Route - 12 Feet Everywhere

Names of Campgrounds we stayed by order, Plus a bit about the area

New Jersey

1 – Home – Hopewell, NJ – we begin the Journey. Super intense and unbelievable 2 weeks emptying the house, packing our stuff’ ourselves and the two dogs and setting off. (October 10, 2021)

2 – Colonial Airstream – Still in NJ, first stop we practice and get acquainted with our new RV back where we received it. Got some guidance, a few fixes, and we are ready to hit the road. (October 10-11, 2021)

Maryland

3 – Yogi Bear Jellystone Park, Williamsport, MD – Everything is brand new so we figured we would look for a place with full hookups so we can settle in our home and finish up the organizing of our new home. This is where Elan built our base for the king size bed. We also learned a super important lesson – read reviews on campgrounds! We were surrounded by cabins and rv’s full of Halloween decorations and celebrators. (October 11-15, 2021)

Virginia

4 – Schowalter’s Orchard & Greenhouse, Showalter’s Orchard & Greenhouse, Timberville, VA- Our first Harvest Hosts experience. It was a wonderful stay. On a beautiful hill overlooking Shenandoah Valley. Beautiful sunrises, surrounded by apple orchards and fresh air. We were lucky to be there over the weekend and enjoyed the apple cider, food trucks and live music. (October 15-17, 2021)

5 – Shenandoah River State Park, Bentonville, VA – First time at a state park. Definitely our cup of tea. We found that state parks usually have spacious sites, electricity and water, and are mostly located in beautiful spots. We drove the Skyline in the Shenandoah National Park, which was beautiful, with the beginning of fall colors. (October 17-20, 2021)

6 – Powhatan State Park, Powhatan, VA – A short stay, mostly busy fixing all sort of freak accidents that happened to the rig. Not much to see. (October 20-22, 2021)

7 – Waldorf School of Richmond , VA– We docked in the parking lot of the school over the wekend. (October 22-24, 2021)

8 – Misty Morning Sunrise Farm, VA – Another great experience with Harvest Hosts. We met most of the family members and got a hay ride tour around the farm. (October 24-25, 2021)

North Carolina

9 – Crosswinds Campground, Jordan Lake, NC – It was the first time we were on a waterfront site. The leaves were changing colors, and the sunsets were beautiful. All 4 of us enjoyed swimming in the lake when it was warm enough. Elan visited Emerson Waldorf School at Chapel Hill while we stayed there. (October 25-29, 2021)

10 – Lynnwood Equestrian center, SC – an overnight by the horses (with Harvest Hosts October 29-30, 2021)

11 – Moonshine Creek Campground, NC – Stayed a few nights until the camp closed for winter. The drive to this magical creek in the mountains was filled with red, orange mountains and endless green fields around them. We left the rig at the campground and drove up the Great Smoky Mountains (National Park). We were lucky to arrive in perfect timing and witness the peak of foliage color change. (October 30 -November 1, 2021)

Georgia

12 – Mountain View campground, Hiawassee, GA – In search for the sun and warmth we started heading south. A small campground with wonderful owners. We stayed until their last day before winter too. Nights were getting cold, sometimes below freezing. Thank god we have great heating in the rig. While we were there we visited the town of Helen, Anna Ruby falls, Brasstown Bald and my favorite was Bell Mountain. (November 1-8, 2021)

13 – Red Top Mountain State Park, Ga – Back to nature in this beautiful campground. Our site overlooking Lake Allatoona, end of fall with leaves dancing in the air in browns and yellows and oranges. Elan drove twice to visit schools in Atlanta, and I got to have dinner with friends in Alpharetta. Other than that we had no reason to leave. We spent the days by the water with the dogs and just enjoy the quiet and beauty around us. (November 8-12, 2021)

14 – Indian Springs State Park – We stopped for 2 nights on our way south. (November 12-14, 2021)

