I'm using a variety of apps; national and state parks, allstays, hipcamp, compendium, harvest host, and google maps to find spots and there was nothing available. Tricky with slow and intermittent cell service too.
So, in the afternoon we figured we'd start at Horsfall campground near North Bend, OR and work our way up the coast. A helpful ranger got us a spot right away at Wild Mare campground - told us it would fit the trailer just fine since it was meant for campers with horses. Sometimes winging it works.
Often, the prettiest flowers are near the dump station
Poppies - pastel
Camping neighbors from Idaho that like riding on sand dunes
Found a Brewery for dinner in Coos Bay - keeping everybody happy
Most of my sketches on the beach now have natural sand in them
Such a pretty drive but so many places we didn't get to pull over,
because if you don't see a large area to turn the trailer around ... you need to roll on by
Farther up the coast we headed to Jessie M. Honeyman State Park. I lucked out and reserved the only spot available online, for one night. We wished we could have stayed longer, it was fun hiking up sand dunes right behind our camper. I tried sketching but the wind pelted me with sand (and my art, paints, etc.) so I gave up and headed back to the camper.
We did stop at a couple of lighthouses, and saw some stunning views - but we missed a lot of them for lack of seeing a space to pull the camper in and turn it around.
Then we camped at our 2nd harvest host, the Blue Heron French Cheese Company. This place was crowded with a dozen campers allowed to camp in a field next to the store. Hey, it's free. The place was crowded and an ok spot to stop for the night; but I'm appreciating gravel/concrete pads when you are trying to get the camper level. In a field, it's not always ideal. Luckily, no rain so didn't wake up sunk in the grass.
Blue Heron French Cheese Co. - who doesn't like cheese?
Some interesting facts about Whales we learned at a lighthouse stop
Thanks for reading! Lisa
