British Columbia

[brad1]

There are fine Provincial Parks all along your planned route. Some have hookups, others are dry. Many have showers. Almost all have dump stations. Fees are collected at each site by a ranger-type who also offers firewood. You can overnight at rest stops. I often pull into a town, find a nice,flat bit of ground and spend the night. I've stopped in front of people's homes, asked permission to overnight and been invited in for drinks or dinner. Get free maps of Provincial Parks at visitor centers

[Mikeyman]

I frequent Jasper, Banff and Lake Louise often. This summer I'll be hitting Banff and Lake Louse at the end of July/early August. Revelstoke is quite an amazing spot, with a few decent RV parks (I like Lamplighter). Glacier National Park is absolutely breathtaking with some pretty awesome wilderness campsites at Illecillewaet campground that seem more like backcountry camping (although I don't think any are serviced, if that's a must for you). The Parks Canada website is a pain in the rear for booking sites, especially when it's busy. Jasper doesn't have many full service sites, I usually end up with power only and it works out just fine. Tunnel Mountain Trailer Court in Banff has full hookups but isn't as nice as the Villages and does not have fire pits (if that's important to you). Book sooner than later if you haven't, especially in the national parks... For whatever reason it seems the parks are quite full this year.

[PKI]

Sounds like a fantastic place to visit. Understand the bridge tolls in Vancouver can be paid by mail. There is a $2.50 hit for their processing the tag to get an address. The rig is supposed to be $10. Certainly not as bad as other places. Sounds visitor friendly. Pat

[jcl]

Originally Posted by PKI

Sounds like a fantastic place to visit. Understand the bridge tolls in Vancouver can be paid by mail. There is a $2.50 hit for their processing the tag to get an address. The rig is supposed to be $10. Certainly not as bad as other places. Sounds visitor friendly. Pat

There are two bridge tolls heading out of Vancouver (on two different highways, you would use one or the other, or use a non toll crossing). Other roads are not yet tolled.

You can avoid the license plate lookup fee of $2.30 by paying within 7 days. It is easy to pay online. And of course, this is in Canadian dollars.

https://www.treo.ca/tolls-and-fees/ways-to-save/

Jeff

[CarvelLoafer]

Kinda our neck of the woods, we are 3-1/2 hours east of Jasper. We camp there and through the parks often. In Jasper the bigger campgrounds are Whistler and Wapati and are both close to Jasper Townsite. If you set up camp in one of those there are a lot of daytrip spots in "close" driving distance. The furthest would be the Miette hot springs to the east of town.

The icefield parkway is a must. The grades there are of no significant concern. Don't plan on camping on the parkway because the sites are few and unless you reserve well in advance there is not much hope of getting one. The sites are smaller too but depends on your rig if that matters.

In Banff there is Tunnel Mountain that was mentioned, lots of sites there but reservations are still recommended. The Lake Louise campground is nice but next to the train tracks so noisy.

If for some strange reason your travels took you east of Jasper you can boondock in our yard, lots of room but no mountains. [emoji3]

[Bill M.]

If you want a site with electricity you better check about reservations at Jasper. Lots of sites, but we could not get an electric one a couple of times.

[PKI]

CL - Great suggestions. Do not plan to be East of Jasper, but you never know. Thanks for the offer. Good luck with your summer. Pat

[CarvelLoafer]

PKI, I see you are from the bay area. We are heading south to Santa Maria area later this month with our Lil Loafer so I'll wave at you from Stockton as we go by. ✌️

[PKI]

Should make a nice trip. Stop in at Pismo and have some chowder at Steamers. Travel safe. Pat

[CarvelLoafer]

Originally Posted by PKI

Should make a nice trip. Stop in at Pismo and have some chowder at Steamers. Travel safe. Pat

Yeah, that's on our hit list. We've been to Pismo for the vintage trailer rally before and I think it was Steamers we went to one night.

Let us know when you're in the Canadian Rockies, you never know where we might be, we could crash your campsite.

[PKI]

Liked Canada, but probably won't go back for a while. Scenery was quite beautiful.

We were not thrilled that the weather was a bit wet and that costs were a bit higher than we see in CA.

All our campgrounds were close to the train tracks and we grew tired of horns. Better planning and reservations might have helped. We did enjoy watching the trains being built in Golden.

Canadian customs were professional and personable.

US customs required a vehicle and coach search by agricultural agents. All professional and informative.

Travel safe. Pat

[PKI]

There are some real values in Canada. You just have to look for them.

Travel safe and make the smiles. Pat

[PKI]

The girls spent a lot of time looking for value.

Yes, one of those smiles. Pat

[CarvelLoafer]

Originally Posted by PKI

There are some real values in Canada. You just have to look for them.



Travel safe and make the smiles. Pat

Things are definitely more expensive in Canada. You do have to factor in the exchange rate though. We're in the US right now and even though many things seem less, when you consider the exchange rate not so much. I just consider it the cost of travel.

[PKI]

CL - It's not just the exchange rate, it's the metric vs the english system of weights and measures. And possibly it's knowing where to purchase products on your home turf. Safeway is less expensive with a club card in the US. Costco is a good place to shop if you are a member. Not being keyed in to good deals is the price of traveling. A little wine and some sun helps ease the pain.

Travel safe and enjoy the smiles. Pat