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

Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area

ReservableBookable through April 17; tomorrow opens April 18.
Book on recreation.govWe make nothing when you book
Right now
Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 14:35 UTC
A night
$25From, per site
Sites
81All of them booked ahead
40 ftLongest rig
10 ftElevation
1,575 ftWater · an unnamed streamEstuary · 639 ft · to Sand Lake
3.3 miN of Pacific City, OR
29%Tree cover

The place

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

In the agency’s own words

Sandbeach Campground is ideal for off-road vehicle lovers, with year-round access to nearly 1,100 acres of coastal sand dunes. The 81-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 and an off-road vehicle loading ramp. All sites during the summer season (May-October) are reservations ONLY!! During the winter season (November-April) sites 2, 8, 12-14, 24-29, 38-46, 66, 70, 80-81 flood frequently and will not be available to reserve during this time. Keep reading

They will only be open to first-come, first serve and if you wish to stay at one of these spots during this timeframe please use the credit card machine located in the West Winds Campground parking lot. All other sites not listed above will still be reservable during the winter. 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, campfire rings and an off-road vehicle loading ramp. There are 81 total sites, all of which are reservable during the peak season (May - October).

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.

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 Siuslaw National Forest click here

Read them on the agency’s own page →

Tents and rigs

Sites
81
Hookups
None
Longest rig
40 ft
Paved pads
79 of 81
Accessible sites
None listed
Pets
Allowed
Campfires
Allowed, barring fire bans
Shade
Every site
Source: Recreation.gov campsite records · Aug 23, 2026

Facilities

Toilets
Flush Toilets
“…amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, campfire rings and an off-road vehicle loading…”
Drinking water
Yes
“…are paved. Campground amenities include drinking water, flush toilets, campfire rings and an off-road…”
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 Road Vehicle Trails
Swimming
Wildlife viewing
Night sky · 668th darkest of 770 in OR
Bortle 3
Source: Recreation.gov activity records · Aug 23, 2026

31 of 80 sites open on Sat, Oct 17read 14:35 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 17, 2027. Tomorrow at 10 AM ET, availability opens through April 18, 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
Standard 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

recreation.gov availability, read 14:35 UTC · rules read Oct 1, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this

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The sites

122 records · which ones have room · the site map

The sites, ranked

from 81 mapped sites
70 ftbetween you and the next site, typically
Least roomLoop SAND 065 41 ftLoop SAND 066 41 ftLoop SAND 012 43 ft

All 122 records

81 of 122 records located
Standard81
SleepsTakes aUp to

Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 81 of the 122 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. 81 of the 122 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.

