My Review of Gold Mountain - Camp Trip #5 of 2015

Camp Trip #5 of 2015 - 2nd to Gold Mountain

When: June 5-7th
Where: Gold Mountain RV Park, Hedley BC Theme – Mardis Gras
Who: 9 adults, 8 kids, 2 dogs

We had SO MUCH FUN at the last theme weekend that Gold Mountain hosted, we decided to book the second one. We reserved site # 14 so that we were close to the playground, communal fire pit and action happening at the summer kitchen! We picked a great spot for that. 

Just like every single time we have ever arrived at Gold Mountain, Tracy and Dave greeted us with smiles and “welcome back” We unhooked the trailer, set up our camp for the weekend and settled down in our favorite place to be. It wasn’t long before I was greeted again by Dave. He had a martini shaker in one hand and 2 salt rimmed margarita glasses in the other. He sat them down on my picnic table and proceeded to pour us his “world famous” Lime Margaritas. I wasn’t about to say no. I had heard so much about these “sneak up on ya” welcome drinks. So I drank Nick’s and my own. Haha. WOW…. They were great!

Our friends all arrived and we reminisced on all of the reasons why we love this campground. In case you haven’t read my previous blogs about Gold Mountain, let me bring you up to speed. Gold Mountain is located approx. 5 kms outside of Hedley – towards Princeton. It takes about an hour and a half to drive there from Penticton. It is a quaint campground located on the beautiful Similkameen River. They have 24 various sized sites. Some sites are along the river bank. Some pull through sites are located in the thick of the action. Some of the sites are small and more private. There are huge trees shading the campsite but sun spots for those moments when you need to bask. They have flush toilets and a shower house. Ice, water, snacks and wood is available for purchase. They have a FREE sani dump too!


This campground also features 4 river view cabins for those who want the camping experience without hauling all of the equipment and gear required. There is a small playground that the kids love, fire pits in each campsite including the communal fire pit and the latest addition – an on-site restaurant that serves up homemade food!

The only complaint I had about the entire weekend was that it went too fast! We should have booked Thursday night too so I could have brushed up for a day on my horse-shoe skills and bocce ball shot. Nick’s only complaint was that Dave and Tracy need to add karaoke to their theme weekends! Lol. All in all, Dave and Tracy were AGAIN the perfect hosts. They had a bocce and horseshoe tournament, an ice cream bar for their guests, a kid’s bike parade and we all shared in a dessert smorgasbord.  These theme weekends are a great way to get campers together and bonding. How often is it that you speak to your camping neighbors? Probably not often enough. Gold Mountain boasts this camper socialization with their theme weekends and amazing hospitality.

                                                                                                                                                                     

Gold Mountain again, did not disapoint! 6 stars again for outstanding hospitality, endless amenities, the best value for your dollar and the easy access, close proximity to home and of course (as long as your dog is on a leash and you clean up after it) pet friendly!

 

We booked the final theme weekend of the year – October 3^rd weekend. Mexican theme night! I cannot wait to see what Tracy and Dave will drum up this time. Of course if Nick had his way, it would be karaoke.

My Review of Ashnola River - Camp Trip # 4 of 2015

Camp Trip #4 of 2015
When: May 14th - 18th
Where: Ashnola River - Keremeos, BC
Who: 7 adults, 5 kids, 4 dogs.

 May Long weekend - the gateway to camping season for some. Just another camping weekend to most avid campers. Interestingly enough, I had a conversation with another avid camper. Knowing he is a hard-core camper, I asked him where he and his family were camping for May Long this year. He chuckled and said "This is the weekend that rookies camp. We avoid camping on this weekend" What an interesting concept. He is right. I have camped every May Long since I was 16 years old - with the exception of my dear Brother's wedding (how dare he pick May Long to get married! haha.) Regardless, every year May long is a gong show. It's hard to find a place to camp that isn't booked solid or free sites packed with campers arriving on Tuesday to secure their spots. I have camped all over the Okanagan valley for May Long weekend. I have seen my fair share of nightmares occur. Everything from accidents, to fines from conservation officers, out of control fires and parties that go until the next morning. My friend was right, although tradition plays a large role in why I camp on May Long, it is definitely the weekend that the rookies come out to play - sometimes those who have the least amount of respect for our beautiful back-country.

