CAMPANAC.Powered by public lands intelligenceMore Than Just Parks

U.S. Forest Service · Siuslaw National Forest · OR

East Dunes Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area

1Heads up1 fire 23 mi away

Wildfire

Trailer fire · 23 mi away · updated Oct 16, 2026

Fires: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Oct 16, 2026

ReservableBookable through April 16; tomorrow opens April 17.

Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book

Right now: Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 15:34 UTC
A night: $25From, per site
Sites: 61All of them booked ahead

Photos · USFS

40 ftLongest rig

30 ftElevation

1,913 ftWater · an unnamed streamEstuary · 599 ft · to Sand Lake

3.5 miN of Pacific City, OR

0%Tree cover

The place

the agency’s own description · what’s there · 7 notices

In the agency’s own words

East Dunes Campground is ideal for off-road vehicle lovers, with year-round access to nearly 1,100 acres of coastal sand dunes. The 61-site campground is part of the Sand Lake Recreation Area and home to a sand dune playground. Parking aprons are paved. Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, campfire rings. Keep reading

Sites 1-35 are reservable up to 14 days prior to arrival for stays up to 14 days (Lower East Dunes Parking Lot) Sites 36-39 are first-come, first serve Day-Use sites ONLY, please pay at credit card machine in West Winds Campground (Lower East Dunes Parking Lot) Sites 40-61 are reservable up to six months in advance all year for stays up to 14 days (Upper East Dunes Parking Lot) PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SITE BEFORE ARRIVAL!!! LIMITED CELL PHONE SERVICE!!! Please contact the Hebo Ranger Station if you have any questions (503) 392-5100 we are open Monday - Friday 8 AM - 4 PM except on federal holidays.

Recreation

Off-road vehicle riding is the primary attraction for campers. The nearby Sand Lake Estuary offers fishing, swimming, crabbing, kayaking, hiking, and wildlife viewing. The near-natural state of the 900-acre estuary provides a home to many species of waterfowl.

Facilities

Parking aprons are paved. Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, and campfire rings. There are 61 total sites. There is limited cell phone service.

Natural Features

The climate has strong marine influences with cool summers and moderate winters. The Sand Lake Area includes 1,076 acres of open sand dunes, surrounded by forests, adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (503) 392-5100.

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

What the agency tells you

Rule

No RV hookups or dump stations are available in this campground

Rule

All motorized vehicles on sand must adhere to Oregon OHV regulations

Rule

Planning ahead for Fourth of July? Sand Lake Recreation Area will have a ticket system from Friday, July 3 through Sunday, July 5, 2026. Visitors will need a vehicle ticket or a reservation at a developed campground. Campsite vehicle parking limits will be strictly enforced. For more information, please visit fs.usda.gov/r06/siuslaw/recreation/sand-lake-fourth-july

Everything else this campground posts · 4

Rule

For more information on the Siuslaw National Forest, click here

Rule

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.

Rule

For more information about ATV/OHV riding in Oregon click here

Rule

For more information about OHV recreation on the Siuslaw National Forest click here

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Source: recreation.gov facility notices, quoted verbatim · Oct 1, 2026

Tents and rigs

Sites: 61
Hookups: None
Longest rig: 40 ft
Paved pads: All
Accessible sites: 2
Pets: Allowed
Campfires: Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade: 39 of 58 sites

Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets: Flush Toilets; “…amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, campfire rings. Sites 1-35 are reservable up to 14…”
Drinking water: Yes; “…are paved. Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, campfire rings. Sites 1-35 are…”
Playground: Yes
Camp host: On site; recreation.gov lists “Host”
Stay limit: 14 nights; recreation.gov facility rule maxStay

Source: Stated in the agency description · Aug 23, 2026

Water, toilets and showers: read from the agency description, shown above · Sep 12, 2026

Around the campground

On the water: Lake, Coast; Fishing; Hiking; Off Highway Vehicle Trails; Swimming; Wildlife viewing
Night sky · 667th darkest of 770 in OR: Bortle 3
Cell signal · Cell signal · Forest Service says: Spotty

Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

Night sky: VIIRS Day/Night Band annual cloud-free composite, VNL V2 2024 (Earth Observation Group, Colorado School of Mines), read at the published coordinate · Sep 8, 2026

Cell signal: the Forest Service’s own campground description, read as text by CAMPANAC. None of this is a measurement. It’s what the land manager published about the place, and phones, carriers and weather all disagree with each other; treat it as a warning, not a promise. · Sep 8, 2026

71 of 114 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 15:34 UTC

Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.

