The campground has a nice family lodge and pool at the main entrance. There is also an adult lodge which is located in a remote corner of the campground. I think that if you're full-timing you don't always need to be "camping" and a lodge is a good place to hang from time to time. The lodge has a TV room (needs a larger TV), a kitchen, pool tables, a shuffleboard table, and plenty of puzzles. The campground has a dog run, tennis courts, and a kid's play area.
While we were here we decide to drive south. In the past, we have always followed 101 past North Bend and Coos Bay, so we decide to go west through Barview and Charleston. We found Cape Arago highway which we followed to Sunset Bay, Shore Acres, & Cape Arago State Parks. All three are beautiful with picturesque shorelines. But in the middle of them was Cape Arago Research Reserve. There we found Simpson Reef/Shell Island overlook. There were researchers there with spotting scopes pointed at the island occupied by Harbor & Elephant Seals along with California & Steller Sea Lions. The Cape Loop is well worth the drive.
On a second excursion, we headed inland up the Siuslaw River fifteen miles, across, then back ten miles to find Sweet Creek Falls trail. The trail follows Sweet Creek up past eleven waterfalls. Although the falls are not that large, they are worth the three-mile hike up the creek. On the way back we stopped at Three Rivers Casino. We each played ten dollars, while I lost mine, Jackie turned her ten into fifty.
Overall, South Jetty is a campground worth visiting again. Florence is a great beach town with plenty to do and places to shop. With the campground being close to town we had cell service which also gave us the Internet, a big plus.
Campground number forty.
