Seal Rocks RV Cove

"It's All About the View

This was our second time here, and we enjoyed the first so much we decided to spend a month over Christmas to watch storms and hopefully see the whale migration. As Seal Rocks RV Cove is right off US-101, you take the second left at the sign if you are coming from the south. Per our instruction email, we headed straight to back-in site 18 with FHUs. Since we were going to be here a month, we fiddled more than normal to position our 40’ 5th wheel into position. Otherwise, this is a fairly easy back-in. Most of the positioning was to get more center on the gravel pad because there are tall hedges on both sides. This is a nice privacy feature in most sites. The water pressure was around 60 psi, so we used a reducer. Water and electric are more centered on the site. Site 18 has a great view of Seal Rock and the ocean. Another great feature of these sites is that the utilities are on both sides for back-ins like us, and Class As and Bs can pull in forward. We needed about 15’ of sewer hose with the back-in connection. The $45 nightly rate was based on an off-season monthly rate, and we did not have to pay extra for electricity. We had one bar on Verizon, which was usable for phone calls. We got a clear shot of the NW sky for Starlink. There wouldn’t be a problem for a southern shot as well. There’s a fire pit and picnic table at the back of the site. There’s a small fenced dog park and a beach trail path that leads out of the RV park to Hwy 101 to get to the beach trail. The park WiFi was pretty good, but there were not many campers here this time of year. The park managers are friendly and accommodating, and they enforce their rules. Two in particular were dogs on six-foot leashes and no LED lights at night. We were lax with our dogs because the park was empty, but they quickly reminded us of the rule. As you are right off US-101, there is road noise, but it quiets down at night. Seal Rocks RV Cove doesn’t have a laundry, but there’s one nearby in Waldport and two in Newport. There is so much to do and see in this area. We spent a month and still didn’t get everything done we wanted to do. "

If you love gorgeous views, quiet campsites and friendly people... you will love Seal Rock. Large sites and plenty of space. We had such a lovely time. We already booked it again for next summer. It is low on amenities like laundry facility and club rooms etc but the beach is right there and the views are spectacular. The host Robin was wonderful. We were able to work from our site with starlink blazing. The campground wifi is unreliable. You are paying for the views.

We stayed here this last weekend and overall enjoyed our stay. Sites are close together, but access to Seal Rock and Newport are great and fit the our needs for the weekend. My only complaint is that the wifi did not work well at all. I was able to use it for a few minutes, and then it would stall out. My husband experienced the same issue.

We both have Verizon and we both had terrible service here.

We had no problem finding or getting into Seal Rock RV Cove campground (CG) as it is right off US 101 at Seal Rock, OR. However, our GPS wanted us to turn at Seal Rock St. which is on the other side of the CG and is actually the exit for the CG. Turn at NW Cross St. then swing left into the park. The CG was still under self appointed COVID rules during our stay with no touch check in. You receive an email a couple of days prior to arrival letting you know the current rules and you respond to the email to let them know you have arrived. We drove straight to our back-in site 18 with FHUs. Site 18 has mature hedges on both sides that made the back-in a little narrow but there was enough space in the loop that we were able to maneuver our 39’ 5th wheel into the site easily enough. We made a couple of small adjustments to put our rig where we wanted it. We noticed as we drove in that there were signs everywhere stating you had to wear a mask while walking around the CG, but not in your site. Oregon had reduced mask restrictions not too long before our stay, and very few people wore masks walking around the CG, nor was anything said to us about not wearing a mask. Site 18 is one of the better ocean view sites in the park and has a lot of privacy, though any of the ocean view sites would be great. As the CG is right off 101, you’re going to get highway noise but it does tapper down at night through early morning. We only got 3 channels on their cable. OTA was a better option with a few more channels. Because of the Olympics, we went ahead and set up our satellite, which had a clear shot to the southern sky. On Verizon, we got 1 bar and often no internet. We put up our WeBoost and got 2 to 3 bars but sometimes the 3G network wouldn’t produce internet. Our best option for internet was when the CG’s WiFi wasn’t busy such as early morning. Water pressure was very good and we used our reducer. Seal Rock is a very popular RV park and we made our reservations almost a year in advance. We called and asked permission to have packages sent here with no problem. The restroom facility was closed during our stay and they were not allowing tent campers due to COVID. In our opinion, the views and easy beach access (you do have to cross 101) to the dog friendly beach, set this CG apart from others. Seal Rock is a great location to explore the Oregon Coast.

This spot is beautiful. The grounds are landscaped and well cared for. Great spacing between rigs of 10'+. Managers are not very interactive but that's likely due to their very strict COVID regs. You must wear a mask anywhere on the grounds except your own site and there are signs everywhere reminding you to do so. They have STOPPED TENT CAMPING and bathrooms/showers are closed, as is the office. Our site was one of the front ones, which I wouldn't recommend because the 101 road noise is constant. Better to pick 18-21 or others. Because this is on a hill, just about all sites have some view of the ocean. The walk to the beautiful beach is just minutes. Dogs can run free on the beach!

We were parked in one of 3 sites at the top of the campground. The sites are staggered, so I was "working" on my computer with the ocean crashing over the rocks just a quick head turn away. Very distracting and I was not very productive during our stay.

There is a road between the campground and the beach, but there is almost no noise. The beach is awesome, with the classic "Oregon coastline" with rocks in the ocean defying the waves and rock pools at low tide. The dogs loved it, except we had to keep them on a leash because seagulls make them deaf apparently.

We are 45' and had no problem getting into our space, although I think these spaces are mainly reserved for big rigs because they are plenty deep and easy to back into.

There are a couple of local food options, but to be honest, we always went into Newport to eat and shop. Stop at South Beach Fish Market on the left before you get to the bridge.