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Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park

84505 Hwy 101 S., Florence, Oregon 97439 USA

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“a camp for all seasons”

Situated half way up the Oregon coast and three miles south of Florence on scenic Highway 101 is the second largest overnight camp in the state. There are two miles  of sand dunes between the park and the ocean. Two natural freshwater lakes are within the park. Cleawox -- which is great for swimming -- and Woahink, which has a public boat ramp, is used for all water sports. Rent a canoe and explore the lake. Spring brings out the pink rhododendrons. Come summertime, this is a great place for family reunions. The fall huckleberries and blackberries are ripe for the picking. This a camp for all seasons.

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4.7 Access
4.7 Location
4.3 Cleanliness
4.1 Site Quality
3.5 Noise

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Reviewed by
phil.largoza

  • 1 Review
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August 01, 2014
Rated 4.0

Great area along the dunes treeline. Campgrounds are nicely nestled amidst the forested area. And the vast dunes provides endless space for recreational vehicles and touring. Crater lake is a beautiful area to hang out in a more protected area from the ocean wind. The park has a nice junior park ranger program for the kids. Nice playground area as well.

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Reviewed by
Campendium

October 16, 2015
Rated

We arrived at Honeyman on a Saturday afternoon in October, and had no issues finding a spot. Half of the parks loops were having work done and were closed off, pushing campers to the back of the park. This is a very large park, with access to the Florence Sand Dunes, Cleawox Lake, and Woahink Lake. Cleawox Lake has kayak rentals in the summertime and a little sandy beach with roped off swimming areas.

From October 1st- April 30th, campers with ATV's can ride their ATV's directly from the H loop to the dunes. The H loop was pretty packed with ATV riders and thus we did hear the engines throughout the day, with Saturday being the loudest day. Also, Highway 101 runs along the south side of the park, and you can hear the traffic if you're along those back loops. Traffic noise is something that normally does not bother us, but combined with the ATV noise, it seemed amplified. We were camped in the G loop and the spots were spacious and private, with trees and bushes in between the different sites. We spotted many larger rigs in the park.

A 5 minute drive north will take you into the cute Old Town and the Port of Siuslaw, with a handful of restaurants and shops. The ocean is about a 2 mile drive away.

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Nightly Rate: $28.00

Days Stayed: 4

Site Number: 328

4 Access
4 Location
- Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
2 Noise

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Reviewed by
Campendium

August 19, 2017
Rated

We stayed here for a couple nights in mid August. We arrived at about 1:30PM and our site was not ready so we had to do a U-turn with our 50' rig and hang in the day use area for awhile. Went for a hike around Cleawox Lake to pass the time and it was beautiful. Finally got in at 2:45 and the check-in was smooth. The drive to the site on F loop was slow as it is a large campground and a bit confusing. Our site was clean and raked when we arrived and no problems parking the trailer. We had 30 amp and water but no sewer.

It's a busy campground but our site was fairly quiet even though there was a playground nearby. We backed up to the dunes and there was a nice trail a few sites down to do some hiking in the dunes. We spent a lot of time kayaking there and there are many places to do this. Woahink Lake across Hwy101 is good but Cleawox Lake at the campground we liked better. It appears small but there are some secret passages to access other areas of the lake.

Florence is a short drive and is a nice town where you can visit some quaint shops, get some seafood or whatever you may need. we bought some fresh crabs and cracked them back at camp...yummy!

There are tons of other things to do and we barely scratched the surface. We'll be back!

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Nightly Rate: $29.00

Days Stayed: 2

Site Number: 272

5 Access
5 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Reviewed by
Campendium

August 23, 2017
Rated

Jessie M. Honeyman was the second Oregon coast campground we stayed in and very different than the first (Nehalem) in terms of the feel with its heavily wooded sites instead of sunny ones and walking access to the dunes instead of the beach. Both were clean and provided a good value for the rate. And while from within the park you can't reach the ocean, we found a terrific access point to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and Pacific Ocean close by, only about a two mile drive north on Rt. 101.

Dog-Friendliness: many campers walk their dogs around the large ring of roads through the site. Denali also enjoyed the walking access to the dunes within the park.

