Siuslaw National Forest
Dispersed camping is generally allowed
On national forest and grassland, camping outside developed campgrounds is generally permitted unless an area is posted closed or a local order says otherwise. Stay on existing surfaces, camp away from water and trailheads, and check the forest's current orders before you go — fire restrictions change through the season.
Rules change with fire season and local order. Checked 2026-08-05. Confirm on the managing office’s official page
- Area
- 1,306 sq mi
- Managed by
- Forest Service
- Campgrounds
- 56
- Longest rig
- 120 ft
Where the land is, and what fits
The official Forest Service boundary with every campground we hold inside it. Tell it how long your rig is and the map keeps only what takes it — public land rarely matches the shape people picture, and neither does what you can actually get into.
Official unit boundary · USDA Forest Service · 56 campgrounds shown
- Alder Dune Campgroundto 75 ft · 39 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Archie Knowles Campgroundmid April – mid October
- Baker Beach CampgroundYear round · First-come, first-served
- Big Elk CampgroundYear round
- Blackberry Campgroundto 120 ft · 32 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Bluebill Campgroundto 85 ft · 19 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Bull Run OHV Staging AreaSeason not published
- Canal Creek Group CampgroundMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Cape Perpetua Campgroundto 60 ft · 40 sitesMarch – September · Reservations accepted
- Cape Perpetua Group CampgroundMarch – September · Reservations accepted
- Carter Lake Campgroundto 30 ft · 21 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Castle Rock Group Campgroundto 20 ft · 1 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Derrick Road Dispersed Camping AreaReservations accepted
- Driftwood II CampgroundYear round · Reservations accepted
- Dry Lake Horse CampYear round · Reservations accepted
- East Dunes CampgroundYear round · First-come, first-served
- Eel Creek Campgroundto 54 ft · 52 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Goosepasture OHV Staging AreaSeason not published
- Hauser Sand Campingto 100 ft · 25 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Hebo Lake Campgroundto 18 ft · 14 sitesApril – November · Reservations accepted
- Horse Creek Campgroundto 60 ft · 12 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Horsfall Beach Campgroundto 61 ft · 34 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Horsfall Beach Day Use OHV StagingSeason not published
- Horsfall Campgroundto 52 ft · 105 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Horsfall Day Use OHV StagingYear round
- Horsfall Sand Campingto 100 ft · 36 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Lagoon Campgroundto 85 ft · 41 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Marys Peak CampgroundMay (weather dependent) – November (weather dependent) · Reservations accepted
- Mt Hebo Horse TrailheadSeason not published
- North Fork Siuslaw CampgroundMay – October
- Old Bark Road OHV Staging AreaYear round
- River Edge Group CampgroundMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Rock Creek CampgroundMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Rocky Bend Group Campgroundto 18 ft · 1 sites · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Sandbeach CampgroundYear round · First-come, first-served
- Siltcoos Beach Day Use OHV StagingYear round
- Siltcoos Sand Campingto 100 ft · 16 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- South Jetty OHV Staging AreaYear round
- South Jetty Sand Campingto 100 ft · 14 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- South Lake Dispersed AreaSeason not published
- Spinreel Campgroundto 61 ft · 37 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Spinreel OHV Staging AreaYear round
- Spinreel Sand Campingto 100 ft · 17 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Sutton Campgroundto 111 ft · 80 sites · Electric · Pull-throughYear round · Reservations accepted
- Tahkenitch Campgroundto 50 ft · 30 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Tahkenitch Landing Campgroundto 40 ft · 28 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Tillicum Beach CampgroundYear round · Reservations accepted
- Tyee CampgroundMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Umpqua Beach #2 Day Use /OHV Staging AreaYear round
- Umpqua Beach #3 Day Use /OHV Staging AreaYear round
- Umpqua Sand Campingto 100 ft · 27 sitesYear round · Reservations accepted
- Waxmyrtle Campgroundto 85 ft · 57 sites · Pull-throughMay – September · Reservations accepted
- West Winds CampgroundYear round · Reservations accepted
- West Winds Day Use OHV StagingSeason not published
- Wild Mare CampgroundMay – September · Reservations accepted
- Wild Mare Day UseSeason not published
Siuslaw National Forest
The Siuslaw National Forest is a national forest in western Oregon in the United States. Established in 1908, the Siuslaw is made up of a wide variety of ecosystems, ranging from coastal forests to sand dunes.
Extract from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Agency description not published.
No vehicles past these lines
Designated wilderness is closed to every wheeled vehicle, including bicycles. You can walk in and camp; you cannot drive or park a rig inside one.
- Devils Staircase Wilderness30,520 acres
- Cummins Creek Wilderness9,026 acres
- Rock Creek Wilderness7,273 acres
- Drift Creek Wilderness5,792 acres
Byways through this country
Places worth pulling over
Drive to Siuslaw the long way
Byway plans the road in, not just the destination — real places along the way, weighted to what you like, with nothing invented.