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Q. We're going to Vancouver, Victoria, Chilliwack and Vernon end of July for 2 weeks.
1- Best campgrounds for family with a little tent and kids 9 and 11 ?
2- Should we reserve ?
3- Any MUST-SEE around ?
Thanks !
1- Best campgrounds for family with a little tent and kids 9 and 11 ?
2- Should we reserve ?
3- Any MUST-SEE around ?
Thanks !
Answer
Phone the tourism branch and enquire about a pass for the forestry campgrounds on the Island. You pay a fee of around $50.00 but then you only pay about $5.00 a night to stay in any of the forestry campgrounds which are some of the best ones. For any of the campgrounds below it's wise to reserve as they are often full.
Dutches Campground located on Kalamalka Lake Road is located on the outskirts of Vernon in Coldstream. There is a beautiful treed campground, a small store with a video arcade, a minature golf course and shower/laundrey facilities. It is less than a five minute walk to Kalamalka Lake Beach ( gorgeous) and a fantastic store which sells Okanagan fresh produce as well as the usual fare. I know this place well as I lived right across the road at the Lakeview Mobile Home Park. It can get a little noisy at times though ( warning) because it's so close to town. If you prefer something quieter I would recommend Mable Lake Provincial Park just outside of Lumby. Beautiful very natural campground with shower/ laundrey facilities on the Lake.
Coldstream is the most well known campground 16km northwest of Victoria on the Trans Canada Hywy. It is all old growth douglas firs with a stream running through it and tons of wildlife. Pick a spot with at least a little clear area because it can get rather cold if you can't get the sun.
French Beach is a must see as well as the nicest campground I have ever seen. It is located north of Sooke which is 45 minutes from Victoria. Located on the Pacifac ocean it is one of the best places to watch whales migrating or the tide thundering in. Sooke is the last town before you get there so stock up before you go. Sunny Shores Campground is located just before reaching Sooke. It is ocean front with a marina, a swimming pool , store and a minature golf course. It can get a little noisy as well because of the locals.
Around Chilliwack I would recommend Harrison Hot Springs, or Cultus Lake Campgrounds.
http://www.explorevancouverisland.com/Camping_Vancouver_Island_BC.htm
http://www.bc-camping.com/?n=cultus+lake&id=98&t=city
http://www.vancouverisland.com/parks/?id=432
On Vancouver Island I would recommend seeing French Beach (outside of Sooke), Chemanias ( town of murals), the Galloping Goose Trail in Sooke and East Sooke Park ( whale and seal watching, heirogliphics, and white sand beaches) In Victoria I would recommend the Parliment Buildings , watching the buskers at the harbour, The museums on water front, a walk on the board walk in James Bay (Victoria), and a drive up Marina Boulavard.
Caution : abundance of cougar and bear on the Island so know what to do if you have an encounter.
Please excuse spelling, spell check not working.
Phone the tourism branch and enquire about a pass for the forestry campgrounds on the Island. You pay a fee of around $50.00 but then you only pay about $5.00 a night to stay in any of the forestry campgrounds which are some of the best ones. For any of the campgrounds below it's wise to reserve as they are often full.
Dutches Campground located on Kalamalka Lake Road is located on the outskirts of Vernon in Coldstream. There is a beautiful treed campground, a small store with a video arcade, a minature golf course and shower/laundrey facilities. It is less than a five minute walk to Kalamalka Lake Beach ( gorgeous) and a fantastic store which sells Okanagan fresh produce as well as the usual fare. I know this place well as I lived right across the road at the Lakeview Mobile Home Park. It can get a little noisy at times though ( warning) because it's so close to town. If you prefer something quieter I would recommend Mable Lake Provincial Park just outside of Lumby. Beautiful very natural campground with shower/ laundrey facilities on the Lake.
Coldstream is the most well known campground 16km northwest of Victoria on the Trans Canada Hywy. It is all old growth douglas firs with a stream running through it and tons of wildlife. Pick a spot with at least a little clear area because it can get rather cold if you can't get the sun.
French Beach is a must see as well as the nicest campground I have ever seen. It is located north of Sooke which is 45 minutes from Victoria. Located on the Pacifac ocean it is one of the best places to watch whales migrating or the tide thundering in. Sooke is the last town before you get there so stock up before you go. Sunny Shores Campground is located just before reaching Sooke. It is ocean front with a marina, a swimming pool , store and a minature golf course. It can get a little noisy as well because of the locals.
Around Chilliwack I would recommend Harrison Hot Springs, or Cultus Lake Campgrounds.
http://www.explorevancouverisland.com/Camping_Vancouver_Island_BC.htm
http://www.bc-camping.com/?n=cultus+lake&id=98&t=city
http://www.vancouverisland.com/parks/?id=432
On Vancouver Island I would recommend seeing French Beach (outside of Sooke), Chemanias ( town of murals), the Galloping Goose Trail in Sooke and East Sooke Park ( whale and seal watching, heirogliphics, and white sand beaches) In Victoria I would recommend the Parliment Buildings , watching the buskers at the harbour, The museums on water front, a walk on the board walk in James Bay (Victoria), and a drive up Marina Boulavard.
Caution : abundance of cougar and bear on the Island so know what to do if you have an encounter.
Please excuse spelling, spell check not working.
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thanks for any help at all:)
i don't have friend on fb,i don't even have one lol:) i only have one i met at camp two years ago!
thanks for any help at all:)
i don't have friend on fb,i don't even have one lol:) i only have one i met at camp two years ago!
