Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B

We stayed at Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B in West Glacier, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A nice place for a family reunion. We met up with some family members to hang out together and visit Glacier National Park.

Dates:

  • Check in: 2022-09-02
  • Check out: 2022-09-11
  • 9 nights

Weather:

  • Mostly sunny, one day with a little drizzle
  • High temps ranging between 66-93°F, lows around 32-50°F
  • A little wind

Noise:

  • No road noise; some train noise
  • No neighbor noise

Site:

  • #3, back in, gravel, with small concrete pad under back wheels
  • Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
  • Not level due to concrete pad
  • Large site: about 90 feet long by about 90 feet wide
  • Full hookups:
    • 50 amp power, not very conveniently located
    • 45 PSI water, conveniently located (boosted from our tank)
    • Good sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10-foot pipe)
  • Picnic table on grass
  • Tall trees on driver side; clear sky for Starlink

Internet (in usage priority order):

  • Starlink: 25 Mbps down, 4 Mbps up, 55 ms ping
  • AT&T: 18-37 Mbps down, 5-8 Mbps up, 120 ms ping
  • Verizon: 18 Mbps down, 9 Mbps up, 80 ms ping
  • T-Mobile: no service
  • Campground Wi-Fi: available but not used

Amenities:

  • Dumpsters
  • No pool
  • Onsite cafe
  • Package delivery to office

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Great place for a family reunion

We met up with several members of the family so we could do Glacier. We have a 40′ motorhome and had a great back-in site on the edge of the property, central to where everyone else stayed in the park with their small trailer, rooftop tent, and glamping pod rental, so there was something for everyone. Being just a couple of miles from Glacier was great for day trips to the park. It was wonderful having the caf on site for breakfast or a latte in the morning. We camped at Moose Creek RV Park and B&B in a Motorhome.

The RV park map:

Map

Our site before parking:

Our site before parking

Our site:

Our site

Our site

The weird little concrete pad:

Concrete pad

Back jacks; no need for jack pads on concrete:

Jacks

Utilities:

Utilities

We used the Starlink dish; I put out cones to mark the cable, since it was on grass (good thing, too, since the grass was mowed while we were out; they mowed around the cable):

Cones for Starlink

The entrance:

Entrance

Office and playground:

Office and playground

Phone booth (kids, ask your parents):

Phone booth

Group fire pit:

Group fire pit

Bathrooms:

Bathrooms

Dog park:

Dog park

Other sites:

Other sites

Other sites

A retro trailer at the dump station:

Retro trailer

The back of our site:

Our site

Sites 42 and 41, where some of our family stayed:

Other sites

The parents stayed in a glamping pod:

Glamping pods

Glamping pod

Glamping pod

Glamping pod

Glamping pod

A nice thing about this park was an on-site café:

Cafe

Café breakfast:

Cafe breakfast

Another café breakfast, eating in the nice little seating area by the café:

Cafe breakfast

Dinner while watching baseball on our outside TV:

Dinner and baseball

There are wildfires in the area; here’s a helicopter with a water bucket:

Helicopter with water bucket

For the last family breakfast, I cooked bacon and pancakes on my griddle:

Griddle bacon

Griddle pancakes

A sunset:

Sunset

Our coach after removing the Magne Shades, in preparation for departure:

Our coach

Travel from Marion to West Glacier, Montana

We drove our coach 64 miles, about 1 hour of driving, from Marion, Montana to West Glacier, Montana.

The map route, heading northeast:

Map route

Leaving the McGregor Lakes RV campground:

Leaving campground

US-2:

US-2

A barn:

Barn

An interesting building:

Interesting building

Crossing Flathead River:

Flathead River

We stopped at Woody’s Country Store for lunch; unusual in our coach, but I noticed that they have parking available for big rigs:

Coach parked at Woody's

Reserved parking

Woody's

Woody's

Woody's

Tasty BLT and excellent fries:

Lunch

Back to our coach:

Our coach

Paladin in the steps:

Paladin in the steps

Flathead River again:

Flathead River

Bridge

Hungry Horse; a place name that reminds me of a Hungry Horse restaurant I went to as a kid in New Zealand:

Hungry Horse

The Huckleberry Patch, where Jenn later got a huckleberry pie, pancake mix, etc:

The Huckleberry Patch

Our destination, Moose Creek RV Resort and B&B:

Moose Creek RV Resort

Approaching the office (a little narrow for a big coach):

Office

Jenn checking in:

Checking in

We unhooked our truck out front:

Unhooked truck

I drove the truck to our site, while Jenn drove our coach around a longer route, to avoid a sharp corner:

Coach approaching

Coach approaching

McGregor Lakes RV

We stayed at McGregor Lakes RV in Marion, Montana. (Campground Reviews listing.)

