OR and WA Currently

[Glenda From Oz]

8-20-16

Hi All

I am currently in Ashland and I am wondering is anyone nearby?  I haven't been out on the road most of the summer, but I am planning a trip up the OR coast and thru up the WA coast and will land in BC.

If you are close or on nearby please private message me or post a reply and maybe we can camp overnight at the same spot.

Thanks
Glenda "From Oz"

 

[JJPDX]

Hello! Portland here... just about to buy a van myself. Good luck!

 

[Yogidog]

I was just looking the map deciding which way to go, Sept 2nd when my daughter leaves, in nevada reno area now. I would love to meet and camp. I'll stay in touch, love your signature I am at a great place outside reno but hot!

 

[rvwandering]

Hi Glenda!  We spent a lot of our summer in Oregon and Washington but we have to start heading east now so we'll miss you. 

 Anyway if you are planning on camping in Washington for more than just a few days you might want to get a DNR pass. It's $35.00 if you buy it at a store, $30.00 if you buy if from a DNR location ( most don't sell passes though). Don't buy it online unless you can hang around and wait for the official pass that will come in the mail. The DNR campgrounds are usually not very busy even when other campgrounds are full. The pass will get you free camping for a year.   http://discoverpass.wa.gov/31/About-the-Pass

 Have a good trip! That's a beautiful area!

 

[akrvbob]

I'm just outside Sisters, OR, you or anyone else is always welcome in my camp!
Bob

 

[Suanne]

Hi Glenda, I'm about 30 miles east of Seattle. If you find yourself heading inland, PM me and we'll see if we can arrange to meet up. Safe travels! Suanne

 

[TrainChaser]

You'll love the OR coast!  But there's NOT much free camping there -- they've got a good thing, and they price it accordingly.  If you have web access in your rig, check out Bastendorff Beach, just outside Charleston, OR.  GPS: 43.350205, -124.340591

Here's a link that discusses it.  The original post said it was free (Jan) and very casual about time limits, more recent info indicates that they let things get out of hand and it's still free, but now there's a 24-hr limit.  However, that may have changed, too (one way or the other).  http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/free-beach-camping-oregon

Here's the map website for Bureau of Land Mgmt (BLM) land in western OR:  https://webmaps.blm.gov/Geocortex/Html5Viewer/Index.html?viewer=orwa_data_viewer    The small patches of BLM land are in gold, so you'll have to zoom in to your area to see them.

Bastendorff is one of the few tiny scraps of BLM land in coastal OR.  You might also check the Bullards Beach area (S. of Coos Bay, N of Bandon).  It's marked as BLM land, but all I can find is info about the State Park.  It kinda/sorta looks like there might be some other places -- check the very southern tip.  And maybe the northern part, but stay away from the golf course.  It is generally considered that camping on BLM land is allowed UNLESS there are signs prohibiting it.  Greed precludes common sense.

If you're not used to TIDES, you'd better learn. Stay on high ground. Just because the sand is dry doesn't mean anything.

 

[highdesertranger]

welcome Glenda from Oz. I thought Oz was Australia? are you from down under? highdesertranger

 

[Glenda From Oz]

You'll love the OR coast!  But there's NOT much free camping there -- they've got a good thing, and they price it accordingly.  If you have web access in your rig, check out Bastendorff Beach, just outside Charleston, OR.  GPS: 43.350205, -124.340591

Here's a link that discusses it.  The original post said it was free (Jan) and very casual about time limits, more recent info indicates that they let things get out of hand and it's still free, but now there's a 24-hr limit.  However, that may have changed, too (one way or the other).  http://www.gonewiththewynns.com/free-beach-camping-oregon

Here's the map website for Bureau of Land Mgmt (BLM) land in western OR:  https://webmaps.blm.gov/Geocortex/Html5Viewer/Index.html?viewer=orwa_data_viewer    The small patches of BLM land are in gold, so you'll have to zoom in to your area to see them.

Bastendorff is one of the few tiny scraps of BLM land in coastal OR.  You might also check the Bullards Beach area (S. of Coos Bay, N of Bandon).  It's marked as BLM land, but all I can find is info about the State Park.  It kinda/sorta looks like there might be some other places -- check the very southern tip.  And maybe the northern part, but stay away from the golf course.  It is generally considered that camping on BLM land is allowed UNLESS there are signs prohibiting it.  Greed precludes common sense.

If you're not used to TIDES, you'd better learn.  Stay on high ground.  Just because the sand is dry doesn't mean anything.

 

[Glenda From Oz]

welcome Glenda from Oz.  I thought Oz was Australia?  are you from down under?  highdesertranger

Hello highdesertranger

No Glenda "From Oz" is a reference to Glinda (spelled different) in Wizard of Oz. 

