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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Hi Buzz,
There are a lot of nice places in Oregon. Even just taking a chance on something would likely be rewarding.
An old trip report of ours along the Oregon coast and mountains up through Hood River.
Along the caost, there is a river between Reedsport and Florence with three NFS CGs all of which are nice. We would hike along the river to the ocean about a mile for some beautiful scenery along the way and walking along the beach. Lots of Eagles and sea birds.
Another spot we really liked was in the mountains called Cascadia SP east of I-5 on Hwy 20 which will also take you towards Bend. There are pictures and information about it in the middle or so of this report. We really liked it there and extended our stay it was so relaxing. You can swim and fish in the river pools beneath the bridge as you come into the CG. When we were there, a very nice retired vet would gather folks around the flag pole and talk about the flag and it's care as he performed the daily retiring of the flag. There is an ancient Native American campsite about a half mile hike through the woods. There is a nice trail that hikes up hill from the CG to a water fall. We found the CG to be impressively well maintained.
From there you can continue west on 20 then head north on 22 to Detroit lake. Turn East onto Breitenbush road where with a detailed map, you can take the forest roads to Mt Hood and down to Hood River. A spectacular drive all the way. Just for fun, drive through the little campgrounds along the road. They are really pretty little diversions. One has or had an artesian pump well you could use for drinking.
Have yourself a great trip.
There are a lot of nice places in Oregon. Even just taking a chance on something would likely be rewarding.
An old trip report of ours along the Oregon coast and mountains up through Hood River.
Along the caost, there is a river between Reedsport and Florence with three NFS CGs all of which are nice. We would hike along the river to the ocean about a mile for some beautiful scenery along the way and walking along the beach. Lots of Eagles and sea birds.
Another spot we really liked was in the mountains called Cascadia SP east of I-5 on Hwy 20 which will also take you towards Bend. There are pictures and information about it in the middle or so of this report. We really liked it there and extended our stay it was so relaxing. You can swim and fish in the river pools beneath the bridge as you come into the CG. When we were there, a very nice retired vet would gather folks around the flag pole and talk about the flag and it's care as he performed the daily retiring of the flag. There is an ancient Native American campsite about a half mile hike through the woods. There is a nice trail that hikes up hill from the CG to a water fall. We found the CG to be impressively well maintained.
From there you can continue west on 20 then head north on 22 to Detroit lake. Turn East onto Breitenbush road where with a detailed map, you can take the forest roads to Mt Hood and down to Hood River. A spectacular drive all the way. Just for fun, drive through the little campgrounds along the road. They are really pretty little diversions. One has or had an artesian pump well you could use for drinking.
Have yourself a great trip.
