Monday, June 12, 2006
Searching for Campgrounds (6/1)
The campground at Kalaloch Beach had been highly recommended by friends and Sunset Magazine. It was pouring buckets when we arrived and set out on foot to explore the campground. Kit was keen to stay here and go for dinner at the lodge nearby—but this is the most RV unfriendly campground we have ever found. All of the spots are “backwards” according the one way roads they’ve established. You would have to drive in and back out.
Down the road we stopped at South Beach Campground which had great views and ocean access and plenty of room for RV’s. Basically it is a giant gravel parking lot and not the place we really wanted to hang out in the rain.
So we thought we might check out the campgrounds at Lake Quinalt. The lodge looked tempting but the campground was very damp with tiny spots for soggy tenters.
So… we kept on driving. It was a long day. There were two state parks on the coast south of Grays Harbor. The first was Twin Harbors and it didn’t look too appealing. Down the road was Grayland State Park which was actually designed for RV’s—with long back-in sites and hookups. And beach access for those inclined to face the weather. Finally we found a spot to settle.
Down the road we stopped at South Beach Campground which had great views and ocean access and plenty of room for RV’s. Basically it is a giant gravel parking lot and not the place we really wanted to hang out in the rain.
So we thought we might check out the campgrounds at Lake Quinalt. The lodge looked tempting but the campground was very damp with tiny spots for soggy tenters.
So… we kept on driving. It was a long day. There were two state parks on the coast south of Grays Harbor. The first was Twin Harbors and it didn’t look too appealing. Down the road was Grayland State Park which was actually designed for RV’s—with long back-in sites and hookups. And beach access for those inclined to face the weather. Finally we found a spot to settle.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 3:27 PM 
