Our Opinion: Rave, if you are willing to pay to dry camp. Salmon Harbor a great place to know if you find yourself traveling the Oregon coast without a reservation on a holiday weekend. Date of Stay: September 24-27, 2009; again for a few days in mid-August, 2011
Weather During Stay: Cool. Calm mornings, cold, windy afternoons. Frequent fog.
Sites: 166 reasonably level dry camping sites on asphalt. Pull-through sites are arranged in a long, long row down the center of a long parking lot. More spacious back-in or pull-in sites lines the edges of 2 asphalt-topped piers that extend into the water of the the marina. Sites on the piers have picnic tables, a bit of grass, and are most spacious.
Clean restrooms with showers. No water or electric at sites. Dump station available. Recycling. There is an on-site host. The dry-camp area is just one of several camping options here, ranging from $11 dry-camping to $36 FHU sites in a lovely resort. Lots of camping and fishing activity goes on all day long - great people- and activity-watching, but don’t come here for seclusion.
Rate: $11 per night for basic pull-through sites; $14 per night for larger sites on the piers; $18 for the few sites at the very end of the piers.
Phone/radio/TV: Strong Verizon phones and aircard signal (broadband). No obstructions for TV satellite. Didn’t try TV antenna. NPR available on 88.5, 89.1 and others.
Elevation/Landscape/Terrain: Flat, level parking at sea level on asphalt. Views are very appealing: other rigs, boats in the marina, seabirds, blue water, and forested hillsides.
Lighting/Noise: Very quiet and dark at night if you avoid the strategically places security lights.
Favorite Sites: We try to get a pier site, and pull in front to the water for the best view. On this stay, we lucked out and got a huge site on the end of a row on Pier C. Sites are first-come, first-served except for group reservations. Hiking/Walking: Great walking around the huge area of the Salmon Harbor Marina and the small town of Winchester Bay. Dunes and a lighthouse nearby.
Comments: This busy area is a fun slice of life for RV’ers and fisherfolk. The setting is beautiful, with lots to do in the area. If you find yourself caught without a site on the Oregon coast, this is a good spot - we have never seen it full in four visits. Winchester Bay has a GREAT Thai restaurant, Pah Tong’s Thai Cuisine. Call 541/271-1750 for reservations or take out. Closed Tuesday. Highly recommended by us for lunch or dinner!
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