Camp Humbug is, surprisingly, at the base of hill. Meaning if you are on a bike or on foot you won't have to climb it to end your day. You'll just have to do it in the morning. The views on the way in are some of the best along the coast. Slate grey sand, rivers weaving out of the hills and large rock formations along the water's edge. 

Hiker/Biker Camp is between the first and second loop. The camp itself is long and shaped like the letter "C" if the c had been pancaked a bit. Hiker/Biker is on the hillside of the camp road working its way up. The very first site on the right is where I camped because it was the flattest of the H/B sites. Most were on an incline. There was also a picnic table but I can't be sure there was a fire pit. Most of the sites had a lot of privacy and shade cover. There was a drainage creek running near by, and accessible water not far. The first loop was closer and had new flush bathrooms with outlets and individual showers. There were not any charging stations or storage boxes. I didn't take any photos of that site. More on that later.

The main camp area is nice with an entry loop, and then another larger loop closer to the beach. There is a short trail running along a river out the West end of camp to the beach and ocean. It runs underneath a beautiful bridge that is the Coast HWY above. There isn't a lot of privacy in the RV/Tent sites, and there is a playground for kids and a big field to play in on that West loop. There is also some phone service in the loop closer to the road which isn't the case in most of the surrounding area.

Along the north side of camp is Fern Trail which is an old portion of the original HWY 101 that has decommissioned, and also a connecting piece of the Oregon Coastal Trail. The entrance is just to the side of the camp entry. The trail climbs and drops at a leisurely pace before connecting with the coastal highway about three miles north. If you were riding a bicycle with a hybrid or thicker tire you could traverse it easily which I wish I would have done coming in.

On my way back to camp I saw my first snake of the summer. I do not like snakes. I do not like them at all. And despite spending quite a bit of time in nature I had not seen one in a long time. This one was a bit further away, moving away from me and small. I took a deep breath, held my big walking stick a little tighter and made it past. I survived. I stopped by the park ranger and asked about poisonous snakes in the area but she assured me there wasn't any to really worry, and that seeing snakes was fairly rare in the camp.

I went back out towards the beach to take a breathe, and enjoy the sunset. Then as I was just about underneath the aforementioned bridge another snake, much, much bigger sloughed it's way off the trail just under my foot. I shouted and scared my Wife with whom I was on the phone. The second snake rattled me. I went back to my tent and spent the next 12 hours inside until it was light out, and dry enough out the next morning to pack up and leave. That is why I took no more photos of the camp or its amenities. I saw two more snakes on the road (crushed by cars) on my way out of the camp. That ranger was full of it!

Amenities include: 

• Flush toilets and free hot showers
• Trail access
• Kids playground and meadow
• Firewood
• Beach/Ocean Access

*Pro-Tip: This camp is a great jumping off point to explore the natural areas around you. There is a very, very vertical climb up Humbug Mountain that leaves from just across the camp entrance.