xbairman
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We are thinking of going to Canada this year and are looking for advise. We will probably enter in BC and exit around Minnesota. We have a 40' pusher with toad and plan on not venturing to fr north of the boarder this time. How are the campgrounds for a larger MH, do they have full hook ups? We know the rules about no guns, but what about our dog, is anything special needed? Any suggestions of sites or RV parks would be great.
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Should be a nice trip. Campgrounds will have full hookups but cost more than the US. You will likely do highway 3 or 1 in BC and Canada 1 over to MN. Use Woodalls or Trailer Life to find Big Rig parks on your route. One tip...the Calgary, AB parks aren't the greatest...stay in Cochrane (half an hour west). Have fun. Hope you don't expect cable TV or paved sites....few and far between in Canada. Tunnel Mountain campground in Banff is nice. I think they are rebuilding part of it so it might be tough to get into. South of Winnipeg,MB is a good big rig park in Iles d Chennes. (better than parks in Winnipeg)
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Where do you anticipate entering BC? From the BC coast to just beyond the BC/Alberta border has the most spectacular scenery of your trip, so you don't want to miss too much of that.
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Do a google search on both Canadian Customs and US Customs regulations. Lots of rules and restrictions about the amounts and types of things you can bring with you. Dogs need a printed copy of Rabies vaccination by a vet.
When returning, avoid the NW corner of North Dakota. The oil boom in Williston means there's no place to park your rig in the area.
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Welcome to B.C.
When you come into BC you can enter at Osoyoos in the Okanagan. They have a park very fitting for a 40' motor home. It is call Nk'Mip.
We have lots of great RV parks that can accommadate big rigs no matter where you go in BC.
Let us know what route you plan and we and we will give you the names of parks that can handle your big rig.
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If you are interested in something unusual enter Minnisota at Thunder Bay and stay at Grand Portage in the Indian Casine campground. You can catch the boat to Isle Royale, neat place. There is a great mexican restuarant in International Falls and Voysgeurs Natl Park is nearby. The big campgrounds at Internation Falls were closed when we were there so no info.
If you get to Bloomington there is Spirit Lake casino and a nice campground. Even has a RV wash station. Grand Morais is close to Grand Portage and is a neat place to visit, many, many places to eat. Sven and Ole's is a great pizza place.
Want more info let me know.
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Ka Ron wrote:Welcome to B.C.
When you come into BC you can enter at Osoyoos in the Okanagan. They have a park very fitting for a 40' motor home. It is call Nk'Mip.
We have lots of great RV parks that can accommadate big rigs no matter where you go in BC.
Let us know what route you plan and we and we will give you the names of parks that can handle your big rig.
We are not sure where to enter at as the only time we were there was by plane. We have our choice of entering either in BC or International Falls and working back to BC. We have relativeslatives that live north of Seattle and that would be our place to start or end. We plan on taking around two mounths.
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Enter Canada at Blaine at the end of the I-5. Spend a few days in Vancouver, see the city, take a day trip up to Whistler, half of which is along the spectacular Howe Sound, actually a 'fjord', and take a day trip in the toad, or preferably an overnighter to Victoria. The ferry trip itself is worth it alone, the city picturesque and you could visit Butchart Gardens, just north of Victoria on the way back.
Leave Vancouver on the Trans Canada, and at Hope choose between Hwy One up through the Fraser & Thompson Canyons, or Hwy Three through the Okanagan Wine & lake country. If you choose the latter, you can head directly to the Rockies via Revelstoke & Golden or take a more roundabout way by winding through the Kootenays.
When reaching Banff, or the more 'real' adjoining town of Canmore, spend a few days or more there and take some day trips to Yoho and Jasper.
After leaving the mountains, the scenery does become slightly less spectacular.
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If you are coming to Canada stops at Lake Louise, Banff, and Jasper are absolute musts. Definitely take the Ice Fields Parkway from Lake Louise up to Jasper.
Personally I would spend a week in the Banff area and a week in the Jasper area. I live about an hour from Banff and I still love going out there for the scenery. This will be the fourth year in a row that we've spent a week camping near Jasper.
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Thats what we are looking for, absolutely beautiful!!
Do you have any suggestions for campgrounds in this area? We will probably be there in mid to late July. We are 42' plus toad with 30-50 amp. Do you know if Dish Network will work in Canada?
We decided to enter aVancouverer and probably exit in Minnesota. Orion in a previous post has suggested that after leavinVancouverer we drive to hope and then decide on Hwy 1 or 3 to Alberta. Hwy 1 seems to go to the area you are describing, again any problems with our MH on these roads. We have new neighbors that live in northern Alberta, but not sure where that we may also try and visit.
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