South Jetty RV Park Florence OR (Aug 27-Sept 10, 2016)
So after our week in 7 Feathers resort, we arrived in Klamath was immediately disappointed. We didn’t even stay the night and immediately were able to move to South Jetty RV Park. The park was another Thousand Trails so we had to search for our space. We were able to find on right up front of the park which made coming and going easily. We were also outside of the Oregon Dunes Park so we did a morning walk there.
We decided to go to Heceta Lighthouse (http://hecetalighthouse.com/) Pronounced “Ha – SEE – Ta” by most, “HECK – ah – Ta” by others, yet everyone agrees Heceta Head is one of the most beautiful lighthouses in the world. The Heceta Head Lighthouse and Light Keeper’s house are circa 1894. Both are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is a free ranger tour but you cannot go up to the top because the stairs vibrate. They are currently investigating the issue and maybe one day we would go. The lighthouse is incredible. There is an uphill hike to get there but the views down into the valley are beautiful also.
One evening we drove back out to the lighthouse for sunset.
We also went to the Umpqua Lighthouse which run by the US Coast Guard. Since it was Labor Day, the site was not open. This lighthouse did not have as much impact as the Heceta but we can say we were there.
After several recommendations, we had to stop at Cape Perpetua which is in the Siuslaw National Forest Park. (http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/siuslaw/recarea/?recid=42265).
The major attraction is Thor’s Well. Check out our video on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mike.cimino.754/videos/10153669360605946/ This is a moderate hike to get there but so worth it. The area is very rugged so no sitting on the beach for this one because this area is all lava.
In the same park is the historical Giant Spruce. The Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) is more than 185 feet tall with a circumference of 40 feet. It is easily accessed by hiking 1 mile along the Spruce Trail from the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center.
You can tell from the picture below how big the Root is because Cocoa walked right through the opening.
