Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area
Campground · Oregon · 81 bookable sites ·
Managed by the USDA Forest Service
Sand Lake Recreation Area (Recreation Area) · Open Access
- 81
- Bookable sites
- 40 ft
- Max rig length
- up to 8
- People per site
- 14 ft
- Elevation
Overview
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. 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.The facts
- 81 bookable sites
- 122 sites in total, including non-bookable
- Vehicles up to 40 ft
- Up to 8 people per site
- Loops: AREA SANDBEACH, SAND
Site types
- 81 Standard Nonelectric
- 41 Management
Amenities
- Campfires allowed
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Grills
- Shade
- Pets allowed
Not recorded upstream: electric hookups, water hookups, sewer hookups.
122 campsites at Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area
Check-in 3:00 PM · Check-out 12:00 PM
| Site | Loop | Type | Entry | Surface | Grade | Max rig | People | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXX1 | AREA SANDBEACH | Management | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| 001 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 002 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 003 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 004 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 005 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 006 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 007 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 008 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 009 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 010 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 011 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 012 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 013 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 014 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 015 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 016 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 017 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 018 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 019 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 020 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 021 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 022 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 023 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 024 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 025 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 026 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 027 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 028 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 029 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 030 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 031 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 032 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 033 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 034 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 035 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 036 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 037 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 038 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 039 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 040 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 041 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 042 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 043 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 044 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 045 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 046 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 047 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 048 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 049 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 050 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 051 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 052 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 053 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Gravel | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 054 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 055 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 056 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 057 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 058 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 059 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 060 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | — | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 061 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 062 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 063 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 064 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 065 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 066 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 067 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 068 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 069 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 070 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 071 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 072 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 073 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 074 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 075 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 38 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 076 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 38 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 077 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 078 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 079 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
| 080 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Pull Through | Paved | Slight | — | 8 | 🐾 |
| 081 | SAND | Standard Nonelectric | Back In | Paved | Slight | 40 ft | 8 | 🐾 |
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.
45.28417, -123.95556 · 45°17'3.0"N 123°57'20.0"W
Typical weather
Typically 70°F in Aug, down to 51°F in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °F | 52 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Low °F | 40 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 40 |
| Precip in | 11.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 12.7 |
1991–2020 averages from the nearest NOAA station, 6.3 mi away — not measured at the facility itself, and elevation can make a real difference over that distance.
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Common questions about Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area
- Can you reserve a site at Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area?
- Yes, Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area is reservable through Recreation.gov.
- How many campsites does Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area have?
- 122 sites in total, of which 81 can be booked.
- What is the maximum RV length at Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area?
- 40 ft. That is the longest vehicle the sites here are recorded as taking; individual sites may be shorter.
- Are pets allowed at Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area?
- Yes, pets are allowed at Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area.
- Are campfires allowed at Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area?
- Campfires are allowed at Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area. Check for a current fire restriction before you go.
Camping near Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area
- Sand Lake Recreation Area 4th of July Tickets 0.2 mi · Timed entry · we watch it
- East Dunes Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area 0.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Hebo Lake Campground 8.6 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Castle Rock Group Campground 9.8 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Rocky Bend Group Campground 17.3 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Alder Glen Recreation Site 18.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Elk Bend Recreation Site 20.2 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Fan Creek Recreation Site 22.4 mi · Campground · we watch it
- Sand Lake Recreation Area 0.9 mi · Facility
- Hebo Lake Day Use 8.6 mi · Facility
- Tillamook to Newport 11 mi · Facility
- South Lake Dispersed Area 12.7 mi · Campground
Contact
- Phone (503)392-5100
- Book Recreation.gov
Recreation.gov last updated this record on 2026-07-17.
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