Potholes State Park
Where the heck are we? Dang this place is off the beaten path….
Before we left Idaho, The Sandman REALLY needed a bath. We had found a car wash that had an RV bay so off we went to get some of the yuck off….
Look at those Canola fields!!! Yep – that Canola Oil you use to cook with comes from these beautiful yellow flowers…..
You know how in your mind, you picture somewhere you’ve never been, but you have an idea of what you THINK it looks like? But then it’s not??? Well, that was how we felt about driving through this part of Washington State. We had always pictured thick forests, tall trees, you know, that kind of thing! Well…………..it was like being back in the desert again – no kidding!!! Dry grass, brush stuff, a few watering holes here and there, boulders, and just not much of anything……..at least in this part of the state…..
But then……….as we got closer and passed by and over the Potholes Reservoir, we turn into the State Park road and WOW!!! The green oasis of a park in the middle of farm country was beautiful!!! Surprised?? Yes, we were…..and the neatest set up of a campground we’ve ever been. 6 round “pods” that look like flowers. You drive into your pod via the “stem”, then there’s a big circle in the middle, and the camp spots are all off the circle like pedals from the flower!! You pull into the middle and back into your sight – easy peasy!!!!
Yayyyy!!! Easiest back in we’ve ever done…..we love that – LOL!!!! Each pod was encased in very tall trees….pretty cool….huge day use area with a boat launch and playground for the kiddos.
Potholes got its name after the water-carved geological features that were formed during the last ice age. Nestled on the northern border of Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, the park is between Spokane and Seattle, east of the Cascade Mountains.
It was HOT – over 100 degrees each day while we were there so we didn’t do any hiking or bike riding. Better to stay inside and hydrate in the shade!
We saw so many apple orchards, turns out Washington state produces more Gala apples than any other state.
The town of Lake Moses, about 30 minutes away, had all the amenities we needed – laundry, groceries, diesel, and a nice lunch on the lake. Another few down days (so to speak) was fine with us because we have a VERY busy week coming up…….stay tuned!!