OpenBooked

Booking window6 months outBookable now through April 16, 2027. Tomorrow at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 17, 2027.recreation.gov

Max stay14 nightsthe facility record

A night$25plus $8 to reserve, once per bookingthe agency’s rate schedule

A weekend$58DerivedFriday and Saturday, everything includedours, from the lines above

If plans change$10 to cancel$10 to change a reservationrecreation.gov’s schedule

Runs itU.S. Forest ServiceBooked through recreation.govthe agency’s record

Watch for a cancellation

Full? Watch it.

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.

Free forever, no booking kickbacks.

Book on recreation.gov

We make nothing when you book. The link goes straight to the government.

Every line of the receipt · 12

What you actually pay

The sign priceU.S. Forest Service

A night$25

East Dunes - RV Nonelectric$25

Rates for the season the campground is in now, Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026.

The booking feerecreation.gov

Reservation fee, booked online$8

One fee per reservation, however many nights you book, and it’s non-refundable. $9 if you book by phone, $3 in person.

Pass discounts only apply to the recreation (or use) fee for the facility. Other charges such as electricity or water hookups, reservation or other fees are not eligible for a discount.

What a stay costs

One nightDerived$33

A weekend, Friday and SaturdayDerived$58

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.

If your plans changerecreation.gov

Change fee, moving to dates outside your booking$10

Cancellation fee$10

Cancelling the day before, or the day of$10 + your first night

No-show$20 + your first night

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

Sign price: recreation.gov facility rate schedule, quoted as the agency publishes it · Sep 10, 2026

Booking fee, change fee, cancellation fee, no-show: Rules and Reservation Policies, Recreation.gov, the published fee schedule, curated by hand into lib/reservation-fee-schedule.json (9 rows, each carrying its own verbatim sentence). The publisher states these policies were last updated September 2019. · Sep 9, 2026

The two totals: Derived by CAMPANAC by adding the agency’s own published nightly rate to recreation.gov’s own published reservation fee. Both components are cited above; the addition is ours and is shown only where every component is known. · Sep 9, 2026

Who keeps the booking fee: Recreation.gov facility policy text, Dead Swede Campground (facility 234221) · Not on the national policy page. This is agency policy text recreation.gov publishes on individual campground pages; this site holds it verbatim on 45 active campgrounds (campground_rules.cancellation_description, scripts/load-facility-rules.mjs). · Sep 9, 2026

The contract: Reservation Gods: Who Stole Our Campsites and Sold Them Back to Us, More Than Just Parks, April 2025 · Apr 1, 2025

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

recreation.gov availability, read 15:34 UTC · rules read Oct 1, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

Seen something wrong here? Tell us.

The sites

61 sites · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 61 mapped sites

24 ftbetween you and the next site, typically

Most roomEast Dunes 059 66 ftEast Dunes 058 64 ftEast Dunes 060 62 ftEast Dunes 061 62 ftEast Dunes 042 47 ft

Least roomEast Dunes 038 12 ftEast Dunes 039 12 ftEast Dunes 036 18 ft

Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor distance) · Oct 12, 2026

All 61 sites

61 of 61 sites located

RV / electric61

001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 010 011 012 013 014 015 016 017 018 019 020 021 022 023 024 025 026 027 028 029 030 031 032 033 034 035 036 037 038 039 040 041 042 043 044 045 046 047 048 049 050 051 052 053 054 055 056 057 058 059 060 061

Aerial · Esri World Imagery

Sites: recreation.gov (RIDB), coordinates as published · Aug 23, 2026

Imagery: Esri World Imagery

SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 61 of the 61 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. 61 of the 61 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.