Runner's Rave: the most scenic options for RV running are to run the loops of the park roads either to the dunes for some good hill proxy running or around the lakes in the park. If you want to get more miles, Rt. 101 South is the more scenic direction to take.

Downsides: the park is so heavily forested, that even on bright, sunny days, most sites are shaded and very damp. Make sure to bring a de-humidifier for your RV. Also, be prepared with what you need to accommodate not having a sewer hook-up. Most sites in the park are back-in and the interior ones especially are smaller and closer together, so pick your site thoughtfully. And, not surprisingly, cell coverage is very weak- hopefully something that's not too much of a concern when you're enjoying what the area has to offer.

Overall, this is a really nice campground for a good price in a convenient location along the Oregon Coast.

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Nightly Rate: $30.00

Days Stayed: 5

Site Number: 251F

4 Access
4 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Reviewed by
Campendium

August 23, 2017
Rated

Jessie M. Honeyman was the second Oregon coast campground we stayed in and very different than the first (Nehalem) in terms of the feel with its heavily wooded sites instead of sunny ones and walking access to the dunes instead of the beach. Both were clean and provided a good value for the rate. And while from within the park you can't reach the ocean, we found a terrific access point to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and Pacific Ocean close by, only about a two mile drive north on Rt. 101.

Dog-Friendliness: many campers walk their dogs around the large ring of roads through the site. Denali also enjoyed the walking access to the dunes within the park.

Runner's Rave: the most scenic options for RV running are to run the loops of the park roads either to the dunes for some good hill proxy running or around the lakes in the park. If you want to get more miles, Rt. 101 South is the more scenic direction to take.

Downsides: the park is so heavily forested, that even on bright, sunny days, most sites are shaded and very damp. Make sure to bring a de-humidifier for your RV. Also, be prepared with what you need to accommodate not having a sewer hook-up. Most sites in the park are back-in and the interior ones especially are smaller and closer together, so pick your site thoughtfully. And, not surprisingly, cell coverage is very weak- hopefully something that's not too much of a concern when you're enjoying what the area has to offer.

Overall, this is a really nice campground for a good price in a convenient location along the Oregon Coast.

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Nightly Rate: $30.00

Days Stayed: 5

Site Number: 251F

4 Access
4 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
4 Noise

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AT&T 4G

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Reviewed by
Campendium

October 09, 2017
Rated

We arrived in early October with very few campers at the park and no campers next to our site. Should have opted to get a site with electricity as our cell service was very good (Sprint). The bathroom was a little hike and they could use an update. No warm water, mirrors broken, but I didn't expect a lot in the first place due to other's reviews. Only campground where we didn't have raccoon visitors on this trip. As with most campgrounds near a major road, it was a bit on the noisy side which was average to our other locations. Barely any sunlight, but the temperature was still good. We have already booked this campground for our next trip and will stay 4 days this time. Our site had a tree that had it's roots pushing up the pavement, but the tent site was large. The picnic bench and fire pit are all on a downward slant and had to spend some time leveling our kitchen tables. The site backs up to another site, so this would be perfect for two families.

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Nightly Rate: $19.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 55

5 Access
5 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
3 Noise
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Reviewed by
Campendium

January 14, 2018
Rated

The campground is situated among large trees near the Sand Dunes and is located about three miles south of Florence. It offers year round camping with a mix of full hookup sites, electrical sites with water, tent sites, and yurts.

The parking is paved and we had no trouble finding a flat site. We were there off season and saw very few other people. Part of the campground was closed for the season while maintenance work was done.

OHVs can ride on the sand dunes. Since we go to bed early we did hear that noise for a while when we climbed into bed.

The bathrooms were clean.

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Nightly Rate: $21.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: C109

5 Access
5 Location
5 Cleanliness
5 Site Quality
4 Noise

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Reviewed by
noelculbertson

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July 04, 2018
Rated

Very clean campground with walking trails to the Oregon Sand Dunes a few sites down. Our site was very roomy with a nice space a foliage between sites. Our site was party shaded and partly sunny. We had 50amp electrical and water hookups. The site was paved and level. We left our rig hitched as we had an early travel morning the next day. Even with an absolutely full campground for the 4th of July the campground was quiet at night.

