2 Days until arrival

[Khokhonutt]

Hooked up and ready to head that way in the morning.

 

[proudmomof4]

Safe travels! And enjoy your time at the Fort!

 

[Khokhonutt]

Safe travels! And enjoy your time at the Fort!

Thank you! We're looking forward to it for sure! First time since 1979 for me, first time for my wife and our son.

 

[Disneypeach]

Hope y’all have a safe trip and a great time.

 

[Khokhonutt]

Hope y’all have a safe trip and a great time.

Thank you!

 

[team bradfield]

What loop you hoping to set up in ?

 

[Khokhonutt]

What loop you hoping to set up in ?

We requested a preferred site (100-300). Tomorrow we head as far as Georgia, then arrive at the Fort on Sunday. We've got a small (19 foot) camper and I wanted to stay at one of the original loops, so we'll see what we get when we get there.

 

[Disneypeach]

200 loop is my fav. Close but not too close to the settlement action. 219-225 are nice sites with a bit of shade at least part of the day.

 

[bama_ed]

Try for 100-200 in a Preferred loop, @Khokhonutt .

300 is, IMO, too far away (at least it feels like it). Given you have a short trailer, you can fit in just about EVERY site in 100-200.

The key is arriving the morning you check in AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE and go to the Fort in PERSON to check in. Although campsites are pre-assigned each day based on who is leaving that morning and who is checking in that day (or site that was empty overnight), CM's can make changes in the system before others check in. Thus the early bird gets the worm.

As people (like you) check into the Fort in person, changes are made in real-time. People pre-assigned to loop 100 will get bumped (before they arrive) by folks who show up requesting 100 before them (like yourself). People who get bumped never know what happened.

I have some personal 100 loop favorites:



#114 or 116 (either side of walkway to Pioneer Trading Post). So VERY close (TOO close? ) to the boat docks, Trails End, Pioneer Hall. 114 puts the door side of your camper to the walkway between 114/116 to the docks so 114 is #1 and 116 is #2. Those are both exterior sites (on the outside of the loop circle). I hate interior as they feel claustrophobic. I also like 125 outside (long, deep) or 127 on the end close to Comfort Station. 102 just entering the loop is interior but nothing on the door side except a few small trees and some wide open spaces - no back side of a neighbor's trailer to look at. You can hear the boat and steam train whistles.

When you check in (EARLY), ask the CM if any of these sites will be available for assignment that morning (in order): 114, 116, 125, 117. Be polite with the CM, not pushy, and understand they won't TELL you what is available. But if one of those is available (or will come), if you use some charm and pixie dust, you can get a great site you request. You will only know what you get when the "It's Ready for You" text comes and tells you your campsite number.

Good luck to you.

Bama Ed

PS - and my friend Disney Peach likes 200 which is also very close (but not too close I guess). I've stayed in 200 but 102 is better than 200 loop IMO. When you get there, walk around and see what we mean.

PPS - I try to check in at 630am-700am on arrival day and have a high success rate of get my top 1-3 sites in a loop (100 or 1500 usually), then chill on property till the READY text comes in. Like I said, early bird gets the worm.

PPPS - if '2 days from now' means checking in on a Sunday, you stand a good chance of people leaving at the end of a weekend and leaving openings for new arrivals like yourself. Saturday and Sunday arrivals (coupled with Saturday and Sunday departures) stand a much better chance of a request being fulfilled rather than a Tuesday or Wednesday arrival IMO. My 2 cents.

P4S - the horse-drawn carriage and wagon rides come through 100/200 loops every evening. You can hear the 'clip-clop' coming. But in 114/116, they walk right past your campsite back to the Pioneer TP area.