Hatch parking rant

SamD0g · Joined: 10 Aug 2002 Posts: 77 Location: Hood River, OR

I do not think big rigs belong at Spring Creek Fish Hatchery State Park just because of the layout. However, the season is short, the actual days when parking is a problem are relatively few, creative parking is all we have and the cooperation of the RV owners who park all day in pulling way forward and allowing smaller vehicles to park behind is very key. I just scraped most of the paint off my fender parking creatively too close to one of those big rocks and I'M not complaining (much).

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

blythefly · Joined: 01 Jun 2009 Posts: 22

Kudos to you if you can drive 120 miles after 4 hours sleep and then sail until dark. You're a better man than I!

andymc4610 · Joined: 19 May 2000 Posts: 684

ahhhh, but the secret is to pack the car the night before, all you need to do is put ice in the cooler and grab your coffee. best session was early morning thursday at swell. It's only an hour from pdx, just think of it like going skiing do you sleep in and miss fresh tracks? No one is going to tell me it was better earlier.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

markl759 · Joined: 01 Jul 2004 Posts: 7

Folks should just chill out and park a little closer. There really is plenty of room if people would not freek out about parking tight behind the RVs or close to other cars.

isobars · Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935

We've gotten criticized for parking too closely by people who then couldn't squeeze between our front row vehicles. Ya can't win.

I consider it selfish, but people have every legal right to park at a launch and read a book all day. What is extremely obnoxious, IMO, is occupying parking space with carpets, awnings, furniture, sails, etc. I saw some people yelling at a guy running a 1kw Honda generator inside his vehicle for a few minutes, at midday, on a noisy holiday weekend with zero available parking -- while their motor coach, picnic table, chairs, awning, grille, and all-day party occupied about 5 painted parking spaces. Another guy staked out four parking spaces for his camper, truck, and carpet ... plus an extra space in case he wanted to park the truck in front of, rather then beside, his camper ... and notified park users that the public picnic table he placed on the grass behind his camper was his personal property for the week. I've even seen people try to save parking places for others still hours away. Some people simply have zero concern for others.

Mike \m/

windoggi · Joined: 22 Feb 2002 Posts: 2743

Makes Berkeley and Pt Isabel sound like heaven. Well, in some ways it is. Sort of. The wind, the view, the weeds (what is it with these weeds?) the dogs...oh Bela...good girl...her shit smells like ice cream. No RVs, unless you count the "urban campers" down at the marina. Five minutes from my house and few Canadians. That I'm aware of.

jesusjones · Joined: 17 May 2001 Posts: 229

Blagh. blagh..too late, too lame bro.theres parking down there man, don't tell no one but it's better now......, thats right way down there. Have fun now. Don't invite no ticket takers now ya here.

tetiaroaxx · Joined: 06 Oct 2015 Posts: 225