Umpqua Lighthouse State Park Campground

General: 54-site campground (plus a hiker/biker camp) that is a mix of water/electric sites, no hookup sites, cabins, yurts, and deluxe yurts. 

Site Quality: Camper pads are paved but most are not very long (I don’t remember when reserving if there was a length restriction, but I did not see any large Class As and doubt they would fit in any of the sites). Site desirability varies. We were lucky with Site 43 – foliage provided some privacy, and we had a view of Lake Marie from the back of our site. Most of the sites on the inside of the loop have no separation/privacy between them. 

Activities: There is a one-mile hilly trail around Lake Marie, and there is access to the dunes. We were last at this campground 30 years ago with our two young children and remember they had a great time playing in the dunes, however, if people with OHVs were out on the dunes (which is popular), it would not have been good for young children. After fire restrictions on all non-coastal campgrounds we have recently stayed at, fires were allowed, and wood sales were available from 2 p.m.– 8 p.m. 

This was an overnight stay for us as we made our way down the Oregon Coast, and we enjoyed our stay.

Small campground that is easy to setup for new campers like us. Level parking and nice large sites. Bathrooms are great and showers are private, separated rooms. Nice hike around the lake with the trail head right out of camp. Lighthouse is a walkable distance, but you are walking on the side of the road with hills and blind corners.

I am a big fan of the Oregon state parks. This one stands out. The park looks like it was done by a landscape architect. Kudos to whoever designed this place. There are full hookup, electric only, and no hookup sites. I was able to get a no hookup site in the interior near the bathhouse which had access to the northern sky for Starlink. 

There is a beautiful lake with a hiking trail around it just to the southwest of the campground. The lighthouse and beach are within walking distant. The bathhouse gets an A.