kid friendly camp ground Oregon Coast

First time camping with 2 kids. Thought KOA campsites would be a nice start but wanted some suggestions. I plan on travelling between Astoria and maybe to Florence. I thought Lincoln City would be nice because there will be the Aquarium for the kids to see and beaches (5 %26amp; 7 yrs old) Also a big enough town to perhaps do some shopping and walking around. Also Seaside I hear is nice.

Any other suggestions for camp sites that are family friendly? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

kid friendly camp ground Oregon Coast

How many days do you have and how are you camping, 30%26#39; motor home or tent?

we have camped many ways and have never met a KOA I Iiked even when we had a 28%26#39; motor home. we sold that then tent camped a few years, now we have pop-up. never have gone to KOA in that.

We like Beverly Beach SP near Newport and also Honeyman SP near Florence.

I will let others tell about CGs on north coast, only know I really did not like Ft Stevens SP. but there are others we have not used that are good.

Newport has the aquarium.

kid friendly camp ground Oregon Coast

I will be spending 5 days in oregon, 2 nights on the coast and I guess somewhere back in Portland. We want to try camping and thought maybe a KOA is a easy way to break in for a city slicker like me (lol) So, renting a small cabin would be nice

Still not sure how you plan to camp, renting cabin not camping and two nights not worth bringing any camping gear.

Some State Parks have yurts which are like cabins, but they are popular, so you can%26#39;t just drop in and get one, reservations recommended

Ft Stevens, Nehalem Bay. Cape Lookout, Beverly Beach, South Beach, Beachside, Carl G. Washburne and J.M. Honeyman all have YURTS. Cape Lookout also has deluxe cabins. All are between Astoria and Florence. For more information and campground location check www.oregonstateparks.org.

If by ';kid friendly'; you mean plenty to keep the little ones occupied, then Ft Stevens, Beverly Beach and Honeyman are probably the best bets.

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HI there, I would suggest Fort Stevens. It%26#39;s a gorgeous State Park with the wreck of the Peter Iredale, miles of paved trails for biking or walking, a beautiful lake, Coffenbury Lake is there and you are still close enough to take the kids to Seaside or Astoria where there is much to do. There are the Seaside Outlets that are great for shopping. NIke, Coldwater Creek, Kaybee%26#39;s, Liz Claiborne and the Wine Haus.

We have a home in Astoria so we have not camped here, but friends did and enjoyed it very much. Our in-laws also stayed here in their RV and loved the area. Have a great time! :)

It%26#39;s interesting the way people define ';camping';. We had an exchange student from Korea staying with us this summer, and took her to Black Butte Ranch for a weekend, where we stayed in a 1200 sf two-bedroom fully furnished condominium. She said it was the first time she%26#39;d ever been camping.

The cabins at Cape Lookout seem to best fit your definition, newnrg. Even though the park is fairly isolated, I think your family would enjoy the experience.

Ft. Stevens is nice, and HUGE, and situated close to towns, but offers no real experience of camping, at least by most definitions. Most sites there are for RV%26#39;s. Imagine a large neighborhood in Vancouver, only with RV%26#39;s in place of homes, and you%26#39;ve got a reasonable picture of Ft. Stevens. That%26#39;s probably not too dissimilar from what you%26#39;d find at KOA, which I just learned is right across the street from Ft. Stevens. But you%26#39;d probably prefer the KOA ';kabin'; to a YURT.

In any case, since you%26#39;re only going to be two nights, I%26#39;d suggest sticking to the north coast. If driving to the central coast from Portland, you%26#39;d lose at least a half day in driving to and from.

Thank you all for your travel tips. We came back from our Oregon trip and it went better than expected. The KOA campsite we visited was what you said Mistletoe but being a first timer with young kids it was a good experience. I would definitely rent the small Kabins again but would like to try staying in a YURT. I%26#39;m not sure what I would need to bring but taking baby steps. I know I%26#39;m one of those %26#39;city%26#39; type of campers and may take some time to eventually become a %26#39;true%26#39; camper and do the exploring and hiking stuff, etc... unfortunately I%26#39;ll have to wait for my kids to get a little older. Thanks again all!

Glad you had a good trip! But please don%26#39;t wait for your kids to get older to do more exploring/hiking. Younger kids do just fine, and your are great ages to get them excited about hiking and even backpacking. Kids are never too young:)

Good to hear yuo were succesful on your camping trip, newnrg!

We were city campers also, years ago, I found that the younger the children the easier, when they are older, they get Opinions and have their Own ideas of what they want to do LOL

newngr Glad you reported back. I agree with others if you want those kids to get camping experience take them now. Little ones are not to fussy. Older ones can get that way.

where did you go??

And I do need to rethink what others may mean by camping. I may get a little too focused on having a campfire, cooking on cg tables, kids getting dirty.