The Pacific Northwest runs across 2 (or 3 if you count Idaho) states, 3 mountain ranges, and a strip of eastern Washington that most coastal travelers never see. Fog on a Tillamook Bay morning. Crater Lake’s rim at 7,000 feet, snow lingering into July. The Spokane River cutting straight through downtown. Razor clams 1.9 miles from your awning on a Grayland beach.
This guide runs a 4-stop RV loop through Oregon and Washington using 4 RJourney parks as your base camps: Roam Tillamook on the Oregon coast, Klamath Falls RV Resort on Upper Klamath Lake, Roam Spokane in eastern Washington, and Kenanna RV Resort on the Washington coast. Roughly 1,250 miles over 10 to 14 days. Designed for rigs of any size.
The Route Overview
Full loop: Garibaldi, OR to Klamath Falls, OR to Spokane Valley, WA to Grayland, WA, then back to Garibaldi (or wherever you started).
Distance: About 1,250 miles round-trip from Tillamook.
Drive time without stops: Roughly 25 hours. Most travelers take 10 to 14 days.
Recommended pace: 3 nights minimum at each park. Each stop earns more than a drive-through.
Best direction: Counter-clockwise (coast, then south to Klamath Falls, then east to Spokane, then back west to Grayland) gives you a climate arc. Damp ocean air to high desert to continental east-slope to Pacific squalls. You feel the Northwest’s range instead of its highlights.
When to go: Late May through early October for the full loop. Winter travel works at Tillamook, Klamath Falls, and Kenanna. Roam Spokane closes about half its sites from October to May, and the pool runs Memorial Day through Labor Day.
RV Size and Access Notes
All 4 RJourney parks on this loop handle big rigs without drama. The connecting roads have a couple of things worth knowing.
Oregon coast (US-101): Wide shoulders, gentle curves, regular pullouts. Easy for any rig. HWY 6 between Tillamook and Portland closes frequently for slides and accidents. HWY 26 and HWY 22 add 1 to 2 hours but stay open. Plan your approach accordingly.
US-97 through central Oregon: The spine from Klamath Falls north through Bend. Two lanes most of the way with wide shoulders and truck lanes on the climbs. No surprises for a 40-foot Class A.
I-84 east from the Columbia Gorge to Spokane: Interstate the whole way. Strong crosswinds through the Gorge (Hood River to The Dalles) can push a rig around. Watch your speed when it’s gusty.
WA-105 to Kenanna: Quiet two-lane state route. Comfortable drive. The last 15 miles feel like the coast you were hoping for.
Stop 1: Roam Tillamook (Garibaldi, OR)
The park sits on Tillamook Bay at 210 3rd St, Garibaldi, on the former Old Mill RV Resort site. The smokestack visible from HWY 101 is on the property. RV pads are gravel. The location is windy year-round, so awnings and easy-ups need to be staked hard.
Garibaldi is a working fishing town. Crab pots stacked on the docks, charter boats leaving at 5 AM, the Port of Garibaldi 2 minutes from your site. A fish and crab cleaning station sits less than a minute from the park entrance on Jerry Creasy Rd, with a kayak launch at the same spot.
What to do from camp:
- Bay crabbing year-round, ocean crabbing Dec 1 to Oct 15. State license required at myodfw.com or Tillamook Sporting Goods. Free tide books at the office.
- Tillamook Creamery, 15 minutes south. Free self-guided tour. The cheese is the point.
- Cape Kiwanda, 25 minutes south, for dune hiking and the Pelican Brewing flagship.
- Cape Lookout, 25 minutes, for old-growth Sitka spruce trails.
- Cannon Beach, 30 minutes north, for Haystack Rock and low-tide pools.
- Munson Creek Falls, 35 minutes inland. The tallest waterfall in Oregon’s Coast Range.
On-site: Kelley’s Place (restaurant and bar, 21+). Walking distance: Crab Rock Pizza, Garibaldi Bistro, El Trio Loco. Garibaldi Bay Market for ice, bait, or beer run.
Check-in: 1 PM RV, 3 PM cabin. Cabins sleep 2 (queen bed, full bathroom, propane firepit on the patio). GM Shasta runs the park.
How many nights: 3 to 4. Enough for a charter day, a Cannon Beach day, and a slower day at camp with crab traps in the bay.
