South Jetty Sand Camping
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 16:26 UTC
- A night
- $10From, per site
- Sites
- 14All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 15 notices
In the agency’s own words
South Jetty, located less than two miles south of Florence, is an ideal camping area for off-road vehicle enthusiasts. Visitors can camp, ride the dunes, and take in memorable views of the Pacific Ocean. Several designated off-road vehicle routes and an open riding area are present to the south of South Jetty Road. South Jetty is located within the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (ODNRA). The ODNRA contains the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America. These sites are only accessible to 4X4 vehicles on soft sand. Please plan accordingly. Keep reading
Recreation
Off-road vehicle riding is the largest attraction here, with designated routes and miles of open riding areas on the sand. From the nearby South Jetty Day-Use Area, hikers can enjoy miles of open beach, with opportunities to view sea birds and explore dune formations. The non-motorized section of beach is separate from the off-road vehicle area. During certain times of year, whales may be spotted in the ocean.
Facilities
Sites can only be accessed by 4X4 vehicles. No water is available so campers should bring an ample amount. Campsites are primitive and all campers must bring their own portable toilets and fire pans. Standard campsites fit 5 vehicles and up to 20 people. The group campsite fits 10 vehicles and up to 40 people. Within each campsite, all vehicles and tents must be positioned within 150 feet of the campsite marker post. Campsites are available year-round (by reservation only) and reservations may fill up quickly during peak summer season.
Natural Features
Campsites are located directly on the sand and are dispersed amongst the dunes. The nearby dunefield is known for its wind-sculpted sand dunes towering up to 500 feet above sea level.
Nearby Attractions
South Jetty is just south of Florence, which is a full service community featuring restaurants, shops, and other activities. Additional hiking, beachcombing, and off-road vehicle riding opportunities are available in the Siltcoos Recreation Area, which is 6 miles south of South Jetty Road. 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 or facilities available; please bring all necessary equipment including water, portable toilets, and fire pans
Please bring garbage bags; this is a 'pack in-pack out' facility
Possession of alcohol is prohibited
State of Oregon OHV permit required for off-road vehicle riding
All motorized vehicles on sand must adhere to Oregon OHV regulations. Click here for OHV requirements
Sites must occupied within first 24 hours of arrival time. Otherwise unoccupied sites will be considered a "no-show" and will be released.
For more information on the Siuslaw National Forest, click here
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 the nesting area is 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
- 14 · 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
- “…and all campers must bring their own portable toilets and fire pans. Standard campsites fit 5 vehicles…”
- Drinking water
- None, bring your own
- “…can only be accessed by 4X4 vehicles. No water is available so campers should bring an ample…”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, Beach, Coast
- Beachcombing
- Off Road Vehicle Trails
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 693rd darkest of 770 in OR
- Bortle 3
22 of 28 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 16:26 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
OpenBooked
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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.
Every line of the receipt · 14
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 16:26 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
14 sites · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 14 mapped sitesAll 14 sites
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 10 of the 14 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. 14 of the 14 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.
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 001 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 263 ft | 970 ft | 709 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 002 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 263 ft | 765 ft | 971 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 003 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 573 ft | 462 ft | 1,536 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 004 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 448 ft | 2,232 ft | 1,681 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 005 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 203 ft | 1,615 ft | 2,030 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 006 | group standard area nonelectric | 100 ft | 372 ft | 2,054 ft | 2,027 ft | $20 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 007 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 203 ft | 1,524 ft | 2,232 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 008 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 388 ft | 1,374 ft | 2,620 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 009 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 372 ft | 1,916 ft | 2,392 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 010 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 412 ft | 2,045 ft | 2,785 ft | $10 |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 011 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 935 ft | 1,593 ft | $10 | |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 012 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 424 ft | 2,590 ft | $10 | |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 013 | standard nonelectric | 100 ft | 424 ft | 2,622 ft | $10 | |
| AREA SOUTH JETTY ODNRA | 014 | tent only nonelectric | 100 ft | 3093 ft | 2,163 ft | $10 |
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Tyee Campground - Oregon DunesOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 4.9 mi
DriftwoodOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 5.0 mi
Siltcoos Sand CampingOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 5.2 mi
Lagoon CampgroundOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 5.3 mi
Waxmyrtle CampgroundOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 5.6 mi
Carter LakeOregon Dunes National Recreation Area · 6.9 miFrom Florence, Oregon, travel south on Highway 101 for 1 mile to South Jetty Road. Turn right and proceed 1 ½ miles to the Goosepasture Staging area on the left.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Florence, 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
South Jetty 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 →