Thanks

 

[Glenda From Oz]

Hi Glenda!  We spent a lot of our summer in Oregon and Washington but we have to start heading east now so we'll miss you. 

 Anyway if you are planning on camping in Washington for more than just a few days you might want to get a DNR pass. It's $35.00 if you buy it at a store, $30.00 if you buy if from a DNR location ( most don't sell passes though). Don't buy it online unless you can hang around and wait for the official pass that will come in the mail. The DNR campgrounds are usually not very busy even when other campgrounds are full. The pass will get you free camping for a year.   http://discoverpass.wa.gov/31/About-the-Pass

 Have a good trip! That's a beautiful area!

Hi Tony and Karen

Thanks for the info.  I hope your summer travels, after you left Beth and I in Camp Verde, have been good.  Maybe I will see you both again in Quartzsite.

Glenda "From Oz"

 

[poprouge]

I used to work out of Northern California and all of southern Oregon was in my territory of responsibility (Air Force). Anyway I got to travel a lot for work up there and absolutely loved it. So beautiful. This was before my "primitive" camping days and being a Louisiana girl born and raised it was my first experience with mountains, I'll tell ya, a gal that's afraid of heights I got over that fear right quick. LOL anyway enjoy your trip!

 

[Glenda From Oz]

I was just looking the map deciding which way to go, Sept 2nd when my daughter leaves, in nevada reno area now. I would love to meet and camp. I'll stay in touch, love your signature  I am at a great place outside reno but hot!

Hi Yogidog

I will probably be near BC Canada by Sept 2nd.  I am going north to see family in WA and then on to friends in Abbotsford BC.  It is hot here in Ashland in the 100's currently and I am looking forward to coast time. 

Thanks
Glenda "From Oz"

 

[Glenda From Oz]

Hi Glenda,  I'm about 30 miles east of Seattle.  If you find yourself heading inland, PM me and we'll see if we can arrange to meet up.  Safe travels!  Suanne

Hi Suanne

I don't plan on going inland, but I will keep it in mind.  Thanks for the idea and if it does work out I will PM you.

Thanks
Glenda "From Oz"

 

[Glenda From Oz]

I'm just outside Sisters, OR, you or anyone else is always welcome in my camp!
Bob

Hi Bob

Sounds like you have had a great summer.  Where is Sisters OR - I'm not finding it on my map.  I may take time to come by and visit with you and anyone else camped there.

Thanks

Glenda "From Oz"

 

[BC Guy]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisters,_Oregon
Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 959 at the 2000 census, but more than doubled to 2038 as of the 2010
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.87 square miles (4.84 km2), all of it land.[1]

The Santiam Highway (U.S. Route 20) and the McKenzie Highway (Oregon Route 126) merge briefly to form Cascade Avenue, the main thoroughfare through downtown Sisters. On Cascade Avenue, there is a lot of pedestrian traffic and many specialty stores and galleries. East of Sisters the two highways split, with 126 heading to Redmond and 20 going to Bend.[6] West of Sisters, the road splits once more, with the McKenzie Highway becoming Oregon Route 242[6] and running west over the McKenzie Pass (a summertime-only scenic route over the Cascades.) The Santiam Highway proceeds over the Santiam Pass.

 

[Glenda From Oz]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisters,_Oregon
Sisters is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Bend, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 959 at the 2000 census, but more than doubled to 2038 as of the 2010
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.87 square miles (4.84 km2), all of it land.[1]

The Santiam Highway (U.S. Route 20) and the McKenzie Highway (Oregon Route 126) merge briefly to form Cascade Avenue, the main thoroughfare through downtown Sisters. On Cascade Avenue, there is a lot of pedestrian traffic and many specialty stores and galleries. East of Sisters the two highways split, with 126 heading to Redmond and 20 going to Bend.[6] West of Sisters, the road splits once more, with the McKenzie Highway becoming Oregon Route 242[6] and running west over the McKenzie Pass (a summertime-only scenic route over the Cascades.) The Santiam Highway proceeds over the Santiam Pass.

BC Guy

Thanks for the info.  I hope to get up there this week and meet up with other campers there. 

Thanks
Glenda "From Oz"

 

[Headache]

Where is Sisters OR - I'm not finding it on my map.  I may take time to come by and visit with you and anyone else camped there.

It's not very far from Bend, OR.  Sisters is at the base of the mountain range known as the 3 Sisters.  The Lava lakes up there are excellent places to do some trout fishing.  I used to spend quite a bit of time in the area mostly fishing and sleeping.

http://www.ci.sisters.or.us/

 

[highdesertranger]

Headache what's better than that, fishing and sleeping. highdesertranger

 

[blars]

I'm on the central Oregon coast near Yachats this summer. There is a casino in Florence where you can blacktop camp 4 days free, and some 2-week limit places further out.