JoeChiOhki wrote:
Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli wrote:
We spent the night in the Astoria, Or. Safeway with permission because every campground between Florence, Or. and Astoria, Or. was full. It worked out well, the view was great, the sea lions were bellowing in the distance, and we bought some goodies for dinner at Safeway. Steak, salad makings, bread, and apple pie with ice cream. Our camp spot frustration had taken a huge turn for the better. The Safeway turned out to be one of the nicer places we camped during this trip. Who would have thought that.
This video shows a quick look around the area where we camped at Safeway. We also drive through town at 6X speed and most of the Astoria at 6X speed. You get the steel girder span of the bridge at normal speed. I think the Astoria-Megler Bridge is just under 5 miles in length. The bridge connects The Coast Highway 101 between Oregon and Washington.
VIDEO: Astoria Oregon Bridge Crossing.
Yay, big reason why I haven't taken an RV to the Oregon coast in the summer for ten years, now. Its a crowded hell-hole half the time.
If it weren't for the fact that I suspect you were making a drive up the 101 on that trip, you could have gone east and joined us out on the Columbia River outside of Portland :p.
It'd be interesting to see the Amerigo.
Several times coming home from Florence, we've gone up into the coastal mountains and stayed at USFS sites with much less crowding. A lot of hotels along the coast offer overnight RV parking with power and water. We stayed in Tillamook for $20.00 one night. We later found we could have overnighted free at the Blue Heron Cheese Factory. The Astoria Safeway was really not bad. Get up and get a Starbucks. Like to see anybody do that at a campground!
