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Cape Blanco State Park, we stayed 5 nights there this past July and loved it. They have a 14 day limit so you would have to make two reservations and move once but worth it in my book.

We stayed at Netarts last month for 5 days. I had to do many many point turns and lots of sweating to get my 33 ft 5th into a spot on the road across from the bay. Grass? Nope, not where we stayed. Would we go back? YES! little wind, lots of Class A's there crabbing and cooking them every single day! Made me drool....

2gypsies wrote:

lanerd wrote:

Concrete pads are perfect for leveling your coach....much better than soil where you have to put blocks down for the levelers and then re-level every few days due to compressing the soil.

Beverly Beach is a GREAT campground; however, you better make reservations months in advance as it is very popular during the summer months. Keep in mind that most state parks are limited with sites that can accommodate a 40'+ motor home....there are some, but not a whole lot and they are reserved quickly.

Just have to say...everyone is surely different... and that's o.k.

We love public parks, especially along the Oregon coast. We certainly didn't need 'concrete' to level our MH.

With our 40' we never made reservations and we were there in spring, summer and fall. We pulled in early morning on a weekday and got sites. We stayed in Beverly Beach, Bullards Beach, Cape Blanco (a favorite), Carl Washburne, Fort Stevens and Harris Beach.

There's a place for everyone. :)

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FWIW, I never said you "needed" concrete to level with.

Yes, I agree that everyone is different. To each his own.

Ron

lanerd wrote:

Concrete pads are perfect for leveling your coach....much better than soil where you have to put blocks down for the levelers and then re-level every few days due to compressing the soil.

Beverly Beach is a GREAT campground; however, you better make reservations months in advance as it is very popular during the summer months. Keep in mind that most state parks are limited with sites that can accommodate a 40'+ motor home....there are some, but not a whole lot and they are reserved quickly.

Just have to say...everyone is surely different... and that's o.k.

We love public parks, especially along the Oregon coast. We certainly didn't need 'concrete' to level our MH.

With our 40' we never made reservations and we were there in spring, summer and fall. We pulled in early morning on a weekday and got sites. We stayed in Beverly Beach, Bullards Beach, Cape Blanco (a favorite), Carl Washburne, Fort Stevens and Harris Beach.

There's a place for everyone. :)

lanard (Ron) ......... class act response. My hat is off to you.

Lauren

On our only visit to the Oregon coast, we stayed at the South Beach State Park near Newport. There was plenty of grass and trees in the campground. The only small problem I noted was that for one of the largest campgrounds we've ever stayed in, there was only one dump station. Still, we would definitely go back there and have no hesitation in recommending it. Lots of trails for walking with the dog, some that lead down to the beach.

We have not stayed in many of the State Parks on the OR Coast but we have found most of them to be more sandy than grass. Our new favorite is Winchester Bay RV resort and there is quite a bit of grass at the sites but the big dog walking area is hardpack and sand. They do have monthly rates and I look at what I have on file for prices. Hold on for a minute...

Well the DW has the current rates and she is school clothes shopping with the DGS. My old prices were from about $250 to $575 a week. I seem to remember something like starting at $300 now. There are four price levels for sites and NONE of them are undesirable. There is a Rec. Cent. with big screen TVs for your use or rental. Florence is less than forty miles away, Newport is another half hour and are not to bad a drive. The Light house above the bay is a great museum now, there is an oyster packing plant in town as well as an oyster farm in the mouth of the bay. It is a great point for travel for 50 miles either side of the coast.

Scope all those mentioned here online and you'll find something for all you needs.

I forgot to mention that at the public dock on the Alsea River at Waldport the crabbing does not require a license. You can rent rings and buy bait at the head of the pier as well as have your catch cooked and cleaned, if you want they will also put your catch in a bag with ice to take home.

Lauren wrote:
Some years back we arrived at Pacific Shores with reservation - had a very nice 5th wheel. Seems it was after one of the times (as I understand it there have been a few) it had been sold and was now Class A only place. Even with written reservation confirmation in hand (and they with my deposit $) they told us - with quite an attitude - we could not stay and reservation was no longer valid. And please get out of their driveway. Without getting my money back.

New to the area we had not a clue where else to try to look and it was late afternoon.

I tried the polite but firm approach and got nowhere.

So then we had a short "discussion" and as I was about to call the local police department they decided they would honor our reservation but not at the assigned spot (which was hand picked and very nice) and we wound up out by the dumpster or whatever way in the back.

A guy could have a very expensive DRV Elite Suites 5er and very expensive truck and be worth much more than some of the "coaches" that go in there.

We just chuckle every time we now go past the place. There are a lot of very nice RV parks of all kinds along the Coast.

Sorry, lanerd, you just opened up an old memory.

Old memory indeed. As an owner of Pacific shores, I humbly apologize for your inexcusable experience. I'm not sure when this happened, but I'm assuming it was back when Pacific Shores was owned and operated by Outdoor Resorts of Oregon. Due to experiences like what happened to you and poor management in general, Outdoor Resorts of Oregon declared bankruptcy and the lot owners got together and purchased Pacific Shores and run it with their own HOA.

Unfortunately, and as with most, if not all, newly founded HOAs, they did have some growing pains in the first few years, but all problems have been eliminated and is now a well run resort such that it is now a 5-star resort with a Good Sam 10-10-10 rating (very rare).

Yes, Pacific Shores doesn't cater to any "trailer" type rv. However, in addition to Class A's, it also allows Class C's. The reason for this is not a Pacific Shores requirement, but a City of Newport requirement. When Outdoor Resorts initially applied for their building permit to completely redesign and renovate the park, the city of Newport required this restriction in order to insure that the park become a "resort" . So please, do not blame Pacific Shores for this restriction. Therefore the name was changed, at that time, to: Pacific Shores MOTORcoach resort.

Current reservation procedures today by anyone making a reservation via phone, the caller is questioned on the type, year, an size of their rv. If for some strange reason this was not asked and if you showed up at Pacific Shores with a trailer, you not only would be given your deposit returned immediately, you also would receive an heartfelt apology plus explicit directions to any number of nearby rv parks/campground.

If making reservation via the web site, it clearly states Class A and Class C rv's only.

I hope this helps to remove any bad feelings you may have towards Pacific Shores in your mistreatment of many years ago. Pacific Shores HOA has strived to make and keep this resort a pleasant place for our customers to spend time on the beautiful Oregon Coast.

Ron

thanks to all for the great suggestions,,, now I will get to work deciding,
thanks again to all

We had a great stay at Beverly Beach SP and would definately stat there again.

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