Pacific NorthWest July/august
We are planning a summer trip (late July-August) with our grown children. We will meet them after crossing the country in the rv in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. From there we will have approximately 14 day...
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Two weeks will fly by so don't try to get too far away and probably not down the Oregon Coast unless just to the Astoria, OR or Long Beach, WA area.
From Coeur d' Alene take Hwy 2/20 across the Cascades (national park) in Washington. Continue to Anacortes and drive down to Oak Harbor/Coupeville and pick up the short ferry (RVs o.k. - reservations) which will take you to Port Townsend. Fort Worden State Park is a great place to stay but there are other parks in the area. From there you can do day trips to Olympic National Park and also drive without the RV down to Bainbridge Island, park your car and pick up another short ferry which docks right at the Seattle Aquarium and Pikes Market area (shop before reboarding the ferry). You can pick up the monorail which will whisk you over the city to the Space Needle. It makes for a fun, easy day without a lot of walking. Board the ferry to take you back to your car. This is the most pleasant way to tour some of Seattle without the traffic issues. Seattle doesn't have good RV parks.
When you're ready to leave Port Townsend take Hwy 16 south into Tacoma to I-5 and down to Portland area where there are lots of wineries.
If you're willing to skip Portland, from Tacoma you could take I-5 south to Hwy 12 and find a RV park between I-5 and Packwood on Hwy 12. Then you could easily take a day trip to Mt. Rainier Nat'l Park and perhaps even Mt. St. Helens Nat'l Park either by Hwy 504 from I-5 or the back way via Hwy 12 at Randle to Windy Ridge Viewpoint.
Ready to leave that area, continue east on Hwy 12 to Yakima (more wineries) and I-82 to I-90 toward Spokane and home.
You definitely need reservations for this short, fast trip. Have fun planning!
From Coeur d' Alene take Hwy 2/20 across the Cascades (national park) in Washington. Continue to Anacortes and drive down to Oak Harbor/Coupeville and pick up the short ferry (RVs o.k. - reservations) which will take you to Port Townsend. Fort Worden State Park is a great place to stay but there are other parks in the area. From there you can do day trips to Olympic National Park and also drive without the RV down to Bainbridge Island, park your car and pick up another short ferry which docks right at the Seattle Aquarium and Pikes Market area (shop before reboarding the ferry). You can pick up the monorail which will whisk you over the city to the Space Needle. It makes for a fun, easy day without a lot of walking. Board the ferry to take you back to your car. This is the most pleasant way to tour some of Seattle without the traffic issues. Seattle doesn't have good RV parks.
When you're ready to leave Port Townsend take Hwy 16 south into Tacoma to I-5 and down to Portland area where there are lots of wineries.
If you're willing to skip Portland, from Tacoma you could take I-5 south to Hwy 12 and find a RV park between I-5 and Packwood on Hwy 12. Then you could easily take a day trip to Mt. Rainier Nat'l Park and perhaps even Mt. St. Helens Nat'l Park either by Hwy 504 from I-5 or the back way via Hwy 12 at Randle to Windy Ridge Viewpoint.
Ready to leave that area, continue east on Hwy 12 to Yakima (more wineries) and I-82 to I-90 toward Spokane and home.
You definitely need reservations for this short, fast trip. Have fun planning!
