Campground: Fantasy Springs Resort Casino Location: Indio, California – right off I-10 Site: Anywhere we wanted in their large RV parking lot Cost: $0 Services: Boondock Comments: A fine place to spend the night while traveling. Go tour the casino, eat at one the restaurants, or kick back outside your
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Mammoth Hot Springs Campground – Yellowstone National Park
Campground: Mammoth Hot Springs Campground Location: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Site: 66 Cost: $17 Services: Dry camp Comments: Campground is close to the north entrance of the park with a road going around it and lots of traffic and noise even late at night and early morning. Right on the
Continue readingLake Mead National Recreation Area – Out and About
Boulder Beach Area In the southwest section of Lake Mead National Recreation Area is Boulder Beach and Boulder Harbor. The beach is a large area with great views of Fortification Hill and is right next to the Boulder Beach Campground (dry camping) and the Boulder Beach RV Park (full hookups).
Continue readingWasa Lake Provincial Park – Wasa, British Columbia
We headed out of Canmore early to find ourselves with a bit of drizzle coming down. This meant our quick trip through Banff would be a bit overcast but that was fine with us. The roads were almost empty, the mountains had an eerie look with low clouds, and we
Continue readingJoshua Tree National Park – Out and About
Lots to do in this park with hiking, 4WDing, and sight seeing. There are two main hikes accessible directly from Cottonwood Springs Campground. We did both on them on separate days and enjoyed them both. Lost Palms Oasis Hike This hike is about a 7 mile round trip hike which
Continue readingOrgan Pipe National Monument – Twin Peaks Campground – Arizona
We really enjoyed our time at this wonderful national monument. We had read mixed reviews about this place and were a bit unsure but ended up absolutely loving this place. The hiking was terrific and we enjoyed the campground. We got the permit to hike to Dripping Springs one day
Continue readingRiver Island State Park – Parker, Arizona
Time for a bit of “fall” camping. We call it “fall” because it is the end of October but it is still quite warm in Arizona and along the Colorado River. We departed Phoenix and headed west towards the Colorado River. We passed through Wickenburg with no issues. We continued
Continue readingGrandview Campground – Ashton, Idaho
Boulder, Montana (not Colorado) is right off I-15 and close to our campground the previous night. On our way south to Idaho we drove through the town of about 1200 people. It is a beautiful small town with old historic buildings and great scenery. As we continued on heading south
Continue readingStone Mountain Provincial Park – British Columbia
We departed Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park in northern British Columbia and headed south on the Alaska Highway ending up wherever. We crossed the 25 meter (94 foot) tall Lower Liard River Suspension Bridge which is one of the six “special” crossings on the Alaska Highway and the only
Continue readingThe Orchards at Kolob RV Resort – New Harmony, Utah
We drove north on AZ Hwy 89 from Flagstaff towards Bitter Springs through the Navajo Nation. We passed many Navajo souvenir roadside stands selling their wares. The shop by Bitter Springs is my favorite and I love, love, love the photos on the side of their stand. We decided to
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