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2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - Richard - 02-11-2023
Rhonda has outdone herself this year with planning a trip. This is a whole nother level beyond her usual planning prowess. Hope you will use this to meet us somewhere on the road. We list the particulars to help other gurus in the future plan trips or find campgrounds. Sorry for the formatting issues. Windows doesn't play nice when copying and pasting into the site.
Alaska Trip 2023
Apr 29 Drive 290 miles to Elko, GA
Twin Oaks RV Park (478)987-9361
Apr 30 – May 3 Drive 224 miles to Rossville, GA Chickamauga NMP
Holiday Travel Park (706)891-9766
May 4 - 5 Drive 131 miles to Sevierville, TN Smoky Mountains NP
Two Rivers Landing (866)727-5781
May 6– 8 Drive 172 miles to Wytheville, VA Bike New River
Trl
Wytheville KOA (Site L1) (276)228-2601
May 9 Drive 140 miles to Staunton, VA Hike Crabtree Falls
Walnut Hills Campground (Site 704) (540)337-3920
May 10 – 15 Drive 138 miles to Williamsport, MD Harpers Ferry/Antietam
Williamsport Jellystone (Site 711) (301)223-7117
May 16 - 17 Drive 165 miles to Charleroi, PA Bike Great Allegheny
Pine Cove Beach Club (724)239-2900
May 18 – 19 Drive 148 miles to Buckeye Lake, OH Bike Alum Creek GW
Buckeye Lake/Columbus KOA (800)562-0792
May 20 – 21 Drive 191 miles to North Greenfield, IN Bike Pennsy Trail
Indianapolis KOA (800)562-0531
May 22 Drive 200 miles to Car Lock, IL
Kamp Komfort (309)376-4411
May 23 – 25 Drive 207 miles to DeForest, WI Mustard Museum
Madison CG (Site D1) (608)846-4528
May 26 – 29 Drive 78 miles to Oakdale, WI Bike Elroy-Sparta Trl
Oakdale KOA (Site 25) (800)562-1737
May 30 Drive 241 miles to St Cloud, MN Bike Lake Wobegon Trl
St. Cloud RV Park (320)251-4463
May 31 – June 1 Drive 254 miles to East Grand Forks, MN Bike Greenway
Red River State Recreation CG (Site 95E) (218)773-4950
June 2 - 3 Drive 163 miles to Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg West KOA (800)562-0378
June 4 - 5 Drive 295 miles to Indian Head, SK
Indian Head Campground (855)695-3635
June 6 - 7 Drive 214 miles to Saskatoon, SK
Campland RV Resort (306)477-7444
June 8 Drive 168 miles to Lloydminster, AB
CampN RV (Site DT-1) (780)875-4663
June 9 – 12 Drive 174 miles to Stony Plain, AB
Camp N Class RV Park (S15) (855)455-2299
June 13 Drive 195 miles to Valleyview, AB
Sherk’s RV Park (780)524-4949
June 14 - 15 Drive 152 miles to Dawson Creek, BC Mile 0
Northern Lights RV Park (250)782-9433
June 16 Drive 140 miles to Pink Mountain, BC Park @ Turnout
June 17 Drive 140 miles to Fort Nelson, BC
Triple G Hideway (250)774-2340
June 18 - 19 Drive 116 miles to Toad River, BC Muncho Lake Prov Park
Toad River Lodge & RV Park (855)878-8623
June 20 Drive 72 miles to Liard River, BC Liard River Hot Springs
Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park Overflow
June 21 - 22 Drive 129 miles to Watson Lake, YT Sign Post Forest
Downtown RV Park (867)536-2646
June 23 Drive 161 miles to Teslin, YT
Yukon Motel & RV Park (867)390-2443
June 24 - 25 Drive 98 miles to Whitehorse, YT Miles Canyon
Caribou RV Park (Site 7) (867)668-2961
June 26 - 27 Drive 107 miles to Haines Junction, YT
Fas Gas RV (867)634-2505
June 28 - 29 Drive 66 miles to Destruction Bay, YT Kluane National Park
Destruction Bay RV Lodge (867)841-4332
June 30 Drive 83 miles to Beaver Creek, YT
Discovery Yukon Lodgings & RV (867)862-7408
July 1 - 2 Drive 141 miles Tok, AK Eagle Trail SRS
Tok RV Village (907)883-5877
July 3 – 7 Drive 198 miles North Pole, AK White Mountains NRA
