Planning first ever round trip renting RV trying to visit CA/NV/AZ

[nickgpop]

Hi people,

few questions your experienced can help with.

- is it allowed people to sleep in the RV while you are driving. I am considering some night trips to save time
- at national parks can you park the rv and look around for a day without staying overnight. For example in Yosemite can I park in the park take a day tour and leave in the evening?
- I find it impossible to reserve 4 nights in Yosemite national park as it seems that everything is fully booked for May. Do you know if I book some nights in a nearby park like Yosemite Lakes NACO if there will be any transport from there to the national park?

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[Midwest Michael]

1- No it is not safe or legal for people to sleeping in the RV beds while you are driving. Seat belts still must be worn. It is also very dangerous to try to save time by driving at the expense of sleep. It is also counterproductive, since you're not going to have a fun group if someone is exhausted the next day because they didn't get enough sleep.

2- Yes, during the day you can treat the RV just like a very large car, and park in the parking lots like everyone else.

3- If you want to know services offered by any private campground, you really should just contact that campground directly.

[nickgpop]

Hello,

thanks Michael for the prompt answer.

I have one more thing to think about. My initial idea was to spend 4 nights at Yosemite park but it seems that it is too late to find any available places there. So I started to think where to spend the last 4 nights of my vacation. I will leave Las Vegas on May 5th and should be back in San Francisco on May 9th.

I was thinking on spending some time in Sequoia park for 2 nights and 2 more in King's Canyon park and spend a full day in Yosemite without sleeping there. Any ideas on this and recommendations on RV parks will be very welcomed :)

Thanks,
Nik

[Southwest Dave]

If you spend 4 nights in Sequoia/Kings canyon it won't leave you any time to visit Yosemite and get from Kings canyon to San Fran on the 9th. I would spend the 5th and 6th in Sequoia and then head towards Yosemite, stopping the night [7th] in the Oakhurst area, spend the day in Yosemite and then the 8th just outside the park again, Groveland would be a good place to start your journey back to SF. You could check out 'Yosemite Pines' in Groveland and 'High Sierra RV park' in Oakhurst.

Check out the Sequoia NP site for vehicle lenght restrictions along the Generals Highway, you will most likely have to approach the 'Giants forest' from the North.