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Tandem rider from Tucson/Anchorage on 8/22/2012 12:39:38 AM:
We're planning to ride the length of the Katy Trail in October over perhaps 4-5 days, so we'll need lodging each night. We'd like to stay in nice B&Bs. Can any one comment on whether we need to make lodging reservations in advance of our trip? Or can we either just show up in a town and find a place, or perhaps contact lodging each afternoon when we have a sense for how far we'll go that day?
 
Haank from New Haven, MO on 8/22/2012 5:38:38 AM:
October is prime time so the weekends for sure must be reserved. In many towns the total bed count is pretty slim so you don't want to be scrambling. However the weeknights are usually a different story. My recommendation is to keep a list of phone numbers of likely spots handy, and once you know where you will be for sure then call ahead earlier that day. I would not show up unannounced on an October weekend. Also, as noted in another thread, Mizzou Tigers football on October weekends can fill beds in a huge radius from Columbia. So do a little extra planning and your trip will be better. Enjoy!
 
Larryray from St. Louis on 8/22/2012 12:06:18 PM:
Agree completely with the need to have reservations!
 
Doug from Bluffton on 8/22/2012 4:37:22 PM:
Don't forget that the B&Bs along the middle of the trail get more of their customers during the week as riders start on the weekend and don't arrive until midweek.
 
Mike rodemeyer from Hartsburg on 8/23/2012 1:41:11 PM:
Hartsburg will be having its 21st Pumpkin Festival the second weekend in October. There will be 40,000 to 50,000 people in town and the trail will be congested but come anyway and have a good time.
 
High Street Victorian, B&B from Boonville, on 8/26/2012 6:52:26 PM:
We'd love to have you stay with us in Boonville. We highly reccommend reservations, but you can take a chance and give us a call the day of. Oct. is one of our busiest seasons. Kriss, High Street Victorian B&B
 
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