A Room or Camping at York?

Brian, you sound like my wife. I prefer the country and she prefers Park Avenue!  

We have stayed at nearby State Parks but she doesn't want to do that anymore.

I'm with Brian on this one, 4 or 5 star motels or I stay home. Staying 30 or 40 miles away is also a waste of time to save $20 or $30. 

I stay 5 minutes away from the fairgrounds, works for me. 

I strongly recommend that attendees get off the dime and rent a decent room at a hotel near the fairgrounds.

• Forget the flea bag hotels like Super 8 - you will take home more than trains; their bedbugs will cause your trains to go off the tracks.
• The Sheraton Four Points and the Holiday inn in York are two good hotels, with the Holiday Inn being closer to the Fairgrounds.
• The Yorktown Hotel is good for those desiring an historic property.
• It makes no sense to stay at a hotel more that ten miles from the York Fairgrounds. What you save in room rates will be spent on gas and the aggravation of driving. Also consider the cost of an unnecessary drive that may end in a fiery death on the roadway due to a horrible automobile accident on a road you would not have driven if staying closer to York!
• Don't camp out in a tent, even if they let you. It is not just the fact that those people probably don't shower, but after a few days their clothes have a stench to them as well.
• Speaking of showers and stench, I hope all members bathe before coming to York as well. I get tired of the BO at every York.

Thanks for the input everyone.

And if I do decide to camp, I promise to shower once a day, and change my clothing. I'm not going to become one of those stinky people.

I never heard of a 5-star MOTEL. You sure learn a lot on this forum.

Sleep in the car. Save that lodging money for more trains.  

I think the term 4 or 5 Star Motel was used to reach those who may not be aware of the difference between hotels and motels, thus giving them a point of reference. 

When I camped in my truck on the fairgrounds, I got cleaned up thoroughly before the

show opened, but that was before coin showers and paying to camp.  This morning, in

a Sam's CLub, at a different location in another city that the above Walmart, and noting a row of 18 wheelers parked with engines running, I asked if they permitted overnight stays.  They said they did, up in that corner of the lot with the big trucks.

There are Walmarts in Gettysburg, and south down I-83  at Shrewbury.  The Sam's

off Memory Ln. will have the same hostile rules as the Walmart there, but I do not

know about Shrewsbury or Gettysburg.  I have camped at a campground at Gettysburg

and outside Carlisle, but they are not exactly handy to York.  Have not kept up on my KOA guides to know if any of those are closer than Gettysburg.

This might depend on if you are with a self contained RV. Where we often camp for the MT. Angel Oktoberfest, a Nice Elderly Lady has a Hay Field about 5 blocks from the festival, it is always mowed by then, and she charges, IIRC $10.00 an RV for the weekend. For sanitation reasons(no toilets available) Tent Camping is not allowed, but those in RV's are allowed to have a tent, for the "Kids", often those kids are Adults, with access to the RV. This might be a loophole allowing the tents that you see.

Doug

And a change of clothes.

$40 to park an RV for a few nights is OK, but I sure wouldn't pay $40 to pitch a tent at the fairgrounds, especially if the showers are coin-op.  

Awww, c'mon Bill, treat yourself!  You deserve it!  And your Bride will thank you for it! 

I hear ya, Ron!  I shower before every York Meet, whether I need it or not! 

In case anyone is curious, I decided that I want to camp at York. I just ordered a tent, and sent an email to the person who is in charge of camping at the meet.

I'm not only excited for the show, but for this camping adventure!

LOL My idea of camping is a hotel without a concierge

Regardless of where one sleeps, in my opinion, it is hard to find a better(cost&taste) breakfast than what is offered by the permanent vender on the side of the purple hall. 

Mike.....I'll be interested in hearing how it goes.....after spending a large portion of my teens camping with the Scouts and Explorers, at this stage of my life, I do like mattresses, heat and indoor plumbing.....

Peter

Camping in a tent on the fairgrounds, big mistake. What if it rains all 3 day's?

I think us older guys have to keep something in mind regarding Michael's plans to stay in a tent at this year's York Train Meet . . . HE'S YOUNG AND WE ARE NOT! While we may not be able to endure the challenges of staying in a tent, he is certainly up to it. I, too, remember camping out at Valley Forge Park as a Boy Scout. I did it then, and had a good time. No way could I do it now. For starters, I would need someone to pull me up off the floor after sleeping in a sleeping bag all night.

I guess what I want to get across here is, don't "rain" on Michael's parade. He will be just fine and will have a cool story to tell his family. I admire his willingness to put himself out a bit just to participate in our hobby.

about 3 weeks ago I checked into to getting a room the best I found was a Scottish Inn and it was maybe 20 miles away I think it was like $50 for me and my wife but had to cancle as other things came up and can't go. 

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