Best RV Parks & Resorts near Lincoln City, OR

Our stay at the Lincoln City Premier RV Resort was good.  The space was clean and the utility hookups were well maintained and functional.  And, staff were very nice and accommodating.  We upgraded to a pull through and in hindsight should not have.  It was close to the road, and many of the trailers in the pull through section appeared to be long term occupants, at least a couple left early in the morning for work and returned in the afternoon.  The location although easy to get both north and south from because it is adjacent to the highway, was in a part of town that seemed a little economically depressed.  I would have rated it higher but for the price, I expected more.  UPDATE  We visited this park for a second time in 2023 and selected a back in site near the north east section of the park and loved it.  We are changing our rating to five stars.

We are full-timers in a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow. We were in site 57 for 4 days in mid September. Very friendly staff. The CG is clean, quiet and well maintained, but the sites are fairly short and narrow. As others have mentioned, tow vehicles usually extend into or are parked partially on the roads through the CG, but the roads are fairly wide throughout the CG. Also, our slides extended well past the concrete pad on both sides, leaving very little room to get around our RV. The sewer connections are not threaded, so you’ll have to weigh down your sewer hose. There is a fair bit of road noise from the highway. There is a nice open area, off leash pen and network of short trails for walking your dog. AT&T coverage was fair, ranging from 2-4 bars of 5G with speeds up to 19 MB/s. The CG WiFi speed varied considerably, from next to useless up to 1 MB/s. We were able to get DISH coverage on all three western satellites at our site. There were 11 OTA channels to be had with our fixed omni antenna.

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."

[Internet. Verizon and T-Mobile. There’s no internet. There’s a tiny wee bit of signal with our booster but it is unusable even if just trying to text. If you need internet like I did one day to work, no worries — go to the Spouting Horn scenic parking lot. I worked there. Verizon via iPhone 12: 14 mbps down and 2 mbps up with 48 ms ping.]

PROS

→ Super convenient in the Cape Perpetua area. It’d be a nice home base to spend 2 or 3 days. Come to the campground to disconnect since there’s practically no signal in the campground. Have a slow visit with the hiking trails and the view points. There’s a visitor center that’s open seasonally. From a visit to the area in years past during December whale migration, you might run into whale watching volunteers at the Spouting Horn scenic parking lot. They will teach you about whales and just about any other local coastal happenings if the conversation steers that way. → National Park Service style restrooms that actually flush. They are rather nice. They also have an accessibility ramp. → Our campsite was on the stream which is so peaceful. → BIG PRO. This campground is for the outdoorsy type. RVs can get in here but you’ll find less of these kinds of campers simply because there’s no amenities for them and RV length is limited. → You can reserve sites online and also walk-up self pay. → You can hike from the campground to the scenic areas on the ocean.

CONS

→ I can’t think of any cons.

5-stars. This is a predictably no frills but clean and safe campground that’s well located and well paved. —————————— [Rig. Mercedes Sprinter. 22 feet]

Dump station? - No, so plan accordingly Water fill? - No, but there are scattered spigots Electricity? - None in the campground Clean site? - Yes Clean bathroom? - Yes Flush toilet? - Yes Showers? - No Laundry? - No Dish washing sink? - No

NOTE: One of the scenic parking lots is fee based. I think it’s $5 but we used our NPS America the Beautiful annual pass. Spouting Horn parking lot is free. Be mindful, there’s been massive erosion so hiking between Spouting Horn and the fee-based parking lot isn’t as easy since paths are closed.

—————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.

This was a pleasant surprise for us. The positives outweigh the couple of minor things, so we gave it 5/5.

Positives:

• Walkway to Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. Clearly marked and paved for easy stroll over to the museum.

- Pool on-site, but no hot tub. I did use the pool, but for someone like me who has extremely fair skin, only in the last hour of pool time, 8-9 p.m.)

- Spaces are long enough for big rigs, as long as you get the 65 foot sites. They have two sizes: 50 foot and 65 foot. I'd recommend the 65 foot sites for a big rig, so you have enough room to park your vehicle. There were no gravel sites - all sites were concrete pads.

- More than one laundry location. Main office building has two washers, two dryers. We didn't check out the other laundry building. 

- More than one restroom location throughout park.

- Wifi was pretty decent, though spotty at times.

- The picnic table is modular. If you didn't need the table, it was easy to separate the two halves and have bench seating if seating was needed.

Minor negatives:

- While they had recycling containers in our section, there was only one trash receptacle clear across the park. And it was a trash compactor, so when you used your key code to open it, the stench was almost overwhelming.

- The entrance to the concrete pads was a little steep and might result in bottoming out. It was not a gentle slope, but a sharp incline.

This campground is massive. The site types and amenities across the campground vary widely. We stayed in site 65 in RV Sites May 2022.

—————INTERNET—————

Verizon via iPhone 12: 9 mbps down and 0.18 mbps up with 46 ms ping. T-Mobile via Nighthawk MR-1100: 40 mbps down and 4 mbps up with 59 ms ping.

——REASONS I STAYED HERE——

Needed a campground near Tillamook Creamery and Cape Meares Lighthouse. Also needed cell signal for working.

—————BASIC FAQ—————

[Rig. Mercedes Sprinter. 22 feet]

Dump station? - Yes

Water fill or hookup? - Hookup, yes. Not sure about water fill station.

Electricity? - Yes

Clean site? - Yes

Clean bathroom? - Yes

Flush toilet? - Yes

Showers? - Yes, but in May 2022 they were closed due to staffing shortages. I showered in my van since we had full hookup.

Laundry? - No

Dish washing sink? - Not in our section

—————PROS—————

→ This campground is HUGE. There’s a campsite style and location for every type of camper here.

→ You can walk to the beach.

→ The sites are super clean.

—————CONS—————

→ The RV sites don't have much privacy or shade. (It's hard to argue with that full hookup though.)

—————OVERALL—————

4-stars - It served its purpose well. No red flags.