Stay Date: November 2014
Our Rating: GOOD – 10
Our favorite place to stay when passing through the area. A true resort, you park under the portico and are escorted to your site, complete with AstroTurf, 
small shade tree and table. Sites are adequate in size and have room for parking adjacent to your RV. The staff is unfailingly friendly and professional, and the landscaping is meticulously maintained. The clubhouse 
has exercise equipment, ping-pong tables, a pool, and hot tub. An immaculate laundry and small store are also available. Free cable and WiFi were excellent, and there’s broadcast TV and clear views of satellites. Verizon cell and 4G worked well. Located in a quiet area, with a large shopping complex down the street, with many restaurants and a nearby casino. Can’t imagine any way to improve this place. Winter rate a bargain at $29. Sparks Marina RV Resort.
Stay Date: October 2014
Our Rating: GOOD – 9
One of the larger coastal state parks with a variety of sites. Loops A and B are the older sites, and most have vegetation to provide privacy, while C loop has more open sites. A busy place all year, and reservations are usually a must during the summer and into fishing season which ends in October. Close to Bandon, with good Verizon cell and data, but satellite TV can be a problem depending on your site. Lots of full hookup sites, and a dump station also. A large volunteer and ranger staff keeps the park meticulously maintained and the restrooms and showers were very clean. Bandon is just down the road and is one of the coast's best maintained little towns, with a quaint "Old Town" and a variety of restaurants. Busy, but quiet at night. Reasonable at $24/night. Bullards Beach State Park
Stay Date: October 2014
Our Rating: GOOD - 9
A great park with lots to offer for the family. Sheltered by mountains, the park is generally sunny and warmer when the surrounding area is fogged in, and if camped in the upper loop, is much less windy. A short trail passes under the Highway 101 bridge to a beautiful, secluded beach, and the old highway is now a great walking trail which features great views of the water and an unusual "fern trail". The upper loop is less windy, the lower closer to the beach and has a limited number of pull-through sites. Traffic noise can be bothersome during the day but quiets down at night, and most sites provide privacy from neighbors. Bathrooms are meticulously maintained and hosts and the ranger staff are friendly and helpful. Cell service is spotty, as is Verizon data, but most restaurants in Port Orford feature free WiFi. Close to the Cape Blanco lighthouse, Hughes House, and Coast Guard lifesaving museum. More family-oriented than most state parks we've visited due to being off the beaten path. Sites with electric (30/50A) and water a bargain at $22/night. Humbug Mountain State Park
Stay Date: May 2014
Our Rating: UGLY– 1
This is only our second “1” rating in over 250 ratings since we started full timing. The other was because of facilities, this one is because of another reason – we were lied to by the park host. We didn’t get off to a good 
start when we followed directions to the park and were met by a “road closed” sign. We called the park and the host gave us alternate directions, but it was annoying since we’d spoken to him when we made reservations, and even though the construction was going on at that time, it wasn’t mentioned. So we arrive at the park, are guided to a site, and begin to set up. Opening the electric box I see that the 50A plug is removed and a cover on in it’s place. Questioning the host (we always ask for a 50A, full hookup site), he said he was sorry but “all the 50A wiring has a burnt out line” and none was available (BTW, we didn’t get a reduction in the standard rate). The next day I watched a motor home pull in the site next to us and plug into the 50A power. Hmm, I said. When I asked the owner, he said yes, the power was working fine. So did the next motor home that pulled in on the next site. I 
wasn’t so much that we had to limit appliance usage on the 30A plug, but the idea that we were lied to. Why? Less power consumption for them? Thinking we’d have to use their Laundromat? I was on my way to confront the host when two police cars came 
roaring in and pulled up at one of the long term resident’s site. After a few minutes, they came out with a guy in handcuffs, threw him in the back of one of the cars, and took off. It was then I noticed that even though the host knew we were departing the next morning, he parked a truck and trailer behind us even though there were empty spots everywhere. This meant we couldn’t hook up the tow without pulling out, then shutting down, hooking up, and starting again. So I wont bother with the usual details of this park – it’s apparently up for sale and there isn’t much motivation to provide a service, and anytime I see the town’s entire police force show up and arrest a resident motivates me to stay somewhere else. And you should, too.
Update July 2014 – The above review was also posted on rvparkreviews.com, a web site that has become the gold standard for park reviews. Unfortunately, it’s not possible to control who submits the reviews, and in this case it’s apparent that the staff of Friendly RV Park continue to mislead their customers. In this case, as soon as my review hit the web, three glowing reviews were posted, all within three days. At first glance, they seem OK – but look at the number of other reviews made by each reviewer and where they are. Zero other reviews…..one other reviews…. the real giveaway is the one with one reviews The other review is on the McCloud RV park, which just happens to be owned by the same owners as Friendly RV Park. It’s disheartening to see such dishonesty from an RV Park owner when instead they could have posted a “fake” review stating that the park has been cleaned up of undesirables and the host replaced. Instead, more lies. So a word of caution – always see how many other locations a reviewer has posted before giving credence to a golden or particularly bad review.
Stay Date: May 2014
Our Rating: Good – 8
This is a favorite stop when passing through the Coos Bay/North Bend area. The park, adjacent to the casino, has paved interior roads and sites, with both pull-thrus and back-in sites. Back-in sites are cheaper, and numbers 27 and 28 have a view as good as any of the pull-thru sites. Nice landscaping, a friendly staff, and good security make this a quiet stay, and there’s a shuttle on call to take you to the casino which has an excellent restaurant. Verizon cell and data worked well, and the park WiFi was also good. A dependable, comfortable stay at $34/night. http://www.themillcasino.com/accommodations/rvpark.cfm
Stay Date: May 2014
Our Rating: GOOD – 9
This is a park that can be rated outstanding or just average depending on your site location. For us, an early season visit meant a pull-in river view site which made it outstanding. Sites without the view are nice, and all are cement with large pads, convenient hookups, and enough room not to feel crowded. The park Wi-Fi was excellent, 
and the cable TV worked well. Verizon cell and data were good, and there were no obstructions to the satellite. Office check-in was friendly and efficient, and the office store is well stocked. Waldport isn't very large, but has a market and a number of restaurants. The view from the first row is well worth a stay here, and we'll return. About what you’d expect for the area at $32/night. http://mckinleysrvparkandmarina.com/
Our favorite place to stay when passing through the area. A true resort, you park under the portico and are escorted to your site, complete with AstroTurf, 
small shade tree and table. Sites are adequate in size and have room for parking adjacent to your RV. The staff is unfailingly friendly and professional, and the landscaping is meticulously maintained. The clubhouse 
has exercise equipment, ping-pong tables, a pool, and hot tub. An immaculate laundry and small store are also available. Free cable and WiFi were excellent, and there’s broadcast TV and clear views of satellites. Verizon cell and 4G worked well. Located in a quiet area, with a large shopping complex down the street, with many restaurants and a nearby casino. Can’t imagine any way to improve this place. Winter rate a bargain at $29. Sparks Marina RV Resort.
