Hi allI'm planning a trip starting mid June across Canada. I will enter B.C. on hwy 97 in Washington, follow that north to 97c to hwy 1. From there I plan on going east all the way to Nova Scotia. Any problems taking hwy 1 with a 42' MH with toad over to Calgary? Any sugestions for routes and must see places along the way? We are in no hurry and want the most scenic routes.All sugestions welcome.Allen

Be sure to visit the wineries up there. Lots of them around the lake. The corssing is a mixed bag. One of my worst experiences, they did a full search of the RV. After a long days drive it was really exsparating. Locals told me a lot of drugs try crossing this border crossing, so they are on the look out.

As for the province of Ontario, take the TransCanada Highway. The route around Lake Superior and Georgian Bay is very scenic. There are 2 spectacular Provincial Parks worth stopping that are on Lake Superior: Sleeping Giant Provincial Park and Lake Superior Provincial Park. After that I would head East to Algonquin Provincial Park (there are so many bears, wolves and moose you are almost guaranteed a sighting)and then continue East to the Ottawa River and follow it down thru Ottawa and on to Montreal. If you are into museums you can stop in Ottawa. The museums are a little like the Smithsonian but not quite as big.

Thanks Don & RWwhen you say Trans Canadian Hwy, I assume you mean 17.Allen

Yes hwy17. I would go off 17 south of Sault Ste Marie and arrange your route to take hwy60 thru the middle of Algonquin though.

rwbradley wrote:As for the province of Ontario, take the TransCanada Highway. The route around Lake Superior and Georgian Bay is very scenic. There are 2 spectacular Provincial Parks worth stopping that are on Lake Superior: Sleeping Giant Provincial Park and Lake Superior Provincial Park. After that I would head East to Algonquin Provincial Park (there are so many bears, wolves and moose you are almost guaranteed a sighting)and then continue East to the Ottawa River and follow it down thru Ottawa and on to Montreal. If you are into museums you can stop in Ottawa. The museums are a little like the Smithsonian but not quite as big.Agreed, the route around Lake Superior is great. A couple of comments about the provincial parks though. I note that you have a 42 ft RV with a toad, getting into Lake Superior PP will be difficult. We moved up to a 39 ft. 5er and we used to be able to stop at Rabbit Blanket campground in LSPP with a shorter unit, the longer higher unit got scratched up by the trees and the campsites are generally too small to accommodate our unit. We haven't been in the Agawa bay campground for a few years but we found the trees to be a problem there too.Neys provincial park has some great sites adjacent to the beach on Lake Superior, there is also a hidden gem of a campground in Marathon called Penn Lake park, full services on a lake and a short walk into town. LINKPukaskwa National Park just east of Marathon has a few sites for larger RV's and they have some great hiking trails around Superior

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AllenT1946
Explorer
May 28, 2015
Thanks Don & RW
when you say Trans Canadian Hwy, I assume you mean 17.
Allen
rwbradley
Explorer
May 28, 2015
As for the province of Ontario, take the TransCanada Highway. The route around Lake Superior and Georgian Bay is very scenic. There are 2 spectacular Provincial Parks worth stopping that are on Lake Superior: Sleeping Giant Provincial Park and Lake Superior Provincial Park. After that I would head East to Algonquin Provincial Park (there are so many bears, wolves and moose you are almost guaranteed a sighting)and then continue East to the Ottawa River and follow it down thru Ottawa and on to Montreal. If you are into museums you can stop in Ottawa. The museums are a little like the Smithsonian but not quite as big.
donn0128
Explorer II
May 28, 2015
Be sure to visit the wineries up there. Lots of them around the lake. The corssing is a mixed bag. One of my worst experiences, they did a full search of the RV. After a long days drive it was really exsparating. Locals told me a lot of drugs try crossing this border crossing, so they are on the look out.

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