Laura and I went camping near the coast at the Oregon Sand Dunes / Suislaw National Forest on May 11th.
Originally, we had planned to go down to Crater Lake. Then we called and spoke with the park rangers who told us that there was still 10 feet of snow on the ground… so better to come back in July. At the last minute, we went to the dunes.
The trip was nice… Laura drove the Insight south on PCH 101. We had no idea where to go, but eventually as we entered the national forest surrounding the dunes we started looking for a campground that wasn’t busy. With about an hour to spare of sunlight, we found the Waxmyrtle camping area. Only one other group was there, and we found the perfect campsite that offered the most privacy.
As the sun started to set, we got the tent set up, unpacked our things, and took a (dark and dim) look around before going to sleep. Saturday morning came bright and early, so we ate some breakfast and took a walk on a trail to the beach — where we saw sea lions! About 30 of them were hanging out near the shoreline, some swimming around, while others lay on the sand and looked at us.
The entire time we didn’t see any other people (which is how we like it).
Flickr photos: Oregon Sand Dunes