A one-night stay, with a restaurant across the road.

Dates:

  • Check in: 2022-09-01
  • Check out: 2022-09-02
  • 1 night

Weather:

  • Sunny
  • High temp at 87°F, low at 52°F
  • No real wind

Noise:

  • Some highway road noise,  train noise
  • Not much neighbor noise

Site:

  • #4, pull through, gravel
  • Didn’t need to disconnect toad; we left it connected, since only staying one night
  • Somewhat level
  • Medium site: about 90 feet long by about 30 feet wide
  • Full hookups:
    • 50 amp power, fairly conveniently located
    • Didn’t connect water or sewer, since only one night
  • Picnic table and fire pit on grass
  • A few small trees

Internet (in usage priority order):

  • Starlink: 9-25 Mbps down, 10 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
  • AT&T: no service
  • Verizon: no service
  • T-Mobile: no service
  • Campground Wi-Fi: limited, not used

Amenities:

  • Dumpsters
  • No pool

Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:

Nice spot for a quick stop

We stayed here one night on our way to Glacier. Our site was reasonably level, and it was easy access to the highway but without any road noise. Having the lodge restaurant across the street was very nice on a travel day. We camped at McGregor Lakes RV in a Motorhome.

The RV park map:

Map

Our site:

Our site

Our site

Our site

Our site

A video of the bedroom slide coming out:

Paladin in the steps:

Paladin in the steps

View across the road:

View across the road

The Lodge:

The Lodge

The Lodge:

Lake view:

Lake view

Food:

Food

Food

Sunset:

Sunset

Sign:

Sign

Other sites

A good idea; using a bucket to carry a water softener (something I plan to get one day):

Water softener in bucket

Other sites:

Other sites

Other sites

Other sites

Mount Baker day-trip

We took a six-hour day-trip around and up Mount Baker in northern Washington.

Here’s an interactive map of our route:

Our first stop was at the Acme Diner for brunch:

Acme Diner

Acme Diner

Acme Diner

Acme Diner

Acme Diner

Acme art:

Acme art

Continuing on:

Bridge

Our second stop was at the Glacier Public Service Center, where Jenn collected a cancellation stamp, and we got a paper map with local info:

Glacier Public Service Center

Glacier Public Service Center

Log

A one lane road:

One lane road

Next was Nooksack Falls:

Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls

Nooksack Falls

Then up Mount Baker to the Heather Meadows Visitor Center, a very picturesque area:

Mt Baker

Mt Baker

Wild Goose Trail

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Visitor center

Lake

View

View

View

Visitor center

Visitor center

Visitor center

Cancellation stamp

View

Visitor center

Visitor center

Gift store

And to the end of the road, Artist Point:

View

View

View

View

International Overlander:

International Overlander

View

View

View

View

View

View

View

An enjoyable day-trip.

Marchesi Vineyards

While in the area, we visited our favorite winery, Marchesi Vineyards in Hood River:

Marchesi Vineyards

Marchesi Vineyards

Marchesi Vineyards

We did a wine tasting (alas, not free, as we are no longer members there, since we can’t easily get wine deliveries):

Wine tasting

A resident dog, Jazzy, spent some time hanging out with us:

Dog

Jazzy and Jenn:

Dog and Jenn

A charcuterie platter for lunch:

Charcuterie

Misters keeping us cool on a hot day:

Misters

Decor

Vines:

Vines

Jazzy (with a boo-boo):

Dog

Dog

Vines:

Vines

Of course, we came away with a case of wines. That’ll keep us going until we can get back again next year!

Seaside and Astoria

We took a day trip to the Oregon coast.

We had planned to go to Mo’s in Seaside for lunch, but they were too busy, so we continued up the coast.

Some pics of Seaside:

Seaside

Seaside

Seaside

Seaside

Seaside

Astoria:

Astoria

Astoria

We ended up going to Bridgewater Bistro, which we had fond memories of from staying in Astoria for our anniversary in 2008:

Bridgewater Bistro

Bridgewater Bistro

The restaurant is on the pier, and has a cute window in the floor showing the water below (and a skeleton on a rope ladder):

Window in floor

Bridge view

We had a tasty breakfast for a late lunch:

Breakfast for late lunch

After that, we drove over the Astoria–Megler Bridge between Oregon and Washington; a 4 mile long bridge across the Columbia River:

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Astoria–Megler Bridge

And back again:

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Astoria–Megler Bridge

Cannery Pier Hotel:

Cannery Pier Hotel

Astoria–Megler Bridge

CLAM screen tent

Another useful addition to our campsites: we purchased a 9×9 CLAM pop-up screen tent, to provide shade and/or protection from bugs.

