OR/WA Loop June/July
Trying to narrow down our route and stops. 3 to 4 weeks. Thanks so far to replies of my previous post (David etc) Family of 5 (3 boys age 5,12,14) will be in 30ft Travel Trailer so we need suitable...
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jukes wrote:
Thanks everyone, trying to break it down by each stop. One question, we plan to leave Mid June, is this too early for Crater Lake, would we be better to actually head up the coast and return back down inland? Or does it not really matter?
So, I really like the idea of the Lassen NP as our first stop- see Bumpass Hell, and then up to the Lava Beds. and then to Bend.
Part of me wonders if we should just concentrate on Northern CA and Oregon and not WA too, although Portland which we'd like to stop near, is only 3hrs from Seattle which then makes me want to visit Olympic NP.
Or just save WA for a diff trip! We will have 4 weeks maximum.
I was a Crater Lake Ski Patroller for 12 years.
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If I was given the choice to take someone to Crater Lake in mid June or mid July, I would do mid July it would be mid July and not on a weekend. I would have reservations for the A.M. Departure / Half -Day Wizard Island Trip
. After the boat ride and hike on the Wizard Island, I would continue clockwise around the lake.
Make the trip an all day event and have dinner down at Mazama Village at the Annie Creek Restaurant or if you can afford it, at the Crater Lake Lodge Dining Room.
Good luck with your planning, KEN
