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Jan 19, 2018Explorer
Went up into BC in late Sep 2016. Went up through Spokane to Hwy 2 and then north on 95 into Canada. Most of our stops were at dry sites. Riley Creek Recreation Area (Corps of Engineers), Copper Creek NF Campground, Hahas Lake Provincial Park near Cranbrook, BC. Made some stops every 2-4 days to dump or stopped at a FHU spot for a night. Johnston Canyon NP Campground is dry, but had good dump station at entrance. Beautiful river and canyon hike.
At that time of year, most of the BC Provicial Parks were not full, but the Canadian Nat Parks were a different story!! Fall colors, great weather (only snowed one night!!!), and lots of rental m/homes being driven by "off shore" tourists made it almost impossible to get into the major campgrounds. Summer probably won't be much different, except possibly during the week. We also ran into many campgrounds that closed after Labor Day weekend, making it worse. It was a great trip though!!
Riley Creek COE:
Hahas Lake Povincial Park:
Johnston Canyon NP GG near Banff:
At that time of year, most of the BC Provicial Parks were not full, but the Canadian Nat Parks were a different story!! Fall colors, great weather (only snowed one night!!!), and lots of rental m/homes being driven by "off shore" tourists made it almost impossible to get into the major campgrounds. Summer probably won't be much different, except possibly during the week. We also ran into many campgrounds that closed after Labor Day weekend, making it worse. It was a great trip though!!
Riley Creek COE:
Hahas Lake Povincial Park:
Johnston Canyon NP GG near Banff:
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