To avoid the riffraff and enjoy our own solitude, we like to camp along the Ashnola river. May long weekend is a dangerous time to camp along a river with run off allowing the river to rise 2-3 feet during the weekend.  However, our children have been taught river safety since they were old enough to understand hand signals. My father watched a young boy drown in the Similkameen river when he was young. He instilled it into my brain very young and I have done the same with my kids.

*** A WORD OF CAUTION*** This is a fast moving river with powerful undercurrent. Even the most experienced swimmer can get caught in the undertow and be swept away. Keep children and pets away from the river!

 I have reviewed on this campground before and all of the reasons why I love it and the Ashnola area in general.


DIRECTIONS: Drive to Keremeos. If travelling from the Penticton area, take the bypass and drive as if you are headed to Princeton. When you see the Red Bridge in sight (just a couple kms from the bypass turn off onto the highway), turn left onto the road and go over the red bridge. From there you will have a nice scenic drive through country side pastures and farms. You will drive through a reserve, past the pow-wow grounds (also a great campground!!). As the paved road turns to gravel, set your odometer. This is "ground zero" from this marking drive up and take in the surroundings. There is something heart warming to me as I drive along the Ashnola River. Large river boulders, steep cliffs, fauna and a dirt road. There are MANY campgrounds along the way. Some are rec sites - run by the LSIB. They have user fees so be aware if you camp in one of these marked campgrounds. There are man-made pull offs along the way as well. As soon as you get to km 16, you will notice the road is not grated and maintained. From here on up, there is no fee to camp.

Since the Ashnola is becoming increasingly popular, I won't say which KM marking our favorite campsite is - go explore for yourself! But I will warn you that past 19km, the road gets narrow in parts and there are some major rock slides that you will not get a car through. So be prepared if you are headed past 16 kms.

On to our May Long trip this year! 

Every year we contemplate whether our favorite spot will be taken when we get up the mountain. This year a couple of us headed up on Wednesday afternoon and dropped the trailers off and set up a tent. Thankfully our space was vacant so we set up camp and locked up. We headed out of town on Thursday after work. Kids, dogs, a tank full of water and enough groceries and booze to last us 4 nights. Since it's such a long haul back to town, we try to make sure we are over-prepared. Just in case! The trip takes us approximately an hour and 30 minutes - with no trailer in tow. One thing to know about the Ashnola area is there are mosquitoes and they are BIG.  We carry "OFF" in the truck and immediately spray ourselves when we get there. We go to work setting up our gazebo tent with screens and shelter for the kids to play bug and rain free.

In the mountains, the weather comes and goes so fast. we had 1 overnight and early morning of torrential downpour but most days consisted of tank tops and shorts. The weather really was on our side this May Long!

Dead fall is everywhere. So bring a chainsaw. You will never have a shortfall of wood. We left 1/2 a cord behind for the next campers!

 This is what we love about the change up of camping in the bush with no neighbours. We can have our music up loud (which we did - a dance party happened!!) The kids can shoot their BB guns and bow and arrows safely and our dogs can roam free. No-pay camping doesn't hurt either!

The only downfalls to camping 45 minutes from a town and cell service is emergencies and the pain when you forget something or run out and need to drive to town to get it. In the end, camping in solitude is worth it!




One last thing I would like to add about this camp trip is that I FINALLY used my Coleman "Pudgy Pie" maker. WOW.... it made the most perfect grilled ham and cheese that I have every had! I have tons of recipes on different pudgy pie recipes. You can add everything from leftover spaghetti to nutella and banana to bacon and eggs! I am going to go buy a couple more. I suggest you go grab one too. They are sold at Canadian Tire and Walmart.
What a pudgy pie griller looks like - click here
Recipes found here on Pinterest!

All in all, we had an excellent May Long weekend with friends, kids and dogs galore.

*Same score as always*
SOLD 4 1/2 stars from me. It gets points for - free, pet friendly, no facilitators (private), play your music as LOUD as you want, tons of space, shady and sunny, on a river. Downfalls - no cell service, 45 minutes from town, no hookups (obviously)
If you are a back country camper, THIS is your spot! You will not be disappointed!

Next on our 2015 camping adventure -

GOLD MOUNTAIN RV PARK!

We had previously booked Beaver Lake but we just couldn't pass up another theme weekend at Gold Mountain so we cancelled our reservation and booked with Tracy and Dave at Gold Mountain. The theme is "Mardi Gras". Event details for the weekend include: Bocci Ball Tournament, Dessert Potluck, Kid's Bike Parade and an Ice Cream bar. Who can say no to that?

