We drove west from Hamiltons Fort, Utah through the farm fields of western Utah. It is a lovely drive and one we have taken various times before. We see many of the same sites including the RV on top of the hill It isn’t long before we enter Nevada and
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Ely KOA – Ely, Nevada
We departed Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park in Utah and drove to Arizona via Colorado City and then back into Utah through St. George and on into Nevada. Crazy, eh? Yep, that’s what we did. Cathedral Gorge State Park has been on our list to stay at but it
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Welcome Station RV Park is about 8 miles west of Wells, Nevada directly off I-80. We were hesitant at first to stay here but had read so many great reviews about the place we decided to give it a try. Excellent choice by us, we might add!! The owners were
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Angel Lake is four miles up the mountain from our campground Angel Creek. It is a beautiful drive up the mountain with gorgeous views in all directions. The lake sits at an elevation of 8,378 feet which is about 2,000 feet higher than our campground at Angel Creek. Angel Lake
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We departed Ely, fueled up, and headed north through McGill and onto Wells. We drove on to Angel Creek Campground, a Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest campground, about 15 minutes from Wells. The road to the campground from the main highway is not maintained (snow plowed) in the winter but there is
Continue readingWard Mountain Campground – Ely, Nevada
From Great Basin National Park we headed west on US Route 50 which is known as the America’s Loneliest Road. We passed the BLM camping area called Sacramento Pass which looks like a terrific place to camp. We continued on west on Route 50 to Ely, Nevada with gorgeous scenery
Continue readingGreat Basin National Park – Baker, Nevada
Great Basin National Park is known for you being able to experience desert heat and alpine cold all in one day with a diversity of geological formations. The entrance to Great Basin National Park is in Baker, Nevada and the park is most famous for both it’s Lehman Caves and
Continue readingWhispering Elms Motel & RV Park – Baker, Nevada
We drove from Cedar City to Milford, Utah for a nice lunch stop and a short walk around the quaint town. Milford has a nice park with fountains, benches, and rose gardens along with some historic buildings. Milford is also home to World Champion Saddle Bronc Riders. After lunch we
Continue readingBig Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area – Laughlin, Nevada
Welcome to Laughlin, Nevada – One of the lowest-lying communities in Nevada Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area sits on the Colorado River across from Bullhead City, Arizona. The campground has 24 sites with full hook-ups and is first come first serve. We love this campground. Campground: Big
Continue readingWine Ridge RV Resort – Pahrump, Nevada
On to Pahrump! Pahrump is a town of close to 40,000 people in Nevada close to the California border. It is about 60 miles west of Las Vegas and sits in the Mojave Desert. A bit of trivia is that Pahrump was the location of the 1996 movie “Mars Attacks”
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