Canoeing/Kayaking

Honey Bear By the Sea RV Resort

97 RV Sites, 19 Tent Sites

Honey Bear by the Sea RV Resort in Gold Beach, Oregon, offers 97 RV sites and 19 tent sites at the mouth of the Rogue River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp full hookups, cable TV, and rigs accepted to 60 feet on a big-rig-friendly layout. Ocean-view back-in and premium pet sites join pull-through, pull-in, and partial-hookup categories, with a recreation center, koi pond, and beach. Ninety-seven sites span standard back-in, back-in partial hookup, ocean-view back-in, premium back-in, premium pet, premium pull-thru, and pull-in categories, carrying water, sewer, and electric where noted with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 60 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. The ocean-view category is the one to request, and the dedicated premium pet sites are an unusual and practical touch. Nineteen tent sites round out the lodging. A general store, laundry, dump station, restrooms, showers, firewood, RV storage, and boat storage handle the practical side. A recreation center, game room, library, billiards, ping pong, basketball, and horseshoes fill the indoor side, with a beach, koi pond, walking trails, hiking, biking, and a dog park outdoors. Fishing, canoeing, and kayaking run from the river. Pets are welcome. The Rogue's legendary steelhead and salmon waters meet the Pacific here, with the Wild Rogue Wilderness inland and the Oregon Coast's most dramatic shoreline running north and south. Summer and the fall salmon runs drive demand. Reserve well ahead.

from $42 $36/night

Umpqua's Last Resort

15 RV Sites, 4 Cabins, 1 Glamping Site, 1 RV Rental + Campsite Package, 2 Vintage RV Rentals

Umpqua's Last Resort in Idleyld Park, Oregon, offers 18 full-hookup back-in RV sites, four cabins, and a glamping site along the North Umpqua River, with 20, 30, and 50-amp service and rigs accepted to 45 feet. Super, deluxe, and petite back-in categories size the site to the rig, with kayak rentals, a pavilion, and Umpqua National Forest at the door. Eighteen back-in sites span deluxe, petite, and super categories, all carrying water, sewer, and electric, sized to 45 feet, with fire pits and picnic tables. Sizing by rig class rather than amenity tier is genuinely fair — the petite category right-sizes for vans and small trailers rather than making them pay for space they cannot use. Four cabins, a glamping site, and retro RV rentals round out the lodging. A dump station, restrooms, showers, and a pavilion handle the practical side. Kayak rentals put you straight on the water for canoeing, kayaking, boating, water sports, and fishing, with hiking running in every direction from the property and offroading nearby. Pets are welcome. The North Umpqua is one of the great rivers of the Pacific Northwest — a fly-fishing-only stretch for summer steelhead that anglers travel across the country for, with water clear enough to sight-fish and a canyon of old-growth Douglas fir framing it. The North Umpqua Trail runs 79 miles alongside, Toketee and Watson Falls are close, and Crater Lake National Park is a reasonable drive east up Highway 138. Summer steelhead season and the Crater Lake window drive the heaviest demand. Reserve well ahead for July through September.

from $45/night

Strawhouse Resorts and Cafe

14 RV Sites, 8 Cottages, 1 Yurt

Strawhouse Resorts and Cafe in Junction City, CA, offers 14 full-hookup RV sites, 8 cottages, and 1 yurt, with 30 and 50-amp service and room for rigs up to 52 feet. Sites come in two categories, back-in 30/50-amp and pull-in 30/50-amp, each carrying water, sewer, and electric with WiFi across the property. The on-site cafe is part of the appeal — this is a resort with a kitchen, not a campground with a vending machine. A recreation center, walking trails, and a dog park round it out, and the property doubles as a wedding venue. Pets are welcome. The Trinity River runs along the resort, and that's the draw: fishing, kayaking, hiking, birding, horseshoes, and planned activities, with the river running cold and clear out of the Trinity Alps. Junction City sits in Trinity County, one of California's most remote and most scenically dramatic inland counties, well off the interstate grid. Rates for sites, cottages, and the yurt are on the booking page. Summer river season and fall steelhead runs book earliest.

from $62/night

Crescent Lake Resort

21 Cabins

Hoodoo’s Crescent Lake Resort is a seasonal lakeside retreat in Klamath County, Oregon, located within the Deschutes National Forest. The resort features 21 uniquely furnished cabins, The Pines Bar & Grill, a general store, and equipment rentals including motorboats, canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards. Guests can enjoy fishing, boating, swimming, hiking, and other outdoor activities surrounded by the natural beauty of Crescent Lake. The resort is approximately 18 miles east of Crescent and 37 miles southeast of Oakridge.

from $130/night

Hart's Camp

Hart's Camp in Pacific City, OR, offers full-hookup RV sites carrying water, sewer, and electric, with a fire pit and picnic table at each site. Both pull-thru and back-in layouts are available, and the camp is rated big rig friendly. The grounds are gated, with laundry, a bathhouse with showers, firewood, propane fills and exchange, a clubhouse, a pavilion, on-site dining, and recycling. Airstreams and cabins are available for guests without a rig. Contact the camp for site count, amp service, and maximum rig length, since those specifics aren't published here. The recreation is genuinely coastal: an indoor pool, a hot tub, a spa, a fitness center, mini-golf, walking trails, a community fire pit, horseshoes, and corn hole, with surfing, paddle boarding, kayaking, boating, swimming, hiking, biking, birding, and winter storm watching on the doorstep. Hart's Camp sits directly behind Pacific City Beach, with Haystack Rock, Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area and its tide pools, the Nestucca River estuary, and the Pacific City Pathways Trail all within a short walk. Moment Surf Company and the local wine bars are minutes away. Rates for every accommodation type are on the booking page. Summer on the Oregon Coast books out early.

from $29/night

Sun Outdoors Bend

118 RV Sites

Sun Outdoors Bend in Bend, Oregon, offers 118 full-hookup RV sites with 20, 30, and 50-amp service, cable TV, and rigs accepted up to 130 feet — the most generous length allowance in this tranche. Sites run in tiered Copper, Bronze, Gold, and Platinum categories, with a hot tub and sauna, fitness center, pickleball, and on-site dining in Central Oregon's high desert. One hundred eighteen sites span Copper water-and-electric, Bronze, Gold, and Platinum full-hookup, and full-hookup pull-through categories, all carrying 20, 30, and 50-amp with cable TV and site WiFi, sized to 130 feet. The tiering makes it easy to match site quality to budget. A general store, propane fills and exchange, laundry, restrooms, and showers handle the practical side, and a business center serves guests working remotely. Note that a resort fee applies. The property was formerly Crown Villa RV Resort. Amenities are resort-grade. A hot tub and sauna, fitness center, and clubhouse run year-round, with sports courts, pickleball, and tennis outdoors and on-site dining and a snack bar for meals. Walking trails and a dog park run the grounds along a creek, with live music and planned activities through the season. Pets are welcome. Bend sits in Deschutes County at the Cascades' eastern edge, in what is arguably the outdoor recreation capital of the Pacific Northwest. Mount Bachelor's skiing and snowboarding, the Deschutes River's whitewater rafting and fly fishing, Smith Rock's world-class climbing, and the Cascade Lakes Highway all converge here. Summer carries the heaviest demand, with winter drawing skiers to a resort that stays open. Reserve well ahead for July and August.

from $52/night