South Beach State Park

We camped here over Thanksgiving 2022 and had a wonderful time! The spots are close to each other, but that didn't bother us.

In winter half the park is not open, so it was nice to walk our dog with nobody around. We lucked out with beautiful sunny weather too!

We went out to eat for Thanksgiving dinner at Clearwater and it was really good.

We love camping here even in summer when it's busier.

—————INTERNET—————

Verizon via iPhone 12: 8.41 mbps down and 0.45 mbps up with 40 ms ping. T-Mobile via Nighthawk MR-1100: 19.1 mbps down and 3.10 mbps up with 110 ms ping.

——REASONS I STAYED HERE——

To be near Newport.

—————BASIC FAQ—————

[Rig. Mercedes Sprinter. 22 feet]

Dump station? - Yes

Water fill or hookup? - Both

Electricity? - Yes

Clean site? - Yes

Clean bathroom? - Yes

Flush toilet? - Yes

Showers? - Yes

Laundry? - No

Dish washing sink? - No, but it has dishwater drains throughout the campground

—————PROS—————

→ Close to Newport

→ Great cell signal

→ Level sites

→ Beach access

→ Can buy firewood on-site. They did run out one day because there’s a bajillion campsites.

—————CONS—————

→ The campground has so many sites that there can be traffic congestion at check-in time. Come earlier rather than later.

—————OVERALL—————

5-stars - It’s a safe, inviting, well manicured campground. One might dock a star off because of the campground congestion and their noise but the plethora of amenities compared to surrounding campgrounds boosts it back up to 5 stars.

Stayed for a week-ish in January and enjoyed good cell service, beautiful warm weather and a partially closed campground with few people. Bathroom and showers were VERY clean and well taken care of. Loops behind D were closed and made a great place to walk the dog. Greatly enjoyed working our way around Cooper Ridge loop and going to the beach everyday. Newport is an easy bike ride away and there is a decent amount of room between sites. With the amazing weather the weekend was way busier but still a big enough park and very few people on the trails so it was not a bummer.

This was a working trip and we had decent data speeds for hot spotting. 60 down and 5 up on Verizon / 8-12 down and 2 up on T-Mobile. Good enough to work.

This is a really nice RV campground. There are a lot of people, but the place is spacious and never felt crowded. Sites surround grassy common areas that are big enough to huck frisbees on. The farther back in the campground you go, the quieter it gets. We were back on G-Loop, which was super chill. At night we could hear the ocean. (We could also clearly hear the foghorn and sea lions, which we liked, but others may not). Roads and paths are in good paved condition, perfect for bike riding and skateboarding. The area features paved and dirt paths that go for about 1/2 to 1 mile out to several points along a massive beach that is dog friendly, all paths well signed. The campground is also a very easy bike ride to the jetty, harbor, and port town along bike path. Great location for hitting the aquarium, OSU Hatfield Marine Center, Rogue brewery, etc. Cell reception was adequate: only had two bars on T-Mobile but bandwidth was capable enough to get work done all week. A wifi network or stronger cell would be nice. Another small negative is that there are no drains. There are gray water drains every 3rd or 4th site, but you will need to tote a jug to them. No blackwater. Really not a big deal for us, but we did have to do a gray water tote after day 3 b/c we were showering. There are bathrooms and showers a few sites down, though, so you don't have to use your camper water. Another negative is the orientation of the pads relative to the drive ways: site pads are angled weird in many spots, which makes pulling in and out tricky. As long as everyone around you is chill and friendly, though, you can get in and out. Just takes time and care. I'm being picky here, though: overall this is a really nice campground that we would definitely return to.