Eli,

It can take a good bit of searching to find what your looking for in the way of housing here... On average I would say a month or two.... Depends on what your needs are.

As for the RV, you might have difficulties with parking, but there are lots of people living in cars and RV's here. You just have to flow with it.... Eugene has a long history with travelers, and the cops can be a pain in the ass, but I would not let that stop you....

As for a good time to visit, I would say mid june..... Spring is beautiful here, if you can deal grey sky's and lots of rain. Lots of flowers blooming and green everywhere.... The Oregon Country Fair is the biggest festival in the area, I think that is around the 4th of July. It is not an easy venue to vend at.... but you might have luck at the camp grounds were people stay during fair.

Hey Eli,
I just wanted to say that my partner and I went to Oregon earlier this year with the same agenda and of all the cities we scouted, Eugene was our favorite HANDS DOWN. We are from Southern Cali as well and Eugene is exactly what we were hoping for.
We spent our time viewing condos for sale and rental properties. The places were smaller and more efficient than what we are used to in southern cali, but it was so beautiful and clean and friendly that we didn't mind it one bit!!!
The only thing holding us back is work. We discovered finding a job in Eugene to be a bit of a challenge with the current economy.
I wish you the best of luck and hope to join you in relocating soon! :)

Heyya Eli,

You are going to have different replies based on where each person is as far as jobs and housing. I myself have a good job... and I have never had a problem finding jobs - here or anywhere for that matter. I have a friend who has difficulty finding and holding onto a job, but that is partially because he parties all the time and is always tired and hagard...

I also have other friends who have good jobs, and do find jobs easily. It may depend on what field you are in as well. You are not going to find a manufaturing job here... way too many people have gotten laid off here that are in that field. Technology jobs are not that great either, they just had a computer manufacturing company go under last year... lots out of work.

But... it is totally possible to find a good job here... just depends on what you have to offer and what field you are in... and maybe a pinch of good luck. But there are jobs in the paper here, so there ARE jobs here. Google Register Guard newspaper and you will see some jobs, also craigslist, and the Eugene Weekly.

As far as parking your RV here, you are going to have decent luck with that... many people park in various parts of the city and live. There are several RVs parked on a church nearby where I work. It's something you WILL find much easier here... just depends on where you park, and I can help with suggestions if you do come here...

There are apartments here - even in the complex I live in that are available... rent is going to much cheaper than there as well. So you should easily find a place, as long as you don't try to rent right when the students are coming back into town for Fall Semester at college... a good time to rent is when they leave for the summer... Yes, spring is beautiful here, and would be your best time to visit.

The Oregon Country Fair is In July the weekend after 4th of July, this year it is July 10, 11 and 12. You can also set up at the Saturday Market every week. Getting vending spots is really as easy as finding out the criteria to apply to vend and following it... there is nothing difficult about it other than applying, paying the fee and showing up.

Eugene is considered to be a place that is a mecca for alternative lifestyles and you will find a lot of people into many diverse things....

You should definitely check it out prior to making your decision though, and it's always good to have a job lined up wherever you move to, but Eugene can be easier to adapt to that initial difficulty of finding a job and place.