Oregon and Washington States
Wife an I are planning a trip to Oregon and Washington next September for a month. I would be interested in your comments or website links to campgrounds and attractions that shouldn’t be missed. We h...
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OMG, there are just so many great places to visit! Suggest doing a google search for RV camping in Washington & Oregon books. There's a few of them with good ideas on where to visit and stay. I bought several on Amazon that have been helpful. Sept. is an excellent time to visit with kids back in school and places not as busy.
So many great places we've been to but too much to list off the top of my head. Oregon coast (duh!) and the numerous small towns, Olympic NP (north access out of Port Angeles), Port Townsend & the ferry to Whidbey Island, the drive around Olympic peninsula, Mt St. Helens (the south access), Mt. Rainier, Leavenworth, Long Beach, Ocean Shores, Ashland & Klamath Falls & area, Mt Hood, north/south drive up in the Cascades via hwy 97 in Or and northwards through WA (towards Wenatchee and more north). There's lots of small towns that are very cool to stop in. I like the twisty secondary hwys and the scenery like east & west off I-5 in OR for ex. If you want to drive up one of the mountains, keep an eye on the weather forecasts otherwise you may not be able to see much.
There is an interesting north/south drive east of the 405 around Seattle that has a bunch of small towns (slooow route tho.). Avoid Seattle and surrounding area unless it's a must-visit for you - traffic is stupid busy. The drive on 101 along the west side of Puget sound is nice or go from Olympia/Shelton/Bainbridge Island/Poulsbo to Port Townsend. Driving through/around Portland isn't too bad.
Note that it can get quite cold up in the Cascades in Sept. We were in Bend OR few years back in early Sept. and the entire CG unexpectedly froze up solid overnight. Coiling up a frozen hose is not easy... :R
So many great places we've been to but too much to list off the top of my head. Oregon coast (duh!) and the numerous small towns, Olympic NP (north access out of Port Angeles), Port Townsend & the ferry to Whidbey Island, the drive around Olympic peninsula, Mt St. Helens (the south access), Mt. Rainier, Leavenworth, Long Beach, Ocean Shores, Ashland & Klamath Falls & area, Mt Hood, north/south drive up in the Cascades via hwy 97 in Or and northwards through WA (towards Wenatchee and more north). There's lots of small towns that are very cool to stop in. I like the twisty secondary hwys and the scenery like east & west off I-5 in OR for ex. If you want to drive up one of the mountains, keep an eye on the weather forecasts otherwise you may not be able to see much.
There is an interesting north/south drive east of the 405 around Seattle that has a bunch of small towns (slooow route tho.). Avoid Seattle and surrounding area unless it's a must-visit for you - traffic is stupid busy. The drive on 101 along the west side of Puget sound is nice or go from Olympia/Shelton/Bainbridge Island/Poulsbo to Port Townsend. Driving through/around Portland isn't too bad.
Note that it can get quite cold up in the Cascades in Sept. We were in Bend OR few years back in early Sept. and the entire CG unexpectedly froze up solid overnight. Coiling up a frozen hose is not easy... :R
