know if you have any other questions.
>
> Bryan Hayes
> GMCLess in Salt Lake City
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> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Carl Stouffer <carljr3b@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Kathy and I are in the early planning stages for a trip to Salt Lake City,
>> in October. We are planning the trip in a way that will allow us to attend
>> the last three days of the GMCWS rally in Las Vegas. We are looking for a
>> nice RV park in the Salt Lake area. We will have a towed, so anything
>> within reasonable driving distance of the downtown area would be preferable.
>> She wants do do some genealogy research at the Mormon Library.
>>
>> We have read mixed reviews about the Salt Lake KOA and the Pony Express RV
>> Resort (the two with the biggest ads in "Woodall's".
>>
>> Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>> --
>> Carl S.
>> '75 ex Palm Beach
>> Tucson, AZ.
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> List Information and Subscription Options:
>> http://temp.gmcnet.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gmclist
>>
> _______________________________________________
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'76 EII
Sierra Vista, AZ
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| Re: RV Park Recommendations [message #91175 is a reply to message #91145] |
Mon, 05 July 2010 18:07 |
Luvn737s
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We just stayed at the Richfield, UT KOA and it was very nice. The park was clean and shady, but access to other amenities (like restaurants) was limited. It's about 2 hours south of SLC.
Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] RV Park Recommendations [message #91242 is a reply to message #91222] |
Tue, 06 July 2010 10:00 |
Carl S.
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Thank you all for the information. We will continue to digest this information and contact people as needed to make a decision.
Based on Bryan's post, Pony Express deserves another look (I could lie convincingly about the GMC's age). I think the negative reviews were mostly due to construction that was going on at the time of the reviewers stay. If that is done, it might be OK. Also, we would definitely consider the locations North of SLC. Provo is a little far away for what we have in mind.
Thanks again,
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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