East Dunes	001	rv nonelectric	20 ft		23 ft	1,857 ft	164 ft	$25
East Dunes	002	rv nonelectric	20 ft		23 ft	1,868 ft	188 ft	$25
East Dunes	003	rv nonelectric	20 ft		18 ft	1,880 ft	211 ft	$25
East Dunes	004	rv nonelectric	20 ft		18 ft	1,888 ft	229 ft	$25
East Dunes	005	rv nonelectric	20 ft		28 ft	1,902 ft	257 ft	$25
East Dunes	006	rv nonelectric	20 ft		21 ft	1,917 ft	257 ft	$25
East Dunes	007	rv nonelectric	40 ft		21 ft	1,929 ft	241 ft	$25
East Dunes	008	rv nonelectric	40 ft		20 ft	1,941 ft	225 ft	$25
East Dunes	009	rv nonelectric	40 ft		19 ft	1,952 ft	214 ft	$25
East Dunes	010	rv nonelectric	40 ft		18 ft	1,962 ft	203 ft	$25
East Dunes	011	rv nonelectric	40 ft		18 ft	1,972 ft	196 ft	$25
East Dunes	012	rv nonelectric	40 ft		20 ft	1,982 ft	189 ft	$25
East Dunes	013	rv nonelectric	40 ft	yes	28 ft	2,003 ft	163 ft	$25
East Dunes	014	rv nonelectric	40 ft		26 ft	1,987 ft	184 ft	$25
East Dunes	015	rv nonelectric	40 ft		24 ft	1,969 ft	206 ft	$25
East Dunes	016	rv nonelectric	40 ft		24 ft	1,955 ft	226 ft	$25
East Dunes	017	rv nonelectric	40 ft		31 ft	1,939 ft	252 ft	$25
East Dunes	018	rv nonelectric	40 ft		27 ft	1,928 ft	232 ft	$25
East Dunes	019	rv nonelectric	40 ft		27 ft	1,910 ft	205 ft	$25
East Dunes	020	rv nonelectric	40 ft		22 ft	1,898 ft	174 ft	$25
East Dunes	021	rv nonelectric	40 ft		22 ft	1,887 ft	152 ft	$25
East Dunes	022	rv nonelectric	40 ft	yes	28 ft	1,871 ft	123 ft	$25
East Dunes	023	rv nonelectric	40 ft		35 ft	2,080 ft	89 ft	$25
East Dunes	024	rv nonelectric	20 ft		23 ft	2,059 ft	118 ft	$25
East Dunes	025	rv nonelectric	40 ft		23 ft	2,049 ft	137 ft	$25
East Dunes	026	rv nonelectric	40 ft		24 ft	2,032 ft	168 ft	$25
East Dunes	027	rv nonelectric	40 ft		24 ft	2,020 ft	190 ft	$25
East Dunes	028	rv nonelectric	40 ft		26 ft	2,007 ft	216 ft	$25
East Dunes	029	rv nonelectric	40 ft		26 ft	1,995 ft	241 ft	$25
East Dunes	030	rv nonelectric	40 ft		28 ft	1,973 ft	215 ft	$25
East Dunes	031	rv nonelectric	40 ft		23 ft	1,957 ft	189 ft	$25
East Dunes	032	rv nonelectric	40 ft		21 ft	1,944 ft	169 ft	$25
East Dunes	033	rv nonelectric	40 ft		18 ft	1,934 ft	153 ft	$25
East Dunes	034	rv nonelectric	40 ft		18 ft	1,927 ft	141 ft	$25
East Dunes	035	rv nonelectric	33 ft		22 ft	1,926 ft	134 ft	$25
East Dunes	036	rv nonelectric	20 ft		18 ft	1,920 ft	128 ft	$25
East Dunes	037	rv nonelectric	20 ft		18 ft	1,914 ft	123 ft	$25
East Dunes	038	rv nonelectric	20 ft		13 ft	1,902 ft	117 ft	$25
East Dunes	039	rv nonelectric	20 ft		13 ft	1,900 ft	121 ft	$25
East Dunes	040	rv nonelectric	40 ft		28 ft	2,182 ft	67 ft	$25
East Dunes	041	rv nonelectric	40 ft		28 ft	2,209 ft	86 ft	$25
East Dunes	042	rv nonelectric	40 ft		47 ft	2,280 ft	176 ft	$25
East Dunes	043	rv nonelectric	40 ft		45 ft	2,278 ft	212 ft	$25
East Dunes	044	rv nonelectric	40 ft		35 ft	2,281 ft	251 ft	$25
East Dunes	045	rv nonelectric	40 ft		35 ft	2,265 ft	271 ft	$25
East Dunes	046	rv nonelectric	40 ft		32 ft	2,300 ft	332 ft	$25
East Dunes	047	rv nonelectric	40 ft		32 ft	2,303 ft	362 ft	$25
East Dunes	048	rv nonelectric	40 ft		24 ft	2,314 ft	394 ft	$25
East Dunes	049	rv nonelectric	40 ft		24 ft	2,312 ft	415 ft	$25
East Dunes	050	rv nonelectric	40 ft		26 ft	2,322 ft	444 ft	$25
East Dunes	051	rv nonelectric	40 ft		26 ft	2,343 ft	466 ft	$25
East Dunes	052	rv nonelectric	40 ft		23 ft	2,400 ft	472 ft	$25
East Dunes	053	rv nonelectric	40 ft		23 ft	2,395 ft	451 ft	$25
East Dunes	054	rv nonelectric	40 ft		31 ft	2,383 ft	420 ft	$25
East Dunes	055	rv nonelectric	40 ft		31 ft	2,379 ft	386 ft	$25
East Dunes	056	rv nonelectric	40 ft		31 ft	2,363 ft	355 ft	$25
East Dunes	057	rv nonelectric	40 ft		37 ft	2,354 ft	321 ft	$25
East Dunes	058	rv nonelectric	40 ft		64 ft	2,342 ft	250 ft	$25
East Dunes	059	rv nonelectric	40 ft		66 ft	2,326 ft	182 ft	$25
East Dunes	060	rv nonelectric	40 ft		62 ft	2,290 ft	128 ft	$25
East Dunes	061	rv nonelectric	40 ft		62 ft	2,235 ft	70 ft	$25

