Sault St Marie to Neah Bay

We loved Cape Flattery Trail at Neah Bay!!!!!!!! My recommendation for a stay in the Neah Bay is the Elwha Dam RV Park it is a FANTASTIC park. It is only 72 miles from the Cape Flattery trail under 7 miles to the ferry to Victoria and even more things to do in the area.. Enterprise car rental is close enough that they should be able to bring you a rental if you wanted to leave the RV at the park and explore in a car. If you do Elwha Dam RV Park offers a dog walking service where they will come to your RV while your gone and walk and feed your dogs.
At Glacier we stayed at the East Glacier KOA because they also have a dog walking service and this allowed us to take the all day Red Bus Tour of Glacier that picks up at the KOA.

Interesting you should choose this route because I have researched it and hope to do it someday in reverse. Born and raised in Everett, WA. US2 begins at I-5 in Everett and continues east to St. Ignace in upper MI. It starts up again in Burlington, VT and continues to Houlton, Maine on the New Brunswick border.

My US2 experience is from Everett to Sandpoint, ID.

Heading west on this route is beautiful, one of my favorite routes across WA. You can take it to its terminus in Everett, then I-5 north to Burlington, WA-20 west to the Coupeville ferry on Whidbey Island to Pt. Townsend. Pickup US-101 west through Port Angeles and then WA-112 west all the way to Neah Bay. A good place to camp here is Salt Creek County Park and take day trips out to Neah Bay.

Salt Creek Park also gives you good access to the northern part of Olympic NP: Hurricane Ridge, Lake Crescent, Sol Duc Hotsprings, Dungeness Spit, etc.

Another beautiful route across WA is to pickup WA-20 from US-2 at Newport, WA on the Idaho border north of Spokane and take it all the way across WA to Burlington where you will continue the route I described above to Whidbey Island and the Coupeville Ferry. This route crosses through North Cascades NP, The American Alps. Simply beautiful east to west.

Either of these routes passes through rural America and avoids the Everett to Olympia Puget Sound juggernaut on I-5. I believe you can accomplish any of these routes in your long timeframe. You are in for a cool adventure.

You can use online resources and apps to find campsites. I like free or cheap sites. Have a look at freecampsites.net, and Allstays and CampWhere apps. Stuff like this helped me find the $4 campsite at a city park in Malta, Montana where I watched a small local calf-roping event next door to the park. Definitely out west!

We have gone to Neah Bay. The road in and out is pretty narrow, lots of lumber trucks and the town is a small fishing village. If you like to fish, I know that is why most folks go. But saying that, If I was going to see the Olympics, Neah Bay would probably be low on the list of places I would like to visit. Not in any order, 1) Port Angeles - I'd take the Ferry over to Victoria for at least a day trip. 2) Fort Worden 3) Ruby Beach 4) The Hoh 5) Dungeness Spit 6) Hurricane Ridge 7) Elwah.

US2 all the way from Duluth to Sandpoint Id makes a lot of sense. It's kind of flat and boring across the plains, but that's true of all the roads in that area. I94 to the south passes through Teddy Roosevelt NP, and I90 further south passes by the Black Hills.

US2 gives good access to Glacier NP, both east and west sides.

Across Washington you have several options.

Spokane is the largest city on US2 after Duluth. West from there it crosses flat wheat country, then drops down to the Columbia River. A side trip here is north to Grand Coulee Dam. There are various camping and boating options along the Columbia River and the lakes its dams have formed.

Then US2 climbs gradually to Stevens Pass, and then down to the Seattle area. It gets busy in the Sultan Gold Bar Monroe area, and then into Everett.

To go on to Neah Bay you could take the ferry to Whidbey Island, and then another to Port Townsend. The rest of the way to lands end is US101 and then lesser state highways along the coast. And check out the options that the Olympic NP offers.

An alternative to US2 across washington is WA20. You could switch over to that at several points. You could catch it in the east at Newport. Or you could continue NW from Grand Coulee Dam, or catch state hwys from US97.

The most scenic part of WA20 is Winthrop west over Washington Pass, through North Cascade NP.

At the Sound WA20 crosses river delta country and then on to Whidbey Island at Deceiption Pass (a popular State Park).

Some might recommend skipping the ferries and going south around Tacoma and Olympia. But that's a lot of city driving. To really bypass the cities and ferries, you need to take US12 across southern Washington. You could pick that up in Montana, south of Missoula. US12 puts you closer to Mt Rainier. From the west end of US12 you could take US101 around the west side of the Olympics.

In fact I'd recommend staying north, US2 or 20 going one direction, and returning further south (or north into Canada).

Hwy 2 is a route you would like. You can go all the way west.

Thanks so much for taking the time for these great replies. I'm going to start researching these routes and locations and add them to our list. The only reason I thought of Neah bay is because it looks like the furthest northwestern point of the continental US.and thought it might be a cool place to visit..I'll probably rethink that..That why I posted this request. We are relatively new to the RV world and the advise of fellow campers is very important, and apperciated.

I loved Hwy 2 and we took it from Mackinaw all the way to Washington and I would recommend it. RV campgrounds are pretty scarce and going thru the oil country is pretty stinky but the road is nice and less traveled and you will find it a nice drive. Make sure you stop at Glacier, and Fort Peck has a real nice campground. Once in Wash, there are some really pretty campgrounds along Hwy 2. If your not going to take the ferry across to the Olympics, I would suggest that you bypass Seattle by taking 203 south and meander down to Hwy 90, and then catching Hwy 18 to 167, and 167 to 512 and 512 to 5 to Olympia. Neah Bay is a strange destination but if you like to hike there are some awesome trails and the museum is very interesting

If you're looking for a straight shot of highway through the UP, M-28 should be good. There is a boring, empty section near Seney (called the Seney stretch) that might cure your insomnia, but otherwise it should be fine. However, if you want to see some of the sights of the UP you may want to adjust your route depending upon what you'd like to see.

Dropping down to St. Ignace would give you a look at the Mackinaw Bridge. US-2 from there to Engadine has one nice patch along the Lake Michigan beach where we like to stop and get our toes wet (the kids always wanted to feed the gulls). Past Manistique, Palms Book SP is home to the picturesque Big Spring. South of there, Fayette SP is a historic site with old buildings and artifacts from the 1800s.

On the other hand, M-28 takes you close to Tahquamenon Falls near Paradise (who wouldn't want to go to Paradise? ;) ) and the little museum at Whitefish Point. At Munising, a boat tour along the Pictured Rocks Lakeshore might be something you'd like. Plenty of small waterfalls near Munising, if you want to do a bit of walking. Some folks have recommended Bay Furnace NF CG just W of Munising (I haven't been there but it sounds nice). When you get past Ishpeming, a detour north into the Keweenaw Peninsula takes you to McLain SP (camping in view of Lake Superior), Ft. Wilkins (historic), and the lake views along M-26.

Near the western joining of these two routes, I recommend a stop at Bond Falls near Paulding, and a small detour north to Porcupine Mountains SP (the east unit has a wonderful view of Lake of the Clouds, and the west unit offers a relaxing hike along a riverbank with three small waterfalls and to the river's mouth at the big lake.

When you get to Duluth, I highly recommend the drive north along Hwy 61 to Grand Marais. This area is chock full of lake views, waterfalls, but unfortunately chock full of campers too... so you would want reservations for this area if you wish to stay in a state park or private CG. With your rig, though, you could fit in some of the (no hookups) sites at the Eckbeck NF CG between Finland and Illgen City, and in my experience this first-come CG tends to have spots available until evening.