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Originally Posted by Joe-FL
Just a side note about pre-planning when your destination involves CG's in larger cities you are unfamiliar with. When I bring it up on Google Earth I will also go down to the street view and check the surrounding area. I have looked at CG's before that may get 3 or 4 stars ratings but then I see where there is sketchy public housing or a huge commercial 24 hour factory of some type right on top of them. You can learn a lot by seeing a street view of the surrounding area and it only takes a couple of minutes. I also use crimereports.com to check an area. You type in the address and it shows all the crimes reported in that area. About 75% of the police departments reports are included in that site so just about anywhere you are checking will be in there. I don't check these sites with all my planned stops but some I do, especially Walmarts I am thinking about trying.
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Streetview is fantastic...It saved us one trip as the campground entrance and main road had a lot of low trees....no way I would have gotten Lucille down that road without major damage....
Crimereports is a good idea...i'll add that to my ever growing trip planning repertoire