Northern CA thru Oregon and Washington
My DW and I will be traveling north from the SF, wanting to stay along the coast. Then on up through Oregon and Washington along the coast before we turn east along the northern border states. We wil...
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Redwingfans: The name of the campground on the Columbia River is Cape Dissapointment State Park. It is next to the fishing town of Ilwaco, WA. I was just there a few weeks ago, and it is quite nice. About 2.3 miles of beach and you can walk out almost to the end of the jetty and be as far SW as one can be in WA. You reach it from the south by crossing the Astoria bridge.
It's really tough finding inexpensive camping in WA state. In Ocean Shores you can stay free at the Quinalt Casino, at the north end of town. Zero amentities, but if you go to the south end and back up to to the berm you'd have a panoramic view of the surf. You need to register at the casino once you get there. There's a nice State Park at Grayland, one at Ocean City (1 mile from Quinalt Casino), and one further north at Pacific Beach. They fill up fast - here's a link to reserve: https://washington.goingtocamp.com/Home.aspx
Further north on hwy 101 is Kalaloch, check for "South Beach", it's only $12 (or maybe $10 per night) but no reservations as it is NPS. Incredible ocean views.
It's really tough finding inexpensive camping in WA state. In Ocean Shores you can stay free at the Quinalt Casino, at the north end of town. Zero amentities, but if you go to the south end and back up to to the berm you'd have a panoramic view of the surf. You need to register at the casino once you get there. There's a nice State Park at Grayland, one at Ocean City (1 mile from Quinalt Casino), and one further north at Pacific Beach. They fill up fast - here's a link to reserve: https://washington.goingtocamp.com/Home.aspx
Further north on hwy 101 is Kalaloch, check for "South Beach", it's only $12 (or maybe $10 per night) but no reservations as it is NPS. Incredible ocean views.
