For added variety, beach goers can enjoy swimming, sunbathing, and watching sea birds at the nearby beach. Off-road vehicle riding is the ultimate attraction here and the Driftwood II OHV Trail is a great place to start. The campground has flush toilets, drinking water and hot showers. Most sites come with a picnic table and campfire pit, but RV pull-through sites 49-58 do not have these amenities. The layout of the campground is a large parking lot with designated camping sites. Surrounded by shore pine, waxmyrtle, huckleberry and salal, Driftwood is a designated off-road vehicle riding campground that offers direct sand access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Tahkenitch: With easy access off Hwy 101, traditional campgrounds provide lake access for boaters and dune access for hikers only.Oregon Dunes Day Use: Miles from OHV recreation, this area provides exceptional opportunities to explore the dunes on foot.OHV users will find developed and dispersed camping opportunities. Siltcoos: Along the Siltcoos River are traditional campgrounds and easy trails along the river and to the beach.South Jetty : South Jetty provides day use access to beach and dunes, with separate areas for OHV and non motorized use.
By following nesting season restrictions and sharing the beach, you can help ensure plover chicks survive to adulthood. Learn more about the geology of the dunes here.Īdventure and solitude await! Among the tree islands, open dunes, wetlands, and beaches you will find Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) riding (experience it with Google Trekker), hiking, paddling, wildlife viewing, birding, camping, picnicking, sand play - the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area has it all.īe a Friend to Snowy Plovers! Share the Beach March 15 – September 15ĭuring snowy plover nesting season (March 15 - September 15) we coordinate with Oregon State parks and beachgoers to protect these threatened birds during a very sensitive time. In 1972, Congress designated this 31,500-acre portion of the Siuslaw National Forest as a National Recreation Area in recognition of its unique values. Many plants and animals, including some found in few other places, call this area home. One of the largest expanses of temperate coastal sand dunes in the world, the stark, mist-shrouded views of dunes, forests, and ocean in such close proximity to one another are rare and hauntingly beautiful. The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is a special place.
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