WEST COAST TRIP – 69 Days
August 27-November 2, 2012
August 27 To Cleveland Ohio (rest area on I-80/90
August 28 To Hixton/Alma Center KOA in Hixton, Wisconsin. Drive 631 miles/9.5 hrs
August 29- September 1 To North Park Campground in Dickinson, North Dakota. Drive 657miles/ 9.25 hours
- Tour Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s badlands
- Hikes: Little Mo; Caprock Coulee
- Enchanted Highway (A sculpture tour)
September 1-6 To Rocky Mountain RV Park in Gardiner, Montana. Drive 490 miles/7 hours
- Wildlife Viewing: Fall rut -elk
- Geothermal viewing
- 4WD Road- Lily Lake/ Crazy Lake in Gallatin National Forest
- Hikes: Geothermal Basin; Trout Lake Trail; Hell Roaring Trail; Specimen Ridge
September 6 To Spokane KOA in Spokane, Washington. Drive 464 miles/7 hours
September 7-14 To Seattle/Tacoma KOA in Kent, Washington. Drive 299 miles/2.75 hours
- Tour Seattle- Pike’s Place Market; EMP (Experience Music Project)
- Hike: Mt. Ranier National Park
September 15-18 To Concrete/Grandy KOA in Concrete, Washington. Drive 106 miles/2.25 hours
- Tour North Cascades National Park & Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest
- Hikes: Blue Lake Trail; Hidden Lake Trail
- Fall elk rut viewing
September 18-24 To Olympic Peninsula/Port Angeles KOA in Port Angeles, Washington. Drive 225 miles/5 hours
- Tour Olympic National Park: Dungeness Spit; Hurricane Ridge; Hoh Rainforest; Pacific Ocean
- Hikes: Obstruction Point to Deer Park trail; Hoh River Trail; Gray Wolf Trail
- Tour Port Angeles
September 24-29 To Sandy Riverfront RV Resort in Troutdale, Oregon. Drive 232 miles/4 hours
- Tour: Columbia River Gorge; Mt. St. Helen’s National Volcanic Monument; Mt. Hood National Forest; Wildwood Recreation Area
- Hikes: Johnson’s Ridge Observatory; Timberline Trail
- View Salmon
September 29-October 2 To Pleasant Valley RV Park in Tillamook, Oregon. Drive 96 miles/2 hours
- Tour the Tillamook Cheese Factory; Three Capes Scenic Tour; Cape Meares Lighthouse; Oswald West State Park;
- Hike to Cape Falcon
October 2-5 To Bandon/Port Orford KOA in Langlois, Oregon. Drive 201 miles/4.25 hours
- Tour Sea Lion Cave; Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area; Coquille River Lighthouse; Cape Blanco Lighthouse
- Pacific Coast Scenic Byway
October 5-9 To Moon Mountain RV Resort in Grant’s Pass, Oregon. Drive 160 miles/3 hours
- Tour Crater Lake National Park; Oregon Caves National Monument; Wild & Scenic Rogue River & Siskyou National Forest
- Hikes: Cave tour, Cliff View Trail; Rainee Falls, Bear Camp Ridge areas
October 9-12 To Klamath’s Camper Corral River Beach Resort in Klamath, California; Drive 104 miles/2.25 miles
- Tour Redwoods National & State Park; Prairie Creek State Park of Redwoods; Jebediah Smith State Park; Battery Point Lighthouse
- Hikes: Boyscout Trail, Stout Grove, Prairie Creek/Zig Zag/Ridge Trail
- Enderts Coastal Drive
October 12 To Willits KOA in Willits, California. Drive 200 miles/3.5 hours
- Tour Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, CA
October 13-17 To Yosemite Pines RV Resort in Groveland, California. Drive 264 miles/5.25 hours
- Tour Yosemite National Park
- Hikes: Mono Meadows Hike; Dog Lake and Lambert Dome; Taft Point
October 17-20 To Tule- Success Lake in Porterville, California. Drive 195 mile/3.5 hours
- Tour Sequoia National Park; Kings Canyon National Park
- Hikes: Giant Forest; Crescent Meadows & Log Meadows; Mineral Kings area
October 20-22 To Boulder Creek RV Resort in Lone Pine, California. Drive 220 miles/3.5 hours
- Tour Death Valley National Park
October 22-24 To Holbrook/Petrified Forest KOA, in Holbrook, Arizona. Drive 592 miles/8.5 hours
- Tour Petrified Forest National Park
October 24-31 To Cochiti Lake Campground in Pena Blanca, New Mexico. Drive 278 miles/4 hours
- Bandalier National Monument: Main Trail & Alcove Trail
- Hyde Memorial State Park: Circle Trail
- Kashe Kawetu Tent Rocks National Monument
- Villa Nueva State Park
October 31 To Firelake Grand Casino RV Park in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Drive 600 miles/8.75 hours
November 1 To Buffalo KOA in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee
November 2 To Home
