Information on the web to help you plan your RV trip in Canada. Be sure to check weather alerts, parks and bug reports, UV and pollen counts.
Explore Canada, Km by Km
A great website for planning your trip, using Canada's major highways. Each highway has details, with the exact location of attractions and campgrounds en route.
Website: www.kmbykm.com/main/Canada/
Internet Cafes
Look up Internet Cafes located in different cities across Canada which you can use when you are on the road.
Website: www.world66.com/netcafeguide/
National Atlas of Canada
A Canadian government website with maps of Canada online and a source of interesting "Facts about Canada".
Website: http://atlas.gc.ca
Mapquest: Driving Directions
This website will give you good driving directions and area maps for anywhere in Canada. Just enter the Start and Finish locations, and you can get exact directions in either miles or kilometers, plus an estimate of your travel time.
Website: www.mapquest.ca
Plan Your Trip
A good Canadian website for planning your RV trip in western Canada. It contains maps and locations of campgrounds and attractions that you can stop at on your way, for B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Yukon, plus some western U.S. states.
Website: www.plan-your-trip.com
RV Regulations for Canada
Provincial regulations vary from province to province. So if you are planning to travel in Canada with your RV you should refer to this summary of regulations prepared by the Recreational Vehicle Dealers Association of Canada. They list size restrictions, seat belt regulations, safety chain laws, plus brake requirements for each Canadian province.
Website: www.rvda.ca/regulations.asp
The Weather Network
This is a great source of information for anyone travelling in Canada. Not only can you get the weather and reports on road conditions, there are web pages of particular interest to RVers, such as parks reports, ski report, golf report, weather alerts, snow report, forest fire watch, bug report, UV report and local air quality or pollen counts.
Website: www.theweathernetwork.com
Weather Office, Environment Canada
This governments website has a good 5-day weather forecast, with localised weather information available for each region within every province and territory of Canada.
Website: www.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/canada_e.html |
