My cousin and I recently spent one night here on spot 52. While this site is advertised as a "tent site," it seems to be converted from a failed RV site. The sites were so tiny. They were really stacked on top of each other. In spite of there being shrubs between the sites, it basically felt like we were sharing a site with all of our neighbors. There was barely anywhere to pitch a tent, and the small spaces that were available were very difficult to drive even my best tent stakes into. But we managed. The bathrooms were just a short walk away, and were decently clean. The showers were decent and free. There was a small seating area near one of the camp hosts sites with wifi access where you can sit and charge your electronics and use the internet for up to 15 minutes at a time. This park seemed relatively well staffed. We saw several camp hosts and even a park ranger during our short stay. My only major irritation was that Oregon State Parks don't accept Discover online. Sites can be reserved online at least a few days ahead of time, and whatever isn't reserved at least 2 days ahead of time becomes first come first served. The Hobbit Trail and Heceta Lighthouse trail are both within a few miles. I woke up before my cousin and took the short half mile trail down to the ocean by myself. When I came back, I watched a chipmunk climb the shrubs, pick berries, and eat them sitting on the leaves. It was so cute. Overall the location can't be beat. The sites are really tiny, but in a pinch, I would stay here again. read more

Absolutely stunning dog friendly beach. Pretty empty when we went and very clean. We did see lots of jellyfish washed up so take care not to let your pups grab things off the shore (+a deceased dolphin). Has plenty of parking and restrooms! read more

Carl G Washburne Memorial State Park - Beach view - Parks Near Me - Florence, Oregon

Exceptional beach. So glad we discovered it. Our dog really enjoyed the water from the creeks. Nice hard sand vs some of the huge soft sand dunes this time of year. Wish we lived closer to this beach!! read more

Beautiful park. Although they stopped watering so it's dry and ugly looking from previous years visits. I'm not sure where they find the camp hosts, or how they get hired on but they are miserable mean older couples. If those are the requirements for the job they are doing great... I saw them yell about a tiny 4 pound dog not being leashed, right next to owners. Meanwhile, they allow huge loud dogs to bark all day and night without saying anything to those owners. They drive through the park as fast as they can on their little golf carts doing nothing. Just driving in circles. Quiet time is 10pm, but they only enforce it to their liking. Some nights they go around telling people to be quiet (the state employees) but other nights kids are yelling after 11 and ringing bells on their bikes. The park would be a greater place if they had nicer employees read more

Beautiful, clean, and quiet. $45 for non Oregon residents for full hook ups. 1/2 mile trail to the beach

Campsite was super clean with flush toilets. Free showers for people staying there. Might be only in winter for that though. Some yurts but I didn't stay in one. People who did looked like they were having fun. Beach is close to campsite but bridge under was a wind tunnel when we went through. Beach was less hectic. Cool hikes nearby, and good outdoor fun read more

One of our favorite pastimes for the past 10 years has been to visit the Oregon Coast staying at the various State Parks that feature yurts. Washburne is just such one of those parks. Sadly there are only two yurts here and they are difficult to book due to their popularity. The reason behind their popularity must be the local trails including the China Creek, the Valley trail, the Hobbit trail that leads to the beach and a trail leading to the Heceta Head Lighthouse. Walking through the emerald green enchanted forest is a dream like environment that has called us back again and again for a stroll looking for the elusive elk we are yet to see. The yurts cost between $29 and $39 depending on time of year you are staying. The Umpqua Lighthouse State Park features deluxe yurts while other parks offer yurts so close to the ocean you fall asleep listening to the crashing waves just over the way. read more

Carl G Washburne Memorial State Park - On the China Creek Trail at the Carl G Washburne State Park - Parks Near Me - Florence, Oregon

Beautiful state park with spacious sites set amongst trees that provide privacy for most sites. A short walk to the beach or hiking trails. Lovely area along the Oregon coast. Highly recommend staying there. read more

We enjoyed several wonderful camping trips at this park in the 1990's and eagerly looked forward to returning but were so disappointed upon returning that we ended up not staying! The trees had grown so tall that the sun was never going to reach any of the sites, many of which were closed for maintenance. It had rained for two days prior to our arrival and the sites were dark, damp, and in some cases, dripping wet. On the plus side, there is a wonderful trail that goes under Route 101 with direct access to Heceta Head Lighthouse. read more

