By Contributing Writer
Vacationing in an RV can give you freedom and flexibility all at once. Once you gather your family or friends in your home on wheels, you can easily find a campground by the water or an RV park with the amenities of a full-service
resort. The following campgrounds are some of the best places to stay when using your RV.
Dinosaur Trail RV Resort
If you enjoy learning about or just being around dinosaurs, then you would certainly enjoy the Dinosaur Trail RV Resort in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. You would quickly notice that dinosaurs are everywhere at the resort, including the bus stops, store parking lots and even in the children's playground. The resort is open from May 1 to Sept. 30, and it's recommended that you make a reservation.
The resort offers school services and provide meals to children, and it also offers a video arcade, canoe rentals and wireless Internet. The resort is about three miles from the Royal Tyrell Dinosaur Museum. It also has a Dinosaur Trail Scenic Route, dinner theater and multiple golf courses.
Holiday Trails resorts (Western) Inc.
53730 Bridal Falls Road
Rosedale, BC V0X 1X0
(403) 823-9333
http://www.holidaytrailsresorts.com/dinosaurtrail
Terre Haute, Indiana, RV Resort
This campsite received the 2008 Campground of the Year award from KOA (Kampgrounds of America). The RV resort is family friendly and offers a mini-farm petting zoo, children's playground, museum and pool. For people who love racing, there are also tracks for sprint-car, drag and quarter-midget vehicles to race. The resort also offers amenities, such as continental breakfast and leisurely activities, like playing horseshoes and billiards.
Terre Haute KOA
5995 E. Sony Drive
Terre Haute, IN 47802-8904
(812) 232-2457
http://www.terrehautekoa.com/
Anaheim Harbor RV Resort
This Disneyland-themed resort is located in Anaheim, California. It is a pet- and family-friendly park. It offers a heated swimming pool and spa, and it will arrange for tours and tickets to Disneyland. The resort also has a five-hole putting green and a shuttle bus to Disneyland Resort.
Anaheim Harbor RV Park
1009 South Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714) 535-6495
http://www.anaheimharborrvpark.com
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park RV Resort
If you remember the cartoon about Yogi Bear by Hanna Barbera, then you would enjoy this RV resort. Paid actors in costume play the part of Yogi Bear, Ranger Smith and Cindy Bear at the resort located in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada. Its RV park offers a mini-golf course, waterslide, battle boats (a water race game) and laser tag. You and your friends or family can also have lunch with Yogi and afterwards put on a miner's helmet and explore an interactive mining cave.
Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park
Exit 191, Trans Canada Highway #2
174 Hemlock St.
Woodstock, NB Canada E7M 6B5
(888) 222-YOGI (9644)
http://www.nbcanada.com/yogi.html
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