14 miles north of Florence Oregon Carl G Washburn state park, try to arrive weekday mid morning ( one of the few " walk up only" sites left in Oregon : no reservations required or taken) plan to stay a day or 2. Water sewer electricity in most sites. The north end walk to the beach is a fantastic 1/2 mile to the beach.
if you are a HIKER there is a six mile loop that has to be seen to believe. Even though you are within 100 yards of the highway in camp you never hear it . The beach is usually deserted with the exception of the day use area.
About 1/4 mile either side u will find a few folks. We have used this place as a. Zen spot to recover from heart attack and cancer recovery site ( you will be able to see why)
One thing you can count on is there will be crowds all along the coast. winter is mild and wet but that doesn't stop em. Summer is a Zoo 24/7 So do not get in a hurry. U will see lots of nice pull out along 101 with spectacular views
Oregon law says you can't own the beach ( the last Republican governor ever elected Tom Mcall made this happen in the late sixties) but you can own the only access. U may be tempted to use the vista pull outs on the west side of the highway. If you are there longer than a state police shift 8-10 hours you will be informed there is no camping here! Also it is not a peaceful place to set up camp, lunch maybe but move on citizen! Oregon state parks system has gone to reserve America system. So if you want to use the state parks you will need to set up an account there. Sometimes They will sell you empty sites after 6:00 pm this is sporadic and non uniform don't count on it. All of the handicap sites are fair game if they are not occupied by 6:00 or posted reserved. I know this is long winded, all I am trying to get across is use the state parks there are none better I have found yet. WA. Your on your own.
California. I try to spend as little time here as possible, although I do recommend Van Damm state park ( just south of Mendicino on highway 1) if you are a skin diver. A bit further north is Patrick's Point state park ( reserve America again) just north of Trinity ca. Next stop is Del Norte park just south of crescent city CA. , nice place to visit the BIG trees and Banana slugs. Lol
Once inside Oregon it is about 1 FULL DAY to get to Florence, then about the same to get to Astoria,, if you like KOA the one there is nice, but I would recommend the Fort Stevens State park just across the street a much nicer environment. No pool or sauna but a very nice campground,, well that's it for me.. Hope I helped
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