Casino's Everywhere
Sept 5th --
I had always thought that we had a fair number of Indian casinos in the Midwest but I must tell you that in Washington and Oregon they are everywhere. Not just pole barn type buildings with a few machines and bingo but full fledged fancy Las Vegas style casinos. In addition they seem to go out of there way to welcome the RV crowd to their facilities. Many have designated parking areas for the Coach RV's and 5th wheels with wide enough parking slots to allow opening all slides, allowing you to put out your awning, setting up your grill, chairs, etc and after registering with security you are allowed to stay for up to 7 days, all this without charge. Now, obviously they "hope" that you will gamble and lose, but for those of us who are in control of our actions, this turns out to be a good deal, especially since most of our units are capable of several days of dry camping before running out of fresh water or filling our grey and black tanks. I wish we had more discipline when it comes to how many times we visit the excellent buffets.
We have stayed at several for a day or two, obviously to save on the nightly camping fee, but also to give ourselves time to explore the area and visit specific sites.
During my research over the years leading up to our going full-time I had come across the comment that the Tulalip Casino in Washington just North of Seattle was an excellent stop when passing through the area in your RV as they were very RV friendly. I had filed that information away in those dark back brain cells and as we approached Tulalip I decided we would give it a try. The following pictures will give you an overview of the facility. I wish I had taken a photo of our coach as we were parked in a very nice RV area, within an easy walking distance of the casino itself and some great eating. We will stop there again as we will no doubt pass through the area many times in the future.
