Fall Travel to Northwest in Fall.
Traveling to Northwest in fall. Need information about best rv parks around Mt. Ranier and Olympia NP. Also Washington-Oregon coast.
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Olympia Nat'l Park - definitely stay in Port Townsend which is a terrific little town with lots to do in the area. Fort Worden state park is great - right on the water.
You can easily do day trips to Hurricane Ridge - Olympia NP, or take the ferry out of Port Angeles for a day at Victoria, Vancouver Island. Pick up the city bus to take you to Buchart Gardens and back to the ferry landing for nice restaurants.
From Port Townsend drive a short distance south to Bainbridge Island and pick up a fast ferry to Seattle's waterfront. It docks at the Aquarium. Then pick up the monorail to take you to the Olympic Space Needle. Then back to Pikes Market for lunch and shopping and walk down to the ferry for your return.
Pick three state park along the Oregon coast for the best experience on seeing the whole coast. At Astoria on the north end is Fort Stevens State Park, mid-coast is Carl Washburne by the famous Heceta Head Lighthouse (we gave tours there :) ); and at the southern part Cape Blanco at Port Orford has huge lovely sites and a quiet beach to walk and another lighthouse to tour. We've also stayed at Beverly Beach, Bullards Beach and Harris Beach. All are state parks.
Washburne and Cape Blanco don't take reservations but we've never had a problem getting in, especially if you plan it for in the morning when folks are leaving.
Have fun planning your trip!
You can easily do day trips to Hurricane Ridge - Olympia NP, or take the ferry out of Port Angeles for a day at Victoria, Vancouver Island. Pick up the city bus to take you to Buchart Gardens and back to the ferry landing for nice restaurants.
From Port Townsend drive a short distance south to Bainbridge Island and pick up a fast ferry to Seattle's waterfront. It docks at the Aquarium. Then pick up the monorail to take you to the Olympic Space Needle. Then back to Pikes Market for lunch and shopping and walk down to the ferry for your return.
Pick three state park along the Oregon coast for the best experience on seeing the whole coast. At Astoria on the north end is Fort Stevens State Park, mid-coast is Carl Washburne by the famous Heceta Head Lighthouse (we gave tours there :) ); and at the southern part Cape Blanco at Port Orford has huge lovely sites and a quiet beach to walk and another lighthouse to tour. We've also stayed at Beverly Beach, Bullards Beach and Harris Beach. All are state parks.
Washburne and Cape Blanco don't take reservations but we've never had a problem getting in, especially if you plan it for in the morning when folks are leaving.
Have fun planning your trip!
