Siltcoos Sand Camping
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:31 UTC
- A night
- $10From, per site
- Sites
- 16All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
The Siltcoos sand camping area is located about seven miles south of Florence. This unique area is an off-road enthusiast's dream: Several designated off-road vehicle routes crisscross the dunes and forests, and there is also a large open riding area to the north of Siltcoos Beach Road. In addition to off-road vehicle riding, visitors can enjoy beachcombing, hiking, and wildlife viewing. Siltcoos is located within the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. These sites are only accessible to 4X4 vehicles on soft sand. Please plan accordingly. Keep reading
Recreation
Off-road vehicle riding is the primary attraction in the Siltcoos area, with miles of designated trail and a large open riding zone. Elsewhere, Stagecoach Hiking Trailhead provides access to several non-motorized trails, including the accessible Lagoon Trail and the longer Waxmyrtle Trail. The Waxmyrtle Trail meanders through coastal shore pine forests and follows the Siltcoos River to the beach. Visitors also enjoy playing in the surf and birding at the beach. A variety of shorebirds are often spotted on the shore. Seasonal whale-watching is also a popular activity.
Facilities
There are 16 sand campsites in the Siltcoos area. The campsites are year-round and can only be accessed by 4X4 vehicles. Standard sites accommodate up to 20 people and five vehicles. The group site accommodates up to 40 people and 10 vehicles. This is a popular facility and reservations are required for all sites at all times of the year. Within each campsite, all vehicles and tents must be positioned within 150 feet of the campsite marker post. This camping area is primitive and provides no water, restrooms, or campfire rings. Visitors must bring their own water, portable toilets, and fire pans.
Natural Features
Campsites are located directly on the sand. The dunefield is known for its wind-sculpted sand dunes towering hundreds of feet above sea level. Throughout the Siltcoos area, open sand dunes are interspersed with coastal forest. The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area features the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America. Snowy plovers, a threatened species of small coastal bird, have a designated nesting habitat on Siltcoos Beach. Seasional closures apply.
Nearby Attractions
Additional nearby hiking opportunities include Siltcoos Lake Trail, Taylor Dunes Trail, and Tahkenitch Creek Trail. For a change of scenery, off-road vehicle enthusiasts can check out the riding areas at South Jetty. For boating and fishing, visit Siltcoos Lake, Carter Lake, or Sutton Lake. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (541) 271-6000.
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. For more information on COVID-19 in Oregon, please visit: https://govstatus.egov.com/OR-OHA-COVID-19
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 · 12
Access is by 4X4 on soft sand only
Camp only within designated sites and within 150 feet of the site marker
No drinking water, restrooms, or fire rings; please bring all necessary equipment including water, portable toilets, and fire pans
Please bring garbage bags; this is a 'pack it in, pack it out' facility
Alcohol is prohibited
State of Oregon OHV permit required for off-road vehicle use
All motorized vehicles on sand must adhere to Oregon OHV regulations; click here for information
Sites must occupied within first 24 hours of arrival time. Otherwise unoccupied sites will be considered a "no-show" and will be released.
Click here for more information on the Siuslaw National Forest
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.
Snowy plovers, a threatened species of small coastal bird, has a designated nesting habitat on Siltcoos Beach. Beach access in nesting area restricted during Snowy Plover nesting season (March 15-September 15). The USFS coordinates with Oregon State Parks and beach goers to protect these threatened birds during a very sensitive time.
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.
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 16 · 1 tent-only, 1 group
- Hookups
- None
- Longest rig
- 100 ft
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
Facilities
- Toilets
- Portable Toilets
- “…Visitors must bring their own water, portable toilets, and fire pans. Natural Features Campsites are…”
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “…camping area is primitive and provides no water, restrooms, or campfire rings. Visitors must bring…”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek, Beach
- Beachcombing
- Hiking
- Off Road Vehicle Trails
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 520th darkest of 770 in OR
- Bortle 3
32 of 32 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:31 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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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, $10 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 16:31 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
16 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 16 mapped sitesAll 16 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 7 of the 16 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. 16 of the 16 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
Measured shade is NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC) read at the site’s own coordinate, 27% canopy or more, and only for the sites the agency gave no Shade value. It never changes the agency’s own shaded count beside it.
| SILT | 015 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 754 ft | 3,699 ft | $10 | |
| SILT | 016 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 320 ft | 3,416 ft | $10 | |
| SILT | 017 | tent only nonelectric | 100 ft | 1861 ft | 1,631 ft | $10 | |
| SILT | 018 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 320 ft | 3,100 ft | $10 | |
| SILT | 019 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 165 ft | 1,969 ft | $10 | |
| SILT | 020 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 165 ft | 1,866 ft | $10 | |
| SILT | 021 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 165 ft | 1,595 ft | $10 | |
| SILT | 022 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 165 ft | 1,465 ft | $10 | |
| SILT | 023 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 393 ft | 1,408 ft | 3,138 ft | $10 |
| SILT | 024 | group standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 740 ft | 967 ft | $20 | |
| SILT | 025 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 74 ft | 1,076 ft | 2,828 ft | $10 |
| SILT | 026 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 74 ft | 1,054 ft | 2,897 ft | $10 |
| SILT | 027 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 755 ft | 306 ft | 2,484 ft | $10 |
| SILT | 028 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 383 ft | 301 ft | 2,014 ft | $10 |
| SILT | 029 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 383 ft | 230 ft | 1,631 ft | $10 |
| SILT | 030 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 414 ft | 127 ft | 1,446 ft | $10 |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
DriftwoodOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 0.4 mi
Lagoon CampgroundOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 0.4 mi
Waxmyrtle CampgroundOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 0.5 mi
Tyee Campground - Oregon DunesOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 1.5 mi
Carter LakeOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 1.7 mi
South Jetty Sand CampingOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 5.2 miFrom Florence, Oregon, travel about 7 miles south on Highway 101 to the Siltcoos Beach Access Road. Turn right (west) onto the Siltcoos Beach Access Road and proceed 1.3 miles to the Driftwood II Campground entrance. Turn right onto the access road and continue straight to reach the sand (do not turn into the campground).
Off-road vehicle trails can also be accessed from the Siltcoos Beach staging area, which is another 0.3 miles further west on the Siltcoos Beach Access Road.
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
Siltcoos Sand Camping 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 →