Driftwood
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:08 UTC
- A night
- $25From, per site
- Sites
- 67All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices
In the agency’s own words
Driftwood is an off-road vehicle-oriented campground that offers direct sand access to the thrilling Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Designated off-road vehicle routes and open riding zones are both nearby, making this campground a premier destination for off-roading enthusiasts. Driftwood attracts riders looking for the action of dune riding combined with the comfort of camping in a developed campsite. Keep reading
Recreation
This is an outstanding destination for off-road vehicle enthusiasts. The Driftwood II off-road vehicle route begins at the campground and leads riders north into a large section of open sand dunes. This riding area extends all the way to South Jetty Road. For added variety, visitors can enjoy beachcombing, swimming, sunbathing, and watching sea birds at the nearby beach. If in season, whales may be spotted in the ocean as well. For other non-motorized hiking opportunities, visitors can explore the Waxmyrtle Trail, which follows the Siltcoos River from Waxmyrtle Campground to the beach. Elsewhere, visitors can hike the Lagoon Trail, which circles the Lagoon Campground.
Facilities
The layout of the campground is a large parking lot with designated camping sites. Most sites have a picnic table and campfire ring, but RV pull-through sites 49-58 do not have these amenities. The campground has flush toilets, drinking water, and trash and recycling collection.
Natural Features
Driftwood sits in the heart of Oregon's coastal dunes, a short distance from the beaches of the Pacific Coast. The Siltcoos River, which flows from Siltcoos Lake into the Pacific Ocean, is also nearby. The campground is surrounded by coastal vegetation, including shore pine, waxmyrtle, huckleberry, and salal. A large section of open dunes is located north of the campground, with a designated off-road vehicle route leading riders through the forest to the open sand. A wide variety of wildlife species are present in this area. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (541) 271-6000.
Nearby Attractions
The nearby Siltcoos Lake offers bass, cutthroat trout, and rainbow trout fishing. Canoes and kayaks can also float the Siltcoos River. For additional hiking opportunities, check out the Siltcoos Lake Trail and Taylor Dunes Trail, which are both located along Highway 101. South Jetty offers additional staging areas and riding areas for off-road vehicles.
Charges & Cancellations
Campsites that are not occupied after 24 hours of arrival time will be considered as a "no show" and sites will be released for others to reserve. If campers will be arriving after 24 hours of their arrival time, they are encouraged to call the ranger station at 541-271-6000 to let staff know.
What the agency tells you
Notice to all Dune Riders! The Oregon dunes have the highest off-highway vehicle incident rates in the state. Before riding, please be aware of dune riding hazards and what you and others can do to stay safe. Here are some dune riding safety tips along with some general riding tips that can help redu ce incidents. Oregon ATV Program information can be found at www.OregonOHV.org.
Guidelines for a safe visit to the Siuslaw National Forest The Siuslaw’s campgrounds, day use areas, and trails continue to be open for public enjoyment. While you are visiting the Forest, please adhere to the following guidelines. These guidelines will help ensure a safe and healthy visit for you and your family, our employees and volunteers, and other visitors: Please keep in mind that restrooms are generally cleaned and disinfected at least once daily at the more popular campgrounds and day use sites, and once to three times a week at other sites. Be prepared to provide your own soap, sanitizer, or disinfectant. If no trash receptacle is provided, please protect your public lands by packing out your waste and trash.
Forest Service-operated campsites on the Siuslaw National Forest are currently available by online reservation only. Visitors can make reservations online through this website (preferred), or via phone by calling the recreation.gov phone line at 877-444-6777. If you call this number, please be prepared for longer-than-usual wait times. Please note that the Siuslaw National Forest does not have any control over the recreation.gov phone line, so we ask you to please prepare by making reservations well in advance.
Everything else this campground posts · 7
There is a 14-day in 30 rolling days camping limit on the Siuslaw National Forest. The 14 days does not have to be consecutive. The 14-day limit covers the entire Siuslaw National Forest and not just this campground as shown in the Rules Section. This means you cannot go to other campgrounds on the Siuslaw National Forest after reaching the 14-day limit.
