RV PARKS AND CAMPGROUND REVIEWS

1.  Wenberg County Park, Stanwood, WA
http://www1.co.snohomish.wa.us/Departments/Parks/Park_Information/Park_Directory/Community_Parks/WenbergCountyPark.htm

It's a small park, off the beaten path.  Shady, wooded sites and close to a nice lake with a beach only a few minutes walk away.  Clean, fairly private sites with full hook-ups.

 Washrooms ... clean but very VERY basic, cement floors etc.  Shower takes 'Washington State Tokens' whatever they are!  I give it a 'two roll' rating!













2.  Icicle River RV Park, Leavenworth, WA
http://www.icicleriverrv.com/

Located on beautiful Icicle River, this RV park is very clean but very crowded.  You're pretty much cheek-by-jowl here.  If my side window could open I could touch the rig next to me.
However it is very quiet and the river is pretty.  It's only 2 miles into Leavenworth and so is very convenient if you want to drive in for exploring the town or for meals.
The washrooms are VERY clean and quite deluxe for a campground.  Tiled floor and walls with one regular and one very large shower - complimentary!  I give it a 'five roll' rating!

3.  NK'MIP RV Park, Osoyoos, BC
http://www.nkmip.com/

Our campsite

This is one huge park!  The day we arrived it was crammed full - not only a weekend but they also had a dog show in progress - a ton of sites were taken up by 'dog people'.  After Sunday it quieted down a bit but there's always lots of people coming and going.

garbage at site

Lots of lakefront sites and some more in-land in the trees.  Not a bad place but could use some maintenance here and there.  Our site was filthy when we arrived - cigarette butts, bottle caps, various garbage and POTATOES under the picnic table!  Not sure if this is normal or what but we ended up cleaning the site ourselves.

Restroom

We were a bit disappointed as we thought there'd be free WI-FI but we had to pay and it's only good for one computer.  And that took us a bit to get set up - the front office staff aren't too helpful.
There's showers (pay), clean restrooms (I'd give it a '4-roll' rating) and laundry facilities which could also use some cleaning and a few amenities like somewhere to hang shirts etc.  There is a convenience store although I've never seen it open ... don't know if it's only during the summer.
It was pretty quiet during the night - after the first night when it was so crowded - and the location is great on the lake.

4.  Skands Court, Christina Lake, BC
http://www.christinalake.com/skands/

campsite from lake

Skands is located right on a small beach on Christina Lake.  The sites are treed and all have their own picnic table.  The sites near the lake only have power and water.  If you want a full hook-up you have to be in the 'other side' of the campsite which seems to be full of long-term rigs.  But they do have free dumpage for stays of 2 days or longer and their showers are clean and hot so it wasn't an issue for us.  We managed almost a week without having to dump!
The campground was very quiet but this is September - I hear in July and August it's PACKED and very noisy.

From our site to lake

John, the manager was very helpful and lent us a couple of books that showed what to do in the area.
There's boating of course, and the Trans Canada Trail is close by for hiking and mountain biking.
The rest rooms are clean but pretty bare bones.  I'd give it a 3-roll rating.



5.  Nelson City Campground, Nelson, BC

Nelson City Campground

What can I say?  It's a campground in the middle of the city.  But it is walking distance to shopping and restaurants which is what we wanted.  It's quite small, but has full hook-ups, showers, toilets, laundry etc.  Very clean and well managed.  it has room for larger rigs as well as tents.  I didn't use the washrooms, so can't comment on those - but the laundry facilities are very clean.





6.  Cedar Bay Campground, Kaslo, BC.http://www.cedarbayrvpark.com/

Cedar Bay RV Park

Situated on Kootenay Lake, this campground caters to self-contained, adult-oriented visitors.  There are no toilets, showers - or WI-FI!  Nice treed sites and just a short walk down to the 'beach' - which isn't really a beach but more like just a rocky shore where you can launch your small boat.
It's clean and was pretty much deserted when we were there - just the way we like it!  It has room for big rigs and there are picnic tables and firepits.