Road trip suggestions wanted..Oregon
Ok so here is the deal. I have 9 days, two are taken up getting out of and back into California ( I can reach Crater lake with light to spare in one day from home). Cascade Volcano's are high on th...
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For boondocking next to a lake, try Crane Prairie Reservoir on the south side of the lake off of NF-4285. I was able to get my tall DRW rig in there and down to the water with no damage, but it was very tight. Crane Prairie is off of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway (46) and is a great place to spend a couple of days before you head into Bend. It's between Crater Lake and Bend. Take mosquito repellant. There are lots of private spots, but most of them were taken 4th of July week so it took us a while to finally find one. Well worth it though.
We took a week-long trip through Oregon earlier this year, and our favorite campground (not boondocking) was Nehalem Bay state park on the coast near Manzanita. 2nd was Jackson F Kimball state park, which is just south of Crater Lake ($11 / night). 3rd was Maryhill on the Columbia river. We did not care for Beverley Beach at all. If I had it to do all over again I would spend more time at Crater Lake and Crane Prairie and the rest at Nehalem/Manzanita.
We took a week-long trip through Oregon earlier this year, and our favorite campground (not boondocking) was Nehalem Bay state park on the coast near Manzanita. 2nd was Jackson F Kimball state park, which is just south of Crater Lake ($11 / night). 3rd was Maryhill on the Columbia river. We did not care for Beverley Beach at all. If I had it to do all over again I would spend more time at Crater Lake and Crane Prairie and the rest at Nehalem/Manzanita.
