I know I know, it has been a long time since we updated the blog. So hello if you are new here, and hey again if you have been following us since the beginning! We seriously appreciate each of you! I had all the amazing plans to keep this blog updated as we go, but man keeping up with RV life and trying to keep the blog updated is a challenge to say the least! However, we have documented our journey on YouTube if you haven’t seen Season 1 yet, and we always put where we stayed in the description box.
This season was all about finding our travel style, learning ALL. THE. TIME. and enjoying this new found time together as a family. So without further ado, here is our Season 1 West Coast Route and where we stayed. Keep in mind we did about ZERO planning or booking ahead. We usually pull up Campendium and search, however we just got a Thousand Trails camping pass so we will see how that goes. It was definitely one crazy adventure. Also, can we talk about how the route is in the shape of a heart? Mostly because we had to drive to a major city when we were having our generator issues! Did not do that on purpose, but it is so fitting!

Surprise, AZ | Kathleen’s Mom’s House |
Grand Canyon National Park | Desert View Campground |
Page, AZ | Horseshoe Bend |
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park | South Rim Campground |
Montrose, CO | Jellystone |
Central City, CO | Columbine Campground |
Badlands, SD | Nomad View Dispersed |
Custer, SD | French Creek RV Park |
Sheridan, WY | Walmart |
Gardiner, MT | Yellowstone RV Park |
Yellowstone National Park | Mammoth Hot Springs |
Kelly, WY | Gros Ventre Campground |
Salt Lake City, UT | Antelope Island State Park |
Salt Lake City, UT | KOA |
Bruneau, ID | Bruneau Dunes State Park |
Stanley, ID | Mountain Village Resort |
Bruneau, ID | Bruneau Dunes State Park |
La Grande, OR | Grande Hot Springs RV Resort |
Portland, OR | Jantzen Beach RV Park |
Tillamook, OR | Blue Heron Cheese Company |
Tillamook, OR | Port of Tillamook Bay RV Park |
Colusa, CA | Colusa Casino |
Coarsegold, CA | Yosemite RV Resort |
San Clemente, CA | San Mateo Campground |
Surprise, AZ | Kathleen’s Mom’s House |
Since we decided to go through Southern CA, Phoenix was the next stop that made sense so we stopped and stayed at our home base for a couple weeks before heading to the Balloon Fiesta. Here is our route we took before heading back out for Season 2!

Flagstaff, AZ | Twin Arrows Casino |
Albuquerque, NM | Fulltime Families Rally |
Alamogordo, NM | Boot Hill RV Park |
Surprise, AZ | Kathleen’s Mom’s House |