Family camping along a lakeshore.
RVwest Insider

Free Admission Days at Western Canadian National Parks

In 2018, each national park, marine conservation area and historic site will offer a day where you can visit at no admission cost.

Girl silhouetted against setting sun.
RVwest Insider

Better camping, more tourism in Castle parks

New family campsites, improved rustic backcountry camping and a new tourism campaign will encourage more Albertans to visit the Castle region this summer.

A Road Ranger trailer.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: 1972 Road Ranger Travel Trailer by Kit Manufacturing Co.

Evidently, the Road Ranger travel trailers were one of the Kit Manufacturing Company’s most popular lines.

A serene pond found in Lethbridge's Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden.
Lethbridge

Wild About Water: Lethbridge

If you’re wanting to get down to the waterfront this summer, Lethbridge has the resources to make it happen. If you like fishing, swimming, bird-watching or sailing, there is a place for you here.

Kidney Lake, Alberta
Whitecourt

Water world!

Cast your fishing line, float downstream or race your riverboat in Whitecourt, Alberta.

The pools at Nakusp Hot Springs.
Nakusp

The hot springs are calling

Lounge lakeside on the beach at Arrow Lake, hike to Gardener Creek Falls or take a dip in the Nakusp Hot Springs after a long day of exploring.

A powder blue Shasta trailer, spotted in a local dealership.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: 1950’s Shasta Travel Trailer

The iconic Shasta travel trailer has been a common sight on roads across North America since the 1950s. 

Make-A-Wish camping week graphic.
RVwest Insider

4th Canadian RVing and Camping Week May 22 to May 27, 2018

The Canadian RVing and Camping Week is a celebration of camping across Canada, while helping to make wishes come true with Make-A-Wish Canada. 

Reace accesses the waterlines under the bed.
RV News

Where’s [Waldo] Reace?

Rarely does the factory come to you for warranty work, but Reace Harmatuik of Escape Trailer Industries made a 16,000-kilometre trip to meet customers and complete warranty work.
This Chinook Sportsman Class C (Class B+) motorhome was spotted in a backyard in Nelson, BC.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: 1970’s Chinook Sportsman Class C (Class B+)

Years after the company’s demise, the Chinook RV still remains a recognizable icon on the road today.

A group of volunteers cleaning up a beach.
RVwest Insider

$240,000 available to support BC Parks volunteer projects

BC Parks is making $240,000 available to support volunteer projects that will enhance park services, and protect the conservation and heritage values of these natural spaces for all British Columbians to enjoy.

Taylor Made M3 driver with Twist Club Face technology.
RV Golfer

The Twist Club Face

For 2018, Taylor Made has introduced its latest innovation, The Twist Club Face.

If Red Five of Diamonds aren’t getting a bite, nothing is biting.
RV News

Len Thompson: The lure of fishing

Len Thompson’s spoons are the Canadian iconic fishing lure, especially in prairie and Canadian Shield lakes. If you are after pike, walleye or brown, rainbow or lake trout, Len Thompson has a spoon that will hook you up.
 
A Spartan Mansion trailer.
Vintage RV

Vintage RV: 1955 Spartan Mansion — “The Cadillac of Travel Trailers”

This particular model, a 1955 Spartan Mansion trailer, has been ravished by weather and time but it's ready for an ambitious renovation.

Picture of camper travelling on highway with mountain scene in background.
RVwest Insider

Canadian RV and Camping industry urges a fair taxation regime for campgrounds and tourism investment

The promotion of the RV sector and proper infrastructure in our existing parks are crucial to the growth of the RVing and camping industries, as well as a prosperous Canadian tourism sector. 

Most visitors to Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden enjoy the contrasting view of the Ting (Chinese gazebo) and Vancouver’s cityscape.
Vancouver

A little piece of tranquil China in bustling Vancouver

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden offers serenity in busy Vancouver, B.C.