It’s time for our shakedown trip! Yep, we bought a new motorhome so we needed to take a trip and test it out. Our goal was to first go somewhere with hookups so we could test all the appliances and equipment which run off power and also check out
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Valley of Fire State Park – Overton, Nevada
We love driving through Nevada. It is one of our favorite areas with long deserted roads and beautiful scenery. What more could you ask for? We eventually head into Valley of Fire State Park, an area we have visited many, many times and is one of our favorites. We
Continue readingKershaw-Ryan State Park – Caliente, Nevada
Our goal, as we headed to southern Nevada, was to find a campground with electric so we could run our A/C. Yes, we are spoiled. It was still really hot out in the south as it was early September. We had our eyes set on Cathedral Gorge State Park campground,
Continue readingMassacre Rocks State Park – American Falls, Idaho
Massacre Rocks State Park sits right along I-86 in Idaho and is nestled into a canyon along the Snake River. Is is named after an Indian skirmish with two pioneer emigrant trains in 1862 and sits along the Oregon and California Trails. The State Park is easily accessible from the
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Ross Creek Ross Creek is an area of Jordanelle State Park which is on the north east side of the reservoir and has hiking and biking trails. It is about a 10 mile drive from the campground to the Ross Creek trail head. The Ross Creek area has two hiking
Continue readingJordanelle State Park – Heber City, Utah
Jordanelle State Park is located in Heber Valley close to Park City and Deer Valley Ski Resorts. The state park is located along the Jordanelle Reservoir and consists of 3 areas, The Hailstone area with 7 campgrounds, day use area with beaches, and a marina, and the Ross Creek and
Continue readingAnza Borrego State Park – Palm Canyon Campground – California
Campground: Anza Borrego State Park – Palm Canyon Campground Location: Borrego Springs, California Site: 9 Cost: $30 Services: FHU (now with 50AMP!!!) Comments: A great campground inside the state park with great views, easy access to town, and close to hiking trails. AND they have updated their electrical system
Continue readingLost Dutchman State Park – Apache Junction, Arizona
Campground: Lost Dutchman State Park Location: Apache Junction, Arizona Site: 31 (pull thru) Cost: $30 Services: W/E (50AMP) Comments: A nice campground with terrific views and great hiking trails. The state park is situated right next to Tonto National Forest and offers lots of hiking trails that you
Continue readingCave Creek Regional Park – Cave Creek, Arizona
When heading south through Nevada in the Las Vegas area we like to head through Lake Mead National Recreation Area to help bypass traffic and take in the fantastic scenery. Sometimes we stop and spend a few nights or a week and sometimes we just drive through. Beautiful scenery and
Continue readingValley of Fire State Park – Atlatl Campground – Nevada
We headed south from Ely on towards Valley of Fire and enjoyed the beautiful scenery along Highway 93. Campground: Valley of Fire State Park – Atlatl Campground Location: Overton, Nevada Site: 39 (pull-thru) Cost: $30 Services: W/E (50AMP) Comments: One of our favourite campgrounds. Not only is the scenery
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