Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park

This versatile coastal park is tucked in the dunes three miles south of the city of Florence and two miles from the ocean.

Known simply as "Honeyman," the park includes the second largest Oregon state park campground and two sparkling freshwater lakes. Spring brings out the pink rhododendrons.

Come summertime, this is a great place for family reunions. The fall huckleberries and blackberries are ripe for the picking. This is truly a park for all seasons.

Know Before You Go Visitors may experience loud noise from May 1 - Sept.

30 due to the proximity of the off-highway vehicle (OHV) management area which is part of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Year-round Camping No walk-in sites available.

Book up to 6 months in advance at oregonstateparks. reserveamerica. com .

You do not need to be a registered camper to use the dump station. Registered state park camping casts only need to pay once per stay to use the dump station.

For more information see the FAQ page – the dump station questions are at the bottom of the General section.

A life jacket loaner station is on site with life jackets of various siz

Cleawox Lake This small, freshwater lake is flanked by dunes on the south side and forest on the north. The clear water invites fishing, small boating (no wake), and paddling.

The park offers pedal boat, kayak and paddle board rentals Thursday through Monday seasonally depending on staffing and availability.

Purchased from private owners between 1930 and 1936, the area was named to honor Jessie M. Honeyman of Portland (1852-1948), a leading advocate of roadside beautification, Oregon parks and scenic preservation. She was a tireless supporter and guide to Samuel Boardman, the first Oregon State Parks Superintendent. Civilian Conservation Corps forces under National Park Service direction, designed and constructed improvements superbly adapted to their surroundings between 1935 to 1940. Among the features included in a special district listed in the National Register of Historic Places are the stone and log Cleawox Lake bathhouse (1938); the park caretaker's house and garage (1936-37), now the park office; and several rustic kitchen shelters (1937). Other day-use facilities and landscaped roadways with stone curbings were constructed by CCC, and the sloped cuts on the Coast Highway were planted with shrubs. Overnight camping facilities were added on the south side of Cleawox Lake beginning in 1952. In the late 1950s, Honeyman Park was listed in Life Magazine as one of the outstanding state parks in the United States.