Camping

[noel]

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Originally posted by Thornley
I am pleased to announce that we bought a new tent and several items of equipement (camping variety) two weeks ago and headed for Coniston last weekend. We had a great time, just hubby, myself and the dog.

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Vannessa do many sites accept dogs? It's one thing that's putting me off getting a caravan, I have 2 eldritch <g> dogs that I will have to take with me. Bala is a beautiful area. We used to white water raft there.

[William R]

Went to the Corporation site at Burniston just outside Scarborough with sons caravan, They allowed dogs to go to the dog run. It was the filthiest place I have ever seen (the dog run) so we went out in the car every night to let him have a run along the cliff walks. Flower of May also has a dog run thats not too good. We thought enough of our dog to be sure he had somewhere decent to "GO"
My advice would be if you`re not sure of the facilities in this dog hating country, and think anything about it, put it in Kennels you can trust. It may cost, but its cheaper than vets bills. Been on many sites, but the best we found was at Banbury, you didn`t have to leave tyre marks on the lawns, and facilities were excellent
Cheerio from over the Pennines, William R.

[Thornley]

Noel, hubby did a quick search on Yahoo, for campsites, and we have found several campsites that take dogs. The one in Coniston did say that dogs had to be on a lead but very few were. The site was clean and I not notice any problems with fouling etc. Main of the sites in and around lake Bala accept dogs. Vanessa

[LDunlop76]

Noel, if your dogs have pets' passports, most French campsites accept dogs too, though there's often a rule about keeping them on a lead. I have never seem any problems with dog mess on campsites over there.

I have been in caravans in this country where adjacent vans had dogs. The dogs were generally tethered to the vans so they didn't wander off the pitch when their owners were in the bar or whatever. I don't think you'll have problems taking your dogs with you so long as you check the campsite's policy beforehand.

[anacortesdamp]

I guess we get a bit blase about our camping facilities. After reading the posts earlier, I did a bit of research in Woodall's Camping Directory. They list 450 campgrounds in Washington state. There's a population of a little over 5 million in an area of 66,500 square miles. The campgrounds are a mix of State, County, City, US Army Corps of Engineers, National Parks, commercial and Private Club facilities. With the exception of the members-only club sites, the others are accessible to anyone.

Typical of those we stay at is in the picture below, which I snapped at about 07:00 and which will appear after Martin has done his thing. This is Beebe Bridge County Park, near the eastern Washington town of Chelan. All the sites are paved (asphalt) and level. They all have mains electricity and water and some have sewer hook-ups too. I think there were 85 sites, with lots of green space between. We travel with our two Labradors, and when the picture was taken, we also had three of our grandchildren along. If you don't have a dog, you're definitely in a minority. Some campgrounds have pet restrictions, but they're identified in Woodall's so you can call for details.

We usually stay at government-owned facilities or commercial ones in the Kampgrounds of America (KOA) chain. KOA's have the advantage of having a small grocery store, laundry facilities and a swimming pool, but they cost a few dollars more.

Beebe Bridge was $20 a night, including the power and water (not meterd) We've paid $40 at KOA and not had as nice a site.

For anyone interested in our neck of the woods, there's a State Tourism web-site at www.experiencewashington.com. It's a beautiful part of the world.

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Frank

[anacortesdamp]

Thanks for adding the picture, Martin. It didn't suffer at all from the reduction in resolution.

Frank

[Thornley]

Frank, the campsite looks wonderful but I don't think my dog's passport will get us that far[]

[Thornley]

Must just add, the cars all packed and the dog is sat waiting. We should be setting off in an hour or so. I can't wait for a bit of rest. I have just spent 3 days at a conference and I'm shattered[] Hope you all have a good weekend.
Vanessa

[Martin]

Have fun Vanessa... take lots of photos!

[LDunlop76]

Have a good time, Vanessa!

Idyllic campsite, Frank. (I wouldn't fancy the hard standing with a tent though - nowhere to drive the pegs in! LOL!)