A good place to stop while heading to Vancouver to celebrate Christmas with family as it is close to the border. Sometimes a bad time of the year to be traveling over passes due to potential snow. Campground: Birch Bay State Park Location: Blaine, Washington (just south of the British
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Glen Elder State Park – Kansas
Seriously, how can you really judge a place when you are the only ones there. We love to travel off-season and have places to ourselves. Glen Elder was one of those places. We had the entire campground to ourselves which means peace, quiet, serenity, and solitude. Perfect! After leaving Glen
Continue readingGraham Cave State Park – Danville, Missouri
We just stayed here overnight while traveling I-70. We will always choose a state or national park over an RV park for overnighters if they are 1) open and 2) not too far off on main travel route. Trip included, of course, a stop in St. Louis at the Arch.
Continue readingDevils Lake State Park – Baraboo, Wisconsin
Campground: Quartzite Campground Location: Devils Lake State Park – Baraboo, Wisconsin Cost: $27 Services: W/E Comments: Very large park close to the water with easy access to the Wisconsin Dells. Link to Quartzite Campground on Map in “Where We’ve Been” In the morning we traveled south to Merrimac, Wisconsin and
Continue readingLake Vermillion Recreation Area – Canistota, South Dakota
If you are driving on I-90 in this area of South Dakota then stop in Mitchell, South Dakota at the “Corn Palace”. An interesting sight and an interesting site. Campground: Lake Vermillion Recreation Area Location: Canistota, South Dakota Cost: $22 Services: E Comments: Lovely campground with nice sites and views
Continue readingYakima Sportsman State Park – Washington
Campground: Yakima Sportsman State Park Location: Yakima, Washington Site: 14 Cost: $26 Services: FHU Comments: A nondescript campground that feels like an RV park right in the city. Pleasant enough for an overnight as your make your way to your destination. Water and electricity did not work upon arrival. We
Continue readingBay View State Park – Mt. Vernon, Washington
Campground: Bay View State Park Location: Mt. Vernon, Washington Site: 13 Cost: $25 Services: W/E Comments: Nice park with a short walk (under the road) to the beach on Padilla Bay. Great views of Anacortes! Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been”
Continue readingMustang Island State Park – Texas
After we left Goose Island State Park we drove over the Lyndon B. Johnson Causeway (Highway 35) into Rockport and on down to Aransas Pass to the Redfish Bay Causeway and boarded the D.L. Deberry ferry to travel to Port Aransas on the northern part of Mustang Island. The island
Continue readingGoose Island State Park – Texas
Goose Island State Park is close to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge where you might get a chance to view the Whooping Cranes. In 1942 there were only 16 Whooping Cranes and by now, 2008, there are just over 300. The Wood Buffalo/Aransas flock accounts for about 227. AND they migrate
Continue readingBrantley Lake State Park – Carlsbad, New Mexico
Campground: Brantley Lake State Park Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico Site: 16 Cost: $14 Services: Dry camp Comments: Nice state park just outside of Carlsbad with ease of access to the Caverns and the Living desert Zoo and Gardens. Many sites have water views. Nice hiking around the lake. Link to
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