You could say I've got a bit of cabin fever. I'm ready to get out, we've reserved our sites for Memorial Day and 4th of July weekend, but all of the summer planning got me in the mood to camp. Obviously January in the Pacific Northwest is not the best time to bring out the tents, but I am determined. So we've made a reservation for next weekend for a Yurt at Nehalem Bay State Park on the Oregon Coast. We've done a lot of camping on the Oregon Coast, but this will be a new campground for us. We're going for one night and with the reservation fee on Reserve America, which nowadays is a requirement to get a Yurt on a weekend even in the winter, the total cost for one night is $44 in the Discovery Season. Not cheap, but worth it to get out for a night! In case you were wondering, Discovery Season at Oregon State Parks is October 1st - April 30th, which basically means the rates are a little lower than summer and the campgrounds do not make all sites available to reserve so you still have a chance for first come first serve at the Parks. The modern reservation system can be double edged sword, it has it's benefits and it's disadvantages.
So, back to our mini yurt camping trip next weekend! I'm really excited to explore Nehalem Bay State Park, from what I've found online there are so many different things you can do while camping here. You can clam, fish, crab, horse back ride, hike, etc. We're going during a -.8 tide, so as long as it's not dumping rain we're going to get some clamming in and then probably a little bit of hiking and a lot of relaxing. While we're there we'll scope out the camp ground and mark down all of the good sites, bad sites, and any other special notes for future camping trips, which we will share when we return!
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