15 – General Coffee State Park, Douglas, GA – We read a review advising the equestrian part of the park to be more quiet, and booked a site there. There were only 4 sites and we were there all alone. It was perfect for the dogs to run around. We stayed there for a week and had time to reorganize and keep getting rid of stuff that was creating a lot of clutter. Here we started to feel the change of climate with ponds and cypress trees. (November 14-19, 2021)

16 – Big Mike’s RV Camp, Homerville, Ga – Wow! The first great thing about this place is Mike, an army veteran with a vision and a huge heart. He has a farm and wanted to create a place for veterans, for people on the road, and especially for solo women to park for free. You can connect to hookups for $15, which is very cheap. And both him and his wife are very hospitable and friendly. The donkeys and horses are also super friendly, and it was surprising to be greeted by their welcome committee upon arrival. (November 19-20, 2021)

Florida

17 – Crystal Isles RV Resort, Crystal River, FL – We made it to Florida. It was the first time we saw the beach since we left NJ. It’s located on the west coast of FL, meaning it is the gulf waters. Surprised to see people with summer clothes. And the outstanding sign something changed were the birds. All kinds of birds, big and small. Even though we had a waterfront site, it was very tight with neighbors, a lot of noise and mosquitoes and the water was a small creek of standing water which didn’t smell so good. (November 20-24, 2021)

18 – Rodman Campground, Palatka, FL – It’s winter in Florida and finding a site is like winning the lottery. Everyone wants to in Florida now. We headed a bit north where we found a site in this quiet state park. Not a lot to see in the area, but it was a good time to relax and make plans. We also fell in love with a restaurant near by, so it was a very relaxed stay. (November 24- December 1, 2021)

19 – Hillsborough River State Park, Thonotosassa, FL – Two nights in this beautiful state park on our way to Tampa to get some repairs done at the dealers (December 1-3, 2021)

20 – Midway Campground, Big Cypress National Preserve, FL – We drove 3 hours south from Tampa and entered these flat lands full of Marshes, alligators and many many birds. We toured the preserve and the northern part of the Everglades National Park. It was raw and beautiful, but very hard to be outside with mosquitoes all around, so we packed everything a bit earlier than expected and headed to the Keys (December 4-9, 2021)

21 – Keys Palms RV Resort, Key Largo, FL – magical days in this beautiful Key. We took a boat ride to snorkel in a Coral “Garden” in the Atlantic Ocean, we drove to the next key called Isla Morada and spent memorable moments by a very special tree on the beach, and had perfect sunsets from the hot tub or on the pier (December 8-12, 2021)

22 – Miami Everglades RV Resort, Miami, FL -We left the rig and our beloved dogs with our amazing friend, Rachelle, and took a short break in Cancun, Mexico. The campground was ok.

23 – John Prince Park Campground, Lake Worth, FL – This was a lottery win, a little piece of heaven on earth. We actually came just to use the dump station and go boondocking for a while. But then the stars aligned and we found a waterfront site for 12 super pleasant days here (December 18-30, 2021)

24 -South Bay Campground, South Bay, FL – 3 nights in mosquito-land.Lake Okeechobee was close by but it felt to us like a forgotten place on this planet, and we looked desperately for somewhere else to go (December 30, 2021 – January 2, 2022).

25 – Camp Venice Retreat, Venice, FL – Oh, thank you stars for this beatiful inlet of Myakka River. Backed up to the River bank, witnessing the ebb and flow, the calm waters and the 2 baby alligators napping in the sun. We met great neighbors, saw dolphins near the beach, took a boat tour in the state park and found the famous lady in pink- The Roseate Spoonbill (January 2-10, 2022).

26 – Colt Creek State Park, Zephyrhill, FL – One night on our way to the next desired campground, we found ourselves in this layer back state park, and left the next morning (January 10-11, 20200).

27 – Fort Desoto Campground, Tierra Verde, FL – Everyone wants a campsite at Fort Desoto. It’s a beautiful Key south of St. Petersburg. Beaches and inlets all around. We are coming and going, moving sites within the campground and its actually worth it.

