We hustled out of Ashland this morning, heading north again. It was only a short drive to northbound I-5 which we followed up through Grant’s Pass before starting a long, slow descent to a turnoff near Winston, Oregon. There, we fiddled around on some back roads before turning west on OR-42 for the run through the Coast Range. About 40 miles later, we turned into the Remote Outpost RV Park in Remote.

This is our third visit to Remote Outpost in the last three years. We keep coming back because this park is the most attractive facility we have visited in almost five years of continuous full-time RVing. The park only has about 25 spaces and a few cabins. However, the owners, Rob & Idi, have worked on the place such that it is like camping in somebody’s really spectacular back yard. All the spaces have full hookups with 50 amp electrical service. The roads are superb. We took advantage of their satellite TV hookup which gave us about 200 channels, including HBO. The grounds are meticulously landscaped with ample shade trees and large lawn areas. There is a lounge where one can play pool, read or watch the Big Game while cooking up a feast in the available kitchen. There is an attractive outdoor pavilion with full cooking capabilities for those nice days. There is an on-site laundry. The middle fork of the Coquille River runs along the edge of the campground. There is a nice stair from the camping area down to the private beach along the river’s edge. There is no place else that we have stayed that even comes close to the glorious surroundings here.

It took us three hours to get here from Ashland, about two-thirds on the interstate and the rest on serpentine OR-42. 42 used to be a terrifying road some 45 years ago when I drove it the first time but there have been many improvements since. It is now a bit wider and some of the really frightening corners have been eliminated but it is still a road to drive slowly. It isn’t just the beautiful scenery – minor lapses in vigilance can result in all of your assets being turned into junk parts in the river far below the road.