This review is for the trails and yurts. The park is right off Hwy 101 on the east side of the highway along the coast. We stayed in a yurt (D-2) and it was really cozy. I highly recommend them for $39/nt. Can't beat it. They are sparsely equipped but clean and easier than tent-camping. The yurt has a bunk bed (single on top, double on bottom) and a fold-out futon sofa. There is electricity, which means you have one wall light, a porch light, a heater, and an elec outlet with two plugs.There is also a small table. The yurts have windows (which don't open to let in air I think) and a sunroof which opens though I didn't try it due to the weather. Even though there were no windows open, I could hear the people in the other yurt like they were right outside our door.... which they kind of were. They are pretty close together, but there are bushes in between the yurts which provide nice privacy if you're outside hanging out at the fire or at the table. But once you go further back on the campsite, the bushes end and I think that's why we heard e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g that the neighbors were saying and doing. By the way, opening and closing minivan doors is LOUD. Just fyi. I don't know why there are no bushes back there, but I say, let them grow! The reason I gave this campground four stars is the noise (see above) and the fact that you have to cross Highway 101 to get to the beach. The beach is a wide open space. It's nice and relaxing. There are many logs that were washed up on shore and rocks along the beach. It's a neat place to explore with a youngster. Lots of birds and things living under the sand. :) We found the remnants of a HUGE crab, which was fun to put back together like a puzzle. The bathrooms are a little walk away. For an adult, not a big deal. For a preschooler, it's a walk through half the campground, up stairs and into the bathrooms. The bathrooms are clean and well-maintained. There is a separate room for showering, which is free. I think there were four stalls. The showers themselves were clean, but the water from the showers was so hot that my son was uncomfortable... and there's no way to adjust the temperature. Heceta Head Lighthouse is a 3 mile hike away along a well-maintained and beautiful trail. I heard another group of hikers complaining of mosquitoes, but we didn't have that problem (which is weird because I'm the one who always gets bitten). The first 1.5 miles heads up to the highway, and then crosses the highway over to the west side. Note that the trail starts up again a little north of where it spits you out onto the highway/parking area. Then it's another mile to 1.5 miles to the lighthouse. When it rains, that part of the trail gets muddy. There are many steps to navigate as well, the closer you get to the lighthouse. The Heceta Head Lighthouse is being renovated right now, so if you're thinking of going out there just for the lighthouse, wait another year or two. read more

Great park off the 101 with a cool path down to the beach. We stayed in site 47 which had a big sitting area, not as covered as other sites which was better. Camp hosts were super friendly and brought wood around. Bathrooms were clean. read more

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We pulled into this campsite pretty late after a whole day of driving down the Oregon coast. We checked two campsites up the road but they didn't have showers so we kept driving and finally found this one just past Cape Perpetua with a few empty spots left. The campsites are set pretty far apart from each other so you 'll have privacy. They have mainly RV spots for $26 and they have a spot up the road with primitive campsites. They were full so we took an RV spot. This place has full bathroom and showers and they are SPOTLESS. I really liked that. The hosts take good care of the campground and are really nice as well. I would stay here for sure next time I'm drivin down the coast. It was freakin COLD there though, but it's expected on the Oregon coast! It seemed to be mainly families there when we went. No wild parties or rowdy people at night so we got a good night's sleep, minus the waking up from being too cold! read more

