A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 190 miles from Lebanon, Oregon to Buxton, Oregon, with a detour to the Oregon Motorcoach Center in Eugene.
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Travel from Lebanon to Buxton, Oregon
We drove our coach 190 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Lebanon, Oregon to Buxton, Oregon, with a detour to the Oregon Motorcoach Center in Eugene.
The map route for the first leg, heading south:
And the second leg, heading north:
We hooked up our toad on the way out of Gill’s Landing RV Park:
Heading south on good ol’ I-5:
I watched a travel day video on travel day:
Eugene exits:
Arriving at Oregon Motorcoach Center:
Our coach surrounded by others:
Reception:
We hung out in the waiting area, enjoying the company of one of the two resident dogs; a very well-behaved dog, who liked to play, but wasn’t overly pushy about it:
Our coach:
We went out for a Shari’s breakfast for lunch:
Our coach, with a tech installing SoftStartRV units on the roof ACs:
Other coaches:
Once they were done, they backed up our coach for us, so we could hook up our truck:
A great company to work with; they were responsive via email in scheduling the appointment, and got several things done, including replacing the engine air filter, installing two SoftStartRV units, fixing some interior accent lighting, and investigating a couple of other minor issues. And they were happy for Paladin to stay in the coach while we hung out in the nice waiting room, started work promptly, and wrapped up in time for us to continue our journey. We’ll definitely use them again in the future, probably every year as we head back to Portland.
Back on the road, a diesel fuel stop on the way out of Eugene (our tank is 150 gallons, but we usually don’t let it get below halfway); spendy stuff:
Back on I-5, heading north:
A rest area stop:
Hey #vanlifer, you may be an RV, but you don’t need to be in the truck parking:
My Pokémon buddy brought me a gift:
217 exit:
Typical 217 traffic:
26 exit:
26 westbound:
Vernonia exit:
Arriving at our destination, Stub Stewart State Park:
Our coach backing in to our site:
Video: three Oregon campgrounds in six minutes
A short timelapse from our stays at three RV parks in Oregon: Fish House Inn & RV Park in Dayville, Thousand Trails Bend-Sunriver RV Campground in Bend, and Gill’s Landing RV Park in Lebanon.
Gill’s Landing RV Park
We stayed at Gill’s Landing RV Park in Lebanon, Oregon. (Campground Reviews listing.)
This is a small city park, and quite nice.
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-07-05
- Check out: 2022-07-11
- 6 nights
Weather:
- Mostly sunny, some drizzle
- High temps ranging between 74-82°F, lows around 52-60°F
- No significant wind
Noise:
- No road noise; occasional train noise
- Some neighbor noise (kids and dogs)
Site:
- #6, back in, cement
- Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
- Level
- Large site: about 60 feet long by about 40 feet wide
- Full hookups:
- 50 amp power somewhat conveniently located
- 25-60 PSI water pressure (pressure drops with usage, so we boosted from our tank); conveniently located
- Non-threaded sewer connection, conveniently located (1 10 foot hoses used)
- Picnic table, fire pit
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 14-24 Mbps down, 25 Mbps up, 45 ms ping
- AT&T: 8 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 32 ms ping
- Verizon: 1-17 Mbps down, 1 Mbps up, 45-75 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage bins
- No pool
- River
Here’s our review on Campground Reviews:
Beautiful city park on the river
This is a small, lovely RV park right on the Santiam River. All the sites are back-in and pretty large, arranged around a central circle. Our site backed up against trees so it felt nice and private. There’s a nice multi-purpose path that runs along the river for biking or walking. Hardly any traffic or train noise, so it was a very pleasant, quiet stay. We camped at Gills Landing RV Park in a Motorhome.
The RV park map:
The sites are all back-in, so we needed to disconnect our truck from our coach on arrival:
Our site:
Utilities:
The water pressure is inconsistent; a nice 60 PSI, but drops to 25 PSI when in use. So we filled our fresh water tank and used that to boost the pressure:
Info notices:
Rail bridge over the entrance:
RV sites:
Parking:
Rail bridge:
Road bridge:
Bridges over the South Santiam River:
Picnic shelters:
South Santiam River and boat ramp:
Life jacket loaner station:
There are extensive trails around the city:
More RV sites:
Bathrooms:
The river boat ramp is a popular place:
Video: Bend, Oregon to Lebanon, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 131 miles from Bend, Oregon to Lebanon, Oregon.
I forgot to start the dash cam for a few minutes, so the video starts with a few photos of departing the campground, including the sewer dump.
Travel from Bend to Lebanon, Oregon
We drove our coach 131 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Bend, Oregon to Lebanon, Oregon.
