Pacific Northwest suggestions needed
We are two couples in late fifties/early sixties planning an approximately 6-week trip for next mid-June and July from Maryland to Pacific Northwest. We have reservations for 4 nights in Yellowstone a...
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Way too short a time in an RV. You are basically talking about 6,000 miles. Assuming that you already know that and are going anyway just don't try to add too much.
So head west a middle route making sure to avoid I 80 Cleveland to Chicago, a miserable toll road. I would stop at Mr Rushmore and Devils Tower making sure to avoid Harley Davidson time in Sturgis. Stop at Cody WY and see the western museum. See Yellowstone AND Grant Teton. GT is right next door. A couple of days at the Colter Bay campground is one of the best spots you can RV in in the USA. If you are going to the East side of Glacier you should take a couple of days and go to Waterton Just to the north and stay at the RV park right on the lake. (This is in Canada).
To me N Cascades is something you can skip. Better seen driving a Porsche convertible. Mt Rainier in the summer bloom season is wonderful. The prettiest natural flower gardens you can imagine. Stay at Packwood. On the Olympic Peninsula I like staying in Port Townsend at the marina. You can day trip over to Olympic NP. You might fit into the campground at Crescent Lake and that is a good place to see Olympic. We prefer the Oregon Coast to WA coast. More choices of beach towns we like. We like Manzanita a lot and the State Park campground next to it. Nehalem Bay. Cannon Beach also very nice. And there are many other choices down the Oregon coast. Best to stay at several.
Wallowa Valley a very nice stop in eastern OR. Also Coure d Alene is beautiful.
Enjoy.
So head west a middle route making sure to avoid I 80 Cleveland to Chicago, a miserable toll road. I would stop at Mr Rushmore and Devils Tower making sure to avoid Harley Davidson time in Sturgis. Stop at Cody WY and see the western museum. See Yellowstone AND Grant Teton. GT is right next door. A couple of days at the Colter Bay campground is one of the best spots you can RV in in the USA. If you are going to the East side of Glacier you should take a couple of days and go to Waterton Just to the north and stay at the RV park right on the lake. (This is in Canada).
To me N Cascades is something you can skip. Better seen driving a Porsche convertible. Mt Rainier in the summer bloom season is wonderful. The prettiest natural flower gardens you can imagine. Stay at Packwood. On the Olympic Peninsula I like staying in Port Townsend at the marina. You can day trip over to Olympic NP. You might fit into the campground at Crescent Lake and that is a good place to see Olympic. We prefer the Oregon Coast to WA coast. More choices of beach towns we like. We like Manzanita a lot and the State Park campground next to it. Nehalem Bay. Cannon Beach also very nice. And there are many other choices down the Oregon coast. Best to stay at several.
Wallowa Valley a very nice stop in eastern OR. Also Coure d Alene is beautiful.
Enjoy.