June is a busy camping month for us! Stay tuned and thanks for reading! Be share to click "share this post" with your friends and family!

My Review of Gold Mountain RV Park - Camp Trip # 3 of 2015

Camp Trip #3 of 2015
When: April 30- May 3rd
Where: Gold Mountain RV Park , Hedley, BC
Who: 20 adults, 15 kids, 7 dogs,

Where do I even start?

I couldn’t wait to get home to start my blog on this camp trip. 35 of us set off to camp at Gold Mountain in Hedley. We arrived and left on different days. My experience is based off a 3 night stay Thurs-Sun. I wish we didn’t have to leave.

From the moment we arrived on Thursday afternoon, the flawless hospitality started. Dave and Tracy were quick to greet us and back us into our river view sites. With a quick reminder to “stay away from the river banks” and not to go down by the river, my 8 year old was off running and I barely saw him again the rest of the weekend.

Our party stayed in sites 9 through 12, 14, 15, 16, 22 and cabins 1 & 2 and even the rented RV which sits in site # 2. The campground is small enough that you can feel safe letting the school aged kids run free (as long as they understand the dangers of the river!) Everything is nice and close - bathrooms, playgrounds etc.

Of course we tried our hardest to be respectful of the other campers that didn’t belong to our group. But all bets were off Saturday night when the party started! Saturday’s “country & western” theme starts at 1pm with the beginnings of an awesome (and competitive) horseshoe tournament! The finals carried us through right until dinner started at 6pm. All guests brought a good old fashioned pot luck dish to go with the tasty baron beef roast that Dave BBQ’d all day for us. It was a scrumptious dinner enjoyed by a community of campers. Dave brought out some communal liquor (wow!!) We all enjoyed the green grass, company and gorgeous weather. There were horse games too and so many were dressed up in their boots and hats. It made for a great day! We had a few communal fire pits going with music until quite late – this was expected but also respectfully low for other campers who were early to bed. The kids had nerf gun wars and played tag in the dark. Everyone was smiling and happy!

Gold Mountain has a couple more upcoming theme weekends. Mardi Gras and Mexican. One at the beginning of June and the other in October. Get your sites quick!

In case this is your first time reading me blog about Gold Mountain, I will update you on the amenities.
- Fire pits in all of the sites plus a communal fire pit. Firewood $8 for wheel barrow full.
- Coin operated showers ($1 for a generous 5 minutes) plus flush toilets and a laundry facility
- Free wifi – although the cell service is shotty and Roger’s apparently does work
- Free cable – 2 channels but hey, it’s free!
- Free sani dump. How awesome is that?
- Playground, giant chess game, horseshoe pits, summer kitchen and morning coffee is always on for guests
- Gold panning, tubing and fishing in the river!
- Little store with ice and the basics that you may have forgotten.

$31 a night gets you all of that plus power and water. 4 cabins available for rent and even an rv – nice one too!

If there was any suggestion I would make for Gold Mountain it would be to try to create more of a beach along the river. It would be so awesome if we could sit in the river with our lawn chairs for hours on end in the summer :)

 The trees keep this campground both shaded and available for sun seekers. We moved our chairs around chasing the sun. It was beautiful weather and we all enjoyed the manicured lawns and conversation with other campers.

 My little slice of heaven. Having breakfast with this view from campsite # 12

Who wouldn't want to cook breakfast on an open fire pit with this kind of view?

Sites 12, 11, 10. As you can see, they are spacious enough to have multiple slide outs!

Pets are welcome – on leashes and all guests must clean up after them. That is understandable though. It’s respect. There are tons of green areas to walk your dogs. You can also walk the highway down to Doug’s Homestead and pick up some jerky. Word of caution – get there at 9 when they open if you want to get any. They sell out right away. I also understand a new restaurant will be opening up on the premises. I am excited to try this out next time I am there. It opens May 15th. Hedley is only a 5 minute drive and has a general store which sells liquor. Just in case you run out.

This is the perfect place for a family reunion or even a group gathering like we did.
Gold Mountain gets a 6/6 stars from me!

• Pet Friendly
• Good value for the price - better than Provincial!
• Great amenities
• Location is ideal - a little over an hour from Penticton and you don't have to fight traffic.
• The best camp facilitators you will ever find! 
• Shaded and Sunny spots - some smaller, some spacious. All green and nicely manicured.

