My wife and I recently bought a 5th Wheel. We hope to take off for Alaska in a week or two. A few questions for when we hit the Canadian border on how to select and secure a campground or parking spot for the night in Canada. We will be in Canada first week or so of August and probably mid September. Will be traveling thru Alberta and BC1. Is it necessary to call ahead to reserve a site?2. I'm expecting approx $35/night fees. About right?3. Is there plenty of gas stations? Should I carry a 5 gallon can?4. Recommendations for stops - private campgrounds, parks, rest areas, WalMarts?Any information would be appreciated.ThanksRoger

Roger, welcome to the forum. I think if you read the old posts on this forum your questions will be answered plus many more that you have not thought of yet. Lots of good info here.

We just came back from a jaunt north. Many rigs are headed north. It would not be necessary to make reservations, however I would start looking for campsite early. Suggest by about 3 PM. We used many provincial parks for less then $20 Canadian per night. We used private campgrounds at the major stops such as Dawson Creek and Whitehorse. Do expect much for internet!As soon as you get into Alberta and then again in British Columbia, pick up their respective Provincial Campground brochures. They show many campgrounds, how many sites and services(if any)Laird Hot Springs is a must stop!Canadian Customs do like fresh fruits and vegetables. They do not like chicken products including eggs. get them in Canada!Gas is readily available. Run on the upper end when you get farther north. Some are 100 miles plus between stations. If you do not have a Milepost Magazine suggest you get one. Even though it is full of ads it is quite complete for fuel stops.

Many of the small towns in western Canadahave low cost or free Rv parking.

You can stay at a pull off as long as it is not prohibited. We did that last year and had absolutely no issues. The first time no one even pulled in the entire time we were there. We looked for pull offs that had some vegetation between the road and pull off. And we were parked right beside a lake. We did not make reservations but we knew where we wanted to stop each night. We did make reservations for Denali. The Milepost was good to have and also the Church's campground guide. We used it more for the coordinates since many of these campgrounds do not have traditional addresses to input into the GPS. If you can, look for dry camping spots because they are the best ones. Commercial parks have you crammed together slide to slide.

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Sea_Dog
Explorer
Jul 11, 2015
Many of the small towns in western Canada
have low cost or free Rv parking.
enblethen
Nomad
Jul 11, 2015
We just came back from a jaunt north. Many rigs are headed north. It would not be necessary to make reservations, however I would start looking for campsite early. Suggest by about 3 PM. We used many provincial parks for less then $20 Canadian per night. We used private campgrounds at the major stops such as Dawson Creek and Whitehorse. Do expect much for internet!
As soon as you get into Alberta and then again in British Columbia, pick up their respective Provincial Campground brochures. They show many campgrounds, how many sites and services(if any)
Laird Hot Springs is a must stop!
Canadian Customs do like fresh fruits and vegetables. They do not like chicken products including eggs. get them in Canada!
Gas is readily available. Run on the upper end when you get farther north. Some are 100 miles plus between stations.
If you do not have a Milepost Magazine suggest you get one. Even though it is full of ads it is quite complete for fuel stops.
MarkTwain
Explorer
Jul 11, 2015
Go to www.goodsamcamping.com
rag-ftw
Explorer
Jul 11, 2015
Roger, welcome to the forum.
I think if you read the old posts on this forum your questions will be answered plus many more that you have not thought of yet. Lots of good info here.

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