Alder Dune
- Right now
- OpenThe agency lists it open
- A night
- $35From, per site
- Sites
- 39All of them booked ahead
- Season
- Year-roundOpen year-round
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 7 notices
In the agency’s own words
Alder Dune Campground sits in a lush coastal forest between Alder and Dune Lakes in western Oregon. The campground, in the Central Coast Ranger District, boasts 39 campsites with privacy created by walls of beautiful native shrubbery. Keep reading
Recreation
The quiet ambiance at the campground is ideal for wildlife viewing. Both Alder and Dune Lakes are stocked with rainbow trout several times a year for enjoyable fishing. A trail system starting at the day-use area leads guests through an easy to moderate journey around Alder Lake and over sand dunes, where it connects to Sutton Trail and heads to a Pacific Coast beach.
Facilities
The day-use area is nearest to Dune Lake, and the northern loop of the campground runs along Alder Lake. Pit toilets and drinking water are available at the nicely shaded campground. Roads are paved.
Natural Features
Alder Dune sits in the Siuslaw National Forest. The forest is located in the coast mountain range of Oregon and is one of the two forests in the continental United States bordering the Pacific Ocean. Thick Douglas fir forests contrast sharply with miles of open sand dunes, beaches and freshwater lakes. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (801) 226-3564.
Nearby Attractions
Heceta Beach is located nearby, giving visitors the opportunity to enjoy the Pacific Ocean.
What the agency tells you
Be sure to reserve a site that will accommodate your equipment. The site you reserve is your site. You may not move to another site.
There are no electric hookups
First-come, first-serve sites may be available
Everything else this campground posts · 4
A fee will be charged for additional vehicles
Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
Any accepted senior passes must be entered for the discount at the time of booking for single sites only.
Customer Service Contact 801-226-3564 or Help.Siuslaw.CentralCoast@AmericanLL.com
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 39
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 75 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Pit Toilets
- “…of the campground runs along Alder Lake. Pit toilets and drinking water are available at the nicely…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…runs along Alder Lake. Pit toilets and drinking water are available at the nicely shaded campground.…”
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Beach, Coast
- Birding
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 613th darkest of 770 in OR
- Bortle 3
Something open on 26 of the next 26 bookable nightsread 16:32 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
OpenBookedNot reservable
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Every line of the receipt · 12
What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $35 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 5
recreation.gov availability, read 16:32 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
39 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 39 mapped sitesAll 39 sites
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 39 of the 39 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| ALDER DUNE | 001 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 45 ft | 565 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 002 | standard nonelectric | 52 ft | 45 ft | 557 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 003 | standard nonelectric | 62 ft | 152 ft | 434 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 004 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 34 ft | 463 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 005 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 34 ft | 432 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 006 | standard nonelectric | 18 ft | 50 ft | 358 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 007 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 50 ft | 347 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 008 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 296 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 009 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 52 ft | 259 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 010 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 54 ft | 183 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 011 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 54 ft | 166 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 012 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 57 ft | 105 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 013 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | 57 ft | 143 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 014 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 69 ft | 36 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 015 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 53 ft | under 10 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 016 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 53 ft | 34 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 017 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 46 ft | 95 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 018 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 46 ft | 138 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 019 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 56 ft | 216 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 020 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 56 ft | 159 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 021 | standard nonelectric | 54 ft | 66 ft | 180 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 022 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 83 ft | 275 ft | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 023 | standard nonelectric | 41 ft | 72 ft | 474 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 024 | standard nonelectric | 43 ft | 49 ft | 431 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 025 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 47 ft | 404 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 026 | standard nonelectric | 51 ft | 49 ft | 382 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 027 | standard nonelectric | 46 ft | 47 ft | 361 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 028 | standard nonelectric | 55 ft | 99 ft | 209 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 029 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 76 ft | 121 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 030 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 66 ft | 88 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 031 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 66 ft | 66 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 032 | standard nonelectric | 59 ft | 111 ft | 144 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 033 | standard nonelectric | 75 ft | 61 ft | 271 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 034 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 61 ft | 332 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 035 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | 44 ft | 335 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 036 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 44 ft | 329 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 037 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 58 ft | 271 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 038 | standard nonelectric | 48 ft | 76 ft | 173 ftDune Lake | $35 |
| ALDER DUNE | 039 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 88 ft | 240 ftDune Lake | $35 |
25 of 39 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Sutton CampgroundSiuslaw National Forest · 1.1 miBaker Beach CampgroundSiuslaw National Forest · 1.5 mi
Horse Creek CampgroundSiuslaw National Forest · 2.7 mi
South Jetty Sand CampingOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 8.0 mi
Rock Creek Oregon Coast (Siuslaw National Forest, OR)Siuslaw National Forest · 8.0 miRock Creek CampgroundSiuslaw National Forest · 8.1 miFrom Florence, Oregon, drive 6 miles north on Highway 101. The campground is located on the west side of the highway.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Heceta Beach, OR
Typical weather
Typical October night 44°F, day 61°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical February night 37°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Julys are colder than the July line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Alder Dune is in Oregon’s 4th congressional district. Its representative, Val Hoyle (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →