MOUNTAINS OFTHENORTHW EST Summar y
Ti mescal e:11DAYS Tot alDi st ance:1469mi l es St ar t :Bel l i ngham End:SanFr anci sco
Fi veoft hebestl ovedNat i onal Par ksoft hePaci f i cNor t hwestpl us t her uggedandsceni cPaci f i c Oceancoastmaket hi sawonder f ul j our neyofcont r ast s.Thesoar i ng vol cani cmount ai nsofWashi ngt on St at e,t hebeachesandcoast l i neof Or egonandCal i f or ni a,t hewor l d f amouswi ner egi onsandt he magi cofSanFr anci sco. DAY 1 - BELLINGHAM TO BAY VIEW STATEPARK 34 mi l es– 35 mi nutes Af t erpi cki ngupyourmot or homei n Bel l i ngham i t ’ sj ustashor tdr i vesout ht oyour suggest edf i r stni ghtst opi nBayVi ew St at e Par k(www. st at epar ks. com) DAY 2 – BAY VIEW TO MOUNTRAINIER 162 mi l es-3-4 hours Washi ngt onSt at ehasover24mi l l i onacr esof f or est s.I tmakesyouwonderhow t her e’ s r oom f ort hei rwor l df amousor char dst hat suppl ysuper mar ket si nAmer i ca,Eur opeand ar oundt hegl obe.Af t erSeat t l e,MountRai ni er wi l lber i si ngont hehor i zon (www. mount . r ai ni er . nat i onal -par k. com). Cover edbygl aci er sandsnowf i el ds,Mount Rai ni err i sesshar pl yt o14, 400f eet .A t hi r dof t hewayupi t ssout her nsl opeyoucoul df i nal l y makei tt oPar adi se;t hemostpopul ar
dest i nat i oni nt hi sNat i onalPar k.Asa r emi nderofwhyNat i onalPar kr oads canbei mpassabl ei nt hewi nt er mont hs,nol esst han1, 122i nchesof snow f el li noneyearonPar adi se.I t ’ s suggest edt hatyouover ni ghti noneof t heNat i onalPar kcampsi t es. ( www. nps. gov) . DAY 3 – MOUNTRAINIER TO MT. ST.HELENS 123 mi l es-3 hours MountStHel ens ( www. mount st hel ens. com)i sbest knownf ori t ssavageer upt i onj ust31 year sago.St i l lver yi mpr essi ve,t he summi toft hi svol canoi snow 1, 300 f eetl owert hani twasbef or et hat cat ast r ophe.A Nat i onalPar kSer vi ce campgr oundwoul dl etyouwakeup cl osestt owhatyou’ vecomet osee. ( www. gonw. about . com) DAY 4 – MT.STHELENS TO MOUNT HOOD 93 mi l es-2 hour I nl esst hananhouryou’ l lbecr ossi ng i nt oOr egon.Though11, 240f oothi gh MountHood( www. mt hood. i nf o)i sl ess t han2hour sf ur t hersout hbyt he qui ckestr out e,amor el ei sur el ywaywi l l bevi at hespect acul arwat er f al l soft he Col umbi aRi verGor ge( www. cr gva. or g) . Thesuggest edMountHoodcampsi t e cl ai mst obet hef i nesti nt hePaci f i c Nor t hwestandhol dst hehi ghest possi bl e5st arr at i ng. ( www. r vont hego. com)
DAY 5 – MOUNTHOOD TO LINCOLN CITY 118 mi l es-2 hours30 mi nut es Headf ort hebeachandar r i vei npl ent yof t i met oseet hesunsetovert hePaci f i c Ocean.Thesewi l lbeacoupl eofdays cont r ast i ngt hegr andeuroft heNat i onal Par kswi t ht hebr oadsandybeachesal ong t hePaci f i ccoast .Thesuggest edcampsi t e i st heLi ncol nCi t yKOA ( www. koa. com) .