Fairbanks KOA (former Riverview RV) (888)562-8625
July 8 - 11 Drive 121 miles to Healy, AK Denali National Park
Denali RV Park & Motel (907)683-1500
July 12 – 13 Drive 34 miles to Wasilla, AK Denali State Park
Denali Viewpoint North (1 st come/1 st serve) (907)745-3975
July 14 – 20 Drive 210 miles to Anchorage. AK Bike Tony Knowles
Golden Nugget RV Park (800)449-2012
July 21 – 25 Drive 123 miles to Seward, AK Kenai Fords NP
Seward KOA (800)562-9105
July 26 - 27 Drive 97 miles to Soldotna, AK Kenai NWR
Diamond M Ranch (Site 69) (907)283-9424
July 28 – Aug 1 Drive 74 miles Homer, AK Katmai National Park
Homer KOA (800)562-9949
Aug 2 - 3 Drive 70 miles to Soldotna, AK Salmon Fishing
Klondike RV Park (907)262-6035
Aug 4 – 6 Drive 111 miles to Girdwood, AK Train to Spencer Glacier
Williwaw Campground (Site 12) Recreation.gov
Aug 7 – 8 Drive 90 miles to Palmer, AK
Big Bear RV Park (907)745-7445
Aug 9 - 13 Drive 131 miles to Glennallen, AK Wrangell-St. Elias NP
Ranch House Lodge & RV (907)822-5634
(Aug 11 – 12) Drive 129 miles to Valdez, AK in car Boat to Columbia Glacier
Bestwestern (855)564-2515
Aug 14 - 15 Drive 154 miles to Tok, AK Drive to Chicken
Tok RV Village (907)883-5877
Aug 16 - 17 Drive 141 miles to Beaver Creek, YT
Discovery Yukon Lodgings & RV (867)862-7408
Aug 18 Drive 83 miles to Destruction Bay, YT
Destruction Bay RV Lodge (867)841-4332
Aug 19 - 21 Drive 66 miles to Haines Junction, YT
Fas Gas RV (867)634-2505
(Aug 20) Drive 148 miles to Haines, AK Chilkat SP
Aspen Suites Hotel (907)766-2211
Aug 22 - 24 Drive 107 miles to Whitehorse, YT Carcross Desert
Caribou RV Park (Site 7) (867)668-2961
(Aug 23) Drive 109 miles to Skagway, AK Klondike Gold Rush NHP
At the White House (907)983-9000
Aug 25 Drive 98 miles to Teslin, YT
Yukon Motel & RV Park (867)390-2575
Aug 26 - 27 Drive 161 miles to Watson Lake, YT
Downtown RV Park (867)536-2646
Aug 28 Drive 129 miles to Liard River, BC Liard River Hot Springs
Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park Overflow
Aug 29 - 30 Drive 72 miles to Toad River, BC Stone Mt. Prov Park
Toad River Lodge & RV Park (855)878-8623
Aug 31 Drive 116 miles to Fort Nelson, BC
Triple G Hideway (250)774-2340
Sept 1 Drive 140 miles to Pink Mountain, BC
Park at Turnout
Sept 2 – 3 Drive 140 miles to Dawson Creek, BC
Northern Lights RV Park (250)782-9433
Sept 4 Drive 152 miles to Valleyview, AB
Sherk’s RV Park (780)524-4949
Sept 5 - 6 Drive 193 miles to Stony Plain, AB
Camp N Class RV Park (Site 15) (855)455-2299
Sept 7 – 9 Drive 212 miles to Calgary, AB
Bow Rivers Edge CG (403)932-4675
Sept 10 - 17 Drive 204 miles to St. Mary, MT Glacier National Park
St Mary/E Glacier KOA (800)562-1504
Sept 18 - 19 Drive 169 miles to Great Falls, MT Bike Rivers Edge Trl
Great Falls RV Park (formerly Dicks) (Site 55) (406)452-0333
Sept 20 - 21 Drive 153 miles to Butte, MT
Butte KOA (Site 522) (406)782-8080
Sept 22 - 23 Drive 226 miles to Billings, MT Pompeys National M
Billings KOA (800)562-8546
Sept 24 Drive 166 miles to Buffalo, WY
Deer Park Campground (307)684-5722
Sept 25 – 30 Drive 185 miles to Custer, SD Bike Mickelson Trl
Custer’s Gulch RV (605)673-4647
Oct 1 Drive 208 miles to Kennebec, SD
Kennebec KOA (800)562-6361
Oct 2 – 4 Drive 165 miles to Sioux Falls, SD Bike Sioux Falls Loop
Sioux Falls KOA (Site E21) (605)332-9987
Oct 5 Drive 234 miles to Nebraska City, NE
Victorian Acres RV (Site 76) (402)873-6866
Oct 6 - 7 Drive 171 miles to OakGrove, MO Ride Little Blue Trace
Kansas City East KOA (800)562-7507
Oct 8 – 10 Drive 105 miles to Columbia, MO Bike Katy Trl.