Stop 2: Klamath Falls RV Resort (Klamath Falls, OR)
Drive from Tillamook: 321 miles, about 6.5 hours. Route south through Salem, east across Willamette Pass, then south on US-97.
Klamath Falls shifts the whole feel of the trip. Your rig climbs to 4,100 feet. The air dries out. The light changes. The park sits on a hillside above Upper Klamath Lake (Oregon’s largest natural freshwater lake) with every site facing the water and the Cascades beyond it. Deer work the slope above the park in the evenings.
Every site is full hookup on a concrete pad. 30 and 50 amp. Pull-through and back-in. Big rigs (40+ feet, toy haulers included) handle the property without tight turns. Extended stay pricing is available if Crater Lake earns more than 2 days from you.
Amenities worth the stay:
- Pickleball, basketball, shuffleboard, volleyball, tennis, and cornhole courts
- Indoor rec room with ping pong and billiards
- Fitness center
- Hot tub (top-rated guest favorite by a wide margin after a Crater Lake day)
- Fenced off-leash dog park, no breed restrictions, no fees
- General store with a coffee bar
- Golf cart rentals
- Laundry with app-based payment
- 24/7 showers
Side trips from camp:
- Crater Lake National Park, about 1 hour north. Go before 10 AM to beat the Rim Drive traffic. Snow can linger on the rim into July.
- Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuges (6 of them). Some of the highest raptor concentrations in the lower 48. Winter is best for bald eagles; spring and fall for migrating waterfowl.
- Upper Klamath Canoe Trail for a paddle through the marsh. Pelicans, otters, the occasional bear on the bank.
- Lava Beds National Monument, about 1 hour south across the California line, for cave exploring.
- Crater Rock Museum in town if weather pushes you inside.
GM Melissa N. runs the park. Office opens at 8 AM, which matters if you’re heading to Crater Lake at dawn.
How many nights: 3. Crater Lake is a full day, the refuges earn another, and one slow day at the park (hot tub, pickleball, coffee bar) rounds it out.
Stop 3: Roam Spokane (Spokane Valley, WA)
Drive from Klamath Falls: About 520 miles, 8 to 9 hours. Route north on US-97 to Biggs Junction, east on I-84 through the Columbia Gorge to Pendleton, then north on US-395 to I-90.
Consider splitting this into 2 days if your calendar has the room. Biggs Junction or Hermiston make fine overnight stops.
Roam Spokane transitioned from the Spokane KOA in November 2025. It sits off I-90 at the N Barker exit, about 1.5 miles north through 2 roundabouts. Entrance marked with the Roam Spokane sign (Google Maps still shows “Roam America Spokane”). Gravel roads and pads, some sites slightly uneven.
The park layout:
- 2 bathhouses, 24-hour coded access (codes rotate through summer), ADA compliant
- Seasonal heated pool, Memorial Day through Labor Day, 10 AM to 8 PM Mon through Fri (weather dependent)
- Pavilion with 2 BBQs, picnic benches, and a separate fire pit sitting area
- Laundry: 5 washers, 3 dryers, 1 super washer
- Propane refills on-site
- Cable at all RV sites and Deluxe/Premier cabins
- WiFi (network: ROAM Guest, no password)
Cabins, 3 tiers. Cozy (queen bed + bunk, shared bathhouse). Deluxe (queen room, bunk side room, full bath, kitchenette with microwave and small fridge). Premier (queen room, full bath, full kitchen with real fridge, kitchen island with stools, electric fireplace, TV). 2-night minimum on all cabins.
What to do from camp:
- Centennial Trail runs right nearby. 37 miles of paved trail from Nine Mile Falls through downtown Spokane all the way to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Ride it.
- Downtown Spokane, 15 minutes west. Riverfront Park (built on the 1974 World’s Fair grounds) and the Spokane River gorge cutting through the city.
- Downtown Coeur d’Alene, ID, 15 minutes east. The lake is 25 miles long. Rent a paddleboard, watch the float planes, eat on the boardwalk.
- Liberty Lake just down the road. Hiking, swimming, local restaurants.
- Mt. Spokane State Park, 45 minutes north. Summer hiking and winter skiing.
GM Mellisa runs Spokane. Office phone is 509-924-4722 (text is faster).
How many nights: 2 or 3. Enough for a Centennial Trail ride, a downtown Spokane day, and a Coeur d’Alene day trip.