It’s pretty compact folded up in its bag:

Bag

It pops up quickly by pulling tabs in the center of each wall:

Popping up

Popped up, with wind and sun panels attached, and tie-down ropes attached, sitting on a new outdoor mat:

Popped up

With our chairs and small table inside:

With our chairs

Chairs and table

We also got a combo light and fan that can hang from the ceiling, or sit on the table:

Light and fan

On our site:

On our site

We brought Paladin outside in his harness and leash; only the second time he’s been outside, so he was a bit unsure about it:

Paladin

Paladin

Jenn and Paladin

Paladin

Paladin

Paladin

Paladin

Eating dinner in the tent:

Dinner

McMenamins Roadhouse, Corvallis Meat Pie Shop, 2 Towns Ciderhouse

A few food and beverage highlights.

We took a trip to Portland to take some stuff to our storage unit, and pick up packages from our mailbox. While there, we went to a favorite restaurant, McMenamins Cornelius Pass Roadhouse in Hillsboro, Oregon:

Roadhouse

Like most McMenamins restaurants, it is housed in a historic structure, with interesting decor:

Roadhouse

A tasty burger and tots:

Burger and tots

Another day, we went to the Corvallis Meat Pie Shop, an Australian food shop:

Corvallis Meat Pie Shop

Corvallis Meat Pie Shop

Corvallis Meat Pie Shop

The owner was a bit of a character, a very talkative Aussie. Of course, he had some comments about Kiwis vs Aussies once we mentioned I’m from NZ:

Corvallis Meat Pie Shop

Very tasty meat pies and sausage rolls; such a rare treat for me in the US:

Corvallis Meat Pie Shop

Lastly, a couple of days later we went to 2 Towns Ciderhouse, our favorite cider maker:

2 Towns Ciderhouse

We got a couple of sampler flights (and some snacks as an ad hoc lunch) to try various flavors:

2 Towns Ciderhouse

2 Towns Ciderhouse

Of course, we had to stock up while there, with a case of our all-time favorite flavor, Pacific Pineapple, and some others:

2 Towns Ciderhouse

We stored them in the cooler in our RV basement:

Ciders

Travel from Montrose, CO to Vernal, UT

We drove our coach 209 miles, about 4 hours, from Montrose, Colorado to Vernal, Utah.

The map route, heading north:

Map route

Leaving the Montrose KOA Journey RV park:

Leaving RV park

Leaving RV park

Leaving RV park

“Gateway to the canyons”:

Gateway to the canyons

“Tribute to agriculture”:

Tribute to agriculture

US-50 freeway:

Freeway

We were planning to stop for fuel in Grand Junction along the way, so I left the step cover open. Paladin enjoyed sitting on a step and looking out the lower window (which is typically called the “dog window”, but in our case is the “cat window”):

Paladin

Highway:

Highway

Hey hay:

Hay hey

Highway

There wasn’t a good place to stop at lunchtime, so I got up and made lunch while Jenn was driving — a nice option for a motorhome (but don’t worry, I sit down again as quickly as possible, and keep my seatbelt on when in my seat):

Driving

PB&J is quick and easy:

Lunch

Lunch

Very curvy road:

Highway

Switchbacks on the map:

Map

Highway

Highway

Steep grade, sharp curves, yay:

Steep grade, sharp curves

Curve

Curve

After all that, we found a spot on side of road for a break:

Break on side of road

Rough road:

Rough road

Maybe they should have workshopped that name a bit?

Kum & Go

Oil well:

Oil well

Train:

Train

Highway

Dinosaur city limit:

Dinosaur

Dinosaurs in Dinosaur:

Dinosaurs in Dinosaur

Dinosaurs in Dinosaur

I see what they did there:

Bedrock in Dinosaur

Welcome to Utah:

Welcome to Utah

Crossing another part of Green River again:

Green River

Vernal had more dinosaurs than Dinosaur:

Dinosaurs in Vernal

Dinosaurs in Vernal

Cycle shop

Mural

Our destination, a KOA Holiday park:

KOA

KOA office

Food: Burger Boy Drive In

A bit of a novelty, we visited Burger Boy Drive In, located in Cortez, Colorado. There are drive-in chains like Sonic, but this place had a certain 50’s charm, complete with a window-mounted tray, even though the staff weren’t on roller-skates.

Burger Boy Drive In

Burger Boy Drive In

Burger Boy Drive In

Burger Boy Drive In

Window tray with burgers and tots:

Window tray

We had shakes, tots, and burgers:

Burger and receipt

A rather unremarkable burger:

Burger

But hey, it was an experience.