You cannot even stay at any of the popular Okanagan provincial parks anymore for $31 a night. This is $31 but includes water, power and free sani!

Book this gem! People are catching on quickly to the amazing hospitality. This place is a rising star.

Hands down, it’s the best campground around.

My Review of Pickard Creek Campground - Camp Trip # 2 of 2015

Camp Trip #2 of 2015

When: April 2-April 5th
Where: Pickard Creek Recreation Site , Hedley, BC
Who: 4 adults, 4 dogs, 1 cat plus a few friends also camping in the same camprgound!

It was a whirlwind of a very short week. We got home from Bear Creek on Sunday and headed out to Hedley on Thursday afternoon for the Easter long weekend. It's amazing how little preparation time it takes when you don't take any kids camping. My list was 1/2 a page long of to do/pack/buy. I recycled the same laundry from last weekend - 1 load in the washer/dryer and straight back out to the trailer.

We loaded up our groceries, all of the animals and we were off. It took us just over an hour to get to Pickard Creek. For those of you that aren't familiar with this area, allow me to explain. Once you pass through Hedley, (don't blink!) you will start to see a series of campgrounds about 3-5 kms out. Riverhaven, then Gold Mountain, then Stemwinder and lastly, Pickard Creek. If it's dark when you arrive you might miss it if you aren't watching. If you cross the bridge you have gone to far. Pickard Creek is a rec site - meaning minimal services with minimal rules for minimal fees. At this campground, the cost is nothing for the value you get. I will get into this later.

In the meantime.... here was my morning view. Serene.

Pickard Creek is free until May 1st. After that it is $12 a night. It consists of 16 campsites. The PDF map can be found here. The sites are beautiful, spacious and they all have a view of the river. Some are much more private than others. Some are so big you could fit 2 or 3 trailers at them. There are big picnic tables and nice fire pits with grates at every site. The driveways are all shale so not so easy for kids on bikes but I am sure it helps keep the dust down in the summer. There are a couple pit toilets located throughout the campground. If you are worried about highway noise, the sound of the river drowns it out. There is even a wheelchair friendly site (#3) and a wheelchair friendly pit toilet located across from that site with a ramp. What a nice touch! 

 As you can see - a beautiful view and well kept sites...

 We settled into site #1 - again, the dogs bark at everyone so we wanted to make sure we were farthest away from everyone else. Unfortunately we overlooked the bike/walk trail right next to our site. Ha! Oh well.... we only had a few kids on bikes come through and the dogs were kept under control.

We fit our 24' + trailer and our friend's 28'+ trailer in one spot with 2 trucks and STILL had room.

There isn't a site I wouldn't stay in - they are all so nice.

The biggest thing this campground has going for it that no other campground along this strip has, is the river access. There is a flat area - huge "beach" and a couple swim holes. I always need to remind everyone with children and dogs to BE CAREFUL on this river no matter how low it is and how good of a swimmer they may be. The undercurrent is strong.

Either way, this campground would be best utilized in hot summer months to cool off.

Ok... so I know you are all wondering about bringing a cat camping. Our cat is "special" - he thinks he is human and a dog. He thinks I am his Mama and after last weekend leaving him at home with my Dad for 2 days, I was worried sick and couldn't do it again. We weighed the risks and decided to bring him. Without kids "accidently" leaving the screen door open, the risk of his escape was low. He came out every day for snuggles by the warm fire but he was happy just being in the trailer looking out the window at all the new surroundings.

Here is our little Cheeto.

So in conclusion, this campground is definitely worth another visit. If you live in Penticton it's a long haul to head without knowing you will get a site but if you picked a regular weekend and went out on a Thursday afternoon, you would likely get a site no problem. As I said earlier, this is free until May 1st and then $12 a night afterwards.
Compare that price to Stemwinder next door.

Stemwinder - $18 a night (after April 10th)
Pickard Creek - $12 a night (after May 1st)
Stemwinder and Pickard Creek - pit toilets only
Pickard Creek - room for big rigs
Stemwinder - there may be 1 or 2 spots suitable for a trailer over 22'
Pickard Creek - accessible swimming/fishing and easy access
Stemwinder - not a very big area for fishing/swimming and not easy access - especially for someone with mobility issues.

The one thing Stemwinder has over Pickard Creek is the reservation system - which can work both for and against you. If you are organized like me, knowing you have a reservation is the best way to go... But then again, sometimes half the adventure is not knowing where you are camping when you hit the highway.

