We had to make a trip to Eugene for a repair to our vehicle. We decided to use it as an excuse to head to the mountains! A little over an hour southeast of Eugene is Belknap Hot Springs, a privately owned resort that offers hotel rooms, cabins, a RV campground, and walk in tent sites. There are 2 hot spring pools there that are free for guests (including campers). We hiked in about 1/2 mile to an awesome campsite right on the McKenzie River. The site was large and private, I would definitely camp here again. In addition to an awesome site and use of showers and hot springs, it makes a great base camp to explore the surrounding area. We hiked to Upper and Lower Proxy Falls, Sahalie Falls, and Koosah Falls, along the McKenzie River and then headed to Tombstone Pass to hike the Cone Peak Trail. It was nice to shower and soak after a long day of hiking, before returning to camp to cook dinner and relax. It began to drizzle just as we were getting settled. We put on our rain gear and enjoyed the fire anyway. It rained through the night and all morning. We packed up a wet and muddy mess, it was time to clean all our gear anyway!