On or end of March visit, we counted perhaps a dozen RVs. We followed the tree and shrubbed lined road to the resort, tucked into its own neck of the “woods,” with large parking lot inviting RV guests to park for free (with no hookups).

Since this is a casino, no surprise that a neon sign on Highway 126 announced that we had arrived at the turn of “Three Rivers Casino Resort.” Situated near the north fork of the Siuslaw River, this casino resort is 1.5 miles from Ocean Dunes Golf Links, 1.5 miles from central Florence and 5.6 miles from Harbor Vista County Park. The drive there was, well, rainy (hello, we are in Oregon), but in the early evening light, we did get treated to spectacular mountain scenery, stretches of farmland and river views (Siuslaw), small town magic, and a sunset.

My Denver grandchildren and I were just happy to drive the The Pacific Coast Scenic Byway, however brief, along the Oregon Coast, and we were all thrilled to overnight at the Three Rivers Casino Hotel to get an early start on mid-week road trip.

This destination was chosen because my son-in-law had once lived there. We had a super size entourage of family: 3 adults and 6 kids, so we packed the multigenerational family into two cars and headed northwest to Florence, Oregon for a 3 1/2 hour road trip. A few more clicks and we booked an affordable overnight stay at Three Rivers Casino Resort, less than 2 miles from coastal town of Florence. At the last minute, we went online to Expedia and searched for family friendly accommodations near our coastal destination of Florence. When visiting my daughter’s family in Medford on spring break, we knew we wanted a day trip to the nearby Oregon Coast.

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