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    Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 9:17am
Hi all and Happy New Year.
We are taking a trip to the eastern states in July and would like some recommendations on things to see and places to stay. We will be in Raleigh North Carolina in late July then heading north to Niagara Falls. We have never been out there and looking at maps and on the internet just is overwhelming. I know that a lot of you live out there and could give us the best advice on what to see and best places to stay. I do know that you need to make reservations in most campgrounds. So points of interest an campgrounds from Raleigh to Niagara Falls would be greatly appreciated.
Looking forward to warmer weather..

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The Finger Lakes area south of Rochester, NY is quite nice in the summer. Several wineries and craft beer places to visit if that's your thing. I've enjoyed staying at Watkins Glens State Park several years back although in a popup, it has some great hiking and cool scenery.  Also Letchworth State Park (https://www.letchworthpark.com/) has a really awesome gorge, great hiking and water falls. Its a beautiful park. Enjoy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 1:56pm
Jordan Lake has one of our favorite campgrounds. It is very near Raleigh. Look for Popular Point Campground. Site C037 is right on the water. We camp there at least twice per year.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 7:37pm
Acadia National Park.
Reserve your site at the National Campground(s) early.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 8:17pm
Very tough question depending upon your interests.  We did a New York loop through Niagara Falls last summer.  We like museums, history, so for campgrounds we just picked the ones closest to our destinations.  Some of the places we hit were the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Lucille Ball Museum (and also visited the house she was born, lived in and cemetery) in Jamestown NY. Curtis Museum in Hammondsport (he should get credit for the first flight not the Wright Brothers!!!) Kodak Museum in Rochester.  And hunting for diamonds in Herkimer (their "diamonds" are in the Smithsonian) is a blast.  If you can borrow a copy of RVing for Dummies from your library there is a section on traveling through western NY with many more tips.  Also on the way north a great stop is Scranton PA.  there is the national railroad museum and at another site you can take a real coal train down to a closed coal mine.  Then there is a Houdini museum with a show if you are a fan of magic.  New York side of Niagara Falls is more park like.  If you have a passport you can walk across the bridge to the Canada side which has more of the tourist sites (Ripley's Believe it or Not, Guinness Book of Records etc etc).  Although we have done this trip numerous times, this recent visit with an RV was clearly the best way to travel. I recommend using Roadtrippers to plan your trip.  They can point out interesting places to stop along your route.  We found many oddball places using that website.  We like the seeing strange things that are off the beaten track.  The only way to survive getting through this cold winter is sitting in front of the computer planning our trips next summer.  Cannot wait.  Good luck on your trip to through the North East
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 9:53pm
Ron...so really...whattya want to do? Raleigh to Buffalo is a day trip for us. Seriously. Literally thousands of places to see and camp. Are you going straight up 95=>70=>99? Or do you have time? The best state parks along the route are in the Carolina's. Pennsylania, second and NY third. Fishing and BBQ best in Carolina's. Best crab cakes in Maryland, best cheese steak subs in Pennsylvania and best egg rolls in west New York (guessing, cuz I don't know).

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+1 for North Carolina for BEST bbq  and the best red drum fishing Approve
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 12:55pm
Thanks for all the input. We are looking for places to stay that someone has stayed at and really liked.
 Popular Point Campground. We did book 3 days there and from there we will head north. We will try the bbq while there in North Carolina. We try not to take the freeways. The smaller side roads are better to see things and stop on the spur of the moment. We maybe trying to get to much in in one trip though.
This looks like 3 or 4 trip to see the sights out there. Later on we are planning a civil war trip that I think will take 3 months.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 1:11pm
Ron, Be sure to checkout the little town of Pittsboro while you are at Jordan Lake. Great to walk around in the little shops.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 6:21am
Thanks we will do that.
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