Patrick's Point State Park

We randomly drove into the campground without a plan a few years back. It was a ranger assigned campsite and for some reason he put us in a tight, narrow spot - there were loads of empty sites that would have worked better for us - we have a long truck and a 19' Rpod. Next time, I would ask if we could walk the loop to find a better spot. Still good though! I enjoyed the walk out to the point, the trees & the quiet - very few people here in September. The campground below down by the beach did have a lot of campers though!

We were in site 105. Easy to back in. Plenty wide and deep. Be aware the dump station has been closed for some time. No plans to reopen. I found a dump station at the Mad River RV park in Arcata. Hours 9:30-4:30. Cost $10. They prefer cash. As far as fresh water to fill your tanks there is a spigot in the parking lot of the park’s visitor center. All in all very quiet. Sites were not on top of each other. Trinidad State Beach and Moonstone Beach are dog friendly. Many places to eat between the park and McKinnleyville. Safeway in McKinnleyville for supplies. Coin showers and flush toilets are open.

The park itself is beautiful. Sites are in the large conifer forest canopy. Mostly Sitka Spruce. Lush & green with lots of ferns, ground covers, and in the Fall huckleberries and blackberries. Little hiking trails zigzag to the numerous lookout points with gorgeous rocky views. Especially nice for the ocean sunsets.
The reason it gets some points off from us is because it is very dog unfriendly. No dogs on any trails, paths, lookouts, basically everywhere. And over the years the deferred maintenance has piled up. Downed trees left for years, broken railings, steps, picnic tables, etc...But the no dogs (even on leash) is why we just never stay more than overnight. We were first come-first serve , which is ok for ONE night only.

Nice large sites that come equipped with a box for items and a fire ring. Where I stayed is in the midst of very tall trees and lush vegetation around the back of my site. As I walked the park I noticed that there are varying degrees of privacy to the different spaces. Nice hiking with a beautiful view of the ocean. If you are tent camping do not use 0-78, I picked the only site that wasn't level and had to put my tent on the parking pad, which still wasn't bad. Great spot if your in an RV due to the size of the space.

This is a lovely state park. Our site was the most private, expansive site in the park. We had some cell coverage. Water spigots we’re close by. Rest rooms were clean and well maintained. We can’t give the park a 5 star because the dump station was closed. There is a dump station close - go 1 exit south on 101, get back on 101 North, the exit at the next rest area - free dump here. Enjoy your stay!

After spending a month in many beautifully maintained Oregon State parks, it was incredibly disheartening to be back in my home state and see how poorly maintained and neglected Patrick's point state park is. The trails and scenic wonders of the beach , bluffs, and forest did much to revive our spirits but the campgrounds are disgraceful. We asked to be moved to a different site after finding that our reserved site reeked and was disgustingly FILLED with feces, urine stench, and rotting fruit. Agate loop is dense with over grown shrubbery and vines, sites are small, not level, and the restrooms were horrible. The bottom of the stall doors are higher than the toilet seat, they are dirty (not in a nature campy way) and dilapidated. The showers are on par with the bathrooms. Walls that were way too short, I would not have been able avoid seeing the entire upper half of a person in the next stall. A quarter buys you 30 seconds of COLD water. The wooded, more spacious Abalone loop was better, but still had lots of trash around, poor bathrooms and even poorer showers. The roads within the park had areas that were very narrow and rough with some tight turns that would be difficult to impossible for bigger rigs and no signage to alert visitors of this. The park web site and reserveamerica both list a dump station as an amenity but the dump was not working and clearly hadn't been for some time. Since we boondock on BLM and FS land interspersed with state parks in order to get access to showers and a dump station, this was a problem for this visitor's well planned trip. This spactacular place deserves better treatment and the high fees in totally full campgrounds sure don't seem to be going into the park facilities.