We hustled out of Ashland this morning,\nheading north again. It was only a short drive to northbound I-5\nwhich we followed up through Grant’s Pass before starting a long,\nslow descent to a turnoff near Winston, Oregon. There, we fiddled\naround on some back roads before turning west on OR-42 for the run\nthrough the Coast Range. About 40 miles later, we turned into the\nRemote Outpost RV Park in Remote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tThis is our third visit to Remote\nOutpost in the last three years. We keep coming back because this\npark is the most attractive facility we have visited in almost five\nyears of continuous full-time RVing. The park only has about 25\nspaces and a few cabins. However, the owners, Rob & Idi, have\nworked on the place such that it is like camping in somebody’s really\nspectacular back yard. All the spaces have full hookups with 50 amp\nelectrical service. The roads are superb. We took advantage of their\nsatellite TV hookup which gave us about 200 channels, including HBO.\nThe grounds are meticulously landscaped with ample shade trees and\nlarge lawn areas. There is a lounge where one can play pool, read or\nwatch the Big Game while cooking up a feast in the available kitchen.\nThere is an attractive outdoor pavilion with full cooking\ncapabilities for those nice days. There is an on-site laundry. The\nmiddle fork of the Coquille River runs along the edge of the\ncampground. There is a nice stair from the camping area down to the\nprivate beach along the river’s edge. There is no place else that we\nhave stayed that even comes close to the glorious surroundings here. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\tIt took us three hours to get here\nfrom Ashland, about two-thirds on the interstate and the rest on\nserpentine OR-42. 42 used to be a terrifying road some 45 years ago\nwhen I drove it the first time but there have been many improvements\nsince. It is now a bit wider and some of the really frightening\ncorners have been eliminated but it is still a road to drive slowly.\nIt isn’t just the beautiful scenery \u2013 minor lapses in vigilance can\nresult in all of your assets being turned into junk parts in the\nriver far below the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 … Continue reading