No RV hookups available in this campground
Sites must occupied within first 24 hours of arrival time. Otherwise unoccupied sites will be considered a "no-show" and will be released.
All vehicles must stay within striped paved areas
Limit 2 vehicles per site
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.
For more information on the Siuslaw National Forest, click here
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 67
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 61 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- 6
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…have these amenities. The campground has flush toilets, drinking water, and trash and recycling…”
- Drinking water
- Yes
- “…The campground has flush toilets, drinking water, and trash and recycling collection. Natural…”
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Beach, Coast
- Hiking
- Off Road Vehicle Trails
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 530th darkest of 770 in OR
- Bortle 3
62 of 132 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:08 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
OpenBooked
Watch for a cancellation
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One email when a night opens, plus More Than Just Parks dispatches. Unsubscribe any time.
We read recreation.gov once an hour, at 40 minutes past, and write the first time a site in your window is free for the nights you asked for.
Scanners that check every few minutes exist, and most of them charge. This one is free, it reads the same calendar, and it won’t always be first.
We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.
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What you actually pay
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rate for this season, $25 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.
“Campsites that are not occupied after 24 hours of arrival time will be considered as a "no show" and sites will be released for others to reserve. If campers will be arriving after 24 hours of their arrival time, they are encouraged to call the ranger station at 541-271-6000 to let staff know.” · this campground’s own no-show terms
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 · 6
recreation.gov availability, read 16:08 UTC · rules read Oct 1, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
106 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 66 mapped sitesAll 106 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 67 of the 106 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 67 of the 106 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX | unnamed record | 40 ft | $33.97 | ||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX1 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX10 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX11 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX12 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX13 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX14 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX15 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX16 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX17 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX18 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX19 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX2 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX20 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX21 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX22 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX23 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX24 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX25 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX26 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX27 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX28 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX29 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX3 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX30 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX31 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX32 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX33 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX34 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX35 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX36 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX37 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX4 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX5 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX6 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX7 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX8 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| AREA DRIFTWOOD | XXXX9 | unnamed record | $33.97 | |||||
| DRIF | 001 | standard nonelectric | 26 ft | 24 ft | 523 ft | 1,465 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 002 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | 24 ft | 546 ft | 1,474 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 003 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 23 ft | 571 ft | 1,485 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 004 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | yes | 23 ft | 594 ft | 1,494 ft | $25 |
| DRIF | 005 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 34 ft | 696 ft | 1,558 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 006 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 34 ft | 695 ft | 1,515 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 007 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 34 ft | 730 ft | 1,577 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 008 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 34 ft | 728 ft | 1,538 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 009 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 32 ft | 764 ft | 1,597 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 010 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 31 ft | 762 ft | 1,558 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 011 | standard nonelectric | 34 ft | 26 ft | 796 ft | 1,618 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 012 | standard nonelectric | 39 ft | 26 ft | 793 ft | 1,578 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 013 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 26 ft | 822 ft | 1,637 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 014 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 19 ft | 818 ft | 1,598 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 015 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 19 ft | 835 ft | 1,615 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 016 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 28 ft | 867 ft | 1,641 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 017 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 25 ft | 875 ft | 1,667 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 018 | standard nonelectric | 38 ft | 25 ft | 876 ft | 1,686 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 019 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 