What is a samboree?

 Samborees offer a chance to camp in one spot for a few days, spend some time with other RVers and pick up tips on how you can make the RV lifestyle more enjoyable. There are people new to RVing at Samborees and there are people who have been camping for 40 years or more. There may be retirees who are fulltimers or people with children who are getting away for the weekend and the mix is what makes everything so much fun. 

Samborees have been around almost as long as the Good Sam Club itself. They were the brainchild of Club founder, Art Rouse shortly after he began building our organization. In 1966, and today each state and province hosts at least one Samboree a year. They range in size from small (about 100 rigs) to big (about 500 rigs in the bigger states), but the prices are always affordable.  

Included in all Samboree registration is camping-sometimes dry, sometimes full hookups, sometimes somewhere in the middle- for two people for the duration of the event. Early bird camping is usually available for those on site before the Samboree starts, and most feature a daytime program that offers complimentary seminars, vendor area, games, and entertainment each evening. State and Provincial Directors are the ones who run the Samborees, along with plenty of help from their volunteer staff. Some Directors make arrangements with a local RV dealer to display new rigs for you to tour, while others might have a rig-decorating contest to celebrate a particular theme. You sometimes will see a costume contest, parade and a dog show.