Maps of travel routes and campgrounds.
We visited the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts. It was the first National Historic Site in the US, established March 17, 1938.
The Salem Armory Visitor Center:
Custom House:
A couple of neighboring buildings in the park:
Waterfront:
Light:
We kinda visited Fort Williams Park & Portland Head Light in Portland, Maine.
I say kinda as we went into the park, but the parking wasn’t cooperating, so we just left again.
An interactive map of the park:
Entrance sign:
Portland Head Light, dimly visible in the marine layer haze:
That’s about it. Would have been nice to explore more, but sometimes it doesn’t work out.
We stayed at Thousand Trails Moody Beach in Wells, Maine. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A short stay at a Thousand Trails park.
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Our review on Campground Reviews:
Good basecamp
This was a fine place for a short stay, and it was convenient to things in southern Maine. We even took a daytrip down to Salem. We had a back-in site at the front of the park, and it was fine–a little awkward when leaving because the sites are angled in such a way that you have to cut across the neighbor’s site a bit to get out. Utilities all worked well and the site was mostly level. We camped at Thousand Trails Moody Beach in a Motorhome.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site:
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Tiny homes:
A nice Thousand Trails park. We’d be happy to stay here again.
We drove our coach 138 miles, about three hours of driving, from White River Junction, Vermont to Wells, Maine.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Heading down a narrow road in the campground; fortunately we didn’t meet anyone trying to come up the hill:
I-89 South:
Weigh Station Rest Area closed for the season… why would you need to close a rest area?
Exit to I-93 South:
Rest area:
New Hampshire Welcome Center plus Liquor & Wine Outlet… weird to sell alcohol at rest areas, but seems common in this area:
A very cute welcome center:
Lunch:
I-93 South:
Exit to I-95 toll road:
Toll plaza; we took the rightmost lane as it looked a bit wider:
Maine state line on Piscataqua River bridge:
“Maine; Welcome Home; The Way Life Should Be”:
Route 1 North:
Rainbow crosswalk in Ogunquit:
Arriving at Thousand Trails Moody Beach:
Mini golf out front:
Entrance gate; needed to buzz the office to be let in:
Our site:
We drove through Woodstock, Vermont on a rainy afternoon.
An interactive map of the town:
Welcome to Woodstock (unrelated to the famous music festival, that was originally going to be in Woodstock, New York):
We headed out of town, looking for a place to stop for dinner, and came across the Long Trail Brewing Pub:
A nice creekside view:
And tasty food:
Then we headed back to Woodstock; here’s another covered bridge:
And another:
We would have liked to spend more time exploring the town, but had to make do with a quick drive through.
We stayed at Quechee Pine Valley Campground in White River Junction, Vermont. (Campground Reviews listing.)
They were called Quechee / Pine Valley KOA Holiday when we booked (fairly recently), but we got a first clue that they were moving away from being a KOA when they didn’t give us the KOA VIP member discount. They were changing the various signage away from KOA during our stay. They have a blog post about their transition back to a private campground.
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Our review on Campground Reviews:
Hilly convenient location
When we made our reservation, this was a KOA, but upon arrival, they were in the process of removing all traces of KOA signage. It’s a nice campground, but with some very twisty, hilly internal roads and lots of trees. We had a front-in site at the top of the hill with a narrow road, which wasn’t a comfortable drive in a 40′ motorhome, but they escorted us to our site and made sure there wasn’t any oncoming traffic. Getting out was a little hairy as we had to back out and avoid the trees and the neighbors parked into the street. The site was a little unlevel, with no sky available for Starlink. The campground’s Wi-Fi was decent, and the location was good for exploring Vermont and New Hampshire. We camped at Quechee Pine Valley Campground in a Motorhome.
Campground map:
An interactive map:
Our site; unusually, a front-in site (for motorhomes only):
Trees in front of our coach:
Other sites:
Pool area (still with some KOA signage here, but since changed):
Pond by the entrance:
New entrance sign; clearly a KOA Holiday sign has been removed and replaced with a temporary banner:
Seems like a nice enough campground, though a little hilly. We’d probably stay here again.
We drove our coach 261 miles, about five hours of driving, from Richfield Springs, New York to White River Junction, Vermont.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading northeast — not the most direct route, but the easiest, sticking with interstates, instead of twisty highways:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned; we went through Massachusetts, but didn’t stop, so that doesn’t count as a visited state — but we’ll get it in a few weeks time, so that’s fine:
A short video of engaging the tow bar and doing a pull test to ensure the truck wheels turn as we prepare to leave:
Narrow road:
US-20:
Exit to I-88 East:
Exit to I-90 East:
Tolls:
Rest area:
Starbucks for lunch:
South to I-87:
Exit to I-90 East:
Narrow roadworks:
Narrow bridge:
Fuel stop:
Massachusetts Welcomes You:
Steep Grade Next 6 Miles:
Exit to I-91:
Narrow roadworks:
Exit to I-91 North:
Welcome to Vermont:
Rest area:
5% grade:
Exit to I-89 North:
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Arriving at campground:
Following coach up steep narrow curvy road:
We stayed at Cooperstown KOA Journey in Richfield Springs, New York. (Campground Reviews listing.)
A convenient stop when visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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Our review on Campground Reviews:
Convenient to Baseball Hall of Fame
Firstly, the staff here were super helpful and accommodating when we had mechanical issues that meant we had to roll in two days later than planned. I appreciated their flexibility and that they didn’t charge us to change our reservation at the last minute; they also provided excellent customer service. The campground is out in the middle of farmland, and the only noise we had to deal with was the gentle mooing from the cows next door. Our pull-through site had a nice view of rolling fields. The site was a little unlevel, and the neighbor’s fire pit was right next to our vehicle, which was the only drawback. We camped at Cooperstown KOA Journey in a Motorhome.
Campground map (some confusion when we saw the directions to site 10, when we had booked site 70, but all good):
An interactive map:
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A nice view out our windshield; we didn’t bother putting our Magne Shade on, since nobody was in front of us, and there wasn’t sun pouring in that window:
Several packages in my foldable wagon:
Cows in the field next to the RV park:
Cabins:
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Pool:
Dog park and an amusing sign:
Playground:
Dump station and art:
An older campground, but totally fine; we’d be happy to stay here again.
We drove our coach 254 miles, about five hours of driving, from Youngstown to Richfield Springs, New York.
Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:
An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:
Not heading to Canada:
Bridge:
Tolls:
Bridge:
Exit to I-290 East:
Exit to I-90 East:
Rest area:
BK for lunch:
Roadworks:
Another rest area:
Yet another rest area:
Paladin on the dash:
Rainy:
Arriving at KOA:
Our site:
We visited Old Fort Niagara in Youngstown, New York. The fort started as a French base in 1678, then British in 1759, then later US. (Wikipedia article.)
An interactive map:
Visitor center:
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Historic 1812 garrison flag:
Exploring the fort:
A talk and demonstration:
Gift store:
Lighthouse:
