Below is a detailed list of all of the places we have traveled from October 2016 through December 2017. It includes where we stayed, how long we stayed, and the most memorable things we did while in each location. If you want more details on any of the information below to help plan your RV trip, just ask us!
A summary by the numbers:
- 12,500 + miles driven with the RV
- 80 different locations
- 21 single-night stays
- 4 SKP (Escapee) Co-Op Parks
- 5 airline/ferry trips leaving the RV behind
- 11 different states and provinces
- 6 US/Canadian Border Crossings
- 18 US National Parks
- 7 National Monuments or Historical Sites
- 10,000 + photos taken
Month | City | RV Park | # Days | Highlights for this Location |
October | Aubrey, TX | Shady Creek RV Park | 39 | Komen 3-Day / Visit family and friends |
November | Cedar Hill, TX | Cedar Hill State Park | 1 | |
Haltom City, TX | United RV/Hotel | 7 | RV Service / New flooring and carpet | |
Grapevine, TX | The Vineyards Campground | 3 | Fort Worth Zoo | |
Cedar Hill, TX | Cedar Hill State Park | 6 | Thanksgiving in Frisco with family | |
Loraine, TX | Mrs. G’s RV Park | 1 | ||
Fort Stockton, TX | Hilltop RV Park | 2 | World’s Largest Road Runner | |
Terlingua, TX | BJ’s RV Park | 6 | Big Bend National Park/ Big Bend Ranch State Park/ Boquillas del Carmen | |
December | Fort Davis, TX | Davis Mountains State Park | 3 | Fort Davis National Historic Site/ McDonald Observatory |
Lakewood, NM | The Ranch SKP Co-op | 7 | Carlsbad Caverns National Park | |
Alamagordo, NM | Edgington RV Park | 3 | White Sands National Monument/ World’s Largest Pistachio | |
El Paso, TX | El Paso Road Runner RV Park | 2 | Visit family/ Franklin Mountains State Park | |
Safford, AZ | Roper Lake State Park | 2 | Drive up Mount Graham | |
Camp Verde, AZ | Zane Grey RV Park | 7 | Winslow / Meteor Crater/ Sedona / Coconino National Forest | |
Apache Junction, AZ | Santa Fe RV Park | 7 | Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix/ Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West | |
January | Tuscon, AZ | Lazydays KOA | 11 | The Desert Museum / Saguaro National Park / Friends in Tucson |
Quartzsite, AZ | Dome Rock Camping Area – BLM | 12 | Boondocking in the desert with the Xscapers | |
Thermal, CA | Oasis Palms RV Resort | 6 | Joshua Tree National Park | |
February | Desert Hot Springs, CA | Desert Pools RV & Resort | 6 | Palm Springs |
Desert Hot Springs, CA | Catalina Spa & Restort | 1 | RV service | |
Acton, CA | The Californian RV Resort | 32 | Visit friends and family in LA / Jimmy Kimmel Show audience / Griffith Observatory | |
March | Acton, CA | The Californian RV Resort | Fly to Dallas for Lauren and Tom’s wedding | |
Acton, CA | The Californian RV Resort | Warner Bros Studios / California Science Center (Pixar Exhibit) | ||
Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara Sunrise RV Park | 3 | Reagan Ranch Center / Santa Barbara Courtshouse / Ventura Beach | |
Pismo Beach, CA | Pismo Coast Village RV Park | 4 | Pismo Beach State Park/ Hearst Castle / San Luis Obispo | |
Paicines, CA | Pinnacles National Park | 2 | Pinnacles National Park | |
Watsonville, CA | Pinto Lake | 2 | ||
Half Moon Bay, CA | Pillar Point RV Park | 7 | The Presidio National Historic Landmark / walk on & drive across Golden Gate Bridge / Visit with family | |
Bodega Bay, CA | Bodega Bay RV Park | 3 | Point Reyes National Seashore | |
April | Fort Bragg, CA | Pomo Campground | 3 | Glass Beach / Point Cabrillo Light Station |
Trinidad, CA | Azalea Glen RV Park | 7 | Redwood National and State Parks / Humbolt Redwoods State Park | |
Bandon, OR | Bullards Beach State Park | 4 | Circles in the Sand on Bandon Beach / Washed Ashore Project Museum | |
Waldport, OR | Waldport/Newport KOA | 3 | Devil’s Punchbowl State Natural Area | |
Troutdale, OR | Sandy Riverfront RV Resort | 2 | Visit friend in Portland | |
Chimacum, WA | Evergreen Coho SKP RV Park | 10 | Fly to Dallas for family celebration | |
May | Chimacum, WA | Evergreen Coho SKP RV Park | 9 | Prep for Alaska Trip / Take RV on the Washington Ferry from Port Townsend |
Blaine, WA | Thousand Trails Birch Bay RV Resort | 2 | Cross the border into Canada for the first time | |
Cache Creek, BC | Historic Hat Creek Ranch | 1 | Hell’s Gate in Fraser Canyon | |
Prince George, BC | Mama Yeh RV Park | 2 | Mr. P G | |
Telkwa, BC | Fort Telkwa RV Park | 2 | Gitanyow Totem Poles | |
Stewart, BC | Bear River RV Park | 2 | Hyder, AK / Bear Glacier | |
