Coos Bay, Oregon (April 24-May 1)

We were supposed to stay at Sunset State Park, but unfortunately, their available spaces were way too tight and not long enough for our rig. We ended up having to make a last minute move to the Mill Casino RV Park. It was actually a really nice park. I mean, it’s a parking lot, but there was very nice landscaping and we had a view of the bay which was nice. After having a bit of a trying day, we decided to eat at the Casino…it was good, I had fried avocado tacos, which was a first for me, but oh man were they tasty!

We decided to drive up to Newport to check out the next campground, as we were not spooked about scrambling for a reservation if we didn’t fit! LOL! It never happened before, so we wanted to be better prepared. We picked out several spots that would work and were feeling more comfortable about it after visiting. We hiked up to Heceta Head Lighthouse.

View from Campsite

Hike to the Lighthouse

Lighthouse

While chilling one day, a HUGE ship sailed by the campground and then turned around and went back to park along the neighboring area, which we discovered was a mill….duh. They were loading that ship all week, even after we left!

We visited the Coquille River Lighthouse, tried to hike to the Cape Argo Lighthouse, but there was no real way to get there. The GPS had sent us down a private road and we had a “Karen” come out to give us the stank eye while I turned around. I guess she must have some kind of video surveillance system that alarms her that there are stupid tourist trying to see HER lighthouse. We literally turned around and left as soon as we figured out the GPS sent us rogue. Sheesh, Karen….sooooorrrry!!

A rainbow at the campsite

Coquille Lighthouse & Beach

The hike to try and get to view the Cape Argo Lighthouse

Take that Karen! If you look above the fence and under the carport top, you can see the Cape Argo Lighthouse! The second photo is the lighthouse from where they say you can view it-I’ll let you find it!