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[VanMetricSystem]

My wife and daughter and I will be making the trek up to Canada to see my grandparents and bunch of other family this summer, I have a little over 3 weeks blocked off to make the trip starting the last week of June. The plan right now is to drive to Las Vegas, stay for one night in a hotel and then start making our way to Utah, Wyoming and Montana into Saskatchewan where we will then meet up with family, drive across to BC and then head back down home to L.A taking a detour along the Oregon coast.

I'm looking for camping recommendations along our route in Utah, Wyoming and Montana. While I've explored up and down the west coast, this will be new territory for me. We prefer to avoid the crowds.

Any and all help is appreciated, if there are any books or other reference materials I should be looking at please let me know, but I figured this is a good place to start. 

Thanks!

[Vic Harder]

3 weeks total for the trip, or just one the leg to Saskatchewan?

[VanMetricSystem]

3 weeks total for the trip, or just one the leg to Saskatchewan?

25 days for the trip. Leaving Los Angeles around the 24th of June and trying to be near Saskatoon by the 4th of July. After that our plans are pretty fluid.

[CougarCouple]

Hi when you are coming thru Vegas if you want to camp there is spots off Hwy 160 on the west side of the Mountain after you start down. Lovell Canyon head north back up in to the mountains, there is camping. Don't stay to close to route 160 as they like to shoot around there you will see sings of the range if you could call it that.
We used Deer Creek State park near Provo Utah as an overnight stop once when headed to Wyoming.

Sounds like a great trip ,have fun.

Russ

[DavidGraves]

Howdy

 

The Oregon coast route consists of about 307 miles along highway 101.

 

From March thru October it will be a non stop parade of motor homes , bicycles, and local folks all mixed with heavy commercial traffic including log and giant chip trucks carrying wood pulp.

 

All public campgrounds will be reserved and full for most of this time.

 

A very limited number of state roads lead from the central valley over to the coast....ditto the commercial traffic heading to markets/mills in the valley....these few roads are referred to as "fatality alley."

 

On each summer holiday there will be gridlock wherever the highway is on or near the Pacific beach.

 

Enjoy your trip.

 

David Graves

[PaulT]

David,

As a frequent traveler on OR 6 and 26, I understand your concern about the safety of travel between the coast & inland. However, traveling Tuesday thru Thursday should reduce the risk during the tourist season.

Paul

[VanMetricSystem]

Hi when you are coming thru Vegas if you want to camp there is spots off Hwy 160 on the west side of the Mountain after you start down. Lovell Canyon head north back up in to the mountains, there is camping. Don't stay to close to route 160 as they like to shoot around there you will see sings of the range if you could call it that.
We used Deer Creek State park near Provo Utah as an overnight stop once when headed to Wyoming.

Sounds like a great trip ,have fun.

Russ

Thanks for the info! We’re going to stay in a hotel near Vegas and then start our camping once we get to Utah. I’ll check out deer creek.

[VanMetricSystem]

Howdy

The Oregon coast route consists of about 307 miles along highway 101.

From March thru October it will be a non stop parade of motor homes , bicycles, and local folks all mixed with heavy commercial traffic including log and giant chip trucks carrying wood pulp.

All public campgrounds will be reserved and full for most of this time.

A very limited number of state roads lead from the central valley over to the coast....ditto the commercial traffic heading to markets/mills in the valley....these few roads are referred to as "fatality alley."

On each summer holiday there will be gridlock wherever the highway is on or near the Pacific beach.

Enjoy your trip.

David Graves

Thanks for the info, we’ve traveled the Oregon Coast a few times and are comfortable with the traffic, the views and beaches more than make up for the crowded camp grounds.
Cheers.

[VanMetricSystem]

We are looking for some camp spot recommendations near or in Zion. Other than the posted camp grounds are there primitive camp sites to be found inside the park?

[CougarCouple]

VD13 the one time I went thru Zion in summer it was a zoo with people everywhere. Heavy traffic entering and on the park roads. I would advise finding a place make reservations now. If you want to spend a little time in the park stay in the park.
Mesquite can have some good deals sometime, check out the stations casinos on line sign up for email notifications. Please be sure where you park is safe overnight, nothing important left in vehicle. Sad to say but have heard and seen too many crimes of opportunity here in the last 20 years.


Russ