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There is no shortage of great hotels in Washington, but nothing beats seeing all the wonder of the state like seeing it from an RV. Fortunately, there are plenty of terrific RV resorts at which you hook up your rig. Staying at many of these resorts will place you right next to some of the most popular attractions in state.
Bayshore RV Park located in Tokeland, about 20 miles south of the better known coastal town of Westport. Most visitors to this area will bypass Tokeland -- and never know what an attractive area they’ve missed. This rustic park is set just behind a low berm that separates the RV park from the sandy beach. Much of the first 500 yards beyond the initial waterway is tidal, providing a labyrinth of islands and waterways at different tide levels. The town is slightly inland from the mouth of Willapa bay, and tends to be both warmer and sunnier than areas exposed directly to the incoming surf. Nearby is the historic – and reportedly haunted - Tokeland Hotel, which is a must for a meal out when staying in this area. www.
bayshoretokeland.com, (800) 638-7555
Alderwood RV Resort is a highly rated destination park in Spokane (actually in the small town of Mead, just few miles north). You’ll find professionally landscaped sites, separated by carefully maintained trees and shrubs that provide privacy and shade -- without creating overhead or lateral obstructions. The garden-like setting creates an illusion of being parked inside a very large nursery. www.
alderwoodrv.com, (888) 847-0500
Icicle River Resort is located a short threee miles south of Leavenworth. The park is situated along the banks of the Icicle River, and is beautifully landscaped and maintained. The sites are all paved, and have individual patios of concrete or wood decking.
www.icicleriverrv.com, (509) 548-5420
Located between the magnificent Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan De Fuca in the quaint city of Sequim, Giligal Oasis RV Park is one of the newest and most modern RV facility on the Olympic Peninsula. Amenities at the 28-site park include full hook ups with cable and phone, free high-speed DSL internet, clubhouse with modern kitchen, laundry facilities and more. Giligal Oasis is the perfect base from which to explore nearby Olympic National Park, view wildlife up close and personal at the Olympic Game Farm, or set out on the coastal waters in search of whales.
www.gilgaloasisrvpark.com, (888) 445- 4251
If golf if your game, the Sage Hills Golf & RV Resort in the heart of the Columbia Basin, 15 miles South of Moses Lake, will fit you to a tee. This golf course and RV park provides a prime location amidst beautiful hills and valleys and surrounded by sand and sagebrush. The 18-hole championship golf course features oases of green fairways, mature trees and some of the best greens in Washington. Fifty RV sites are available that comfortably fit large and small rigs, including tents, ATV’s and boats.
www.sagehills.com, (888) 628-3066
From their ten years of traveling together, Lynne and Dana Massie, of Medical Lake, Washington, wrote and published,
Tree hours later they pull into an RV park
in the town of Kalama. Tey had gone a total of 75 miles; a trip that should have taken no more than about an hour. But the fun had only just begun. As they tried to set themselves up in the RV park, it took no time at all to realize they were in a little over their heads. One of them had the water hose in hand and the other the electrical cord. Tey stared at the boxes next to their space and at the giant machine on wheels and were absolutely clueless about how to con- nect the two. Te next day, Dana was in the middle of a
shower, covered with soap, when the water flow stopped. Lynne checked the hose connection and made sure the pump was on. Nothing was wrong. Everything seemed okay, yet, obviously something was wrong with the RV. So Lynne called the dealer while Dana stood dripping wet. Te first question he asked was, “Is the switch labeled ‘pump’ on or off?” Wanting to show off her knowledge, Lynne said, “Of course it is on.” And therein was the problem. Who would
have thought when you wanted water, and you are connected to an outside source of water, the water pump should be off? Te duo quickly realized they had MANY
lessons to learn. And they were not alone. As they talked with other RV owners, they heard many stories of the mistakes they had also learned the hard way and some of those lessons were very expensive. “We were completely clueless. We had no
idea that RV’ing was a whole world of its own,” Lynne says. “We had gone through the owner’s manual page by page, but it’s mostly mechani- cal; nowhere does it talk about the ‘usability’ of the RV.”
18 WA WASHINGTON MAGAZINE Fall 2011
www.WAstatemag.com
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