When do I have to book The Snowbird Doorstep Run?

The whole run is only as open as its tightest door: book by JUL 21. That's the earliest book-by across the 3 chained stops, computed from each event's own lead time — not a countdown, just arithmetic.

How long are the drives between stops?

The Snowbird Doorstep Run is 3 stops over 18 nights with 2 legs between them — the longest is 2 easy drive days at an easy ~300 miles a day. Every gap is a real calendar gap; the run never asks you to outrun the calendar.

What does an RV rental for this window cost?

From $2,011.35 for the 18-night window — a worked example at Arizona rates, priced by the same cents engine that runs checkout and reconciled to the cent.

Tour run · Arizona

The Snowbird Doorstep Run: an RV rental tour run, Dec 2026 – Jan 2027

Real events, chained by the calendar — 3 stops, 18 nights, and the one date you have to book by.

The bill

DEC 28 → JAN 15

3 stops2 states18 nights

Book byJUL 21

The earliest date any stop on this run stops being bookable — arithmetic, from the event's own lead time.

From $2,011.35 for the window — a worked example at Arizona rates.

Line up a rig for these dates

Your dates ride into search — Arizona, 3 stops, one window.

DEC 28 – JAN 3Quartzsite / Yuma corridor
New Year — Arizona Desert Snowbird Peak
“New Year in the Arizona desert — the snowbird-season RV gathering ramp.”
high-demand windowbook by Nov 2
Long-term desert boondocking needs water/solar/generator planning and Leave-No-Trace discipline; respect BLM stay limits and pack out everything.
The New Year — Arizona Desert Snowbird Peak guide →
2 easy drive days at ~300 miles a day
- Catalina — The southern slope of the Santa Catalina Mountains drops directly into the park's 5,500 acres of Sonoran upland — the rare state-park inventory that genuinely abuts a major national park unit (Saguaro East across the city of Tucson) and accepts rigs as long as 50 feet. (in Arizona)
- Slide Rock — Oak Creek runs through a 1908-vintage apple orchard that the Pendley family planted and the state acquired in 1985 — and the eponymous natural sandstone water slide draws so much summer demand from Phoenix and Flagstaff that the park introduced a timed-entry reservation system in 2021. (in Arizona)
JAN 5 – JAN 8Las Vegas (Convention Center + Strip venues)
CES 2027 — Las Vegas
“CES 2027 — Sam's Town RV Park = 15 min to LVCC.”
high-demand windowbook by Jul 21
Las Vegas January nights 35F — winterized rig + 2x propane preferred.
The CES 2027 — Las Vegas guide →
2 easy drive days at ~300 miles a day
- Petrified Forest — No developed campground exists inside Petrified Forest — the park closes its gates at sunset, every visitor including RVers exits to the gateway towns of Holbrook or Chambers for overnight. (in Arizona)
- Saguaro — Saguaro is structured as a day-use park split across two districts — Tucson Mountain (west) and Rincon Mountain (east) — with the city of Tucson dropped between them. (in Arizona)
OPENS JAN 15Florence / Box Canyon & Tonto National Forest OHV areas
Winter 4x4 off-road season — Arizona desert
“Peak winter wheeling window — cool Sonoran desert temps and dry trails around Florence and the Tonto NF.”
the season's open doorbook by Dec 18
A season is a door you can walk through any day it's open — arrive when the run allows; the window doesn't pin you to a date.
Winter desert nights drop near freezing while days warm fast — pack for both. Many Tonto NF OHV roads require high clearance; carry water, recovery gear, and a printed map where cell coverage drops out.
The Winter 4x4 off-road season — Arizona desert guide →

When the doors close

Every stop that carries a book-by, sorted by the date it closes. The run's deadline is the earliest row — the same stamp on the bill, shown line by line.

CES 2027 — Las Vegasbook by Jul 21
New Year — Arizona Desert Snowbird Peakbook by Nov 2
Winter 4x4 off-road season — Arizona desert (season opens Jan 15)book by Dec 18

The run closesJUL 21

What the window costs

18 nights priced to the cent

A worked example at Arizona rates.

The ledger

A worked example at Arizona rates for this 18-night window

You pay

$89.00 × 18 nights$1,602.00

Service fee (10%)$160.20

Cleaning fee$95.00

100% passes through to your host

Arizona state + local tax$154.15

Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 42-5008 (Transaction Privilege Tax) · rates verified 2026-05-25

Total$2,011.35

Where it lands

Your host — base price$1,393.02

100% of the base the host set — never deducted

Cleaning → your host$95.00

PickRV margin$369.18

The 15% markup on top of the host's base, plus the 10% service fee

State of Arizona — tax remitted$154.15

Collected at checkout and passed on to the state

Total$2,011.35

Reconciled to the cent

Card processing is passed through at cost — Stripe processes the payment; PickRV keeps no processing margin.

When money moves

Free cancellation until
48h before pickup
Trip start
Trip end
Deposit hold released
Your security deposit is released after the 48-hour post-trip review window, unless a damage claim is filed.
Host payout
Released after the trip wraps up
Reaches the host's bank
Typically 2-5 business days after release

A run this long prices through the same engine that honors any weekly or monthly rate an owner has set — never a promised discount, just the math as they priced it.

Every line of that math, opened up — the Arizona deal sheet →

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QUARTZSITE / YUMA CORRIDOR → FLORENCE / BOX CANYON & TONTO NATIONAL FOREST OHV AREAS · 3 STOPS · ARIZONA · Dec 28, 2026 – Jan 15, 2027 · all tour runs

The Snowbird Doorstep Run: an RV rental tour run, Dec 2026 – Jan 2027

New Year — Arizona Desert Snowbird Peak

CES 2027 — Las Vegas

Winter 4x4 off-road season — Arizona desert

18 nights priced to the cent

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