Cottonwoods RV Park (Site 70) (573)474-2747
Oct 11 – 12 Drive 223 miles to Benton, Il Ride Rend Lake Trl
Benton KOA (Site P73) (800)562-8619
Oct 13 Drive 163 miles to Clarksville, TN
Clarksville RV Park (Site 42) (931)774-7885
Oct 14 - 21 Drive 187 miles to Chattanooga, TN Chickamauga NMP
Holiday Travel Park (706)891-9766
Oct 22 Drive 224 miles to Elko, GA
Twin Oaks RV Park (Site 4) (478)987-9361
Oct 23 Drive 289 miles home.
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - truman - 02-11-2023
(02-11-2023, 04:53 PM)Richard Wrote: Rhonda has outdone herself this year with planning a trip. This is a whole nother level beyond her usual planning prowess. Hope you will use this to meet us somewhere on the road. We list the particulars to help other gurus in the future plan trips or find campgrounds. Sorry for the formatting issues. Windows doesn't play nice when copying and pasting into the site.
Alaska Trip 2023
Apr 29 Drive 290 miles to Elko, GA
Twin Oaks RV Park (478)987-9361
my cousin dean has run a river salmon charter for over 30 years in alaska--its called ..king of the river..give it a look online..thanks
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Apr 30 – May 3 Drive 224 miles to Rossville, GA Chickamauga NMP
Holiday Travel Park (706)891-9766
May 4 - 5 Drive 131 miles to Sevierville, TN Smoky Mountains NP
Two Rivers Landing (866)727-5781
May 6– 8 Drive 172 miles to Wytheville, VA Bike New River
Trl
Wytheville KOA (Site L1) (276)228-2601
May 9 Drive 140 miles to Staunton, VA Hike Crabtree Falls
Walnut Hills Campground (Site 704) (540)337-3920
May 10 – 15 Drive 138 miles to Williamsport, MD Harpers Ferry/Antietam
Williamsport Jellystone (Site 711) (301)223-7117
May 16 - 17 Drive 165 miles to Charleroi, PA Bike Great Allegheny
Pine Cove Beach Club (724)239-2900
May 18 – 19 Drive 148 miles to Buckeye Lake, OH Bike Alum Creek GW
Buckeye Lake/Columbus KOA (800)562-0792
May 20 – 21 Drive 191 miles to North Greenfield, IN Bike Pennsy Trail
Indianapolis KOA (800)562-0531
May 22 Drive 200 miles to Car Lock, IL
Kamp Komfort (309)376-4411
May 23 – 25 Drive 207 miles to DeForest, WI Mustard Museum
Madison CG (Site D1) (608)846-4528
May 26 – 29 Drive 78 miles to Oakdale, WI Bike Elroy-Sparta Trl
Oakdale KOA (Site 25) (800)562-1737
May 30 Drive 241 miles to St Cloud, MN Bike Lake Wobegon Trl
St. Cloud RV Park (320)251-4463
May 31 – June 1 Drive 254 miles to East Grand Forks, MN Bike Greenway
Red River State Recreation CG (Site 95E) (218)773-4950
June 2 - 3 Drive 163 miles to Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg West KOA (800)562-0378
June 4 - 5 Drive 295 miles to Indian Head, SK
Indian Head Campground (855)695-3635
June 6 - 7 Drive 214 miles to Saskatoon, SK
Campland RV Resort (306)477-7444
June 8 Drive 168 miles to Lloydminster, AB
CampN RV (Site DT-1) (780)875-4663
June 9 – 12 Drive 174 miles to Stony Plain, AB
Camp N Class RV Park (S15) (855)455-2299
June 13 Drive 195 miles to Valleyview, AB
Sherk’s RV Park (780)524-4949
June 14 - 15 Drive 152 miles to Dawson Creek, BC Mile 0
Northern Lights RV Park (250)782-9433
June 16 Drive 140 miles to Pink Mountain, BC Park @ Turnout
June 17 Drive 140 miles to Fort Nelson, BC
Triple G Hideway (250)774-2340
June 18 - 19 Drive 116 miles to Toad River, BC Muncho Lake Prov Park
Toad River Lodge & RV Park (855)878-8623
June 20 Drive 72 miles to Liard River, BC Liard River Hot Springs
Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park Overflow
June 21 - 22 Drive 129 miles to Watson Lake, YT Sign Post Forest
Downtown RV Park (867)536-2646
June 23 Drive 161 miles to Teslin, YT
Yukon Motel & RV Park (867)390-2443
June 24 - 25 Drive 98 miles to Whitehorse, YT Miles Canyon
Caribou RV Park (Site 7) (867)668-2961
June 26 - 27 Drive 107 miles to Haines Junction, YT
Fas Gas RV (867)634-2505
June 28 - 29 Drive 66 miles to Destruction Bay, YT Kluane National Park
