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aka4170
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Dec 22, 2018

Buffalo, NY to Seattle and back suggestions

Hello! You all give great advice so I thought to ask for this years summer trip. We have 6 weeks traveling in a 35 foot travel trailer with two teenage daughters, a cat and dog. Every summer we travel for about 6 weeks around the USA. This trip will earn us visiting 47 states.

Leaving last week of June (we are teachers). Looking for campground suggestions at these spots (we need at least electric and water hookup. Dump for more than 3-4 nights), recommended nights at each and must sees there or along the way: (we like our National Parks and historical sites. We like off the beaten ways but if a major city is a must, we will visit it for a few hours). Our route will be drive straight out two days from Buffalo, NY to Teddy Roosevelt to ensure enough time to see all out west:

1. Teddy Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota (both entrances)
2. Glacier National Park
3. Possibly North Cascades National Park
4. Olympic National Park
5. Mt. Rainer National Park
6. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
7. (I want to go, hubby not too excited thinks it is too far south) Redwood National Park in California
8. Crater Lake National Park
Now headed back East....
9. Craters of the Moon National Monument (is it worth the visit?)
10. Grand Teton National Park (we already did Yellowstone in 2012)

After this...suggestions to get back to Buffalo, NY??

Any tips are greatly appreciated. Just starting to plan.

THANK YOU!!!
  • Yes, it is a lot of driving but we only have so much time. We are just scratching the surface now. When we retire, we will go back to our favorites and go more in detail.
  • aka4170 wrote:
    7. (I want to go, hubby not too excited thinks it is too far south) Redwood National Park in California
    That should be a must-see. There's nothing quite like standing in the majesty of a redwood forest.
  • Thats an awful lot of driving to only see the highlights. Heck, you could spend 6 weeks on Oregon alone and not see everything.

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