BLM boondocking at Chukar Park Campground in eastern Oregon near Juntura
Six miles up a gravel road off U.S. Hwy 20 near Juntura in eastern Oregon is Chukar Park Campground on Bureau of Land Management…
Oregon State Park
Quick overnight stop at BLM Chickamominy Reservoir and Campground west of Burns, Oregon
It was a late Friday afternoon and we were heading on a quickly planned trip into eastern Oregon and had hoped for a ‘walk…
Stormy camping on the northern Oregon Coast
We are hunkered down at the Nehalem Bay State Park just one sand dune away from the mighty Pacific Ocean. Even on a stormy weekend…
Northern Oregon Coast for ‘Get Outdoors’ Day, Jimmy’s birthday June 11
For the long weekend, we headed out from our home base in southern Oregon, to pavement camp and visit our friend Tom Bombadil in…
RV volunteers needed for Oregon state campgrounds
With the major budget cuts in public campground, more and more state and federal parks across the U.S.A. are depending on volunteers, especially those…
‘Steve Prefontaine Memorial Run’ in Coos Bay – consider The Mill Casino RV Park in North Bend
If you are heading to the annual Steve Prefontaine Memorial Run in Coos Bay, Ore., in September, consider The Mills Casino only a couple…
Don’t overlook this county park treasure … Boice Cope, Curry County, on southern Oregon Coast
We stumbled onto this gem of a public campground as we were making our way south along Hwy. 101 north of Camp Blanco in…
2015’s ‘Best & Worst States for Summer Road Trips’
It is not a surprise that 85 percent of Americans are planning a getaway this summer, or that 90 percent of us will be…
Camping near Oregon’s Heceta Head Lighthouse
Carl G. Washburne Memorial (Oregon) State Park, just a few miles north of Heceta Head Lighthouse, is a perfect base for intertidal exploration and…
Three RV parks near historic town of Oakland, Oregon
Three full-service RV parks are within a short drive (3-4 miles) of the historic small town of Oakland, Ore., recently featured on the RV…