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Oregon coast in Sept

countrykids
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Will one need campground reservations along the Oregon coast in Sept. Electric if possible.
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JimK-NY
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roaminaround wrote:
It definitely depends where you want to,stop. I would go with reservations. Many parks are still full especially on weekends and a lot has to do with salmon runs. Newport area is very hard to get into. Our favorite is Nehalem Bay state park and they always seem to have plenty of open sites. As others have said youโ€™ll love the Oregon coast and our state parks are incredible.

The last time I drove down the Oregon coast in the fall, Nehalem was filled and so was every camping area north of there to the Washington coast. Even the campground at Bandon was closed due to the fishing activity.

roaminaround
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It definitely depends where you want to,stop. I would go with reservations. Many parks are still full especially on weekends and a lot has to do with salmon runs. Newport area is very hard to get into. Our favorite is Nehalem Bay state park and they always seem to have plenty of open sites. As others have said youโ€™ll love the Oregon coast and our state parks are incredible.
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ppine
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YOu have to like rain.

Rocky2
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Oregon State Parks are among the best in the country. While reservations are needed year round at many, some are first come first served. https://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=reserve.dsp_firstcome

On the coast, Washburn and Cape Blanco have served me well in the past.

ksg5000
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Reservations will likely be mandatory for Fri/Sat at most parks and some of the more popular parks maybe filled throughout the week. Even when the park is half empty if your staying multiple days you may have to move to a different site if someone has reserved your site for a particular day ... reservations would prevent that inconvenience.
Kevin

romore
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monkey44 wrote:
Just for info -In end Sept>>>thru October we've traveled the Oregon Coast several times, stayed in State Parks the entire time, and never had a reservation, nor a full campground. We began in Washington traveled all the way to California.

We have a 4x4 w/Truck Camper ... but saw plenty of spaces for larger rigs. In fact, we stayed in many campgrounds that were only half full. Just watch out for the weekends. Get a site mid-week, stay until at least Sunday.

Oregon Coast drive is incredible --- make a detour up to Crater Lake if you have time. If you stop at the Tillamook Cheese factory, buy a chunk, but buy a chunk of the Fudge tooooooo ... worth it !! Not cheap.

The ice cream is worth the trip, it is so good. We also traveled the coast in September and never got turned away.

fj12ryder
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We traveled the Oregon coast in mid to late September two years ago, and never had any issues with finding RV parks and such. We usually called either the day before or early that morning. We stayed in private RV parks and campgrounds. We had full hookups almost all the time. No biggie. We had a 40' 5th wheel toyhauler.
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RedRollingRoadb
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Depends on the park. For the most part you will be OK except on Fri/Sat. September/October is one of the best times on the coast. We generally do the central/south coast every year at that time and sometime into November.

Oh for the bygone days of a 23' motorhome that would fit into about anyplace. Leave home Friday night as soon as I got home, If we couldn't make the park sleep along side of the road and show up on Saturday morning. Kids loved it.

JimK-NY
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I have visited twice in the Fall. It was crowded!!!! I had a difficult time finding places to stay even without electric hookups. I highly recommend reservations.

monkey44
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Just for info -In end Sept>>>thru October we've traveled the Oregon Coast several times, stayed in State Parks the entire time, and never had a reservation, nor a full campground. We began in Washington traveled all the way to California.

We have a 4x4 w/Truck Camper ... but saw plenty of spaces for larger rigs. In fact, we stayed in many campgrounds that were only half full. Just watch out for the weekends. Get a site mid-week, stay until at least Sunday.

Oregon Coast drive is incredible --- make a detour up to Crater Lake if you have time. If you stop at the Tillamook Cheese factory, buy a chunk, but buy a chunk of the Fudge tooooooo ... worth it !! Not cheap.
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donkeydew
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if you can get in one without reservations their is usually a reason. buyer beware!

Lwiddis
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October is usually great too.
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rhagfo
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While the kids are back in school, we see retirees from Canada and California and parks are still full.
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Ed_Gee
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countrykids wrote:
Will one need campground reservations along the Oregon coast in Sept. Electric if possible.


Most likely. SEPTEMBER is the best month to visit the Oregon coast.
Ed - on the Central Oregon coast
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