AREA SANDBEACHXXX1unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX10unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX11unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX12unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX13unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX14unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX15unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX16unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX17unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX18unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX19unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX2unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX20unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX21unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX22unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX23unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX24unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX25unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX26unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX27unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX28unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX29unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX3unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX30unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX31unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX32unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX33unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX34unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX35unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX36unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX37unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX38unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX39unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX4unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX40unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX41unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX5unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX6unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX7unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX8unnamed record$25
AREA SANDBEACHXXX9unnamed record$25
SAND001standard nonelectric40 ft91 ft1,568 ft312 ft$25
SAND002standard nonelectric40 ft86 ft1,518 ft224 ft$25
SAND003standard nonelectric40 ft68 ft1,498 ft156 ft$25
SAND004standard nonelectric40 ft68 ft1,472 ft135 ft$25
SAND005standard nonelectric40 ft91 ft1,525 ft70 ft$25
SAND006standard nonelectric40 ft91 ft1,583 ft92 ft$25
SAND007standard nonelectric40 ft80 ft1,670 ft144 ft$25
SAND008standard nonelectric40 ft80 ft1,773 ft181 ft$25
SAND009standard nonelectric40 ft80 ft1,747 ft186 ft$25
SAND010standard nonelectric40 ft87 ft1,837 ft233 ft$25
SAND011standard nonelectric40 ft62 ft1,831 ft153 ft$25
SAND012standard nonelectric40 ft43 ft1,851 ft93 ft$25
SAND013standard nonelectric40 ft87 ft1,907 ft149 ft$25
SAND014standard nonelectric40 ft59 ft1,902 ft96 ft$25
SAND015standard nonelectric40 ft95 ft1,988 ft60 ft$25
SAND016standard nonelectric40 ft76 ft2,077 ft83 ft$25
SAND017standard nonelectric40 ft70 ft2,119 ft127 ft$25
SAND018standard nonelectric40 ft54 ft2,115 ft157 ft$25
SAND019standard nonelectric40 ft47 ft2,121 ft199 ft$25
SAND020standard nonelectric40 ft54 ft2,150 ft284 ft$25
SAND021standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft1,592 ft102 ft$25
SAND022standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft1,645 ft102 ft$25
SAND023standard nonelectric40 ft69 ft1,712 ft160 ft$25
SAND024standard nonelectric40 ft82 ft1,691 ft166 ft$25
SAND025standard nonelectric40 ft88 ft1,788 ft71 ft$25
SAND026standard nonelectric40 ft43 ft1,842 ft52 ft$25
SAND027standard nonelectric40 ft89 ft1,875 ft49 ft$25
SAND028standard nonelectric40 ft70 ft1,996 ft126 ft$25
SAND029standard nonelectric40 ft70 ft1,968 ft133 ft$25
SAND030standard nonelectric40 ft47 ft2,075 ft178 ft$25
SAND031standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft2,097 ft275 ft$25
SAND032standard nonelectric40 ft54 ft2,191 ft336 ft$25
SAND033standard nonelectric40 ft52 ft2,133 ft318 ft$25
SAND034standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft2,229 ft368 ft$25
SAND035standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft2,265 ft363 ft$25
SAND036standard nonelectric40 ft57 ft2,237 ft302 ft$25
SAND037standard nonelectric40 ft91 ft1,654 ft232 ft$25
SAND038standard nonelectric40 ft70 ft1,678 ft263 ft$25
SAND039standard nonelectric40 ft83 ft1,787 ft160 ft$25
SAND040standard nonelectric40 ft70 ft1,744 ft261 ft$25
SAND041standard nonelectric40 ft77 ft1,819 ft227 ft$25
SAND042standard nonelectric40 ft69 ft1,903 ft146 ft$25
SAND043standard nonelectric40 ft48 ft2,009 ft213 ft$25
SAND044standard nonelectric40 ft69 ft1,923 ft215 ft$25
SAND045standard nonelectric40 ft54 ft2,003 ft211 ft$25
SAND046standard nonelectric40 ft48 ft2,033 ft260 ft$25
SAND047standard nonelectric40 ft54 ft2,049 ft188 ft$25
SAND048standard nonelectric40 ft52 ft2,146 ft279 ft$25
SAND049standard nonelectric40 ft57 ft2,220 ft256 ft$25
SAND050standard nonelectric40 ft87 ft2,116 ft163 ft$25
SAND051standard nonelectric40 ft83 ft2,185 ft187 ft$25
SAND052standard nonelectric40 ft83 ft2,191 ft175 ft$25
SAND053standard nonelectric40 ft94 ft2,106 ft98 ft$25
SAND054standard nonelectric40 ft72 ft2,184 ft206 ft$25
SAND055standard nonelectric40 ft77 ft2,114 ft184 ft$25
SAND056standard nonelectric40 ft66 ft2,185 ft254 ft$25
SAND057standard nonelectric40 ft77 ft2,074 ft226 ft$25
SAND058standard nonelectric40 ft66 ft2,161 ft286 ft$25
SAND059standard nonelectric40 ft71 ft2,133 ft331 ft$25
SAND060standard nonelectric40 ft65 ft2,031 ft273 ft$25
SAND061standard nonelectric40 ft65 ft1,967 ft269 ft$25
SAND062standard nonelectric40 ft84 ft1,903 ft232 ft$25
SAND063standard nonelectric40 ft83 ft1,986 ft222 ft$25
SAND064standard nonelectric40 ft72 ft1,916 ft143 ft$25
SAND065standard nonelectric40 ft41 ft1,980 ft142 ft$25
SAND066standard nonelectric40 ft41 ft1,988 ft101 ft$25
SAND067standard nonelectric40 ft106 ft2,034 ft64 ft$25
SAND068standard nonelectric40 ft78 ft1,889 ft145 ft$25
SAND069standard nonelectric40 ft78 ft1,911 ft107 ft$25
SAND070standard nonelectric40 ft59 ft1,799 ft219 ft$25
SAND071standard nonelectric40 ft75 ft1,808 ft192 ft$25
SAND072standard nonelectric40 ft136 ft1,740 ft118 ft$25
SAND073standard nonelectric40 ft86 ft1,727 ft214 ft$25
SAND074standard nonelectric40 ft63 ft1,696 ft276 ft$25
SAND075standard nonelectric38 ft63 ft1,638 ft288 ft$25
SAND076standard nonelectric38 ft48 ft1,566 ft270 ft$25
SAND077standard nonelectric40 ft48 ft1,540 ft238 ft$25
SAND078standard nonelectric40 ft56 ft1,557 ft182 ft$25
SAND079standard nonelectric40 ft75 ft1,611 ft119 ft$25
SAND080standard nonelectric59 ft1,741 ft167 ft$25
SAND081standard nonelectric40 ft92 ft1,649 ft125 ft$25

The agency files 41 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It types every one of them 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 122 listed

Getting there

the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Coordinate45.28417, -123.95556
The phone(503)392-5100
The agency’s pageOfficial page ↗

Where it is

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 and then turn left onto Forest Road 1131. Proceed for 0.2 miles; the entrance to Sandbeach Campground is 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 Forest Road 1131. Turn left onto Forest Road 1131 and proceed for 0.2 miles; the entrance to Sandbeach Campground is on the right side of the road.

The weather

the next four days · the thirty-year normal

Next four days, and the thirty-year normal

Forecast

Today58°Mostly Sunny3% rain
Tonight46°Partly Cloudy
Sunday57°Mostly Sunny
Sunday Night48°Mostly Cloudy3% rain

NWS forecast for Pacific City, OR

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), 6 miles away and at about the same elevation

The land, and who answers for it

who answers for it

Who answers for this land

Suzanne Bonamici, official portrait

Sandbeach 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 →

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How we know

every fact on this page, and where it came from
Right now: recreation.gov is offering sites on 30 of the next 30 nights, which isn’t something a closed campground does.
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.