JakeR said:
Hello all! We are planning a trip in 2019 to drive from Colorado to the Redwoods and up the Oregon Coast into Olympic NP and then into Canada and eventually loop back. I was wondering if anyone had itineraries with recommended camping along the way especially along the Oregon coast. We have not had the pleasure of visiting there yet. Many thanks!
How long a trip are you planning? 3 weeks or 3 months? 3-4 months is much better.
Will you dry camp, or do you require elect and/or full hookups? Dry camping/boondocking is by far the best option and offers the best selection of scenic camping spots. In many places you can park your RV with great views from your door, or at least within 20-100 feet of your RV.
The state parks in Oregon are great. If you will be traveling in late June to after Labor Day, be sure to check the reservation system and make your reservations the first day the reservation will allow you to. Even after Labor Day, if it is a weekend, many places are booked on the weekend.
As you are planning your trip make use Google Earth, or Google Maps, or Bing Maps and select the satellite view to see what the CG's look like.
Make sure you bring leveling boards as many campsites are not totally level.
These places will all be dry camping, generally with water and dump facilities near by:
-- Olympic NP: Hoh rain forest CG. Several of the campsites are right on the Hoh river. South Beach CG has great open ocean views on a bluff over the beach. Kind of a dummpy CG for a NP CG, but views and beach access is fantastic. First come, first serve campsites. Kalaloch CG is very wooded, but a few of the campsites are right on the edge of the bluff with fantastic views. I am not sure about beach access. I don't think is is as good as South Beach.
-- In Oregon, Tillicum Beach Campground
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/siuslaw/recarea/?recid=42443 has fantastic views of the ocean from your campsite and easy beach access. Campsites 13-46, the campsites on the ocean side of the campground road are the best. #17 & #18 have fantastic views. Go to the campground reservations site to view map and make reservations:
https://www.recreation.gov/camping/map_of_Tillicum/r/campgroundMap.do?page=map&search=site&contractCode=NRSO&parkId=73919
There are many, many more places to stay.
As others said, going north to south is best for coastal travel.