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Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

Hi, I'm planning an rv trip from Toronto to Vancouver

TRAILERKING · RV-Dreams Family Member

http://www.tripadvisor.ca/Travel-g153339-c5325/Canada:Rving.The.Trans.Canada.Highway.html

You can stop right here in Regina, Saskatchewan @ Kings Acres Campground http://www.kingsacrescampground.com/. It's right along the highway. I know bjoyce mentioned in his website that he stayed there http://www.sacnoth.com/2005/2005Travels.htm.

You might actually follow bjoyce's website, he has a lot of good travel info. on there. http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_14222398750449&key=07fb2a1f7863b1992bda53cccc658569&libId=287da173-df8c-4cd3-974e-d8099d7c8498&loc=http%3A%2F%2Frv-dreams.activeboard.com%2Ft49793056%2Fgetting-mail%2F&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacnoth.com%2F&ref=http%3A%2F%2Frv-dreams.activeboard.com%2Fp%2Fresults%2F&title=getting%20mail%20-%20RV-Dreams%20Community%20Forum&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sacnoth.com%2F

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A-S Travelers · RV-Dreams Family Member

RV Park Reviews for Canada: www.rvparkreviews.com/

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thank you for replying, TRAILERKING

Ok, so I've got a place to go in Regina. - Thanks

...but, I was kinda hoping for a link to a Trans Canada hwy list of private campgrounds on a map.

That would sure simplify things.

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

That's what I'm looking for, A-S Travelers!
Thanks!

Bookmarked!

-- Edited by Millie on Monday 26th of January 2015 06:54:50 PM

Sr Fox · RV-Dreams Family Member

RVParky is pretty good. I have found all the campgrounds that I know about listed there.

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

Oh! WoW! ...that RVParky site is really good too!
Thanks, Sr Fox!

Bookmarked!

I'm kinda nervous about sleeping overnight at a Trans Canada Hwy rest area.
I guess if there was another rv there with me, it would be ok.
I just don't want to be alone there, because that's where all the chainsaw massacre people hang out.
But, yes, I would like to have the option to consider saving money along the way by staying overnight in a free place. - I noticed the campsites in the other site were $30. give or take, per night.
That RVParky has a wealth of places!
Thanks!

I was worried about the distances between a place to stay overnight, but I looked around, and 'so far' I haven't come across any rv park distances exceeding 62 miles.

I'm comfortable with that.

Thanks again to both of you!!

-- Edited by Millie on Tuesday 27th of January 2015 11:00:59 AM

poncho62 · RV-Dreams Community Member

We went from Ontario to Jasper a couple of years ago....The Thunder Bay KOA is nice.....Just before you get to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, there is a very nice campground, Millers I am pretty sure its called.

RonandBee · RV-Dreams Family Member

If you happen to have an iPhone or iPad, get the app "RV Parky". You can set it up with whatever filters you want, such as 50-amp service, pets, WalMarts, truck stops, etc., and you can do a map search and it will display them and a link to the campground, plus there's reviews and pics on many of the campgrounds. It's a very good app, and it's free!

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

poncho62 wrote:
We went from Ontario to Jasper a couple of years ago....The Thunder Bay KOA is nice.....Just before you get to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, there is a very nice campground, Millers I am pretty sure its called.

Hi, Poncho

I looked up The Thunder Bay KOA. - It's got nice pictures

Yuh, I found Millers campground.

http://www.millerscampground.com/

...it's got nice pictures too.

Thanks

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

RonandBee wrote:
If you happen to have an iPhone or iPad, get the app "RV Parky". You can set it up with whatever filters you want, such as 50-amp service, pets, WalMarts, truck stops, etc., and you can do a map search and it will display them and a link to the campground, plus there's reviews and pics on many of the campgrounds. It's a very good app, and it's free!

Hi, RonandBee

I don't understand anything about an iphone or ipad ...and I don't even have a phone in my home. - I don't like them.

I like laptop communication.

Yes! I can get the RV Parky site on my laptop!

I'd like to have internet all the time when I'm traveling, so, I'm going to see how much that would cost with Rogers.

Otherwise, I'll have internet at a campground.

Thanks

poncho62 · RV-Dreams Community Member

I like laptop communication.
Yes! I can get the RV Parky site on my laptop!
I'd like to have internet all the time when I'm traveling, so, I'm going to see how much that would cost with Rogers.
Otherwise, I'll have internet at a campground.
Thanks

We have a Rogers hub...took it on our Ont-Alberta trip...worked well. WE pay $90/month for 20 gig of data.

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

poncho62 wrote:

We have a Rogers hub...took it on our Ont-Alberta trip...worked well. WE pay $90/month for 20 gig of data.

Oh! I'm getting excited for my plan to come into fruition after waiting for sooo many years!

I will be making my break for my homeland British Columbia between this coming October and January! - Possibly just 9 months away!

Thank you for the Rogers information ...though I don't know what a Rogers hub is?

