TRAVEL DAY
From: Quosatana National Forest Service Campground, between Gold Beach and Agness, OR.
To:Boice Cope Park, Langlois, OR.
Day 171 – It was 43 degrees this morning, foggy & no wind. It’s supposed to be windy today near the coast and that’s where we’re headed. We’ve got a fairly short drive to above Port Orford, and there’s lots of beautiful scenery between here and there.
We departed at 10:40 a.m. It was 53 degrees, the fog had dissipated & the sun was out. When we reached Highway 101 at the coast, it was windy. The waves were big & rough in the Ocean, and it was gorgeous. Most of the journey was along the coast. After Port Orford, the 101 left the coast to climb into the wooded hills.
We turned off into farmland in Langlois and followed Boice Cope Road to Floras Lake where our campground was located. Beyond Boice Cope Park and the Lake were some white sand dunes, and then the Pacific Ocean was crashing to the shore. Lovely! We arrived at 12:05 p.m. It was fairly windy. Floras Lake is world renowned as a premier wind sport destination. Windsurfing & kiteboarding are popular in the right conditions. One person was already on the Lake; more people arrived soon after we did. We chose site #11 – the same campsite we stayed in last time we were here in 2017.
We ate lunch in the RV shortly after we arrived, then we set up camp and started 2 loads of laundry. This Park is part of Curry County. It is surrounded by large trees with lake and ocean views through the trees. There is water access and there are hiking trails. It’s a good place to ride bikes. It’s a small campground, and last time we were here it was quiet. There is a dump station (YAAA! Many places we’ve stayed so far in Oregon have not had dump stations or the dump station they had was not operational.) Most of the RV sites also offer electrical and water hook-ups.
The wind picked up more and more wind surfers arrived. Later in the afternoon Rob got a picture of a kite boarder on the Lake. This Park hasn’t changed since we were here before. That’s a good thing!