Iskut, BC | Mountain Shadow RV Park | 1 | Jade City | |
Watson Lake, YT | Baby Nugget RV Park | 2 | Signpost Forest/Northern Lights Centre | |
Teslin, YT | Yukon Motel & Restaurant | 1 | ||
Skagway, AK | Garden City RV Park & Laundromat | 5 | Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park / Glacier in Haines | |
Whitehorse, YT | Hi Country RV Park | 2 | S.S. Klondike National Historic Site / Truck tire repair | |
Destruction Bay, YT | Congdon Creek Govt Campground | 1 | Remote Campground where bear spray was needed | |
Tok, AK | Sourdough Campground | 1 | Cross the border back into the US | |
June | Fairbanks, AK | Riverview RV Park | 7 | Alaska Pipeline / Gold Dredge 8 / Riverboat Discovery |
Healy, AK | Denali RV Park | 4 | Denali National Park | |
Talkeetna, AK | Talkeetna Camper Park | 4 | Denali Glacier Flight / Alaska Railroad Hurricane Turn Train | |
Anchorage, AK | Golden Nugget RV Park | 7 | Portage Glacier / Chugach National Forest / Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center | |
Seward, AK | City Waterfront Campground, Ressurection | 4 | Kenai Fjords National Park / Alaska Sealife Center | |
July | Homer, AK | Heritage RV Park | 5 | Alaska Islands and Ocean Visitors Center |
Kodiak, AK | Carol & Darron Scott’s Home | 5 | Ferry to Kodiak Island / Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge / Ft Abercrombie State Historical Park | |
Homer, AK | Heritage RV Park | 3 | Katmai National Park and Brooks Camp / Ferry to Seldovoia | |
Cooper Landing, AK | Princess Kenai Wilderness Lodge & RV Park | 2 | Kenai River Float Trip | |
Chickaloon, AK | Pinnacle Mountain RV Park and Café | 1 | Valdez, AK / Worthington Glacier | |
Kenny Lake, AK | Kenny Lake Mercantile and RV Park | 4 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | |
Tok, AK | Sourdough Campground | 2 | Nightly guest pancake toss | |
Chicken, AK | Chicken Gold Camp | 1 | Cross the border back to Canada | |
Dawson City, YT | Bonanza Gold Motel and RV | 3 | Top of the World Highway / Klondike National Historic Site | |
Pelly Crossing | Pelly River Crossing Campground | 1 | Free Boondocking | |
Whitehorse, YT | Hi Country RV Park | 3 | Yukon Transportation Museum | |
Watson Lake, YT | Big Creek Govt Campground | 1 | Wood Bison Herd on the Alaska Highway | |
Liard River, BC | Liard Hotsprings Lodge | 1 | Liard Hot Springs | |
Fort Nelson, BC | Triple “G” Hideaway | 1 | Stone Mountain Park | |
Dawson Creek, BC | Northern Lights RV Park | 2 | Historic Mile 0 on the Alaska Highway | |
August | Grande Cache, AB | Grande Cache Municipal Campground | 1 | Drive through Jasper National Park / Jasper Tramway |
Valemount, BC | iRVin’s RV Park and Campground | 1 | Mount Robson Provincial Park | |
Kamloops, BC | Pinantin Lake | 1 | Cross the border back into the US | |
Rockport, WA | Glacier Peak | 4 | North Cascades National Park | |
Woodland, WA | Columbia Riverfront RV Park | 2 | RV service and insurance evaluation | |
Parkdale, OR | Toll Bridge County Park | 5 | Bridge of the Gods 10K Walk / Meet up with Friends | |
Culver, OR | Central Oregon KOA | 2 | Prep for Eclipse | |
Madras, OR | SolarTown Eclipse Site | 5 | Xscapers Total Solar Eclipse Convergence / Ethan came to stay with us | |
Prospect, OR | Crater Lake RV Park | 5 | Crater Lake National Park | |
September | Sutherlin, OR | Timber Valley SKP Park | 23 | Wildlife Safari in Winston / Susan Creek Falls Hike |
Woodland, WA | Columbia Riverfront RV Park | 8 | Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument / Rosh Hashanah Services in Vancouver | |
Myrtle Creek, OR | Tri City RV | 1 | ||
Mineral, CA | Volcano Country/Lassen Mineral Lodge | 3 | Lassen Volcanic National Park | |
October | Lodi, CA | Flag City RV Park | 1 | |
Coarsegold, CA | Park of the Sierra SKP Co-Op | 27 | Yosemite National Park | |
Three Rivers, CA | Sequoia RV Ranch | 2 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | |
Boron, CA | Arabian RV Oasis | 1 | ||
November | Pahrump, NV | Wine Ridge RV Resort | 30 | Death Valley National Park / Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area |
Pahrump, NV | Wine Ridge RV Resort | Fly to San Francisco for Thanksgiving and family celebration | ||
December | Pahrump, NV | Wine Ridge RV Resort | 14 | Fly to Florida to change legal domicile / Visit friends and family |
Golden Valley, AZ | Tradewinds RV Park | 1 | ||
Grand Canyon Village, AZ | Trailer Village RV Park | 3 | Grand Canyon National Park | |
Holbrook, AZ | OK RV Park | 4 | Petrified Forest National Park |