It was very mixed emotions that we left Huntley Park east of Gold Beach today. Had a very good and long talk with Sean, the Camp Manager, last night. Told him how thankful we were to be able to get an extra week there (I think he extended to us because I fed him lots of info on the fire from three weeks ago…it pays to be a librarian who knows how to find information)…they have a strict 2 week policy, and we are so thankful that we were able to stay the extra week. Sean and Patty, his wife, are great people…they have done a lot to make Huntley a better park than it was before they arrived over six years ago. Of course, if the Port of Gold Beach would support them with more money it would be better…nothing Sean told me, just a fact I picked up myself. After all, they have three sites with electricity…the Manager site, the camp assistant host site, and one for the public…if they can do three sites, they can do more…but the port does not want to invest the $$$$$. So during the winter, the park sits nearly empty…what a shame. Put in 12 electric sites, and that would bring in up to $300 per week. But without electricity, no one wants to boondock in weather which is around 60 degrees high, 40 degrees low..so for the most part it sits empty. What a shame!!!!
We started getting ready to leave around 10 am…pulling out by 11. Did not need to dump our tanks until we got to Brookings since we dumped the other day when someone nearly let the propane go to empty. 
Thank goodness the Union 76 station in Gold Beach sells Propane, and since we were in town, we dumped our tanks. While in Brookings, we filled the motorhome with gas at $3.05 per gallon, then we went across the street and disconnected the car, took it back to Fred Myer to get some gas ($3.15 per gallon,. only had a 10 cent discount left on our loyalty card)., and do some shopping, then went back to the motorhome, put stuff away, and took the motorhome over to the Valvoline Instant Oil Change across the other side of Fred Myer to get the oil changed in the motorhome ($55). We then joined the car to the motorhome and headed to Crescent City, specifically Florence Keller County Park & Campground. This is our fourth time in the park, twice last year and twice this year. We did not get site B, our favorite, but we did get site 4 which allows us to park without disconnecting our car.
Thank goodness the Union 76 station in Gold Beach sells Propane, and since we were in town, we dumped our tanks. While in Brookings, we filled the motorhome with gas at $3.05 per gallon, then we went across the street and disconnected the car, took it back to Fred Myer to get some gas ($3.15 per gallon,. only had a 10 cent discount left on our loyalty card)., and do some shopping, then went back to the motorhome, put stuff away, and took the motorhome over to the Valvoline Instant Oil Change across the other side of Fred Myer to get the oil changed in the motorhome ($55). We then joined the car to the motorhome and headed to Crescent City, specifically Florence Keller County Park & Campground. This is our fourth time in the park, twice last year and twice this year. We did not get site B, our favorite, but we did get site 4 which allows us to park without disconnecting our car. 
Arriving around 3, I sat outside for awhile, Marcia took a nap, and we had our dinner (Steak and Salad…yum). The park is more busy today than the last times we were here. Nice park for $15 per night, and we are only going to be here for one night. I already miss the solitude of Huntley Park, despite the family that arrive with a tent trailer at 10:15 last night, parked behind us, tried for an hour to put up the tent trailer, and eventually headed off to a motel room in Gold Beach. They arrive back as we were pulling out…not sure if they ever got that tent trailer up, or if they gave up and drove off with it. They are lucky we are not early to bed type of folks… Tomorrow will be a Casino Parking Lot….
Hmmmm maybe those won't work for me after all. I see lots of trees that would block my satellite television!! Nice pictures. The question is do you volunteer to help the poor camper having troubles, on the off chance they will get mad ... or do you just leave them be?
ReplyDeleteNo, this park is not for you...Alfred Lobe near Brookings and Huntley Park near Gold Beach would both work...I would not take a rig your size, with a tow, into Keller.
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