Stop 4: Kenanna RV Resort (Grayland, WA)
Drive from Spokane: 6 to 7 hours, about 370 miles. Interstate west across Washington to Olympia, south on US-101 to Aberdeen, west on WA-105 down the coast.
Kenanna sits at 2959 WA-105 in Grayland, a Washington coast community of about 900 people. Long driveway, 1 way in and 1 way out. The layout makes guests feel comfortable leaving their site for the day, which matters when you’re heading out for a charter trip or a full day of clamming.
Every RV site is 79 feet, full hookup, pull-through. 20, 30, and 50 amp. Room for 2 cars in addition to the rig at most sites. No backing, no squeezing.
A half-mile rainforest walking trail starts on the northwest side of the park, heads west through coastal rainforest for about a quarter mile, then curves back east in a U. Coffee at the picnic table, then the trail, then the beach. That’s the morning.
Beach access is 1.9 miles in either direction from the park. Grayland Beach is wide, flat, and hard-packed, with designated driving areas.
What to do from camp:
- Razor clamming. The number 1 thing guests ask about at check-in. WDFW sets digging dates each season, typically fall through spring, often with short notice. Daily limit is usually 15 clams per person. Clam gun or shovel, Washington shellfish license, low tide. 30 minutes to a limit if you know what you’re doing.
- Charter fishing out of Westport, 15 miles north. Salmon, lingcod, halibut (limited seasons), rockfish, albacore tuna in late summer. Half-day bottom fishing trips are the easiest entry point for first-timers.
- Cranberry bogs along WA-105. Part of the drive between Grayland and Westport. October harvest turns the flooded bogs bright red.
- Cranberry Museum in Long Beach, 45 minutes south.
- Storm watching, November through March. Real waves, real wind, warm rig.
- Beachcombing and metal detecting. Winter storms keep the sand shifting. Agate hunters work the gravel patches after big blows.
On-site: WiFi, laundry, restrooms and showers, playground, dedicated dog park, picnic tables at each site, propane and firewood sales. Fully pet-friendly. No breed restrictions, no pet fees, no limit on the number of pets.
GM Darcy O’Connor runs Kenanna. Nightly rates start around $20; monthly from $822. 4.5 stars across 371 reviews.
How many nights: 3 to 4. Clamming day, charter day, beach day, storm-watch or beachcomb day.
What to Pack and Plan For
Layers for 40-degree swings. You’ll see 90 at Klamath Falls and 55 on a foggy Tillamook morning in the same week.
Bay crabbing and razor clam gear. Crab ring or pot for Tillamook; clam gun or shovel and a waterproof cooler for Kenanna. Both states require licenses.
Rain shell, always. Oregon coast, Washington coast, and the Spokane-to-Coeur d’Alene corridor all catch weather any time of year.
Bikes. The Centennial Trail near Roam Spokane. Paved miles add up.
Firewood. All 4 parks sell bundles on-site. Outside wood is fine at all 4, but burn bans come in July through September depending on the year. Check at check-in.
Reservations. Memorial Day through Labor Day books up weeks out at all 4 parks. The Oregon coast (Tillamook) and Washington coast (Kenanna) on holiday weekends go first. September and October are the locals’ months, and rates usually drop.
Cell service. All 4 parks have full carrier coverage on-site. The drive between Klamath Falls and Spokane has stretches of thin service in eastern Oregon. Download offline maps before you leave Klamath Falls.
Why This Route
Most PNW RV itineraries pick 1 coast or 1 inland stretch and call it done. This loop gives you both: 2 different Pacific coasts (Oregon’s working fishing towns, Washington’s quiet 18-mile ribbon of sand between Westport and Tokeland), the volcanic high country around Crater Lake, and the river and lake country of eastern Washington and north Idaho. Each stop changes the light, the air, and what you eat for dinner.
4 parks. 4 base camps. 1 loop.
Book the Loop
Check availability across the 4 parks:
- Roam Tillamook, Garibaldi, OR
- Klamath Falls RV Resort, Klamath Falls, OR
- Roam Spokane, Spokane Valley, WA
- Kenanna RV Resort, Grayland, WA
Memorial Day through Labor Day fills fast. If you’re booking inside 4 weeks, call the park directly. Our teams can sometimes find a site the online system won’t show.
Stay Boundless.