I'm hoping that Rogers doesn't need a fixed address, and that I can just pay them through my bank account.

$90/month for 20GB doesn't sound too bad. - I have 25GB 'now' for $44.62 per month, and I don't usually exceed 20GB anyway.

Thanks for the info, Poncho.

Do I need one of those small satellite dishes, or will the internet just be in my laptop while I'm traveling along?

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poncho62 · RV-Dreams Community Member

Millie wrote:
poncho62 wrote:

We have a Rogers hub...took it on our Ont-Alberta trip...worked well. WE pay $90/month for 20 gig of data.

Thank you for the Rogers information ...though I don't know what a Rogers hub is?

Do I need one of those small satellite dishes, or will the internet just be in my laptop while I'm traveling along?

The hub is the receiver/modem......It is kind of like a cell phone to send/receive the internet over cell phone service. It is 120 volt, but can be powered by an inverter in your car/RV.....Go to a Rogers store and they will explain it better. We live out in the country, so its the only way we can get high speed internet out here.

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

poncho62 wrote:

The hub is the receiver/modem......It is kind of like a cell phone to send/receive the internet over cell phone service. It is 120 volt, but can be powered by an inverter in your car/RV.....Go to a Rogers store and they will explain it better. We live out in the country, so its the only way we can get high speed internet out here.

Oh! ..So I plug the receiver/modem into the inverter, that's plugged into the lighter socket?

...and then I plug the receiver/modem into my laptop?

Yes, 'when the time comes' I'll talk to Rogers about it.

Thanks

poncho62 · RV-Dreams Community Member

Yes...and its wireless, so you dont have to have your laptop plugged into it......you can go outside with the latop etc while camping

The Restless Youngs · RV-Dreams Family Member

I use Good Sam's trip planner tool for an initial plan (and then refine based on area). It's a free tool for Good Sam's members and you can plan your route, then overlay things along your route like campgrounds (public, private and good sams), camping worlds, pilot/flying J's, and misc. things to do. You can add stops; it will calculate mileage, gas costs, time, etc. Overall have found it very handy and a good resource. Have discovered it doesn't have ALL campgrounds (which is why I'll do some refining once we identify our stops) but great nonetheless!! I did check and it does include Canada.

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

poncho62 wrote:
Yes...and its wireless, so you dont have to have your laptop plugged into it......you can go outside with the latop etc while camping

That's really nice and versatile, Poncho!

Thanks!

...so the only other thing I'll have to get is an inverter that will power the receiver/modem thing and an HP 2510 inkjet all-in-one printer.

Thanks for the info, Poncho.

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

byseaandbyland wrote:
I use Good Sam's trip planner tool for an initial plan (and then refine based on area). It's a free tool for Good Sam's members and you can plan your route, then overlay things along your route like campgrounds (public, private and good sams), camping worlds, pilot/flying J's, and misc. things to do. You can add stops; it will calculate mileage, gas costs, time, etc. Overall have found it very handy and a good resource. Have discovered it doesn't have ALL campgrounds (which is why I'll do some refining once we identify our stops) but great nonetheless!! I did check and it does include Canada.

Thanks, byseaandbyland ...excellent avatar!

I looked-up the Good Sam trip planner tool, but for my one time trip from Toronto to Vancouver, the Good Sam site necessitates a $$$ membership to use the trip planner.

The 'RV Park Reviews' site, ( http://www.rvparkreviews.com/?country=ca ) and the 'RV Parky' site ( http://www.rvparky.com/ ) are free.

But, thanks ...I appreciate the info all the same.

The Good Sam trip planner would be easy to follow available campsites on a map!

...as in this example...

http://www.goodsamclub.com/travel/freetriprouting/

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Neil and Connie · RV-Dreams Family Member

A couple of recommendations. Glowing Embers in Acheson (Edmonton area) is the only decent place we found in that area. Lions CG in Okotoks south of Calgary. Whistler in Jasper, Tunnel Mountain in Banff. Good one in Salmon Arm on West side of the lake but can't remember the name.

Millie · RV-Dreams Family Member

Neil and Connie wrote:
A couple of recommendations. Glowing Embers in Acheson (Edmonton area) is the only decent place we found in that area. Lions CG in Okotoks south of Calgary. Whistler in Jasper, Tunnel Mountain in Banff. Good one in Salmon Arm on West side of the lake but can't remember the name.

Thanks, Neil 'n Connie

'Glowing Embers' is 185 miles too far off of the Trans Canada Hwy.

The Lions Campground in Okotoks is close enough for me to keep in mind. Thanks

Whistler's Campground in Jasper is 114 miles too far off of the Trans Canada Hwy.

Tunnel Mountain Campground in Banff sounds promising. Thanks

I think the campground on the west side of the lake by Salmon Arm is called "Sandy Point Beach Campground". - I'll keep that one in mind also. Thanks

-- Edited by Millie on Monday 2nd of February 2015 05:58:57 PM