25 ft | 869 ft | 1,699 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 020 | standard nonelectric | 40 ft | 16 ft | 861 ft | 1,710 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 021 | standard nonelectric | 37 ft | 16 ft | 853 ft | 1,714 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 022 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 32 ft | 846 ft | 1,740 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 023 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 23 ft | 832 ft | 1,749 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 024 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 23 ft | 813 ft | 1,745 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 025 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 23 ft | 795 ft | 1,740 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 026 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 22 ft | 761 ft | 1,724 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 027 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 22 ft | 741 ft | 1,715 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 028 | standard nonelectric | 33 ft | 22 ft | 721 ft | 1,706 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 029 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 22 ft | 700 ft | 1,695 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 030 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 20 ft | 665 ft | 1,672 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 031 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 20 ft | 645 ft | 1,661 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 032 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 21 ft | 624 ft | 1,648 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 033 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 21 ft | 604 ft | 1,638 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 034 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 22 ft | 582 ft | 1,622 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 035 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 22 ft | 560 ft | 1,605 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 036 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 21 ft | 536 ft | 1,587 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 037 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 21 ft | 514 ft | 1,570 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 038 | standard nonelectric | 32 ft | 28 ft | 489 ft | 1,545 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 039 | standard nonelectric | 31 ft | 23 ft | 434 ft | 1,530 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 040 | standard nonelectric | 23 ft | 22 ft | 412 ft | 1,519 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 041 | standard nonelectric | 30 ft | 22 ft | 390 ft | 1,509 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 042 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 21 ft | 366 ft | 1,493 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 043 | standard nonelectric | 36 ft | 21 ft | 345 ft | 1,481 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 044 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 24 ft | 311 ft | 1,445 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 045 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 24 ft | 287 ft | 1,430 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 046 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 25 ft | 263 ft | 1,415 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 047 | standard nonelectric | 35 ft | 32 ft | 232 ft | 1,404 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 048 | standard nonelectric | 29 ft | yes | 41 ft | 193 ft | 1,373 ft | $25 |
| DRIF | 049 | rv nonelectric | 24 ft | 6 ft | 210 ft | 1,313 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 050 | rv nonelectric | 38 ft | 6 ft | 216 ft | 1,313 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 051 | rv nonelectric | 44 ft | 20 ft | 235 ft | 1,324 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 052 | rv nonelectric | 49 ft | 22 ft | 257 ft | 1,336 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 053 | rv nonelectric | 58 ft | 26 ft | 281 ft | 1,354 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 054 | rv nonelectric | 61 ft | 26 ft | 306 ft | 1,376 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 055 | rv nonelectric | 59 ft | 24 ft | 331 ft | 1,394 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 056 | rv nonelectric | 57 ft | 18 ft | 354 ft | 1,410 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 057 | rv nonelectric | 56 ft | 18 ft | 372 ft | 1,416 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 058 | rv nonelectric | 56 ft | yes | $25 | |||
| DRIF | 059 | standard nonelectric | 56 ft | yes | 39 ft | 400 ft | 1,369 ft | $25 |
| DRIF | 060 | standard nonelectric | 53 ft | 26 ft | 367 ft | 1,338 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 061 | standard nonelectric | 49 ft | yes | 25 ft | 344 ft | 1,320 ft | $25 |
| DRIF | 062 | standard nonelectric | 45 ft | yes | 25 ft | 322 ft | 1,302 ft | $25 |
| DRIF | 063 | standard nonelectric | 44 ft | 25 ft | 297 ft | 1,283 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 064 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 25 ft | 274 ft | 1,271 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 065 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 25 ft | 251 ft | 1,261 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 066 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 28 ft | 227 ft | 1,245 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | 067 | standard nonelectric | 42 ft | 50 ft | 182 ft | 1,267 ft | $25 | |
| DRIF | HOST | host pad | 40 ft | 524 ft | 1,413 ft | $33.97 |
The agency files 39 more records here that aren’t sites for the night: 1 it names a host pad and 38 it types MANAGEMENT rather than a campsite. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 106 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Lagoon CampgroundOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 0.3 mi
Siltcoos Sand CampingOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 0.4 mi
Waxmyrtle CampgroundOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 0.6 mi
Tyee Campground - Oregon DunesOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 1.1 mi
Carter LakeOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 1.9 mi
South Jetty Sand CampingOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 5.0 miFrom Florence, OR, travel about seven miles south on Highway 101 to the Siltcoos Beach Access Road. Turn right and proceed for 1.3 miles to the Driftwood II Campground entrance. Turn right and follow the access road for a short distance, then make a second right into the campground.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Dunes City, 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
what threatens it · who answers for it
Roadless country, and what’s coming for it
You’re camping on ground somebody wants. We track the threats and the comment deadlines.
Who answers for this land
Driftwood 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 →