Info about Grand Lake, Co area
First leg of our upcoming truck camper trip is to Winding River Resort in Grand Lake, Co. Would appreciate any info about the area such as interesting things to do & see. Am particularly interested ...
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For the easiest way to tour Seattle stay west of it on the Olympic Peninsula - Port Townsend is a great place. Then drive south a short distance to take the Bainbridge Island Ferry (parking for your truck right at the ferry dock) for a quick ferry trip across Puget Sound. Walk-on is very cheap. It will disembark you at the Aquarium/Pikes Market area. (Save Pikes Market last before boarding for your return trip because you'll probably buy things.)
Take a tour of the Aquarium. Nearby you can get on the monorail whisking you above the city which lets you off at the Space Needle. Return to Pikes Market area the same way. Do your shopping, dining and get back on the ferry for a pleasant ride back to your truck. It makes for a very nice day that will easily fit any budget with no big city traffic congestion.
There are quite a few RV parks all along that area and excellent state parks. Search parks under Gig Harbor, Poulsbo and our favorite, Port Townsend. Fort Worden and Fort Flagler State Parks are very nice on the water. Port Townsend is a quaint small town, Victorian homes, with lots of activities and free concerts. Sequim is another place to stay. There's also Olympic National Park nearby and the main road up to Hurricane Ridge goes out of Port Angeles - an easy drive from Port Townsend. From Port Angeles you could also take a ferry to Vancouver Island which has a neat area around the ferry dock and you can pick up the city bus to take you to Burchart Gardens. You can do all this in a day.
I'd recommend staying on the Olympic Peninsula over staying in the Seattle area.
Take a tour of the Aquarium. Nearby you can get on the monorail whisking you above the city which lets you off at the Space Needle. Return to Pikes Market area the same way. Do your shopping, dining and get back on the ferry for a pleasant ride back to your truck. It makes for a very nice day that will easily fit any budget with no big city traffic congestion.
There are quite a few RV parks all along that area and excellent state parks. Search parks under Gig Harbor, Poulsbo and our favorite, Port Townsend. Fort Worden and Fort Flagler State Parks are very nice on the water. Port Townsend is a quaint small town, Victorian homes, with lots of activities and free concerts. Sequim is another place to stay. There's also Olympic National Park nearby and the main road up to Hurricane Ridge goes out of Port Angeles - an easy drive from Port Townsend. From Port Angeles you could also take a ferry to Vancouver Island which has a neat area around the ferry dock and you can pick up the city bus to take you to Burchart Gardens. You can do all this in a day.
I'd recommend staying on the Olympic Peninsula over staying in the Seattle area.
