My RV is a 22' Winnebago Outlook. I have never driving a 40' or a toad. However, I see others doing it all the time. Commercial truckers use 101. Happy trails.

1. Portland – visit WWII PT boat museum (open M & Th). 2. US 30 West to Rainier. Interstate Café has great Dungeness crab sandwiches. (A good side trip is to cross the Columbia River here and go north about 70 miles to visit the Mt St. Helens volcano eruption site). 3. Back on US 30 W, stop at the Berry Patch in Westport for Marionberry pie and ice cream. 4. (If you are REALLY adventurous, take the car ferry here across the Columbia to Cathlament. It is small, and you really get a sense of how big the River is here. Then continue west on WA 4 to WA 401 to Megler and recross the Columbia via bridge to Astoria. Pick up US 101 here.) If you’re not THAT adventurous, stay on US 30 at Westport and continue on to Astoria. 5. In the Astoria area, you should visit Ft. Stevens State Park, and the Lewis & Clark Natl Park. 6. If you are hungry, stop at Doogers in Warrenton for seafood. 7. Seaside is kind of tacky, but at the old aquarium at the end of the Turnaround, you can feed the seals. 8. Next stop, Ecola State Park. Great views of the Pacific, sea stacks, etc. 9. Cannon Beach is also worth a stop. See my review from last year for parking tips. Good dog beach. 10. If you have time, the steam train excursion at Garibaldi is cool. 11. Tillamook – the Tillamook Creamery here at the north end of town is really touristy, but the ice cream is the best in the world! They also have dozens of kinds of cheese. 12. Would NOT STOP at the huge blimp hangar that houses the remnants of an aviation museum. Most of the airplanes are gone, and you can see the hangar from US 101. 13. PASS THROUGH Lincoln City rapidly. Full of Portland vacationers. 14. Depoe Bay is cool; you probably will see whales right off shore. It was the location of one of the scenes from the movie “One Flew Over the Cuckoos’ Nest”. 15. Newport has also been ‘touristified’, but the old fisherman’s wharf area is still fun. AVOID the “Original Mo’s” seafood joint. There is a better branch further south. 16. The O.C. Aquarium is good if you are interested in that sort of stuff. 17. Further south is Seal Rock State Park, where you can see seals and sea lions hauled out on the rocks. DO AVOID the Sea Lion Caves commercial site between Waldport and Florence. Rip-off. 18. This stretch of coast, from Cascade Head to Heceta Head, is studded with vista points and rest areas. You will be on the good side of the road, so you can pull off and on with no problem. You may get bored with the spectacular scenery. 19. Florence would be a good place to stay, but the Best Western here is pricey. The B/W in Reedsport (20 miles further south) is almost as nice and much cheaper. 20. Florence has a nice small miltary museum (open Wed-Sat 12-4), and an authentic fisherman’s wharf area, where you may be able to buy fresh halibut, salmon, or crabs. Also lots of antique shops. 21. Mo’s has a branch on the dock which is better than the Original in Newport. Bridgewater Fish House and the Harbor Light are also good. 22. Reedsport is tacky, but has a good Best Western. 23. Winchester Bay has a number of good seafood places (Griff’s,), and Sportsmen’s Cannery where you can buy canned or smoked salmon, Dungeness crab, and whatever else is being caught that week. There is also Umpqua Aquaculture Oyster Farm, where you can buy and eat fresh oysters (if that is your thing.) 24. The Coast gets a lot more rugged and a lot less touristy from here south. 25. North Bend/Coos Bay is an area that once was a bustling lumber mill/port area. Struggling to survive. 26. Bandon is scenic and has some nice shops. 27. Port Orford to Brookings, you are right on the edge of the continent. Lots of wild scenery, not many people. PART B TO BE SENT SOON - FROM HERE SOUTH TO TAHOE.

OK. Do you have kids or dogs? More to come.

Julie - If you have the time, definitely drive through the Redwoods. They are amazing!

Honestly, we didn't see all or even most of it and it didn't matter. I would gauge it for however much time you have. I might start at Astoria and go south, you cannot go wrong. We had limited time and because we started at Cannon Beach (which many Oregonians say is their favorite) and going south to go to the Tillamook Creamery, we saw a good amount and had cheese and ice cream as a treat.

The Irish doctor's answer was very incomplete. It is a minimum of 730 miles from Hayward to Seaside. Your best bet is to get on US101 as soon as you leave the Bay Area. Depending on traffic getting through Marin, it will take you a minimum of 8 hours to get to Crescent City. Plan to spend the night there (I recommend the Best Western + Northwoods Inn) because you don't want to navigate the southern end of the OCH in the dark. It will take you another MINIMUM 8 hours to get from CC to Seaside, depending on how often you stop to view the scenery, eat clam chowder or Dungeness crab, etc, etc, etc. You may want stop stop again, halfway, somewhere around Florence or Waldport. It is a long, distracting drive.

I was there the first week of October 2018 and the weather was great. Warm days, cool nights and very little fog. From what I read the entire month of October and first 2 weeks are the best weather wise.

Cindy make sure what ever road you take that you check wildfire activity in the area. The other poster gave the same route advice I was going to give. Safe travels!

Yreka/Redding would be about 1/2way. going up the 5 or Crescent City along the 101. In Cresent City is Trees of Mystery Then you could day trip from there. If you want to stay in Oregon, then Brookings would be the closest Oregon city along the coast. There is a lot to do along the coast. Mail Boat rides out of Gold Beach, numerous state parks along the Oregon coast to hike, explore, picnic. Bandon has a nice old town area and a very large beach. Hope this helps a bit.