28 – Tera Cloud Farms, Seminole, FL – Short weekend getaway since we couldn’t find sites at fort Desoto at this Harvest Host. It felt more like a very big back yard with some chickens but all in all nice experience under the big Bunyan Tree (January 14-16, 2022)

29 – January 17 – April 15- back and forth from Fort Desoto, to Hillsborough, to John Prince, waiting to fix the rig at Tampa, and taking a break to heal.

30 – Organica world, Groveland, FL – Harvest Hosts stay -We spent one night with the two donkeys guarding and entertaining us, and woke up to a beautiful sunrise and breakfast at the farm store (april 15-16, 2022)

31 – Pioneer fiber mill,New Smyrna Beach, FL – Another successful HH stay. We had the whole place to ourselves over easter weekend. The dogs ran freely and we were only 10 minutes away from the endless white sand beaches. (April 16-17, 2022)

32 – Tomoka River State Park, Ormond Beach, FL – Last stop in Florida before our journey up north. A sweet campground, not much to say about it though. (April 17-22,2022)

Georgia

33 – Crooked River State Park, St. Marys, GA – The day has come and we are out of Florida. We did not plan to stay there for so long. This was a very nice and spacious campground. There are some sites closer to the river, but also the ones in the main loop are really nice. (April 22-25,2022)

South carolina

34 – Herd It Here Farm, Cottageville, SC – HH success yet again. We shared the farm lawn with 3 other campers, 2 horses, a donkey and a few alpakas. (April 25-26, 2022)

35 – Myrtle Beach State Park, SC – Beautiful campground, walking distance from the beach. Perfect. (April 26-29,2022)

North Carolina

36 – Cashie River Campground, NC – Very small campground, not much to do, but nice and quiet. (April 29- May 2)

Maryland

37 – Assateague Island State Park, MD – The beautiful island of the wild wild horses. Unfortunately, a day. and a half of our 3 day stay was windy and rainy, but we definitely got to see the horses roam freely among the visitors, knpwing this is their home and they are protected. (May 2-4,2022)

New Jersey

38 – Indian Rock Campground, Jackson, NJ – Not much to say. We came here for it being the closest campground we could find that would allow us some time close to work and friends in Princeton before we set off again on our way. (May 4 – June7, 2022)

Pennsylvenia

39 – Brandywine Creek Campground, Glenmoore, PA – A beautiful family owned campground by a flowing creek. Very. peaceful and green. We stayed here for The Kimberton Waldorf School graduation which was very special and touching. The whole area is full of magic and beauty, surrounded by a very bright shade of green. (June 7-12, 2022)

New York

40 – Fox Hill Campground, Spencertown, NY – Another peaceful family owned campground. Most of the sites are permanent seasonal campers, some seem like they haven’t moved in years. They had a great spot for us at the top corner of their field, so we had a lot of privacy. On the first morning our dogs woke up from a surprised deer that stood confused in front of our trailer,in the place she is used to have her breakfast. I hope she got the memo that we cleared out after a few days. (June12-17, 2022)

41 – Watkins Glen State Park, NY – We had a day and a half to choose what we can see from all the waterfalls and finger lakes in the area. We started with The local falls and it was beyond words. We planned on visiting the Buttermilk falls and Ithaca before leaving, but the next day was extremely cold and rainy. Definitely a place to return to, and for more than a day. (June 17-18, 2022)

42 – Boondokers Welcome – Olean, NY – From the same app as Harvest Hosts, we stayed with the wonderful Denise in her serene spacious back yard. She is a dog trainer,so the dogs had a larghe fenced area to run around. (June18-19, 2022)

Ohio

43 – Punderson State Park, Newbury Township, OH – very tight campsites, by a lake. We spent a night and headed west. (June 19-20, 2022)

44 – White Star Campground, Gibsonburg, OH – Nice quarry, but not much to do or see in the area.