A few small tips about the Hedley area....

This is hands down, Hedley's BEST kept secret. Well, it's not really a secret. If it was then they wouldn't sell out of jerkey and peperoni within 20 minute every day. PS - It opens on April 15th this year. DOUG'S HOMESTEAD!

The "Hedley General Store" employs the NICEST people. I go there a couple times during every trip out that way. The service is great. They sell liquor, fresh baked goods, everything you may need for groceries, meat, veggies/fruit and even farm fresh eggs! Support the small town store instead of hitting Walmart before you leave town. They do rely on tourist dollars. They appreciate the business. Their prices are very reasonable too.

Take tubes and float the river! Again - no small children :( Get dropped off at the bridge just up the road or start right from Pickard Creek. Float into Hedley and have someone pick you up!

Bring some "gold pans" from home (bowls will work fine) and let the kids do some gold panning from the shores. Just be sure they are wearing a life jacket. Safety First!

Enjoy this beautiful little town. Support the local economy. Go to the flea market. Browse through the antique stores. Have a piece of pie at the Nickel Plate Restaurant or a bowl of soup at the Hitching Post Restaurant.


RATING for Pickard Creek: 4/6

• Pet Friendly - not too many rules in rec sites
• Location is good (1 hour from Penticton and so-so cell service)
• Free or cheap (good value for the money exchanged, even in the summer)
• Amenities - not so good unless you are a bike/hike/fish/swim/sunbath by the river kind of person
• Big beautiful sites - spacious and river views. Next to highway but the river drowns out most of the noise.

Next stop.... Gold Mountain Campground, Hedley, BC for their opening weekend! April 30th-May 3rd. I spoke with Tracy and Dave this morning who told me they still have a few campsites left. Be sure to book right away! They are hosting a Western BBQ that weekend. They are serving up a BBQ dinner with their guests bringing potluck to share. Music, games etc. How awesome is that!
Email them here for reservations: office@goldmountaincampground.com

My review of Bear Creek Provincial Park - Camp Trip # 1 of 2015

Camp Trip #1 of 2015

When: March 27th-29th
Where: Bear Creek Provincial Park
Who: 2 adults, 2 teenagers, 2 kids, 2 dogs and a couple visitors


The excitement *may* have been similar to Christmas Eve in our house on Thursday evening. Kids had all of their worldly possessions packed. Food was prepared. The last few items on the list were ready to be ticked off in the morning.

Our original plan was to leave Penticton at 6am so that we could be there for 7am when the gates opened for the first time of the season. Once I crawled into bed at 11pm, I has second thoughts. Instead I shut my alarm off and knew the kids would wake me up.

We left the house around 7:30. We rolled into Bear Creek at 8:30am - anxious and excited to pick a spot!  I quickly scanned the area. One vehicle in a spot with a couple setting up a tent. Good timing! We were 1/2 way around the first turn when we were met by Patrick, the camp facilitator. He greeted us with a warm smile and pointed out that 3 sites were already reserved and paid for at 7am. He, like us, had also contemplated whether there would be anyone sitting at the gates at 7. He said there was 3 people in line. He was quick to remind us that camp fees went up to $35 a night, sani was still at $5 and extra vehicles remained at $12 per night. We discussed whether we thought it would be busy, the weather, the best sites for the kids closest to the playgrounds and off we went.

We pulled up to site # 35. It was the best for us. Close to the playground, against the open green space, large enough and close to the bathrooms. I pulled in and paid the man. Then we set up camp!

Love the big green spaces. If you are headed out to this spot, make sure to bring lots of stuff to do. Here are some of the things we saw people/kids doing this weekend: Soccer, Bocci ball, geocaching, frisbee, baseball, football, flying a kite. Bring it all! Just watch out for goose poop. There is a lot of it.

I absolutely LOVE this campground for kids on bikes. It's flat with lots of speed bumps to slow cars down. There are 3 large loops for the kids to race around. We saw kids on bikes, long boards and scooters. Don't leave home without something for the kids to race around on! You will regret it otherwise.

The weekend was great. The campsites filled up rather quickly. They only had 1 loop open. This was sites 1-44. I really do believe that all sites at Bear Creek are quality sites. They are well spaced with lots of choices in shady, sunny, lake sites or private sites. Some of the doubles are quite small. I wouldn't use doubles - to me they are a waste of money. Get single sites with your friends and family for the same price and way more space. Like I said it last year's review, doubles are NOT made for trailers - or anything with slide outs.... unless you are a slide out and your neighbor is a tent.