Stayed here for one night in April, 2015, as part of a camping trip that continued further south on US-101. First, let me talk location: The campground portion of the park is to the east of US Route 101, and consists of a couple of loops of sites. (There is also a walk-in tent section, but it was closed when we arrived.) There are some yurts that can be reserved in advance, otherwise it is first-come, first-served. Each site is geared for an RV, with electrical and water hook-ups. We were doing tent camping, so we only paid the tent rate. The sites aren't terribly private; there are trees, but you can easily see into the next campsite. Each site has a fire ring and a picnic table, as well as a driveway for your vehicle. Restrooms and showers are centrally located. There are sink waste dumps spaced along the roads; you should dump your waste water from clean-up there, instead of down the toilets. Garbage and recycling are in an area located adjacent to the road, and are locked down at dark because of black bears and cougars in the area. Second, let's talk location, again: This place is beautiful! Virtually everything is covered in moss, so it has an old-growth feel. You are in a valley between the Route 101 and hills further east, so it was largely isolated from the wind. It was raining when we arrived, so we put up a tarp to let us set up our tent in relatively dry conditions. There's a path to the beach that passes along China creek, and goes under Route 101 and through a dense thicket of plants before you get to where you can see the ocean. It was a fairly smelly section of beach, though, with lots of shellfish remains. Because of the terrain and the weather, nothing really dried out, but it was also fairly comfortable and sheltered. If you don't mind the lack of privacy, you can really enjoy the forest. We had a couple of noteworthy avian visitors: a couple of Steller's Jays seemed fairly territorial, one being pretty quiet and hanging our in the trees and ground around our site until another one came into view, when lots of calling and noise resulted; and possibly a Gray Jay, which landed on one of the lines for our tarp, then swooped to perch on the upraised lid of our camp stove. It was the right size, and didn't seem very timid at all. The map indicated that there's some playground area, but we didn't go look. Check-in is self-service for those who haven't done that before. The best thing to do is to arrive at 4 PM and drive around until you find an empty site you like. (Note that wheelchair sites with patios are considered reserved until around 7 PM.) Then walk back to the office and fill out the form indicating your site -- we were in site 35, which was a short walk to the restrooms, a sink dump, and the beach path. You can pay by check, credit card, or cash, but cash is exact-change only. You also pay in advance for your whole stay. Contact the hosts if you want to buy firewood (never bring your own firewood anymore, because of hitch-hiking life forms), but this is a separate transaction from your reservation fee. Check-out time is 1 PM. My one piece of advice: Please police your campsite. Ours had a chunk of broken glass, small round pieces of blue tarp, rubber bands, and some bottle caps from prior campers. The fire pit isn't a trash burning location, and you should clean up after yourself. The Heceta Head lighthouse is near by, and Sea Lion Cave. It was a nice place to stop, very pretty, but a little less private than I'd like. read more

The rangers were hostile and harassed us about where we pitched our tent in the walk in tent area even though the next site over had a tent in the same area but was left alone. They did not even ask us to move until 2 1/2 days into our stay, and I had asked the ranger when we first arrived and before we set up which of our two sites was larger and explained how many were in our party. There were no signs or indications that we could not set up a tent where we did. Now I remember why I don't camp at state parks. I don't go out in the woods to be repeatedly harassed by hostile rangers. Also, the last night there were guns going off all night and my friends car was broken into and a bunch of things were stolen. I would avoid this park if you aren't a giant RV who doesn't care about being squeezed right in by everyone else. read more

Super deluxe campsites! Almost all sites had electric and water. We got there early on eclipse weekend and instead of telling us to come back at check in time they let us come in and settle into our spot! How friendly!! Great showers and bathrooms and a cool trail near site 40 right out to the beach (under the freeway). Another good trailhead near the entrance leading to the lighthouse. read more

Stayed in one of the two yurts in this park. Had a great day on the Oregon Coast, and a wonderful stay at the yurt. This park is pretty well separated from your neighbors, has clean yurts, and some of the cleanest, most well kept bathrooms and showers I've seen in a camping atmosphere. (FYI, showers are free as well). Had a great time, and hope we can get lucky with the weather and booking another yurt on our next trip of the OR coast. read more

Best experience of my life. The nature walks and hiking trails were amazing/spectacular. The campsite is made up of trailer/RV ports and some yurts, but we got to camp at Site 25 in a group tent. The trails were by far my favorite. If you are looking for a new adventure outdoors. This is definitely a treat. read more

My girlfriend and I decided to go camping here. We camped in the tent camping sites. There are only 7 tent sites here, but they are good sized. They are walk in sites so if you have a disability I wouldn't suggest them, there are wheelbarrow like carts to help get your stuff from your vehicle to your site. They are also quite private so we didn't hear our neighbors all that much. There are flush toilets and cold water sinks with soap provided. read more