Price: Derived by CAMPANAC: each site takes the per-night rate this campground publishes for the site’s own site type (recreation.gov rate schedule). recreation.gov publishes no per-campsite fee, and a site whose type carries no published rate is left blank rather than called free · Sep 11, 2026

25 of 61 listed

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number

Coordinate45.28712, -123.95596

The mapSee it on the map

The driveDirections ↗

The phone45.287121, -123.95596

The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

Also near here

Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation AreaSiuslaw National Forest · 0.2 mi

Hebo Lake CampgroundSiuslaw National Forest · 8.8 mi

Castle Rock Group CampgroundSiuslaw National Forest · 10 mi

South Lake Dispersed AreaSiuslaw National Forest · 13 mi

Rocky Bend Group CampgroundSiuslaw National Forest · 17 mi

Alder Glen Recreation SiteNw Oregon Tillamook Field Office · 18 mi

Getting there

To Access from Pacific City, OR: From Highway 101 take Brooten Road into Pacific City. Turn left onto Pacific Ave at the four way stop. Drive over the bridge and turn right onto Cape Kiwanda Drive. Follow Cape Kiwanda Drive for 2.3 miles and then bear left when it changes to Sandlake Road (County Road 871). Stay on Sandlake Road for 5.2 miles and then turn left onto Galloway Road. Follow Galloway Road for 2.3 miles Once you enter Sandlake Recreation Area continue straight 282 ft and the entrance for East Dunes Campground should be on the right side of the road.

To Access from Tillamook, OR: Follow Highway 101 south for 11 miles to Sandlake Road (County Road 871). Turn right onto Sandlake Road and travel 4 miles to a stop sign. Turn left to stay on Sandlake Road, and then travel for 1 mile to Galloway Road. Turn right onto Galloway Road and follow it for 2.3 miles to the entrance of Sandlake Recreation Area. Once you enter Sandlake Recreation Area continue straight 282 ft and the entrance for East Dunes Campground should be on the right side of the road.

Directions: Driving directions as the agency wrote them · Oct 1, 2026

Source: Recreation.gov data (RIDB), full extract · Aug 23, 2026

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

This Afternoon61°Areas Of Fog

Tonight54°Areas Of Fog then Chance Light Rain67% rain

Saturday58°Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny18% rain

Saturday Night46°Partly Cloudy

NWS forecast for Pacific City, OR

Source: National Weather Service, PQR forecast office · Oct 16, 2026

Typical weather

Typical October night 46°F, day 63°F.

Coldest month of the year: typical February night 40°F. Bring the bag rated for it.

80°30°

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 Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.

Measured at: CLOVERDALE, OR (USC00351682), 7 miles away and at about the same elevation

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, monthly normals · Sep 8, 2026

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

East Dunes Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area is in Oregon’s 1st congressional district. Its representative, Suzanne Bonamici (D), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: A+. See every public-lands vote →

Seen something wrong here? Tell us.

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score