Camping at Casey's Riverside RV Park

We camped at a new place this past weekend. (New to us anyway.)Less than an hour and a half away, it was a delightful surprise, set along Willamette River where the Middle Fork and the South Fork come together, just four miles out of Oakridge. An ideal place for a little dog to learn to swim and fetch in the river.

We enjoyed a lovely hike along the river on Friday. Wild yellow iris and columbine were blooming profusely, but I didn't get any great pictures of them. Zeek was a good hiker and was happy to splash in the water at the end of the journey.

All the campsites had little flower gardens or pots. Zeek is such a good dog, he knows better than to bother flowers!

Our friends Bruce and Marla joined us on Friday with two more dogs. It was a great camp for dogs, with a place to play fetch in the river as well as a fenced in dog run where they could romp and play to their heart's content.

A unique feature of this place was a soft serve ice cream machine in the covered group area. On the honor system, for $1 you could make yourself an ice cream cone! We enjoyed one our last night there.


It wasn't all about the dogs of course. What a lovely place to sit and watch the river with your husband of 26 years, or read a book while he's playing with his dog.

It was wonderfully relaxing to get away from the hectic pace of work. Eight more days and I can breathe again!