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I'm 14 and my family is a little messed up. It was perfect until my uncle and his family moved to South Carolina. He got a small house and a job, and for a little while, life was good. Then he lost his job. They moved to a smaller house and took in some friends, adding the total people to care for 8. Then one of their friends got pregnant. She had the baby last year, bringing the total up to 9. They lived a few months in the house until it got foreclosed. They now live on their pastor's land in tents and a small RV. Then, my aunt and uncle (other ones, same side of family) started getting in fights with each other. My uncle had lost his job, and so did my aunt. They are in the process of, or have already been divorced. She has now basically abandoned her family, a college age daughter and a college age son. Then, we never see my other uncle and his wife, because they aren't very good with people. My mother fights all the time with her side of the family, she can only trust her mother. But, my grandmother had breast cancer, and is now in a rehabilitative state. On my dad's side of the family, my Memere, (Grandmother, my ancestors are from Canada) whom i was very close to (people said we looked alike, we like the same things, she played the piano, loved music, wanted to be a vet when she was younger, and we both have awful teeth) passed away from a 2 brain aneurysms and a stroke April 13th, 2010. My family was going to visit my Grandmother in Myrtle Beach, and we were already there by the time we got the call she was probably going to die. We drove up the 14 hours and they took her off life support an hour after we got there. We saw her 2 days before, she had been perfectly normal. The thing I regret most is that in my haste to go to South Carolina, I forgot to say goodbye.My Pepere (Grandfather) has numerous health problems and is 70 years old. He may not make it too much longer either. And now, my immediate family, my father is deployed in Kosovo in this moment, making sure soldiers don't take a wrong turn and end up dead. He is not in a very dangerous area, but I worry about him the same. Now my mother, ( who also has numerous health problems including Chrons Disease and Diabetes) quit her job because she is going back to school. We will have a limited income for at least 10 months. My 16 year old brother probably has autism, or a small part of it. He never listens, and does whatever he wants, including trying to boss me around and beat me up. He has always been a difficult child. My 19 year old brother is also in the Army, and he is moving in with his girlfriend into the capitol of our state, which has a TON of crime. I'm worried about him, and if he doesn't start the his sophomore year in college by the time his name is put on orders, he will be deploying to Afghanistan in 2012. Both my brother and I have braces, yet another expense, plus, my family's cars break down all the time. I feel like my family is falling apart all around me. Find a way to honor your dead loved ones, walk for cancer and the cure, donate money from a tag sale for the cause, stuff like that. If your grandfather(s) do happen to pass away, remember that it's natural and you do have to get on with life. Mourn them for a while, but if one was a pilot, maybe buy a small model airplane and fly it on his death date every year. Make your charitable fundraisers a family affair, ask them for help, and they will help you and eventually stop fighting. You won't ever be alone, you are going to college (maybe) next year, you'll make a TON of friends, and maybe even find your soul mate. Friend that cousin you miss on facebook, so you can talk to him/her when you feel lonely and sad. Just remember, everything will have to get better eventually.
I'm 14 and my family is a little messed up. It was perfect until my uncle and his family moved to South Carolina. He got a small house and a job, and for a little while, life was good. Then he lost his job. They moved to a smaller house and took in some friends, adding the total people to care for 8. Then one of their friends got pregnant. She had the baby last year, bringing the total up to 9. They lived a few months in the house until it got foreclosed. They now live on their pastor's land in tents and a small RV. Then, my aunt and uncle (other ones, same side of family) started getting in fights with each other. My uncle had lost his job, and so did my aunt. They are in the process of, or have already been divorced. She has now basically abandoned her family, a college age daughter and a college age son. Then, we never see my other uncle and his wife, because they aren't very good with people. My mother fights all the time with her side of the family, she can only trust her mother. But, my grandmother had breast cancer, and is now in a rehabilitative state. On my dad's side of the family, my Memere, (Grandmother, my ancestors are from Canada) whom i was very close to (people said we looked alike, we like the same things, she played the piano, loved music, wanted to be a vet when she was younger, and we both have awful teeth) passed away from a 2 brain aneurysms and a stroke April 13th, 2010. My family was going to visit my Grandmother in Myrtle Beach, and we were already there by the time we got the call she was probably going to die. We drove up the 14 hours and they took her off life support an hour after we got there. We saw her 2 days before, she had been perfectly normal. The thing I regret most is that in my haste to go to South Carolina, I forgot to say goodbye.My Pepere (Grandfather) has numerous health problems and is 70 years old. He may not make it too much longer either. And now, my immediate family, my father is deployed in Kosovo in this moment, making sure soldiers don't take a wrong turn and end up dead. He is not in a very dangerous area, but I worry about him the same. Now my mother, ( who also has numerous health problems including Chrons Disease and Diabetes) quit her job because she is going back to school. We will have a limited income for at least 10 months. My 16 year old brother probably has autism, or a small part of it. He never listens, and does whatever he wants, including trying to boss me around and beat me up. He has always been a difficult child. My 19 year old brother is also in the Army, and he is moving in with his girlfriend into the capitol of our state, which has a TON of crime. I'm worried about him, and if he doesn't start the his sophomore year in college by the time his name is put on orders, he will be deploying to Afghanistan in 2012. Both my brother and I have braces, yet another expense, plus, my family's cars break down all the time. I feel like my family is falling apart all around me. Find a way to honor your dead loved ones, walk for cancer and the cure, donate money from a tag sale for the cause, stuff like that. If your grandfather(s) do happen to pass away, remember that it's natural and you do have to get on with life. Mourn them for a while, but if one was a pilot, maybe buy a small model airplane and fly it on his death date every year. Make your charitable fundraisers a family affair, ask them for help, and they will help you and eventually stop fighting. You won't ever be alone, you are going to college (maybe) next year, you'll make a TON of friends, and maybe even find your soul mate. Friend that cousin you miss on facebook, so you can talk to him/her when you feel lonely and sad. Just remember, everything will have to get better eventually.
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