Destruction Bay RV Lodge (867)841-4332
June 30 Drive 83 miles to Beaver Creek, YT
Discovery Yukon Lodgings & RV (867)862-7408
July 1 - 2 Drive 141 miles Tok, AK Eagle Trail SRS
Tok RV Village (907)883-5877
July 3 – 7 Drive 198 miles North Pole, AK White Mountains NRA
Fairbanks KOA (former Riverview RV) (888)562-8625
July 8 - 11 Drive 121 miles to Healy, AK Denali National Park
Denali RV Park & Motel (907)683-1500
July 12 – 13 Drive 34 miles to Wasilla, AK Denali State Park
Denali Viewpoint North (1 st come/1 st serve) (907)745-3975
July 14 – 20 Drive 210 miles to Anchorage. AK Bike Tony Knowles
Golden Nugget RV Park (800)449-2012
July 21 – 25 Drive 123 miles to Seward, AK Kenai Fords NP
Seward KOA (800)562-9105
July 26 - 27 Drive 97 miles to Soldotna, AK Kenai NWR
Diamond M Ranch (Site 69) (907)283-9424
July 28 – Aug 1 Drive 74 miles Homer, AK Katmai National Park
Homer KOA (800)562-9949
Aug 2 - 3 Drive 70 miles to Soldotna, AK Salmon Fishing
Klondike RV Park (907)262-6035
Aug 4 – 6 Drive 111 miles to Girdwood, AK Train to Spencer Glacier
Williwaw Campground (Site 12) Recreation.gov
Aug 7 – 8 Drive 90 miles to Palmer, AK
Big Bear RV Park (907)745-7445
Aug 9 - 13 Drive 131 miles to Glennallen, AK Wrangell-St. Elias NP
Ranch House Lodge & RV (907)822-5634
(Aug 11 – 12) Drive 129 miles to Valdez, AK in car Boat to Columbia Glacier
Bestwestern (855)564-2515
Aug 14 - 15 Drive 154 miles to Tok, AK Drive to Chicken
Tok RV Village (907)883-5877
Aug 16 - 17 Drive 141 miles to Beaver Creek, YT
Discovery Yukon Lodgings & RV (867)862-7408
Aug 18 Drive 83 miles to Destruction Bay, YT
Destruction Bay RV Lodge (867)841-4332
Aug 19 - 21 Drive 66 miles to Haines Junction, YT
Fas Gas RV (867)634-2505
(Aug 20) Drive 148 miles to Haines, AK Chilkat SP
Aspen Suites Hotel (907)766-2211
Aug 22 - 24 Drive 107 miles to Whitehorse, YT Carcross Desert
Caribou RV Park (Site 7) (867)668-2961
(Aug 23) Drive 109 miles to Skagway, AK Klondike Gold Rush NHP
At the White House (907)983-9000
Aug 25 Drive 98 miles to Teslin, YT
Yukon Motel & RV Park (867)390-2575
Aug 26 - 27 Drive 161 miles to Watson Lake, YT
Downtown RV Park (867)536-2646
Aug 28 Drive 129 miles to Liard River, BC Liard River Hot Springs
Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park Overflow
Aug 29 - 30 Drive 72 miles to Toad River, BC Stone Mt. Prov Park
Toad River Lodge & RV Park (855)878-8623
Aug 31 Drive 116 miles to Fort Nelson, BC
Triple G Hideway (250)774-2340
Sept 1 Drive 140 miles to Pink Mountain, BC
Park at Turnout
Sept 2 – 3 Drive 140 miles to Dawson Creek, BC
Northern Lights RV Park (250)782-9433
Sept 4 Drive 152 miles to Valleyview, AB
Sherk’s RV Park (780)524-4949
Sept 5 - 6 Drive 193 miles to Stony Plain, AB
Camp N Class RV Park (Site 15) (855)455-2299
Sept 7 – 9 Drive 212 miles to Calgary, AB
Bow Rivers Edge CG (403)932-4675
Sept 10 - 17 Drive 204 miles to St. Mary, MT Glacier National Park
St Mary/E Glacier KOA (800)562-1504
Sept 18 - 19 Drive 169 miles to Great Falls, MT Bike Rivers Edge Trl
Great Falls RV Park (formerly Dicks) (Site 55) (406)452-0333
Sept 20 - 21 Drive 153 miles to Butte, MT
Butte KOA (Site 522) (406)782-8080
Sept 22 - 23 Drive 226 miles to Billings, MT Pompeys National M
Billings KOA (800)562-8546
Sept 24 Drive 166 miles to Buffalo, WY
Deer Park Campground (307)684-5722
Sept 25 – 30 Drive 185 miles to Custer, SD Bike Mickelson Trl
Custer’s Gulch RV (605)673-4647
Oct 1 Drive 208 miles to Kennebec, SD
Kennebec KOA (800)562-6361
Oct 2 – 4 Drive 165 miles to Sioux Falls, SD Bike Sioux Falls Loop
Sioux Falls KOA (Site E21) (605)332-9987
Oct 5 Drive 234 miles to Nebraska City, NE
Victorian Acres RV (Site 76) (402)873-6866
Oct 6 - 7 Drive 171 miles to OakGrove, MO Ride Little Blue Trace
Kansas City East KOA (800)562-7507
Oct 8 – 10 Drive 105 miles to Columbia, MO Bike Katy Trl.