The map route, heading northwest:
Jenn had lunch while waiting for the dump station at the Thousand Trails park, and I had mine on the way out of the park:
Paladin sitting on the step cover:
Passing through Bend, Oregon:
An old van:
Sisters, Oregon:
Rainy forest:
Third warning sign of 11 miles of 6% downgrade:
Curves:
Roadworks:
Rough road:
River:
Rain:
After getting out of the hills, we pulled over to let people past:
Foster Lake:
Sweet Home, Oregon:
Water tower:
Some people consider it a sign of civilization if there is a Walmart present (though that is not our metric):
Our destination, Gill’s Landing RV Park:
Rail bridge:
Thousand Trails Bend-Sunriver RV Campground
We stayed at Thousand Trails Bend-Sunriver RV Campground in Bend, Oregon. (Campground Reviews listing.)
Dates:
- Check in: 2022-06-29
- Check out: 2022-07-05
- 6 nights
Weather:
- Partly sunny, drizzle
- High temps ranging between 66-84°F, lows around 44-53°F
- A little afternoon wind
- A couple of afternoon thunderstorms
Noise:
- No road or train noise
- Some neighbor noise (kids and dogs)
Site:
- #A4, back in, gravel
- Needed to disconnect toad; parked in front of coach
- Somewhat level
- Very large site: about 65 feet long by about 60 feet wide
- Partial hookups:
- 50 amp power somewhat conveniently located
- 65 PSI water pressure; not very conveniently located
- No sewer connection
- Picnic table, fire pit
Internet (in usage priority order):
- T-Mobile: 18-25 Mbps down, 9-14 Mbps up, 80 ms ping
- AT&T: 8 Mbps down, 2 Mbps up, 32 ms ping
- Verizon: 27 Mbps down, 15 Mbps up, 29 ms ping
- Starlink: not used
- Campground Wi-Fi: not used
Amenities:
- Garbage dumpster
- Two pools, closed
- River
- Various games
Here’s the review Jenn wrote on Campground Reviews:
Sites: Good, Amenities: Bad
The amenities are definitely tired and in need of upgrades and refurbishment, but the campsites are all nestled amongst the pines which is nice. We were able to snag one of the very limited 50 amp sites, which was a bonus. Our site was also quite large. After I cleaned up all the trash left by previous campers, it was quite a nice spot. Not having a sewer connection is the main limiting factor for us, so rather than stay two weeks, we only stayed six days. Even still, the next time we want to visit Central Oregon, we’ll be back. We camped at Bend-Sunriver RV Campground in a Motorhome.
The RV park map; it’s a little hard to tell the blue 50 amp sites from the green 30 amp sites, but the 50 amp ones are limited to the lower-right corner of the map:
Our site:
Fire pit:
We got a harness for Paladin, and have been getting him used to wearing it. During this stay, we briefly took him outside for the first time. Unsurprisingly, he was somewhat freaked out by the experience. We’ll do more practice later:
We added another National Park sticker for Crater Lake:
Burger and chips:
Toasting marshmallows:
S’mores:
A squirrel visiting our site:
Also a rabbit:
Let’s look around. The entrance:
A little lending library:
Town marshal decoration:
Lightfingers Lew:
Blacksmith:
Seating area:
Country store:
They have a propane tank, but no longer fill propane for guests:
Wild rabbits:
Horseshoe pits:
Pond:
Mini golf:
There are a couple of swimming pools, but both are empty (and have been for some time, by the sounds of things):
Other RVs, yurts, and cabins:
Rabbits:
Little Deschutes River snakes by the park:
Me following our coach when leaving:
A line for the dump station; since there was no sewer connection, we (and others) wanted to dump our waste tanks before leaving:
The dump station:
Exiting:
Video: Dayville, Oregon to Bend, Oregon motorhome travel timelapse
A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 140 miles from Dayville, Oregon to Bend, Oregon.
Travel from Dayville to Bend, Oregon
We drove our coach 140 miles, about 3 hours of driving, from Dayville, Oregon to Bend, Oregon.
The map route, heading southwest:
When departing we toaded up (i.e. hooked up our truck to our coach) on a road outside the park:
We had an issue where the airbag suspension wasn’t reaching travel height; in the end we decided to start forward anyway, and suddenly it reached the right level. My theory was that since we were heading downhill, there was too much weight on the front, until we leveled out. An important lesson to always get to travel height before moving (which we almost always do; this was an unusual situation).
Dayville Cafe:
Mesa:
Picture Gorge; scenic, but a little nerve-wracking in a 40-foot coach:
A nice meadow and barn:
Paladin:
Hills:
Another nice meadow and barn, the kind of place we might like to have as a home base one day:
Lake:
Tastee Treet:
Horse sculptures:
Mountains:
Redmond sculpture:
Thousand Trails entrance:
They were replacing the entrance barriers:
Replacing 3-stage water filters
A quick update on the three-stage water filters we got a few months ago; it was time to change the filters. Here you can see the difference between the old and new filters; they definitely seem to be doing some good!