Wisconsin

45 – Harvest Hosts – Job Creation Farm – A beautiful green valley, close to the Mississippi river. A pretty stop on the way west.

South Dakota

46 – Big Sioux Recreation Area – We stayed one night. Thefalls are a nice little park in town. I wouldnt go. out of my way to get. there. But. verynice if you’re in the area.

47 – Boondock on the Wall (Badlands) – Yes Yes Yes – Go out of your way to get to the Badlands National Park. We heard about the option for Dispersed camping on this beautiful spot on the Rim, viewing the. whole valley. Put an alarm clock to see the sunrise . Its breathtaking.

48 – Broken Arrow Campground near Custer State Park – Another must see. We stayed at a private campground after boondocking for a while. Custer has lots of wildlife and the herds of Bison are very impressive. If you’re in the area, don’t miss Mount Rushmore.

Wyoming

We did not camp (yet) in WI, but stopped to see the very impressive Devil’s Tower.

Montana

49 – Tongue River Winery (HH), Miles City

50 – Zurich – City Park -We were lost in the mountains for over 5 hours, looking for the white cliffs of the upper Missouri river. We ended up on HWY 2, and found this pretty little city park. Thanks to this “mistake”, we were now on our way to Glacier national park and the northern Rocky mountains.

51 – Red Eagle Campground – East Glacier. We stayed here a. couple of nights by a beautiful creek. We had rainy days, so we saw the park from the car. The Glacial lakes were beautiful even in the rain and fog. We saw a Grizzly bear near St. Mary. There’s still a lot of snow all around in late June, early July.

52 – North Fork Flathead River Campground – It was 4th of July weekend, spent quietly by the river in a beautiful valley and green mountains.

53 – Woodland RV Park, Libby – One night by a creek near town center. Don’t miss Kootenai Falls on HWY 2. We also stopped at Lake Pend Oreille to paddle with our new kayak.

Idaho

54 – Cabela’s Parking Lot.

Washington

55 – Rest Area, Rockport – We spent the night at this charming spot by the Skagit River. We arrived here after driving through the North Cascades National Park. We hope to be back, the lakes are unbelievably beautiful.

56 – Whidbey Island Fairgrounds Campground – We reached our destination on time. The campground isn’t something special, but this whole island is very very special. Ebbey’s Landing, Double Bluff beach are just some of the places. And Langley is the sweetest little town.

57 – Red Hawk Stables, Sequim (HH) – We took the ferry to Port townsend. Sequim has lots of Lavender farms, But the highlight is the northern part of Olympic. Natioal Park. We drove up Hurricane Ridge all. the way to view the snowy peaks.

58 – Hard Rain Cafe, Hoh Forest – Old growth Temperate rain forest. Another part of Olympic NP. The. forest, waterfalls and lakes are pure magic.

Sol Duc Falls, Marymere falls, and more.

59 – South Beach Campground, Kalaloch – Small campground on a ‘first come, first served’ basis, by the beach. It was our first of many (mostly foggy) magical beach days. Don’t miss Realto Beach and Hole in the wall,Lake Quinalt, and we heard Ruby beach is amazing but it was closed for some reason. We met a sea Otter on the beach.

Oregon

60 – Kampers West Kampground, Warrenton – It was a very hot day and we dsciced last minute to find somewhere to turn the AC on and a long shower.

61 – Anderson Park, Vernonia – We climbed up the mountains to get closer to Portland to meet friends. After one day, we missed the pacific breeze and headed bacl to the coastline.

62 – Pacific City Thousand Trails – We realized the west coast has many TT campgrounds and decided to. Purchase the annual pass for 2 zones (Northwest + Southwest). The beaches are endless, and the campground is great.

63 – We had to take the rig for. some fixes (it happens too often), so we rented an air BnB in veneta.

64 – TT South Jetty RV & Camping Resort, Florence – Dunes on the beach, sea lions cave.