Cottonwoods RV Park (Site 70) (573)474-2747
Oct 11 – 12 Drive 223 miles to Benton, Il Ride Rend Lake Trl
Benton KOA (Site P73) (800)562-8619
Oct 13 Drive 163 miles to Clarksville, TN
Clarksville RV Park (Site 42) (931)774-7885
Oct 14 - 21 Drive 187 miles to Chattanooga, TN Chickamauga NMP
Holiday Travel Park (706)891-9766
Oct 22 Drive 224 miles to Elko, GA
Twin Oaks RV Park (Site 4) (478)987-9361
Oct 23 Drive 289 miles home.
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - Keith Jordan - 02-11-2023
Thank you Rhonda!
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - Jack Houpe - 02-12-2023
Thats my kind of trip, less than 200 miles per day most of the time! Maybe next year Kathleen and I will try to do something similar when this old girl is tip top. We aren't getting any younger.
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - BusNit - 02-12-2023
Excellent planning. Marie and I have issues planning on what's the evenings dinner... I am with you Jack. We aren't getting younger either and this bus keeps throwing a curve ball at me. I'll swing one out of the park sooner than later. Which reminds me; Off to Home Depot for more plumbing fittings.
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - folivier - 02-12-2023
The absolute quietest place I've ever been was at Destruction Bay. We spent a few days there and late at night I'd take my camera and walk along the lake looking for bears. Late at night being 10 or 11 and still daylight. Didn't see any bears until we were driving out of the campground! Stopped and got pictures.
But the silence was incredible!
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - bestgenman - 02-12-2023
[b]We’re planning on Catching you at buckeye lake..[/b]
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - hypoxia - 02-12-2023
Wow, we leave and decide which way to turn on the way out. I always suggested a flight to Barrow and the tour but I haven't been there for a long time. Anaktuvuk Pass was my favorite village to fly in to. There was a big guy living in a large packing crate with his dog at the airport. He always pitched in to help unload the flying machine.
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - folivier - 02-13-2023
Alaska has so many unique experiences you just have to explore and you'll find them. We met the ex-mayor of the North Slope Borough (Barrow Island) and his wife and had a great visit. Then later found out about the controversary surrounding them! In Wiseman we rented a cabin for a couple nights and met Clutch, a retired hard rock miner, who had a small museum. We visited him for a few hours and left with some sourdough starter that dates back into the late 1800's. We still have it and Cindy makes an incredible bread using it.
In Valdez there is a great wildlife museum, in Fairbanks don't miss the car museum!
The northern lights are a wonder to see. Just have to get up each night at 2am and look up to hope to see them. There are a couple websites that give the forecast.
A couple things we didn't manage to do was visit some of the islands because the ferry workers went on strike. And see the polar bears but that would have to be in the late fall and we couldn't stay that long. I would have loved to see the Aleutians since my dad was stationed there during WWII bombing Japan.
Interesting point here at our cabin our new fire chief grew up in Dutch Harbor.
Richard keep us informed as your trip progresses!
RE: 2023 Tour Rhonda and Richard head to Alaska - 2BirdDogs - 02-13-2023
We will just miss one another... we will be staying in Site 2 at Twin Oaks in Elko, GA the night of 4/28 on our way home from St Augustine.
Safe Travels!