Agency-listedUSFSFee
East Dunes
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 45.28713, -123.95597
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at East Dunes
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 27 ft.
Fire & smoke — around East DunesNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from East Dunes · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- WWater5 mi
- FFuel6 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- EVEV fast charger12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- MMechanic13 mi
- RxPharmacy14 mi
- AAir-up14 mi
- LLaundry20 mi
- OOutfitter21 mi
- +Urgent care22 mi
- DDump29 mi
- PPropane37 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — East Dunes
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
27 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
45.28713, -123.95597
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around East Dunes · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townPacific · ~5.7 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~5.0 mi
- FuelShell · ~5.9 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~28.7 mi
- GroceriesGrocery · ~2.0 mi
- PharmacyPharmacy · ~14.0 mi
- Hospital / clinicSamaritan Coastal Clinic · ~22.0 mi
- HardwareRosenberg Builders Supply · ~13.1 mi
EV charging — from East Dunes · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger12.5 mi straight-line NE — SOUTH LOT SPOT 3, Tillamook, OR · ChargePoint Network · CHAdeMO, CCS · 1 fast port listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach12 within 25 mi · 27 within 50 · 236 within 100 · 348 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)14.5 mi — Tillamook, OR - Tesla Supercharger, Tillamook
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.9 mi — Cape Kiwanda Parking Lot, Pacific City, OR · OpConnect · J1772 · 6 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 190801 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around East Dunes · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomEast Dunes · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomWest Winds · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomWest Winds · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomSandbeach · at this camp · USFS
Open East Dunes elsewhere
Other camps near East Dunes
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- West Winds~0.1 mi · fee
- Sandbeach~0.2 mi · fee
- Hebo Lake Campground~8.8 mi · fee
- Castle Rock Campground~10.0 mi
The unit that manages East Dunes
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at East Dunes are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — East Dunes
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-22: $25 per night for a single site. No cash is accepted here at all. First-come, first-served fees are paid by debit or credit card at the West Winds Fee Kiosk in the West Winds Day Use Area, online at recreation.gov, or by scanning the QR code at the information kiosk with the free recreation.gov app. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/siuslaw/recreation/east-dunes-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about East Dunes
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — East Dunes
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Camping with a dog →Reading your camp page →All field notes →
Been here? Tell us what changed. This page is built from public records, so the fastest way it gets better is somebody who has actually pulled in. Road washed out, site gone, gate locked, or it is exactly as described — all of it useful. Send a report →