Devil's Lake State Park

        Devil's Lake State Park in Lincoln City, Oregon.  This beautiful park is open year round.  Although it may not be all that inviting looking when pouring down rain is what's melting the existing ice.  The campgrounds offer several yurts and lots of wooded RV sites.  Because of the time of year, I didn't see many good tent sites.  From the campground, you can walk down a short path to Devil's Lake where there's a dock or you walk west out of the park, cross 101 and down a couple of blocks to the beach.  From inside the campground, there is no evidence that you're in the city.  For winter camping, it was nice to have Lincoln City right there.  Lincoln City offers good eating, a casino, and a factory outlet mall, not to mention all the other things the Oregon Coast has to offer. 

      Our visit to the park was over my birthday weekend, so we had family and friends stay at Gleneden Beach Resort nearby.  Aside from the weather, it was a perfect weekend.  Three days with lots of family and friends to share my birthday with.  However, in the future, either I'm going to have my birthday in June or celebrate it in a much warmer climate.