Tag: What to see on Oregon Coast

  • Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. We’ve been there…

    …or have we?  When Reg reserved our “one night stand” at Umpqua Lighthouse State Park on the coast of Oregon, we both had a pretty clear memory of our prior visit and a mental picture of where we’d be staying as we headed up the Oregon Coast. When Reg pulled into the campground I commented…

  • A Pleasant Hike on Humbug Mountain

    It’s been awhile since we’ve given our hiking shoes a real workout, so today we put them (and ourselves) to the test along the 5 1/2 mile Humbug Mountain trail.  We hoped the promised ocean views would help distract us from the 1,748 foot climb. The trail immediately began to rise, eventually leading us through…

  • Coastal Trail reveals hidden beauty

    The Coastal Trail weaves like a thread along the rugged Pacific Coast, stringing together scenic viewpoints, state parks, hidden coves and dense forests. The trail also offers numerous opportunities to stretch one's legs, which is exactly what we did while sightseeing on our most recent camping trip on the South Coast of Oregon. Armed with…

  • Going Green on the Oregon Coast

    When we reserved our Harris Beach campsite last week, the weather report for the south coast of Oregon called for several days with mostly blue skies and temperatures in the mid-sixties. The perfect opportunity to sneak in, what might be, one last trailer trip before winter weather arrives. As promised, temperatures have warmed up each…

  • Agness, Oregon shines above the fog

    We have found our most exhilarating travel experiences happen when least expected; crossing paths with people or places that set our imaginations on fire. Such was the case when, on a recent coastal camping trip, we headed inland to escape the fog. On a whim and armed with travel literature collected from Turtle Rock RV…

  • Oregon Coast: A cool summer getaway

      When the temperatures skyrocketed a couple of weeks ago, we hitched up the trailer and headed for the fog and cooler temps that the Oregon Coast is famous for. Having spent only two nights at one campground on our maiden voyage last June, we were eager to test our hookup skills on our second…

  • Bullard Beach Escape

    Escape is exactly what we did. The weather forecast warned that records would surely break as we packed up and fled the unseasonably warm temperatures of Southern Oregon. There is nothing quite like camping in Oregon State Parks. Campgrounds and facilities are clean, tidy and located in beautiful spots. Bullard Beach State Park offered us…

  • In smokey Oregon, the coast is clear

    Fires raging to the north of us have created a smokey haze across the skies of Southern Oregon for over a month. It was time to get away, and with a wedding anniversary coming up, we needed very little prodding to pack up and head to the Oregon coast! We have somehow missed Shore Acres…