We made our reservations last winter. Planning ahead is a necessity when hoping to camp along the coasts of Oregon and Washington. Fortunately, our start date coincided with a blazing hot heatwave that settled over the Rogue Valley. Our first two nights were spent at Tugman State Park on the Oregon Coast where we walked around a part of the park’s Eel Lake – a 4-mile round trip. We enjoyed a couple early evening “wine times” catching up with friends Jackie and Jim who were also staying at the park.
The next stop was South Beach State Park, a few miles up the Oregon Coast, where we had a spectacularly large site somewhat sheltered from the overcrowded craziness on the opposite side of the road.
How did we spend our time? At first we wondered if we’d made a mistake reserving five nights along a part of the coast we were fairly familiar with, but we filled our days and even discovered some new surprises.
We packed up Saturday and continued north for a two-night stay at the Bay Center, Washington KOA. Again, we wondered if two nights would be one too many at this out-of-the-way stop off Highway 101…and again, we were surprised.
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