National Forest Campground

May 16-22 During our last visit to the Oregon coast, we spent one afternoon hiking around giant piles of wind-sculpted sand. The “trail” through the sand eventually ended on a…

July 8-18 From our peaceful spot in the forest near Sisters, we moved about 30 minutes northwest to Suttle Lake. This small, narrow lake has three national forest campgrounds along its…

July 1-7 So far this summer we’ve been managing quite nicely with our no reservation policy. The plethora of national forest campgrounds with first come, first serve sites combined with…

The Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway travels for 66 miles through a striking volcanic landscape dotted with lakes, lava-filled meadows, and towering snow-capped mountains. The entire area is a haven for outdoor…

June 4-7 After our fantastic hike at Crater Lake National Park, we drove north to Diamond Lake where we planned to spend the rest of the week. With no cell…

We spent our first week in Oregon at the Aspen Point Campground on the shores of Lake of the Woods. There are three campgrounds on the eastern shore of the…

May 20-27 We spent our last week in California camped next to Eagle Lake at the Merrill National Forest Campground. The theme of the week was rain…again. It rarely rained…

We continue our slow journey north with a long, winding drive along CA-49. This route covers the area famous for the gold rush of 1849 and every town we pass…

Our search for clearer, cooler weather brought us south to Salt Lake City and then east up into Big Cottonwood Canyon. There are two canyons in the Wasatch range east…

Idaho is one of those states that has somehow managed to fly mostly under the radar. Unlike some of the more popular western states like Colorado or Oregon, it is still…

Remember last week when I said we wouldn’t be sticking around Colorado long because we wanted to explore some new places? Well…I lied. Actually, I only half lied. We’re still…

There is no shortage of great places to paddle a kayak or canoe in central Florida. A quick Goggle search results in options ranging from serene lakes to multi-day river excursions.…

Four more Minnesota lakes to be exact. First we finished up our second week at Cass Lake. Our original site was already reserved, so we moved a few sites down to number six.…

Nothing says summer like lakeside living. About a month ago we remembered that Memorial Day weekend was coming up and scrambled to make reservations before all the campgrounds filled up. Sure…

We have arrived in Kentucky. First stop — the Twin Knobs Campground on Cave Run Lake in eastern Kentucky. Like everywhere else we have stayed these last few weeks, the campground was…