Port of Newport Dry Camping Lot

This is an asphalt parking lot to the south of the campground's full hookup area, and between the Rogue Distillery and Rogue Brewery and overlooks the small boat harbor and the beautiful Yaquina Bay Bridge. The sites are striped long RV parking spots. It does slope a bit, we had to use a few leveling blocks. Our rating is influenced by the fact that we were the only ones in the dry camping area, it may be a totally different experience if all sites are full.

Just three steps down was the harbor sidewalk, with a fish cleaning station, a Rogue Distillery bar, and informative signs along the way and a jetty with a little park area with some picnic tables on the end overlooking downtown. This walk was great for doggie with several grassy areas along the way.

There are restrooms, showers and a laundry by the registration office which is walking distance. We only tried the showers but all looked sparkling clean. We used the trash cans on the harbor which were closest. There are recycling bins in the main campground, but glass recycling bins were only available in front of the brewery. Cellular signal was the strongest we had in a while.

The Rogue Brewery is a few steps away and the Newport Aquarium just a little further walk. Downtown is just across the bridge and the artsy town of Nye Beach just a few minutes further. There is a Safeway, a Fred Meyer and a Walmart about fifteen minutes away. The Yaquina Bay Outstanding Area is about twenty minutes away, with a beautiful lighthouse, a rocky beach area with tide pools, more beach, bird and marine life - highly recommended.

Comfortable, clean, and a very short walk (on level ground for us lite-weights) from the Rogue Brewery/Distillery. We stayed in the dry camping lot which was closest to the brewery and shared with with only one other RV on a weekend night.

Love the sights and sounds of marinas, so I may be a little biased, but others may consider it noisy.