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Directions to Sunset Bay State Park 12 miles SW of Coos Bay. 3 miles south of Charleston on Cape Arago Hwy.
Nice place with lots of trees. Great access to beaches and hiking. Entrance as you pull in is kind of narrow. First thing I did was catch a post and break a light cover on the side of our trailer. My fault, but be careful. RV pads are narrow, too. As it was very rainy and wet, anything we had to do outside the trailer quickly became muddy. Because of the water issues here, the dump hookup sits pretty high. Every dump required a fair amount of manipulating the hose to really empty it out. Not too fun in the mud. Foot traffic tunnel under highway was flooded, so had to walk across road to trails and beach. (We were there in late December.) There is no data reception at all here. Not necessarily a criticism, just something of which to be aware. People seemed to be having success with Starlink, but sure about Weboost. We didn't have either at this point. Had to drive into Charleston if we wanted to make a phone call. We really enjoyed our time here. Just be prepared and know what to expect.
Great beach, super easy to get to. Bathrooms right there. Cool tide pools. Not good for shells or rocks for you beachcombers out there. Take advantage of its namesake if you can and enjoy a sunset.
There's a gated area for daytime parking at one end, but locked no access at night. The other parking lot has 24-hour access, horse shoe pits, n maybe volleyball area bbq areas...Small bridge over a very pretty stream, to take up up the trails. I saw no aggets, but there was a large amount of really Kool rocks no matter. Very nice beach, very clean park, and you can pull up n just sit in ur car watching the sun rises, or very colorful sunsets, or watch the stormy weather if thats ur thing. It's a few miles south of Coos Bay..with stores here n there on main rd. Easy on n off. Very pretty cove for sunsets. Especially if u hike the trail to the point. I would highly recommend this park if u need to hold family functions or group functions. If you wanna park n smooch with ur partner in front of the sunset..or luner events. Or just want quiet time, to breathe n chill n get recharged for ur quest for ur path in this life. You can tell this park has folks in charge who have pride in their work. Be blessed.
Beautiful spot and very quiet. We were here in February, after the area had received a lot of rain. The paved site was still pretty muddy in a couple of spots, but it was nice and level. It was great to have hookups for the two nights we stayed. Kevin the park ranger couldn’t have been more helpful. I only wish we’d had more time to explore the area.
