RV Dreamers

If you’ve never been to Fort Columbia State Park, it really is worth a visit. The park is a military site that once served as the harbor defense at the mouth of the Columbia River and most of the structures are still there and open to the public.  Be sure to head inside the battery buildings if you go.  They’re dark, creepy and just downright cool.  Our sister-in-law calls them the ‘catacombs.’

Scott and I made a stop at the park on Sunday while spending time at the coast with his sister and her boyfriend.  We had a blast exploring all the old buildings.  And you can’t tell by the photos (the flash illuminated everything) but it was nearly pitch black throughout.  Would be a great place to shoot a horror movie… no joke.

About the State Park

• History
• 360-degree view

Directions

• From Astoria, head towards Washington across the Astoria-Megler Bridge.
• Turn left on the Washington side.
• Go a few miles and turn left just after you get out of the tunnel (there will be a sign, but you can easily miss it).

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It has been nearly a month since Scott and I have gone camping. Now that might not seem like very long but when you go back to work on Mondays and have nothing to show for the weekend but the fact that you got the laundry caught up, it’s downright depressing.  Not to mention the fact that spending your weekends being all ‘domestic’ leaves you with ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to write about on your RV blog.  

So when I saw that there was a coupon for some free camping, I got pretty excited.  The deal is you pay for two nights of camping and get the third for free.  Of course, it’s only good during weekdays and only at first-come, first-serve state parks, but I’ll take it.  Now if I can just figure out how to make it coincide with the free admission weekends at national parks and maybe throw in a little boondocking, maybe we can get an entire week out of it - for CHEAP.  I’ve got some serious planning to do.

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