can's say about the concrete aspect , but on Cascades Lakes Hwy .......... Go to Mt. Batchelor Ski area, and just keep going .........the road curves around behind Mt. Batchelor, then heads south........to a chain of lakes. Nice camping in there, close to Bend, spectacular, etc. Scott www.turbovans.com Medford/Ashland, OR
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:26 PM Subject: [NVC] Camping recco w/ ADA near Bend, Or
> While my newly-fused ankle heals I am not permitted to do any > weight-bearing on one leg for the next several months. Nevertheless, Mrs > Squirrel and I would like to take a short camping trip this summer. Like, > next weekend. > > My ankle blew out in May, and we've not been able to go camping at all > since moving here to Bend, Oregon last August. Heck -- I don't even know > if the drinking water system made it through this year's winter. I was > planning to get the van camping-ready in May. But life intruded. > > So anyway, we're looking for recommendation for a pretty, quiet campground > within an hour or so of Bend. Near a lake or river, sufficiently developed > to provide ADA camping sites (concrete is miles easier to navigate on a > wheelchair than dirt or gravel). No hookups needed. > > Next year, when I'm back up on both legs, we will seek out more of the > lovely remote and primitive CGs in and near this pretty state, but for now > easy does it. > > -- > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano > Bend, OR > KG6RCR |
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