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RV Parks We Stayed At: My husband and I sold our house last June, and bought a 2009
Jazz 5th wheel, deciding to live in it full time. On September 27, 2010 we leſt Campbell River, travelling fi rst to Alberta. Aſt er eight states, and 23 RV Parks later we returned on March 11, 2011. We travelled all around Arizona. In Flagstaff , we stayed at
Greer’s Pines RV Park. T is is an older park, settled amongst ponderosa pines. From Flagstaff we next went to Mesa staying at the Cowboy RV
Park. T is is a park that we wouldn’t recommend unless it was an overnight, as they have no activities, not even a pool. We stayed in Tombstone, at the Tombstone RV Park & Resort,
a dry, high desert park, with very uneven pads. We were there during the American T anksgiving, and were delighted to enjoy the celebrations at the local Legion. As it is a high desert area, the nights can get very cold, even
going down to -0°F. Our waterhose froze twice while we were in Tombstone. One area that I would highly recommend is “T e Chiricahua Mountains”. T is area is a huge sky island, fi lled with totally amazing spires, and cliff s. T e park that we chose to stay at in Tucson was Missionview RV
Park. It was a very nice park with a beautiful indoor pool. It was close to Mission San Xavier del Bac, the “Dove of the Desert”. We stayed in Yuma, at Sundance RV Park for six weeks. T is
was a wonderful, extremely friendly park, with lots of activities to keep you occupied. I highly recommend this park. In January, we travelled up to Vegas, staying at Sam’s Place RV
Park. T is is a very nice park, which is attached to the hotel and casino. While we were in Vegas we took a bus tour of the Grand Canyon with a walk above the Canyon on the skywalk. Aſt er Vegas, we drove Highway 15 to Disneyland, where we
stayed at Disneyland Anaheim RV Resort. T is park was a good 20-minute walk from the park, but they did have a shuttle bus, that you could take for $4 each. Aſt er Disneyland we went to Desert Hot Springs, staying at
Sam’s Family RV Park. T is was a beautiful park with four hot spring pools, as well as a naturally heated swimming pool. We really enjoyed our stay at this park, and will defi nitely be back there next year. Aſt er Desert Hot Springs we began our trip north, taking almost
a month to get back. Instead of driving on Interstate #5, we chose to take the coastal route Highway 101. Stayed in Paso Robles, at the Paso Robles Ranch RV Park. T is
park would be a good park for overnighters. We stayed there for several days as it is the closest park to Hearst Castle, which we wanted to tour. Aſt er Paso Robles we headed north, staying next at Morgan
Hill, at Uvas Pines RV Park. T is park is approximately 15 miles from Highway 101, right in the country, with no cable reception. While we were staying close to San Jose we toured the Winchester Mystery House, which was very interesting. Highly recommended. From Morgan Hill we drove to Crescent City, where we stayed
at Harbor RV Anchorage. T is is an older park with lots of older RVs in residence, but it is on the water, with the waves roaring right beside you. And we could hear seals barking very close to the RV. Our next park was Heceta Beach RV Park, by Florence. T is is a beautiful Park with each pad nestled between trees, and salal.
10 RVT 142 • JULY/AUGUST 2011
Douglas Fir RV: I got these pictures
on the Web of a very novel early RV, almost like the Flintstone’s Flyer! T ought your readers might enjoy. Bill Sveinson
White Rock, BC
Being as it is only two blocks from the beach, you could hear the surf from the Park. What a gorgeous beach; perfect for walks in the early morning. Our second last stop was at Elma RV Park, a nice overnight
Park. Our last Park was at Ferndale, T e Cedars. T is is a beautiful
Park, with wide spaces and cedar hedges in-between. On our last morning a wind/rain storm came up in the early morning. We asked if we could stay until the storm passes, and we were told “No problem, stay as long as you want”. We were lucky as the storm passed around noon, and we were on our way. Most of the Parks that we stayed at were either “Good Sam”
Parks or “Passport America” Parks. We found it well worth the investment to belong to both of these membership organizations. T ere are a lot more Good Sam Parks along the main highways than Passport America, but we also found that there are some Parks that are both Good Sam and Passport America. T is was a trip that we won’t soon forget. We found friends all
along the way, and everyone was extremely friendly. We will be returning to Yuma and Desert Hot Springs next winter. Margaret & Melvin Mehrer Campbell River, BC
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