Types of campsites and average cost

Hidden Valley RV Resort in Milton, WI

Sundown Campground in Ashby, MN

City Campground in Morris, Manatoba
(The ground was wet and spongy from extended rains.)

Foam Lake Campground in Saskatoon, Alberta
(It was a nice municipal campground - lots of flying bugs.)

Provincial Park in Vermillion, Alberta

Sherk's RV Park, Valleyview, Alberta

Mile "0" RV Park, Dawson Creek, Y.T.

Westend Campground and RV Park in Fort Nelson, B. C.

J & H Wilderness Campground in Munch Lake, B.C.
(This was the first campground we used that  generated its own electricity.)

Campground Services in Watson Lake, Y.T.

Mukluk Annie's in Teslin, Y.T.
(You could camp and take an evening boat ride
 for free, if you ate at their Salmon Bake.)

Hi Country RV Park in Whitehorse, Y. T.

Guggieville Campground in Dawson City, Y. T.
(This campground was built on the tailings from gold mining.)

Chicken Gold Camp in Chicken, AK
(They generated their own electricity from 7am to 7pm.)
(They used a Satellite phone and provided a WiFi hotspot.)

Goldpanner Campground in Chicken, AK
(They generated their own electricity 24 hours a day.)
(A free night of camping was available with a fill-up of fuel.)

Tundra Lodge & RV Park in Tok, AK
(We had moose dropping outside our door.)

Turnout on Alaska Highway South of Fairbanks, AK

Wal-Mart Parking Lot in Fairbanks, AK

Pioneer Park in Fairbanks, AK
(This was a city operated park)

Cantwell RV Park in Cantwell, AK
(It was 27 miles from Denali National Park
and experienced totally different weather.)

This was our favorite campsite of the trip . . . at this point.
We had a clear view of Mt. McKinley out our side windows for three days.

Denali View North State Park on the Parks Highway 

Ship Creek Landings Downtown RV Park in Anchorage, AK
(We arrived late, in heavy forest fire smoke conditions. We were in overflow area)

 Carrs Grocery Store parking lot in Anchorage, AK

Turnout on the Sterling Highway 
outside of  Cooper Landing, AK

Mariner's Park City Campground on the Homer Spit in Homer, AK
(At low tide, we watched eagles on the sand bars.)

Turnout on Seward Highway near Seward, AK
(A little too  close to a highway that turned out to be busy all night.)

City of Seward Waterfront Campground in Seward, AK
(We watched the cruse ships, container ships and fishing boats come and go.)

City Campground in Whittier, AK
(These were the worst road conditions we had encountered - lots of pot holes.)

Williwaw Campground (USFS) near Portage, AK
(We had a wonderful view of a glacier from our windows.)

Sam's Club parking lot in Anchorage, AK
(The city crazies bumper surfed and raced noisy cars into the early morning.)

Road End in Anchorage, AK
(This spot was behind 'our'  laundromat.)

Turn out on Glenn Highway
 outside of Anchorage, AK
( Sheep Mountain was across the road.)

Sea Otter Campground in Valdez, AK
(We watched the sea otters feeding behind the trailer.)
(We learned about the role of 'tenders' in commercial fishing.)

Sourdough Pete Campground (BLM) in Sourdough, AK
(Note the stunted trees, they are  growing in permafrost.)

Scenic Turnout on Alaska Highway outside of Tok, AK
(These trees are in regular rock soil - a big difference in height.)

Overlook of the Kluane River on
Alaska Highway, near Burwash Landing, Y.T.

Gravel area on Haines Highway, near Haines, AK
(It was beside a braided river, near the eagle sanctuary.)

Our favorite camping site - beside the Lynn Canal!

Gravel pull-off on Lutak Road outside Haines, AK

The views from our windows changed as the weather changed.
This road carried very little traffic so it was quiet at night.
Haines was delightful. We stayed here a week.

Former gravel quarry along Alaska Highway 
outside Haines Junction, Y.T.
(The mystery of where all the gravel comes from was solved.)

Wal-Mart parking lot in Whitehorse, Y.T.

Gravel area by river access near Swift River, Y.T.
(We were joined by four other RVs for the night)

Point-of-Interest turn out near Toad River, B.C.
(The tall peaks across the road were covered with fresh snow.)

Sourdough Pete Campground in Fort St. John, B.C.
(This was supposed to be a 70' campsite. We think they
 must have measured from center of the road.)

Turnout on Route 97, B.C.

Small River Rest Area, along Route 16, B.C.
(We were joined by three other RVs. One couple was from Belgium.
They were  in Canada for two weeks,  touring in a rented
class- "C" motorhome.)

Whistler Campground in Jasper National Park, Alberta

Wilcox Creek Campground in Jasper National Park, Alberta
(We were just below the timberline on the side of this mountain)

RV Village II in Banff National Park, Banff, Alberta

Rest Area along Route 4 near Milk River, Alberta

Historic Marker Rest Area near Stanford, MT
(All this campsite needed was cowboys on horseback herding cattle.)

Eastwood Estates in Billings, MT

HitchHiker Rally parking at the Camplex in Gillette, WY
  (This is not us nor is it our fifth wheel.
  We missed photographing our HHII at the rally.
So, we used a photograph of Rex and Marilyn's HHII.)

Badlands National Park Campground, SD

Cabela's parking lot in Mitchell, SD

Wal-Mart in St. Joseph, MO
(The weather is heating up.)

Wal-Mart in Mt. Vernon, IL
(It was a warm, humid evening.
 Mary Lou was ready to return to Alaska.)

Fred & Becky's circle driveway in Indiana

While the campsites were many and varied, we enjoyed the constant convenience and comfort of our fifth wheel.

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