We encountered quite a bit of rain after leaving Sunset Bay so we decided to head indoors and discovered the wonderful Umpqua Discovery Center in Reedsport, Oregon. We ended spending almost the entire day there. No one else was there so we had the place to ourselves and just took
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Sunset Bay State Park – Coos Bay, Oregon
We visited here in March during the winter storms. What great fun to watch the waves and see all the action in the Pacific. Just don’t turn your back on them! Campground: Sunset Bay State Park Location: Coos Bay, Oregon Site: D32 Cost: $16 Services: E Comments: Nice state
Continue readingCape Blanco State Park – Port Orford, Oregon
Campground: Cape Blanco State Park Location: Port Orford, Oregon Site: A26 Cost: $12 Services: W/E Comments: Hands down my favorite campground anywhere. Great big private sites and miles of open beach to walk on every day. There is a hill to walk down and here’s the catch, you have to
Continue readingBullards Beach State Park – Bandon, Oregon
Campground: Bullards Beach State Park Location: Bandon, Oregon Site: C60 Cost: $16 Services:W/E Comments: You can never go wrong with a State Park in Oregon, especially one on the coast. Link to Map in “Where We’ve Been”
Continue readingSilver Falls State Park – Silverton, Oregon
We stopped by The Oregon Garden in Silverton on our way to the campground. Beautiful botanical garden. We also spent a day in Salem and did a nice long walk around Bush’s Pasture Field and the Bush House Museum. Campground: Silver Falls State Park Location: Silverton, Oregon Site: 11 Cost:
Continue readingDeschutes River State Recreation Area – Oregon
Campground: Deschutes River State Recreation Area Location: Wasco, Oregon Site: A15 Cost: $12 Services: E Comments: A beautiful park right on the Deschutes River with tons of hiking and lots of trees. Be careful though, lots of train noise. There are train tracks on each side of the Deschutes River
Continue readingBirch Bay State Park – Washington
A good place to stop while heading to Vancouver to celebrate Christmas with family as it is close to the border. Sometimes a bad time of the year to be traveling over passes due to potential snow. Campground: Birch Bay State Park Location: Blaine, Washington (just south of the British
Continue readingGlen Elder State Park – Kansas
Seriously, how can you really judge a place when you are the only ones there. We love to travel off-season and have places to ourselves. Glen Elder was one of those places. We had the entire campground to ourselves which means peace, quiet, serenity, and solitude. Perfect! After leaving Glen
Continue readingGraham Cave State Park – Danville, Missouri
We just stayed here overnight while traveling I-70. We will always choose a state or national park over an RV park for overnighters if they are 1) open and 2) not too far off on main travel route. Trip included, of course, a stop in St. Louis at the Arch.
Continue readingDevils Lake State Park – Baraboo, Wisconsin
Campground: Quartzite Campground Location: Devils Lake State Park – Baraboo, Wisconsin Cost: $27 Services: W/E Comments: Very large park close to the water with easy access to the Wisconsin Dells. Link to Quartzite Campground on Map in “Where We’ve Been” In the morning we traveled south to Merrimac, Wisconsin and
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