Cascade Mountains, Crater Lake, Mt. Ranier
Hi--we are trying to plan a trip from Minnesota to Mt. Ranier, through the Cascades and down to Crater Lake NP. and home again. I've heard that the Cascades are beautiful and the area around Bend OR i...
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amandasgramma wrote:
Good advice to stay away from NF roads when towing. Okay for exploring, but NOT for a "route". Hwy 26 from Portland to Madras/Bend has beautiful scenery and circles Mount Hood.....yes, do that route..I love it! From Bend, go on down to LaPine State Park....they have full hookups and it's beautiful out there.LAPINE STATE PARK From there, you can go on down to Hwy 138 and to Hwy 232 into Crater Lake Ntl Park. There is Diamond lake RV Park near Crater Lake at Diamond Lake, but the website shows 2013 rates....don't know if it's still open. Check here...DIAMOND LAKE RV PARK
As a side note: The route from LaPine State Park to Crater Lake is a 1 1/2 hr drive. We used to live in LaPine and took people to visit there when they came to visit. It was a good day trip. You may not be able to get into either park that time of year (for camping) and I failed to double check to consider the length of your rig. You may have to resort to RV parks because Oregon campgrounds are old and built for small trailers. :(
And note two ------be prepared for mosquitoes. :)
I am not the OP but want to thank you for your RV park and CG recommendations. After driving through Crate Lake's Mazama CG on a car trip several years back, I knew that taking our fifth wheel in would not be a good idea.
