While staying at River Island State Park along the Colorado River in Parker, Arizona we decided to check out a few of the other state parks in the area. Welcome to Cattail Cove State Park. This is a nice, small state park which sits along Hwy 95 between Parker and
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Buckskin Mountain State Park – Parker, Arizona
We were a bit amazed at the sheer volume of RVs in the area along the Colorado River both on the Arizona side and on the California side of the river. The towns, such as Parker and Lake Havasu City are on the Arizona side and there are only a
Continue readingLake Havasu State Park – Lake Havasu City, Arizona
Lake Havasu State Park sits directly to the north of London Bridge in Lake Havasu City on the eastern shores of Lake Havasu. It definitely has a campground feel to it, is directly on the water on Lake Havasu, yet right in the city. Weird. You don’t feel like you
Continue readingRiver Island State Park – Parker, Arizona
Campground: River Island State ParkLocation: Parker, Arizona – just north of Buckskin State ParkSite: 9Cost: $26.67Services: W/EComments: A beautiful park with great views of the Colorado River. We had an end site and absolutely loved it. Not only were there hiking trails right there but we could also drive into
Continue readingAlamo Lake State Park – Wenden, Arizona
To get here you drive north from Wenden, Arizona on Alamo Rd, there is one main way in and one way out. There are some other roads such as Wickenburg Rd but we are not sure if they are paved or not. We drove the Salome Hwy off of I-10
Continue readingAnza Borrego State Park – Palm Canyon Campground – California
Campground: Palm Canyon Campground Location: Anza Borrego State Park – Borrego Springs, California Site: 13 Cost: $37 Services: FHU Comments: Back to the RV after a few weeks in Florida so needed a place to unpack, grocery shop, and get the RV back out of storage. But we still managed
Continue readingInspiration Point and Fonts Point – Anza Borrego State Park – California
Another day, another drive, and another hike. Off to Inspiration Wash and to drive the sand road on up to Inspiration Point, and maybe, just maybe, we will be inspired. And boy were we ever! Great views and great fun drive! Oh what the heck, let’s head on over to
Continue readingAnza Borrego State Park – Palm Canyon Campground – California
Campground: Palm Canyon Campground Location: Anza Borrego State Park – Borrego Springs, California Site: 48 and then over to 107 Cost: $35.67 for site 48 and then $25.67 for 107 Services: FHU for site 48 and dry camp for 107 Comments: Loved both sites for different reasons. 48 was an
Continue readingAlcoholic Pass and Coyote Canyon – Anza Borrego State Park – California
Today we decided to go over and check out Coyote Canyon and do not only do some 4WD’ing but also a bit of hiking. First stop was Alcoholic Pass which was used by both the Cowboys and the Indians. Only about 2 miles or so return trip but with an
Continue readingValley of Fire State Park – Atlatl Campground – Nevada
We just love this place and cannot get enough of it. We come here again and again and just soak up the atmosphere, the red rocks, and do lots and lots of hiking. No set trails as we just start heading in one direction and keep walking until we feel
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