Travel Fun Trips

Travel Fun Trips is a blog site I created to help me find things during trips.  It is kind of a scratch pad.

My more neatly organized travel sites include:

BuffaloDaveTravel.blogspot.com - directory of my TV specials, video, books, and websites

AnOutsideGuide.blogspot.com - directory of outside travel information

BuffaloDaveRoadTrips.blogspot.com - road trips including from California to and thru Canada

YosemiteGuide.blogspot.com - Yosemite National Park information videos and TV Specials

ZionParkGuide.blogspot.com - Zion National Park information videos and TV Specials

paddle-california.blogspot.com - information and guidebook about kayaking and stand up paddle boarding the California Coast

MonoLakeKayak.blogspot.com - kayak and sup on Mono Lake information

SierraWithDave.blogspot.com - Sierra Nevada mountains information

KauaiWithDave.blogspot.com - Kauai Hawaii travel, hiking, snorkeling and camping

ThailandWithDave.blogspot.com - Thailand

Mono Lake Trip

Mono Lake Dispersed Camping

https://mono-lake.blogspot.com/2019/09/dispersed-camping-mono-lake.html

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5247500.pdf

Mono Lake Kayaking and SUP

https://monolakekayak.blogspot.com/

Parker Lake Trail

https://junelakeloop.blogspot.com/2022/06/parker-lake-trail.html

https://junelakeloop.tumblr.com/post/688039876760862720/parker-lake-trail

https://www.monocounty.org/listing/parker-lake-trail/1316/

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/parker-lake-trail

June Lake Loop

https://junelakeloop.blogspot.com/

https://junelakeloop.blogspot.com/

Waterfalls and wildflowers:

https://www.monocounty.org/plan-your-trip/trip-ideas/waterfalls-wildflowers/

Wildflowers:

https://www.monocounty.org/things-to-do/sightseeing/wildflowers/

Northern California Coast

 

Kayaking Mendocino Coast Rivers

https://mendocinooutdoorguide.com/kayaking-mendocino-coastal-rivers

Tides Mendocino Coast https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=TWC0777

Gualala River

http://gualalariver.org/recreation/

Trinidad Harbor 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Trinidad+Harbor/@41.0554003,-124.164801,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54d14136d31a6945:0x1382808e48f18c9d!8m2!3d41.0554022!4d-124.1472914

More information about Trinidad Harbor 

https://tsunamirangers.com/2018/06/04/whale-watching-kayak-gray-whales-trinidad-harbor/

Tides Trinidad Harbor

https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/noaatidepredictions.html?id=9419059

Utah Road Trip

 

pet friendly hotels in hurricane utah

https://www.choicehotels.com/utah/hurricane/econo-lodge-hotels/ut219

hotels near bryce canyon pet friendly

https://www.brycecanyonresort.com/rooms/standard-deluxe-2-queen-beds

https://zionparkguide.blogspot.com/

Idaho

Some Idaho Travel Links.

WEST YELLOWSTONE

Sawtooth National Forest 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/sawtooth

Baker's Hole Campground 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/custergallatin/recarea/?recid=5573

(Campground near west Yellowstone located in the National Forrest - off highway 287 / 191)

Campgrounds near Yellowstone 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/custergallatin/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5138825

Cherry Creek Campground

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/custergallatin/recreation/recarea/?recid=5583

(Campground near west Yellowstone)

STANLEY LAKE / SAWTOOTH WILDERNESS

Lake View Campground - by Stanley Lake - first come first served campground

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sawtooth/recarea/?recid=5875

Dispersed Camping (near Stanley Lake?)

https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/sawtooth/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=5768&actid=34

Stanley Lake information and camping

https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/sawtooth/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=5870&actid=34

Campground finder map for National Forest 

https://www.fs.fed.us/ivm/index.html

also at https://travelfuntrips.blogspot.com/2019/07/national-forest-camping.html

Dispersed Camping on the Sawtooth National Recreation Area - map and regulations

https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd547101.pdf

Travel Coast to Canada - scratch pad bookmarks

This page has links I used on my California to Canada road trip

I have pictures I took from the trip and information at the following post:

https://buffalodaveroadtrips.blogspot.com/2019/09/california-to-canada.html

BC Ferries - bcferries.com

BC Ferries Route Map Canada

- Getting to the Sunshine coast - https://sunshinecoastcanada.com/plan-your-trip/getting-here

- website with sunshine coast information https://sunshinecoastcanada.com/

- free camping https://sunshinecoastcanada.com/things-to-do/hidden-gems/powell-forest-canoe-route/

- places to kayak on Vancouver Island https://www.discovervancouverisland.com/kayaking/


Tides Canada - http://www.tides.gc.ca/eng/data/predictions/2019

Tides Washington State - https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/map/index.html?region=Washington


- some pictures I took of places in Cascades National Park https://buffalodaveroadtrips.blogspot.com/2020/10/northern-cascades-national-park.html

North Cascades National Park

https://buffalodaveroadtrips.blogspot.com/2020/10/northern-cascades-national-park.html

https://www.nps.gov/noca/index.htm

North Cascades National Park - camping information and campground list
https://www.nps.gov/noca/planyourvisit/camping.htm

Goodell Creek Campground - first come first served
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/poi/246852


North Cascades National Park Map - shows campgrounds
http://npmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/north-cascades-wilderness-map.jpg

Cascade Pass Hike

https://buffalodaveroadtrips.blogspot.com/2020/10/cascades-pass-hike.html



US CAMPGROUNDS

https://www.fs.fed.us/ivm/index.html - Interactive US National Forests Map - GOOD FOR FINDING CAMPGROUNDS

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - dispersed camping
https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/mbs/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=17520&actid=34

 - Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - Panorama Point Campground https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recarea/?recid=17638

- Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - Marble Creek Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/mbs/recarea/?recid=17668

https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/233862


Mount Rainier National Park Website - https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/index.htm

Campground within Mount Rainier National Park
https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/campgrounds.htm


Travel From Orange Country CA to Lake Chelan, Washington along 395

1 Travel From Orange Country CA to Lake Chelan, Washington along 395 then through Klamath Falls

2 Travel From Orange Country CA to Lake Chelan, Washington along 395 then through Klamath Falls

3 Travel From Orange Country CA to Lake Chelan, Washington along 395 then through Klamath Falls

Travel From Orange Country CA to Lake Chelan, Washington

Travel From Orange Country CA to Seattle, Washington


Interagency Annual Pass
https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=fsbdev2_027020

Interagency Annual Military Pass - free

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mbs/passes-permits/recreation/?cid=stelprdb5368791

National Forest Camping

Camping in National Forests is often better than camping in National Parks.

The following link on the National Forest wesite helps you find campsites in US National Forests:

https://www.fs.fed.us/ivm/index.html   -  interactive map - select camping and cabins

This site can help you find National Forest campgrounds anywhere in the US.  Sometimes you need to zoom in on the map to see the campgrounds - zoom in!