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RE: Idaho campgrounds
The Coeur d'Alene/Northern Idaho area seems best suited to your interests. There is a fabulous Rails to Trails program with miles of bike trails through really beautiful country, forests, rivers and lakes. Coeur d'Alene would provide you with plenty of shopping and there are many lakes where you could kayak. Old Mission State Park in Cataldo would be a good stop--and on the Trailhead for the bike trail. I am not familiar with the campground, but I think I have seen RVs there. A couple of sites of interest to you: http://friendsofcdatrails.org/CdA_Trail/index.html
and for places to stay---http://www.rvidaho.org/
Another area of the state I am particularly fond of is the Salmon River Country--the Stanley area and the Sawtooth Mountains in particular. The trails there would be for mountain biking, but there are some beautiful lakes to kayak in (also, the river, if whitewater is your thing). Not much shopping, however, but if you head an hour or so south the Sun Valley/Hailey/Ketchum area is also beautiful and would have some fun (if expensive) shopping. I would not venture into southern Idaho this trip--August isn't a very good month--too hot and the landscape has dried out and is brown due to lack of moisture. Idaho is a vast and varied state--the north is more populated with many, many tourist areas--lots of warm water lakes and towns. Central Idaho is more rugged with beautiful mountains and rushing rivers and high mountain lakes--ice cold, even in August.
Southern Idaho is farm country--lots of potato farms. It is flatter and drier than the rest of the state, although even in the south there are pockets of nature's beauty. Craters of the Moon is a National Monument--not park. It is ruggedly beautiful (black lava flows and caves, but not worth much more than a day--especially in the heat of August.
Whichever part of our state you choose--have a wonderful time!
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RV Parks, National Parks, State Campgrounds & More
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