Campground: Fort Stevens State Park Location: Astoria, Oregon Site: L46 Cost: $25 Services: FHU Comments: One of our favorite state parks with lots of hiking and biking opportunities along the beach and/or the trails. Lots of military historic information and close access to Astoria. Great views of the mouth of
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Highway 14 – Washington State
We rarely do individual posts on highways we drive in our Class A motorhome but we felt this highway deserved its own unique write-up. We drive to the Oregon coast several times a year and we usually take I-84. As much as we dislike traveling on the interstates, I-84 provides
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Campground: Le Page ParkLocation: Rufus, OregonSite: 7Cost: $11Services: EComments: A regular park for us when traveling to the Oregon coast. You get 50% off with the Interagency Pass. This site is waterfront along the river with great views. A bit of noise from I-84 and the trains but nothing that
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One of the places we really love to go is the Coeur d’Alene River in the Idaho Panhandle which feeds into Lake Coeur d’Alene from the east. The southern part of the Coeur d’Alene River is known as the Chain Lakes area. There are 10 lakes that feed off the
Continue readingCrown Villa RV Resort – Bend, Oregon
RV Park:Crown Villa RV Resort Location: Bend, Oregon Site: 489 Cost: $40 Services: FHU Comments: Our “go to” park with inclement weather. Very nice upscale park with outdoor pavers for your patio along with some built-ins. Right in town with easy access to everything yet quiet and peaceful. Link to
Continue readingYolo Fairgrounds – Woodland, California
Campground: Yolo Fairgrounds Location: Woodland, California Site: 38 Cost: $25 Services: FHU Comments: Another day of desperation for an overnight’er, with bad traffic and bad weather, we needed a spot and needed it now. We lucked out and found this place. Worked out great! Link to Map in “Where We’ve
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RV Park: Orange Grove RV Park Location: Bakersfield, California Site: 168 Cost: $33 Services: FHU Comments: A good overnighter spot. Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been”
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Spent most of the time with family and in hospitals so no fun. But we did manage a few side trips now and then. Drove up to Fountain Hills one day to wander around town and have lunch. RV Park: Holiday Village RV Park Location: Mesa, Arizona Site: 189 Cost:
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Always looking for a place to put the rig when family emergencies arise. RV Park: Apache Palms RV Park Location: Tempe, Arizona Site: 16 Cost: $27 Services: FHU Comments: A typical RV park right in town near ASU. Gets very full and very difficult to find any days which have
Continue readingLost Dutchman State Park – Apache Junction, Arizona
Our family emergencies subsided a bit but we still needed to stay in town, just in case. So we thought we venture a bit further away for a few days of rest and relaxation (or so we thought). Campground: Lost Dutchman State Park Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Site: 62 Cost:
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