Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area in OR -- Campground & RV Camping

Sandbeach Campground is an 81-site coastal camp set within the Sand Lake Recreation Area, framed by open sand dunes, forest, and the Pacific Ocean. The campground primarily caters to off-road vehicle drivers, providing direct access to nearly 1,100 acres of open dunes alongside an on-site ORV loading ramp. Campground amenities include paved parking aprons, campfire rings, drinking water, and flush toilets. Nearby Sand Lake Estuary offers spots for fishing, crabbing, kayaking, and hiking among local waterfowl.

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.

• Limited separation from through roads or other sites here, a 122-site campground with the nearest through road 0.8 miles off.
• Sits on broad, near-level ground.
• Sand Creek runs 0.2 mi off.
• Most of them shaded.
• Estimated night sky: Bortle 3, a dark rural sky.
• Buzzard Butte stands 1,671 ft above the map pin, 3.8 miles east.

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