One thing that made me very happy to see as I walked my dogs throughout the loops was the amount of people that get "into the spirit" of camping. Campers hung decorations, lights, paper lanterns and neat little decorative stakes into the ground.

Of course the weather wasn't exactly cooperative. We chased every ray of sunshine that we could with our chairs but we wrapped ourselves with blankets around the fire at night. It was damp and chilly. NOTE: when trying to light a fire for the first time of the year in the fire pits at provincial parks, bring in your own DRY wood and dry kindling. We had a heck of a time because the pits are wet and moist and cold and haven't had anything hot inside of it for months.

Regardless of duck poop and crappy weather (both out of our control) we had a good time and made the best of it!

Camp set up:

An interesting tip that I learned this weekend and didn't know. Bikes are free at Provincial Parks. One bike per adult. So you could come in with 5 adults on 5 bikes and put up a few tents and it would all be covered under one cost. Interesting to know!

So for this trip I have to give it a 5.5 /6 stars.
Patrick, our facilitator was friendly, happy and helpful.
The sites are fantastic. The amenities are perfect - playground, shower, bathroom, sani dump, trails, lake. 
Location is convenient. Just a few kms off Hwy 97 on Westside Road. Took us about 45 minutes to get there.
VERY pet friendly - I think every campsite had a dog. So many great trails for you to walk your dog. I put 10,000 steps on my fit bit in a day, no problem!
The only downfall to this is the price. :( $35 a night now (plus $5 sani) is steep... especially in shoulder season when you can't utilize 100% of the amenities (the lake). BC Parks really needs to put Bear Creek on its radar for electrical. Especially if it wants to keep jacking up the prices. Private campsites that offer the same beauty and include utilities is now looking much more appealing to me.


Next stop.... Pickard Creek, Hedley, BC - Easter weekend!

Smells like SPRING. Time for camping....

The sun is warm through the window.... the blades on my lawn are starting to turn bright shades of green.... Camping gear is starting to appear on the front pages of the Canadian Tire flyer.

So I guess it must be time :)

5 more sleeps until our first camping trip of the season!!

This year I will be blogging our camping trips with reviews and reflections of our time spent at various campgrounds around the Okanagan/Similkameen and Boundary Country.

First stop.... BEAR CREEK on Westside Road for opening day! March 27th. The trailer has been overhauled, stripped and cleaned, stocked and is ready to roll....

My list started out as a 3 pager this time.... to do - to make - to check - to pack - to buy. It's down to "to pack" and "to make" The first trip of the year is always the most expensive. My master wish list of stuff to buy for the trailer has been widdled down considerably.... but there are still things I really want to add.... Like a new Honda generator. One day!

Our first trip of the year will include 2 adults and 4 kids... plus 2 dogs. Yes, we are crazy! We picked Bear Creek as our first trip of the year for many reasons. We carefully considered the options this early in the year. We chose Bear Creek because 1) It has a playground 2) Its perfectly flat with paved roads which are best for little ones riding their bikes. 3) showers 4) low elevation.
We did not pick it for price. It is going to cost us $70 to camp for 2 nights at Bear Creek... plus $5 for the sani dump on our way out. STEEP!

This time of year, the pickings are slim. Provincial park wise in our area, this is what is open:
Stemwinder
Okanagan North
Bear Creek.
Because we have the kids, Bear Creek was the obviously and FLAT choice.

Although the cost to stay at Bear Creek now exceeds some private campgrounds, our only reason to stay here is because of the lack of choices. Lakeside Resort in Oliver is open but you must be 100% self sufficient - their bathrooms and showers are not open. Gallagher Lake Resort might be open too - but no fires allowed. No thanks!

In the meantime, while I count down the days, have you planned your camp trips yet? I hope so because the reservation line for Discover Camping BC opened on March 15th. Locally almost everything is sold out for the prime weekends.

This is our camp trip list so far this year!

Bear Creek, Provincial - Westbank
Pickard Creek, Forestry - Hedley
Gold Mountain RV Park, Private - Hedley
Ashnola, Forestry - Keremeos
Beaver Lake Resort, Private - Winfield
Banbury Greens, Private - Kaleden
Kettle River, Provincial - Rock Creek
Peach Orchard, Private - Summerland

This just takes us 1/2 way through July!

Stay tuned for our trip report on Bear Creek.