The Pacific Northwest is a campers paradise. It offers everything that a vacation camper could desire: seashores, snow-capped mountains, old growth forests, visitor friendly cities, and national parks. In fact, the Pacific Northwest is one of the most popular RVing and tent camping destinations in North America. Pacific Northwest Camping Destinations is a travel guide for camping travelers, those traveling in an RV and those camping with a tent. It addresses the needs of the thousands of visitors to the Pacific Northwest who arrive in an RV or who vacation travel in their family car, spending the night inexpensively in campgrounds. It's also a great book for those residents of the Pacific Northwest who are looking for new places to visit on weekend trips and during summer vacations. The largest part of the book describes over 130 great camping destinations throughout Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. There are descriptions of the local attractions and visitor activities. A selection of good camping areas convenient to the destination area are described in detail. Whenever possible the book offers a choice of commercial or government campgrounds. A map for each destination shows the location of campgrounds and attractions. In addition to the destination section, the book also lays out exciting and interesting one-week itineraries from the Northwest gateway cities of Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver. Maps and written descriptions guide you along these scenic easy to negotiate tours. So come and join us for a camping visit to the Pacific Northwest. Come for a week or spent the entire summer, the choice is yours.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - Suggested Touring Routes
Tour 1 - The Oregon Coast
Tour 2 - Central Oregon Loop
Tour 3 - Eastern Oregon Loop
Tour 4 - Washington's Olympic Peninsula
Tour 5 - Washington's North Cascade Loops
Tour 6 - Washington's Southern Loop
Tour 7 - British Columbia Mainland Loop
Tour 8 - British Columbia's Sunshine Coast and Vancouver Island Loop
Chapter 3 - How To Use The Destination Chapters
Chapter 4 - Oregon State
Regions and Their Campground Resources
Oregon Coast
Willamette Valley and Portland
Cascade Mountains
Columbia River
Bend Area
The East
Government Lands and Their Campgrounds
Oregon State Campgrounds
Federal Campgrounds
Campground Location Index Maps
Destinations and Campgrounds
Interstate 5 Corridor
Interstate 84 Corridor
Ashland and Medford
Astoria, Seaside, and Cannon Beach
Baker City and Sumpter
Bandon
Bend and La Pine
Brookings
Camp Sherman and the Metolius River
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway Loop
Charleston
Columbia Gorge
Crater Lake National Park
Eugene
Gold Beach
Grants Pass
Hells Canyon
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway
John Day Country
Klamath Falls
La Grande and the Grande Ronde Valley
Lake Owyhee
Lakeview and the Outback Scenic Byway
Lincoln City to Newport
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge and Steens Mountain
Maryhill Region
Mt Hood
Nehalem Bay and Manzanita
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
Oregon Caves National Monument
Pendleton
Port Orford
Portland
Prineville
Redmond and Sisters
Reedsport and the Oregon Dunes
Rogue-Upmqua Scenic Byway
Roseburg and the Umpqua Valley
Salem
Tillamook and the Three Capes Loop
Waldport and Florence
Wallowa Lake Region
Warm Springs and Madras
West Cascades Scenic Byway
Willamette Pass Route
Information Resources
Chapter 5 - Washington State
Regions and Their Campground Resources
Olympic Peninsula
Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Cascade Mountains
East of the Cascades
Northern Idaho
Government Lands and Their Campgrounds
Washington State Campgrounds
Federal Campgrounds
Campground Location Index Maps
Destinations and Their Campgrounds
Interstate 5 Corridor
Interstate 90 Corridor
Interstate 82 Corridor
Bellingham
Chelan
Cle Elum and Roslyn
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Cowlitz River Lakes Region
Ellensburg
Forks and the Western Sections of the Olympic National Park
Goldendale and the Maryhill Region
Grand Coulee
Hood Canal
Ilwaco and Long Beach
Kitsap Peninsula and Bainbridge Island
Lake Easton and Lake Kachess
Lake Pateros Region
Lake Wenatchee and Fish Lake Recreation Area
Leavenworth
Lewiston and Clarkston
Lewis River Region
Moscow, Pullman, and the Palouse
Moses Lake and the Potholes
Mt Rainier National Park
Mt St Helens National Volcanic Monument
Neah Bay, Sekiu, and Lake Ozette
North Cascades National Park
Ocean Shores and the North Beaches Area
Okanagan Valley
Olympia
Port Angeles and the North Olympic Park
Port Townsend
Republic and Curlew Lake
Roosevelt Lake
Sandpoint and Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho
Seattle
Sequim
Skagit Valley
Snake River
Spokane
Tacoma
Tri-Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland)
Walla Walla
Wenatchee
Westport
Whidbey Island
Winthrop and the Methow Valley
Yakima and the Yakima Valley
Yakima River Canyon
Information Resources
Chapter 6 - British Columbia
Regions and Their Campgrounds Resources
Vancouver Island
Sunshine Coast
Vancouver and the Lower Fraser Valley
Interior
Canadian Rockies
Government Lands and Their Campgrounds
Provincial Park Campgrounds
National Park Campgrounds
Forest Service Recreation Sites
Campground Location Index Maps
Destinations and Their Campgrounds
Trans Canada Highway (Canadian Hwy 1)
Banff National Park
Barkerville and Wells
Bella Coola and Hwy 20
Boundary Country
Campbell River
Cape Scott
Chetwynd, Hudson's Hope and Tumbler Ridge
Chilliwack and Cultus Lakes Area
Cowichan Valley: Chemainus, Duncan, and Cowichan Lake
Dawson Creek
Fernie
Fort St James
Glacier National Park
Harrison Hot Springs
Hope
Jasper National Park
Kamloops
Kootenay Lakes District
Kootenay National Park and Radium Hot Springs
Manning Provincial Park
Merritt and the Surrounding Plateau
Mt Robson and Valemount
Nanaimo
New Hazelton and Kitwanga
Oceanside
Okanagan Valley
Port Alberni
Port Hardy
Port McNeill, Telegraph Cove, and Port Alice
Port Renfrew Loop (Pacific Marine Circle Tour)
Prince George
Prince Rupert
Quesnel
Revelstoke
Shuswap
Similkameen Valley
Smithers
South Cariboo Region
Sunshine Coast (Lower) - Gibsons, Sechelt, and the South
Sunshine Coast (Upper) - Powell River, Lund, and the North
Terrace
Thompson and Fraser River Canyons
Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim National Park
Valley of a Thousand Peaks (Cranbrook, Kimberly, Fort Steele Triangle)
Vancouver
Victoria
Wells Gray Provincial park (Clearwater River Corridor Section) and Clearwater
Whistler and the Sea to Sky Highway
Williams Lake
Yoho National Park and Golden
Information Resources