65 – Large Pullout between Moolack & Beverly Beach – Hwy 101 is a beautiful drive, and spending the night with views of the ocean.

66 – TT whalers rest RV park & camping resort – Depoe Bay and whale watching.

Washington

67 – TT Long Beach RV & Camping – The campground was just a big parking lot, but the beach is great.

Beautiful Light houses in cape Disappointment.

68 – TT chehalis RV & Camping – day trip to Mount St. Helens and Coldwater lake.

69 – HH Paradise Village Hotel and Restaurant, Ashford – We camped in the parking lot near their lavender garden. their restaurant was very good, and we drove up as high as we could to Mount Rainier. Again – rainy days. the views from the car were amazing, but we want to come back.

70 – HH green apple Alpacas, Auburn

71 – TT La Conner RV & Camping Resort, La Conner – beautiful little beach

72 – TT Birch Bay RV Campground, Blaine – The Campground is a big parking lot, but at least has full hookups. The beaches were beautiful and the sunsets on the water.

We drove to Mount Baker, walked the trail at Artist point and saw the snowy peaks.

and had the perfect picnic and. swim at Heather Meadows lake.

73 – HH Double O Ranch, Concrete – We loved it!We had a huge site in the valley by ourselves. A short walk to the turquoise Sgakit River, with green mountains all around. We drove to Baker Lake, and. Lake Shannon, the dams were very impressive.

74 – Mount Vernon RV Campground, Bow – Nice campground. We drove to Route 11, which reminded us Hwy 101, very pretty drive. A great day of kayaking in Lake Samish.

75 – HH Oostema Farmstead, Lynden – Wagyu beef farm with a vegetables garden. We stayed with the cows in the field. The foggy morning created a very special sunruse, and we picked organic veggies for luch.

76 – Samson Estates Winery, Everson – They have the best fruit wine, and the stay by the grape vines was cool.

77 – HH Eagle Haven Winery, Sedro-Woolley – Nice place to stay. they had a concert therer, and we had many neighbors for the night.

78 – TT Leavenworth, Plain – Leavenworth is a sweet German town in the mountains. Very touristy. We saw at tiny bit of it. The campground was 25 minutes away. There was a problem with bears in the campground, so we were alert at all times, plus a fire close by filled the air with smoke (and some fear), and we left earlier than expected. I managed to take a walk near Lake Wenatchee, which seemed perfect for kayaking and swimming in better days.

Our escape from the mountains ended at Mount Vernon Thousand Trails, and after that we returned to our beloved Whidbey Island for some more work and beautiful island vibes. And a few more days in TT La Conner.

We stopped for a few nights in Olympia. Not much to say

Oregon

79 – Mount Hood – We parked in White River Sno-Park. There was plenty of room and we went for some walks in the area. We stayed one day on our way down south. It’s hard to leave these beautiful mountain, but we were in arush again due to work. Lake Trillium is highly recommended, especially seeing the moutain’s reflection.

80 – TT bend

81 – Crater Lake – We didn’t spend the night. But our jaws dropped from the moment we arrived until we left. It’s a huge and impressive lake and crater. After that again a short visit to Ashland – too short.

California & Arizona

82 – Mount Shasta – We drove all the way up to Old Ski Bowl Sno-park and loved this special mountain. Hoping to be back next summer.

83 – Lassen Volcanic National Park – The national Park lost 68% of its area to wildfires last year and while overwhelming and sad, it is amazing to see the healing water flowing through the ruins, and witnessing the renewal and life forces. We spent the night near lake Manzanita and had a great afternoon stroll around the lake. The next morning we hiked to. the Kings Creek Falls – A must see. If you have time’ we heard the geothermal lakes are highly recommended.

84 – TT Lake Minden – This stop was only to get everything ready for our 3 week break in the San Fransisco Bay area – Get the trailer packed and emptied for repairs.

85 – Jenner – farm Stay – We stayed at a friend’s farm up in the hills viewing the ocean. This is a great area of Highway 1/ Jenner is a sweet town and beaches are amazing.