DAY 6 – LINCOLN CITY TO BULLARDS BEACH 147 mi l es-4 hours Al ei sur el ydr i vesout hhuggi ngt he coast l i nedownt oBul l ar dsBeachSt at e Par k.Ther ear el ot sofat t r act i vepl aces t ost opal ongt hewayi ncl udi ngCape Per pet uaandt heOr egonDunesNat i onal Recr eat i onAr ea.Thesuggest ed campgr oundi scl oset ot hel ongsandy beachandt heCoqui l l eRi verl i ght house. ( www. or egonst at epar ks. or g) DAY 7 – BULLARDS BEACH TO CRATER LAKE 186 mi l es-4 hours Cr at erLake ( www. cr at er . l ake. nat i onal par k. com)has i nspi r edpeopl ef orhundr edsofyear sand Or egon’ sonl yNat i onalPar know at t r act s vi si t or sf r om ar oundt hewor l d.Thedeep bl uel akeandi t s2pi ct ur esquei sl andsar e sur r oundedbycl i f f sal most2000f eethi gh. Theer upt i ont hatcr eat edt hel akewas over40t i messt r ongert hant he devast at i ngMountStHel ensbl ast . DAY 9 – CRESCENTCITY TO CASPAR Suggest edaccommodat i oncanbebooked BEACH at( www. pr ospect r vpar k. com)or 225 mi l es-4-5 hours ( www. nps. gov) . Pl ent ymor eRedwoodst obeseeneven af t eryoul eavet heNat i onalPar kandpass DAY8–CRATERLAKETO CRESCENTCITY t heHumbol dtRedwoods 163 mi l es-3 hours ( www. amer i cansout hwest . net )andi t s Backt ot hePaci f i cOceanandt he Avenueoft heGi ant s suggest edover ni ghtst opi st heCr escent ( www. avenueof t hegi ant s. net ) .These Ci t yKOA.( www. koa. com)yourr out ewi l l t r eescanbemor et han2000year sol d. t akeyour i ghtt hr ought henor t her l y AsJ ohnSt ei nbeckdescr i bedt hem,t hey sect i onoft heRedwoodNat i onalPar k ar e“ ambassador sofanot hert i me. ”The ( www. r edwood. nat i onal par k. com).The suggest edcampgr oundf ort oni ghti st he t al l estt r eesi nt hewor l d, t hemi ght y CasparBeachRV Par k. Redwoods,cangr ow ashi ghas350f eet ( www. caspar beachr vpar k. com) .I tbor der s t al lormor e.Thef i l m,Ret ur noft heJ edi , t heCasperHeadl andsSt at eNat ur al wassetout si deCr escentCi t y. Reser vewhi chl i esonar uggedbl uf f over l ooki ngt hePaci f i c. DAY 10 – CASPAR BEACH TO SAN FRANCISCO 176 mi l es-4 hours. Onyourr out esout ht her ei st he oppor t uni t yt ovi si tJ ackLondon’ sr anch home( www. j ackl ondons. net )aswel las t oexpl or et hewi necount r yofSonoma andNapaVal l ey( www. napaval l ey. com) and( www. sonoma. com) . Si nceSanFr anci scoi soneoft hemost vi si t edci t i esi nAmer i ca,t hei deal campsi t ei sr i ghtnextdoort of amed Candl est i ckPar k,homeofSanFr anci sco’ s 49er s.( www. sanf r anci scor vpar k. com) . Oncecomf or t abl ypar ked,t hankst ot he campsi t e’ sshut t l eser vi cet oandf r om t he ci t y,youcoul dbest r ol l i ngFi sher man’ s Whar forGhi r ar del l iSquar et hi seveni ng.
DAY 11 – RETURN YOUR MOTORHOME 42 mi l es-1 hour Takeashor tandeasyj our neyt or et ur n yourmot or home,f ul lofpet r ol ,by 11. 00am.
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