Portland to Midwest in Early May

[pttaylor]

We will be picking up our Entegra in early May from Portland and driving to back to the Midwest. Does anyone know what we can expect in terms of weather and road conditions heading over the mountain passes on I-84 and I-90? What is the "normal" weather? Also, any suggestions on RV parks close to the interstate that you would recommend for an overnight stay that are clean and well-kept?

[pttaylor]

donn0128 wrote:
In May you need to be prepared for anything. So far this winter we have not had the severe conditions. I84 being a major thoroughfare the road is kept open most of the time. Cabbage hill outside of Pendelton, Ladd canyon outside of Largrande are your two worst worries as far as Oregon is concerned. For up to date conditions, check trip check Oregon. We have a lot of traffic cameras on I84, many with current temps.

Thank you for the information. It will be a beautiful drive.

[kknowlton]

For road conditions you can also check 511 (dialing from out-of-area cellphones will still get you to the state you are in); Idaho and Wyoming have this feature, and I believe other western states do as well. Idaho 511 has a website - probably the others do too.

CGs along I-84/86 in OR & ID we have stayed at & liked at least reasonably well:
Mt. View Holiday Trav'l Park in Baker City OR (older CG but facilities are clean, convenient to the interstate but w/o road noise)
Village of Trees RV Resort in Declo (near Burley), Idaho - quite nice, some facilities are newer, good-sized sites; sign in at restaurant attached to gas station just off the interstate
Massacre Rocks SP, near American Falls, ID - sites w/ elec & water, can be windy; clean facilities typical of state parks

CGs along I-90 farther east:
Hardin (MT) KOA - off the road just enough to avoid lots of road noise, friendly CG, clean, nice folks running it, good spot for touring Little Bighorn National Battlefield

Billings (MT) KOA - the flagship, some sites with patios etc., bigger trees - nice & clean, but pricey

Belvidere (SD) KOA - pretty nice, clean, some concrete pads, others gravel

[donn0128]

In May you need to be prepared for anything. So far this winter we have not had the severe conditions. I84 being a major thoroughfare the road is kept open most of the time. Cabbage hill outside of Pendelton, Ladd canyon outside of Largrande are your two worst worries as far as Oregon is concerned. For up to date conditions, check trip check Oregon. We have a lot of traffic cameras on I84, many with current temps.