Campground: Cape Blanco State Park Location: Port Orford, Oregon Site: A26 Cost: $12 Services: W/E Comments: Hands down my favorite campground anywhere. Great big private sites and miles of open beach to walk on every day. There is a hill to walk down and here’s the catch, you have to
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Bullards Beach State Park – Bandon, Oregon
Campground: Bullards Beach State Park Location: Bandon, Oregon Site: C60 Cost: $16 Services:W/E Comments: You can never go wrong with a State Park in Oregon, especially one on the coast. Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been”
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We stopped by The Oregon Garden in Silverton on our way to the campground. Beautiful botanical garden. We also spent a day in Salem and did a nice long walk around Bush’s Pasture Field and the Bush House Museum. Campground: Silver Falls State Park Location: Silverton, Oregon Site: 11 Cost:
Continue readingDeschutes River State Recreation Area – Oregon
Campground: Deschutes River State Recreation Area Location: Wasco, Oregon Site: A15 Cost: $12 Services: E Comments: A beautiful park right on the Deschutes River with tons of hiking and lots of trees. Be careful though, lots of train noise. There are train tracks on each side of the Deschutes River
Continue readingDevils Tower National Monument Campground – Wyoming
Campground: Belle Fourche River CampgroundLocation: Devils Tower National MonumentCost: $12Services: Dry campComments: Nice campground, great hiking.Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been”
Continue readingLundbreck Falls Provincial Park – Alberta
Campground: Lundbreck Falls Provincial Park Location: Lundbreck Falls, Alberta Cost: $18 (CAD) Services: Dry camp Comments: One of regular campgrounds we stay at, easy access, nice sites, easy in, easy out, nice hiking, great waterfalls within walking distance. Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been”
Continue readingDavid Thompson Resort – Alberta & Upper Arrow Lake Ferry
After we left Rosebery Provencial Park we headed north to Upper Arrow Lake in British Columbia and drove the east side of the lake to Galena and boarded the ferry to Shelter Bay, British Columbia to cross Upper Arrow Lake. From there we proceeded on to Banff National Park and
Continue readingCraters of the Moon National Monument – Idaho
Campground: Lava Flow Campground Location: Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho Site: 33 Cost: $10 Services: Dry camp Comments: What a lovely place. You feel like you just landed on the moon. Tons of hiking opportunities and tons of rocks. A whole other world. Link to Map in “Where
Continue readingMora Campground – Olympic National Park, Washington
Yes, it was all about “Twilight’ here. We went to the grocery store in Forks and they had a huge section dedicated to “Twilight” paraphernalia. Incredible. How many t-shirts did we buy you ask? Campground: Mora Campground Location: Directly east of Rialto Beach, Washington – part of the Olympic National
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Campground: Dungeness Recreation Area Location: Olympic Peninsula, Sequim, Washington Site: 49 Cost: $18 Services: Dry camp Comments: Our site was private and spacious and right next to walking trails along a cliff with beautiful views of the water. The Dungeness Spit was within walking distance. Love, love, loved this place.
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