Humbug State Park
June 02, 2013 03:42 PM
We tend to avoid state parks. They’re usually pretty primitive, muddy, and crowded with weekenders and vacationers who let their kids and dogs run wild. But the last time we came down the Oregon coast, we passed by Humbug State Park and noticed that it looked different, so we decided to stop for a few days this time. I’m glad we did. The park is set at the bottom of a steep valley between Humbug Mountain and, I believe, China Mountain. Highway 101 runs through the valley, along with a creek whose name I should know but don’t. The creek empties into the ocean a few hundred yards behind the camp, making a beautiful and surprisingly private beach area. Given Ann and Muffin’s love for the beach, they’ve been in heaven. Despite the crappy weather the first four days—rain, wind, and quite cool temperatures—we bundled up and hit the beach anyway.
We’ve also visited the towns of Port Orford and Bandon while here. Port Orford is a wide spot in the road, but Bandon is a nice little costal town with a long history and some local character. Our favorite place in town was, as you might expect, the dock area. Part of the reason for its attraction was Tony’s Crab Shack, a tiny shack on the dock that serves some of the best seafood I’ve had in a long time. We became regulars.
Other than that, we’ve mostly relaxed and caught up on our reading and such. We also did another housecleaning pass through the motorhome and car, finding a lot of things that we left at the trash bins, all of which was soon picked up and recycled by others in the park. That makes throwing things away feel a little less wasteful. We plan to drop a few hundred more pounds of stuff into our storage building when we pass through Denver. Maybe then we’ll finally be able to get the motorhome straightened up and livable.
Tomorrow we head to Florence, OR for a weeklong stay. Humbug has been fun, but it’s going to be good to get back to civilization.
Alan
We’ve also visited the towns of Port Orford and Bandon while here. Port Orford is a wide spot in the road, but Bandon is a nice little costal town with a long history and some local character. Our favorite place in town was, as you might expect, the dock area. Part of the reason for its attraction was Tony’s Crab Shack, a tiny shack on the dock that serves some of the best seafood I’ve had in a long time. We became regulars.
Other than that, we’ve mostly relaxed and caught up on our reading and such. We also did another housecleaning pass through the motorhome and car, finding a lot of things that we left at the trash bins, all of which was soon picked up and recycled by others in the park. That makes throwing things away feel a little less wasteful. We plan to drop a few hundred more pounds of stuff into our storage building when we pass through Denver. Maybe then we’ll finally be able to get the motorhome straightened up and livable.
Tomorrow we head to Florence, OR for a weeklong stay. Humbug has been fun, but it’s going to be good to get back to civilization.
Alan
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