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Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby pnwftc » Tue May 25, 2010 7:56 am

The Oregon Coast is about a 3 hour drive so I usually stay the night. I was wondering if there are better options than the Beverly Beach campground on the Central Coast.
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby pra_ggresion » Tue May 25, 2010 8:59 am

Vacation homes that look empty, or at least their driveways
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby SlimVest » Tue May 25, 2010 9:05 am

I smell Bend...
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby scubetubeular » Tue May 25, 2010 11:47 am

Nah, if he was from Bend he'd be going to PC like the rest of the entire Bend population.
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby pnwftc » Tue May 25, 2010 2:21 pm

Busted...yes I'm from Bend and PC is where all the Bendites seem to go, and of course I always run into someone I know when I go there. But I prefer it down south.

I have an inconspicuous van to sleep in and would like to find a cheap bivy closer to Otter Rock. Beverly C.G. is $21 for a tent site which seems like a lot and I bet they won't let you sleep in your car (I don't know this for sure, but I have had that problem at other camp ground tent sites). And I'm not a big fan of the crowed RV camping scene so I was hoping there were other less obvious options.
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby smithgrind » Tue May 25, 2010 4:56 pm

pnwftc wrote: And I'm not a big fan of the crowed RV camping scene so I was hoping there were other less obvious options.

Yes, you nailed it.

The less obvious you are in your choice of van camping, the more options.
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby MC » Tue May 25, 2010 10:24 pm

i sleep in my truck up and down the coast non-stop. find a dark little pull out, a quiet neighborhood, an entrance to a logging road, the possibilities are limitless really...
60% of the time, it works every time.
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby holddown » Wed May 26, 2010 9:16 am

I recommend this spot. But get here early... It's on a first come basis.
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby pnwftc » Thu May 27, 2010 5:33 pm

holddown wrote:I recommend this spot. But get here early... It's on a first come basis.
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I seen people camp there, but wasn't sure if it was okay since the signs prohibits it between midnight and 4. I guess people just don't get harassed? I'd like to find a spot like that about 30 mile south.
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby Ceedog » Sun May 30, 2010 5:39 pm

I slept in a Subaru around that area many years ago. Just take MC's advise, lots of places to park. Plenty of big empty parking lots as well.
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Re: Car Camping - Central Coast

Postby moregon » Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:04 pm

find a big log at low tide. sleep under it. no one will ever find you.
sixty percent of the time it works everytime.
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