86 – TT Morgan Hills – we were there with Covid so we did not get to explore the area.

87 – TT San Benito – Nothing special about the campground, but close enough to the beautiful hikes of Pinnacles National Park.

88 – Dark Star Cellars (HH)

89 – TT Rancho Oso – Beautiful spot by Santa Barbara. The road to Santa Barbara is just stunning. Nice lake for kayaking.

90 – TT Soledad Canyon RV Resort

91 – TT Wilderness Lakes

92 – O’Neill Regional Park

93 –Leo Carrillo State Park Campground – Accessto beautiful beaches near Malibu.

94 – Carpinteria City Beach – a beautiful beach on the pacific. the campground is on the beach but. feels like a tight parking lot. we had beautiful sunsets and sunrises with dolphins and sea lions.

95 – TT Encore Cactus Gardens – We needed a quiet and effortless place to stay. this is in Yuma which borders with Algodones inMexico – allowing cheap dental treatments and wide open desert areas.

96 – Boondocking near Felicity – still very close to Yuma for all the essentials but our first long term boondocking. There are hot springs 40 minutes away in Holtville which we loved.

97 – Overnight at Walmart north of Joshua Tree National Park – We just drove through the park but it was so beautiful and well worth the long drive. I would recommend hiking and even camping by the huge rocks. reservations are needed for that.

98 – TT Pio Pico – We came during a flood and had lots of trouble but once inside it was beautiful and green by the creek. Hikes up on the hills were lovely and about 35 minutes from downtown San Diego.

99 – Boondocking near JoshuaTree NP – we found this spot on I-overlander but were surrounded by coyotes and decided to leave the next day.

100 – Plomosa Road Boondocking – A very busy area but wide and open enough to stay by a cactus secluded. from others while still being around friends and essentials. We drove to Palms Canyon in the Kofa reserve – very impressive trees that grow up on the cliffs. The guys climbed up there, while I stayed with the dogs in the beautiful valley.

Baja California – Mexico

101 – Playa San Felipe – We boondocked on the beach next to. some other RVs. We spent just one night there. Its one of the bigger towns down the coast so its a good place to stock up on groceries and whatever else is needed.

102 – Rancho Grande, Bahia Gonzaga – a beautiful quiet bay with no cell service. you can park your RV by a Palapa (a small shed) it reminded me of Sinai in Egypt very much. Peaceful and beautiful. We saw whales in a distance.

103 – Mario’s Campground, Guerrero Negro – It’s a campground on the main road with full hookups, BUT! the water is not potable and electricity is not stable. theres a nice restaurant and they have whale watching tours. we would recommend the other tour company in the next campground since it goes to a different part of the lagoon.

104 – Laguna Ojo de Liebre – Its a 30 minute drive through the salt flats and then you camp on the beach (100 pesos a night). there is no electricity, no water, no cell service, but pretty good wifi in the restaurant. we had great service for working a few hours with our starlink. you can see the whales spout and breech from the beach, there are ospreys and pelicans and many other birds. and the tours go out from the restaurant starting 8 am daily.It is highly recommended to go when there is no wind, otherwise the whales will not approach you and that is something you would’t want to miss.

105 – campo Archelon, Bahia de Los angeles – The road there was a little rough but one of the most beatiful bays. We were sorry to leave. We heard in the summer ypu can swim with whale sharks at La Gringa just up the road. Come there with a full tank of gasoline/ diesel and maybe an extra bottle too because its far away from any gas stations and they sometimes run out. The cafe has outstanding food.

106 – Puertocitos – Campground is not something special but the hot springs between the rocks mixing with the water of the Sea of Cortez is AMAZING.

Arizona

107 – Boondocking near Wickenburg – Easy access to town, really nice and quiet area among some cow, cacti and coyotes. An hour away from Phoenix. Weather was a bit cols. Really nice hikes in the area. We plan on going to Vulture’s Peak.