profdant139
Southern California
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We like to travel without reservations -- and in addition to the Woodalls bible, we carry West Coast RV Camping by Tom Stienstra. He covers not only RV parks but almost every campground in which "small rigs" are permitted.
But after a diligent search, I have been unable to find anything comparable for BC and Alberta (or even all of Canada). I have looked at the Mike and Terri Church book -- it's okay, but it appears to focus on big-rig friendly places with hookups, mostly in the southern part of BC.
So, that's my question -- is there a book you'd recommend? (And I do know that the internet is a great resource -- there's rvparkreviews.com and the BC Parks sites. But when it is 4 pm, and you need a campground, and you are miles from the nearest WiFi, a paper book can come in real handy!)
Thanks, as always, for your comments.
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pianotuna
Regina, SK, Canada
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Hi,
Each of the provinces has a paper and sometimes downloadable campground guide. They are free for the asking.
They are NOT comprehensive as the campgrounds must pay to be listed.
You will find few BC provincial campgrounds with power. There is usually water and a dump site.
I do use http://freecampsites.net/
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http://www.albertacampgroundguide.ca/
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almcc
Ontario, Canada
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We found that a combination of the Milepost plus the Alberta and the BC campground guides worked well when we out there doing the Alaska highway and BC a few years back.
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canadafan
Norfolk UK
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Try "Camping British Columbia" by Jayne Seagrave.
This is a very comprehensive guide to Provincial and National Park campgrounds in BC.
This site is good for Alberta since it also has photos http://www.albertawow.com/
Trevor
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racer4
Upstate New York
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Here is a campground guide for British Columbia that can be mailed to you.
Super Camping, Select Lodging guide
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Little Kopit
TheMaritimes.ca
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What the provincial guides have going for them is that the info is that provided by each site/place. It's not somebody's interpretation or what they saw 2, 3, or 5 years ago.
I prefer to call for the guides rather than make an internet request. Then I can mention those activities and places which specially interest me. & I will get additional print pamphlets.
Plus, always, always, always, ask for a provincial map put out by the province. These will include items not on any commercial map.
Besides which you can also google up a place. Remember the domain name is for Canada. https://www.google.ca/ You don't want the .com which wastes time.
& I, I took the road less travelled by.
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Flyboy320
Tappen, BC
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Here`s a BC website that may be of help. http://www.travel-british-columbia.com/
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gkenworth
Alberta
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I havent had much luck with finding a good guide for BC. But tourism Alberta puts out a fairly respectable guide. I keep a current one in the 5er and one in the house.
IMHO
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SteveAE
Bend, Oregon
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Dan,
I just ordered Camp Free in BC for our trip and will let you know what I think of it.
Steve
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Grey Mountain
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I am a firm advocate of Trailer Life Directory on CD. Loaded on my laptop, I don't need an internet connection to use it. It covers all of the US plus Canada, shows the campgrounds, ratings and how to get to them. In addition, if you need to go to a specific address, not just a campground, plug it in and the software will take you to the front door. Invaluable tool for me when on the road.
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