This was a stop over site on our way home, so we only saw a little of what the area had to offer. We hiked to the top of one of the sand dunes that is accessed from the trail on the F loop. From the top of the dune you can see the forest and the ocean. It’s windy up on the dunes so bring a wind breaker.

There are lots of dune buggy and ATV rentals available near by. The Visitor Center in the campground had lots of information and some activities for kids.

Your camping tag works is valid for any of the day-use fee parks through the day of departure.

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Nightly Rate: $31.00

Days Stayed: 1

Site Number: 272 - F loop

5 Access
5 Location
4 Cleanliness
4 Site Quality
3 Noise

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AT&T 4G

Reviewed by
mistymountains

  • 31 Reviews
  • 0 Helpful
August 14, 2018
Rated

We stayed here a little last minute due to a wild fire thwarting our plans for a trip to Crater Lake. We called around and checked online for more than two hours for anywhere along the coast from Coos Bay to Florence, and I happened upon one site available here for the three nights we needed, which happened to be a weekend. Check in time isn’t until 4pm, which was a little tough for us because we came from somewhere 35 minutes away where the check out time was 11am. We pulled over in a turnout on the way to kill time, but we still got to the campground around noon. Since I pre-registered, they basically checked us in at that time and said we could drive past our site to see if the previous people had left yet (check out is 1). We drove through, scraping our sway bars on every single gigantic speed bump along the way and saw that the people had not left yet. Per the check-in person’s advice, we drove back out and pulled into the day use area to wait. There is a lot of parking in day use, including some RV spots. We ate lunch and explored the area a bit until 1, and then headed back into the campground – after we removed our sway bars. This time the people were gone and we didn’t scrape any speed bumps.

We stayed in site 381H, which is one of the shortest sites throughout the huge campground. When we pulled up to it, we weren’t sure we’d be able to back into it, as it was at the opposite angle in regards to the direction of traffic and it was small. Even the camp hosts right across from us were certain we wouldn’t fit. We inched our way back and forth until we got in and once we did, we noticed the site was much longer than the labeled 31 feet, just difficult to access. We had an electric and water hookup, but as this was a short stay, we only hooked up electric and used our full freshwater tank (which we filled at our last place) for the duration. This is a huge campground and its main draw is the access to the dunes right next door. Because we were in H Loop, the loop directly next to the dunes, all we heard all day long was the engines of the various OHV vehicles.

There are at least three camp hosts in each loop, probably because there are just so many people here. There’s a restroom with showers in each loop, but we didn’t even peak inside. The only place to get rid of garbage is in the very front of the campground where you check in, which was 1.2 miles round trip from our site. The good news is they have a crazy amount of recycle cans, which you don’t find very often, with cardboard separated from glass separated from everything else. It’s a quick drive into Florence, which is one of the nicest little coastal towns we’ve come across on the Oregon Coast. Cleawox Lake, within the park, is a nice little lake with a swim beach and boat rentals (kayak, paddle boat, etc.) for $10 an hour.

They had a 'campground full' sign up all weekend, but I'd say that about 10% of the sites were open. Maybe they were reserved, but it seems unlikely that so many people wouldn't show up for their reservations.

Even with our booster, our AT&T phones didn't work very well -- barely enough to make a phone call. Verizon seemed to work decent, though.

We would not stay here again, as it was just too loud and busy for our liking.

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Nightly Rate: $30.00

Days Stayed: 3

Site Number: 381H

5 Access
5 Location
4 Cleanliness
3 Site Quality
1 Noise
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Reviewed by
Campendium

August 19, 2018
Rated

This is a very nicely maintained Oregon State Park with great amenities for families with children. Very nice swimming area, sand dunes, clean bathroom facilities and safe. Sites are very close to one another with limited privacy. No AT&T cell service.

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Days Stayed: 1

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5 Access
5 Location
4 Cleanliness
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3 Noise

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Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park

84505 Hwy 101 S.
Florence, Oregon
97439 USA
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