South Jetty RV Park

We arrived at this Thousand Trails park located in Florence, Oregon on August 8 for four nights.  We were very surprised to see that this park is not located on the water, but nestled in the middle of the forest.  The dunes and ocean are a 2 mile drive down the road outside the park where many people ride their sand toys in the sand.  Most sites have an individual site cut out of the main gravel road throughout the park which gives you a more private feeling and the trees are really so thick, we used our lights in the motorhome during the day.  There was a well used pool and spa even though the temperature never exceeded 69 degrees during the day.  There were 2 separate club rooms and most sites would accommodate a big rig such as ours.  All sites are first come first served, except the sites which are leased out.  There are a few full hook up sites with sewer, but the camping host assured me none were available.  There are also a few sites with 50 amp electric and water and the other 50 to 65 percent were 30 amp electric and water.  We were satisfied with a 30 amp site which was relatively level and large enough for our rig and air conditioning is not needed here.  The main dump station was out of order the whole time we were there, however, there was another one on the back side of the park, but it did not appear very level to completely dump your tanks.  They do have several locations throughout the park where you may dump your grey water.  There was no over the air TV here and cell reception was too weak for my hot spot to work for internet.  Some people were successful with their satellite TV.  RPI membership and I rate this park M****.

We paid $11 per night with our RPI membership.

We drove out to the South Jetty Dunes ( a separate post).  We took a drive up the coast to Newport, Oregon and poked into the art, jewelry, and gift shops in the Old Town along the river.  We watched at least 50 sea lions swimming in the river and lounging on floating barges on the water.  They commanded our attention with their loud barking and growling at one another.  We stopped at a waterfront Mexican/American diner.  I feasted on a large tender prime rib and Aggie had seafood enchiladas.  I munched down most of her chips and salsa and washed it down with a local draft beer and clam chowder.