Our night at Quosatana Campground was a wet one; but other than having to keep our camp chairs inside the Roadtrek, it didn't matter much. It was 17 Sep 2019, and off we went to our next adventure on our southward bound coastal drive.
We traveled the Oregon Coast Highway over the highest bridge in Oregon, the
Thomas Creek Bridge, which lies within the
Samuel Boardman Scenic Corridor. We stopped numerous times to get out to view the different beaches along the way. After a few hours, we drove inland to what we
thought would be our next camping location. Using Google search, it led us to the U.S. Forestry Service (USFS) website for
Little Redwood Campground in Brookings, OR. We came to find out after driving all the way out there that the campground was
CLOSED! It turned out to be indefinitely closed since a forest fire burned through there in 2017, but the USFS website didn't
say it was closed. Bummer, but fortunately there was a campground nearby with openings:
Alfred A. Loeb State Park. During this entire time, it had been raining and was rather dark; but we made it and were barely settled in the Roadtrek before evening fell. What a R.E.L.I.E.F!
The next morning as we continued our final day of traveling the Oregon Coast Highway, we were able to take some photographs of the coastline because the rain had finally stopped. We were rewarded with more of Oregon's beautiful, wild, coastal scenery.
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| Gold Beach, Oregon Coast. Photo by Virginia. |
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Pistol River State Park. Photo by Virginia.
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Lone Ranch Beach, Oregon Coast. Photo by Virginia.
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We arrived at the
Crissey Field State Recreation Site around noon and walked down to the driftwood-strewn beach. We were the only ones there! The rain had let up, and it was cool and gray and very wild looking (as is typical of the Oregon Coast).
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Crissey Field State Recreation Site. Photo by Virginia.
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Crissey Field State Recreation Site. Photo by Virginia.
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Crissey Field State Recreation Site. Photo by Margaret.
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Crissey Field State Recreation Site. Photo by Margaret.
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| Crissey Field State Recreation Site. Photo by Margaret. |
After enough time to admire and take it all in we walked up to the Welcome Center. This was pre-COVID, and it was staffed with several friendly and helpful women. I was mightily impressed with its use of solar generated power, decor, exhibits, and merchandising. I talked with one of the women for several minutes. She asked what brought us there; and when I explained that my sister and I were on this HUGE 3-state adventure in her Roadtrek, well, she was quite excited and eagerly told the two other employees/volunteers there. I gave her one of our calling cards after she asked how she could follow our adventures. How sweet!
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Crissey Field Welcome Center. Photo by Virginia.
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Inside the Crissey Field Welcome Center. Photo by Virginia.
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| Inside the Crissey Field Welcome Center. Photo by Virginia. |
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| Inside the Crissey Field Welcome Center. Photo by Virginia. |
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Crissey Field Informational Sign. Photo by Virginia.
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I bought a couple of postcards for my daughter; and shortly after leaving Crissey Field, we said our appreciative goodbyes to gorgeous Oregon and hellos to our home "Golden State" of California!
NOTE: Clicking on the photos in the post will open them in a larger view (recommended!). If you want to see more photos of the beautiful places we've shared, we have them in this Flickr Collection:
Over the Hill Sisters Photo Collection.
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