There are hiker/biker sites in the Canadian Rockies. Rowan and I have stayed in one or two along the Icefield Parkway.
Originally Posted by
rawklobster
Anyhoo, here are my questions...
1) If you had to choose between having hiker/biker sites available, and no hiker biker sites, would you prefer to have them, prefer not to have them, or makes no difference? Why?
2) If you have a preference for availability of hiker/biker sites, would knowledge of knowing they are available be a motivating factor in choosing to tour to the region? Why?
3) If a network of hiker/biker sites existed so that a route to tour the network was available, would you want to know about it so you could consider traveling it? Explain.
4) If campsites (usually that accommodate families and cars) are the only sites available, would you use one, if it was $20 per night, and way more space than you need, or find another option? At what price point would you consider/not consider a campsite?
5) If you could have hiker/biker sites in any region, in 50km (30 mile) intervals from each other, which area would you choose, in Canada, or elsewhere?
6) What routes aside from the PCH have you taken where hiker/biker site were available?
7) What routes do you feel will never need hiker/biker sites because camping is as easy to find, safe, and legal as you can get?
Cheers!
1. It makes no difference. I prefer to stay in the nicest possible site available in a campground. If that's a hiker/biker site, great. If not, that's good too. The only benefit of hiker/biker sites is the food storage facilities (lockers etc.) in case of bears.
2. No. Because it makes no difference.
3. The availability of hiker/biker sites wouldn't make a particular route more appealing. The appeal lies in what there is to see and do along the way.
4. Absolutely we would use one. And we have ... frequently. In fact, many times we'll even select the powered sites over the unpowered tent sites. We've paid up to about $30/night for a site.
5. For your purposes, your best bet would be to attempt to encourage campgrounds to set them up in and around the Canadian Rockies because the food storage facilities (lockers etc.) are handy. But some campgrounds already have them, as I mentioned.
6. The Canadian Rockies. The Rhine Route in Germany.
7. The Canadian Rockies. Much of Europe. Pretty much all of Australia. The parts of Japan we've visited.