I’m considering camping Saturday night at Nehalem Bay State Airport, 3S7. Please reply with guidance or advice. Mahalo!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem_Bay_State_Airport

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehalem_Bay_State_Park



NWS Tillamook forecast:

When we stayed in Manzanita in 2005 for part of the Winter we walked our friends dog there nearly every day. Oregon state parks are awesome! That one even better since the airstrip is right there too.

I was just there Wednesday. Parking area was recently mowed. Camp sites in good shape but still a bit damp. The porta-potty had not yet been delivered.

You can purchase ice and firewood from the State Park entrance kiosk - and they deliver to the airfield!

Should be a great weekend- enjoy!


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Windknot54 wrote:I was just there Wednesday. Parking area was recently mowed. Camp sites in good shape but still a bit damp. The porta-potty had not yet been delivered.

You can purchase ice and firewood from the State Park entrance kiosk - and they deliver to the airfield!

Should be a great weekend- enjoy!


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Ahhhh. Very good! This will be my first overnight in R44. Can’t wait to get under the stars! The coast has been gorgeous.

Thank you for making Oregon more pilot friendly!

gbflyer wrote:When we stayed in Manzanita in 2005 for part of the Winter we walked our friends dog there nearly every day. Oregon state parks are awesome! That one even better since the airstrip is right there too.

You will be in Oregon in May? Eh? Stop by Hawaii on the way back to Alaska

8GCBC wrote:

gbflyer wrote:When we stayed in Manzanita in 2005 for part of the Winter we walked our friends dog there nearly every day. Oregon state parks are awesome! That one even better since the airstrip is right there too.

You will be in Oregon in May? Eh? Stop by Hawaii on the way back to Alaska

I wish May. It’s September.

That was one of my stops with the 140 when I ferried it home! Easy walking distance to the beach, and a very nice and well maintained strip. Have fun!

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jlacharite wrote:That was one of my stops with the 140 when I ferried it home! Easy walking distance to the beach, and a very nice and well maintained strip. Have fun!

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Thank you Joe for the report. I bet you don’t miss the crowds of Southern Oahu.

Its around a half hour walk along the beach to Manzanita.

Two of our favorite restaurants are:
The Left Coast Siesta - Mexican style food.
The Sand Dune Pub - I liked their fish and chips.

GroundLooper wrote:Its around a half hour walk along the beach to Manzanita.

Two of our favorite restaurants are:
The Left Coast Siesta - Mexican style food.
The Sand Dune Pub - I liked their fish and chips.

Very good. I appreciate the guidance. Will definitely take note of the two restaurants.

Weather: The wind is gusting NNW 35 knots on the coast right now from the Pacific High. Probably the same tomorrow. Not fun for a low and slow aircraft on a direct flight North. It’s actually hard to walk on the ramp right now! Forecasts say light winds in the morning but, the rest of the day on the coast should be close to gale conditions.

I may just go trail riding the dunes in Florence until the gale passes. Which is cool with me. Spring in Oregon is great for riding

Will try S37 another time...
Aloha!

My friends wife used to own the Big Wave Cafe in Manzanita. Has to be the best location on the whole highway. Sold then divorced. Restaurant business is tough[emoji1]

gbflyer wrote:My friends wife used to own the Big Wave Cafe in Manzanita. Has to be the best location on the whole highway. Sold then divorced. Restaurant business is tough[emoji1]

“Location, location, location.” The three fundamentals of success. Has the nice lady from Kona opened her restaurant for the season in Gustavas? Loved having breakfast there

I’m still looking at the weather tomorrow along the coast. Note: forecasts are generally less accurate than in other regions. So an error on the side of caution is fine with me.

AIRMET and Winds aloft forecast:


Astoria which is 27 NM North of S37:


City of Newport:

The heavily contrasted *diurnal winds(1) dominating weather on the Oregon Coast are lighting up a bit tomorrow. Finally heading out to Nehalem State Airport (3S7) about 08:00 PDT. I’m totally stoked! It’s an open ended trip with no set return date as of yet. Spring is in the air

*diurnal winds(1) light & variable in the mornings then near gale force afternoon


Cold this morning for Spring, (32) F and frost in several regions (near sea level):


Forecast: No rain, Sunny and cool dry light winds from the NNW (afternoon)

As usual something came up and I had a change of plans. Although its beautiful out here in the PNW. Too bad I’m diverting to another project.

Couple of fat tire tail draggers getting fuel at KONP today, they are having great weather. BTW, anybody at the Bar-B-Q yesterday?

Sorry for all the hype and pulling out!

Too bad you did not make it to Nehalem Bay. We spent Tuesday night there and had the place to ourselves for the night. A short walk along the beach to town in the sunshine. The wind did pick up in the afternoon making for some challenging landing conditions. Dave in his Pacer made it look easy.

What a small world!! Might have been you guys I saw flying along the coast. I stayed in Newport last night and will be staying tonight in Astoria. Been driving up the 101. Did stop at the Tillamook air museum and the Tillamook Dairy. Ate lots of cheese!

liflyer wrote:Too bad you did not make it to Nehalem Bay. We spent Tuesday night there and had the place to ourselves for the night. A short walk along the beach to town in the sunshine. The wind did pick up in the afternoon making for some challenging landing conditions. Dave in his Pacer made it look easy.

Excellent! Very pretty!

It’s still on my list, actually first on my list!

Thank you.

Thank you for the great pictures and reports!

I’m all “pau brah” (mission completed) with a battery issue and ... Now finally have revised ETD to S37!

Monday 10:00 +/- an hour for marine layer burn off

KONP TAF is VFR 03:00 - 11:00 PST

Text: FM061000 02003KT P6SM SCT007
Forecast period: 1000 to 1800 UTC 06 May 2019
Forecast type: FROM: standard forecast or significant change
Winds: from the NNE (20 degrees) at 3 MPH (3 knots; 1.5 m/s)
Visibility: 6 or more miles 10+ km)
Ceiling: at least 12,000 feet AGL
Clouds: scattered clouds at 700 feet AGL
Weather: no significant weather forecast for this period

KAST is IFR until late morning:

Text: FM060600 31004KT P6SM BKN007
Forecast period: 0600 to 1800 UTC 06 May 2019
Forecast type: FROM: standard forecast or significant change
Winds: from the NW (310 degrees) at 5 MPH (4 knots; 2.1 m/s)
Visibility: 6 or more miles 10+ km)
Ceiling: 700 feet AGL
Clouds: broken clouds at 700 feet AGL
Weather: no significant weather forecast for this period

Arrived at 14:00 PST. Windy and low clouds in morning but, clear and nice in camp.





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Tough to camp under the wing in a helo, huh?