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South Jetty Sand Camping site 3
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 43.95513, -124.13520
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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 South Jetty Sand Camping site 3
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 28 ft.
Fire & smoke — around South Jetty Sand Camping site 3NIFC · 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 South Jetty Sand Camping site 3 · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- FFuel2 mi
- GGrocery2 mi
- OOutfitter2 mi
- @Mail2 mi
- WWater2 mi
- HHardware2 mi
- DDump2 mi
- MMechanic2 mi
- ShShower2 mi
- LLaundry3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- +Urgent care3 mi
- PPropane18 mi
- AAir-up48 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 — South Jetty Sand Camping site 3
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
28 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
43.95513, -124.13520
Cost
Fee · priced on the land manager's own page (recreation.gov, read 2026-09-18)
Nearby & resupply — around South Jetty Sand Camping site 3 · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Water featureBuck Creek (intermittent) (stream) · nearby
- Nearest townGlenada · ~1.6 mi
- Drinking waterDrinking water · ~2.0 mi
- FuelFuelgood · ~1.7 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump stationRV Dump Station · ~2.2 mi
- GroceriesStore · ~1.7 mi
- PharmacyRite Aid · ~3.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicPeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center · ~1.5 mi
- HardwareHennick's Lakeside Market · ~26.1 mi
EV charging — from South Jetty Sand Camping site 3 · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.0 mi straight-line NE — WCEH Florence · EVCS · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 4 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 14 within 50 · 93 within 100 · 293 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)4.0 mi — Fred Meyer - Tesla Supercharger, Florence
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)1.5 mi — 1202 Bay St, Florence, OR · LOOP · J1772 · 4 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · 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 73419 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around South Jetty Sand Camping site 3 · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomGoose Pasture Staging · ~0.2 mi E · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSouth Jetty Beach 1 · ~0.4 mi NW · USFS
- Flush restroomSiuslaw Vista · ~0.7 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomSouth Jetty Staging · ~0.8 mi E · USFS
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Other camps near South Jetty Sand Camping site 3
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- South Jetty Sand Camping site 1~0.1 mi · fee
- South Jetty Sand Camping site 5~0.3 mi · fee
- South Jetty Sand Camping site 4~0.3 mi · fee
- South Jetty Sand Camping site 8~0.4 mi · fee
The unit that manages South Jetty Sand Camping site 3
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at South Jetty Sand Camping site 3 are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — South Jetty Sand Camping site 3
Fee note
$10 a night per the Recreation.gov page, read 18 Sep 2026: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/234195
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
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.
Agency page
fs.usda.gov — the land manager's own page for this site. Fees, seasons and closures are stated there first; if it disagrees with this page, it wins.
How it was placed
auto: drive (road/trail right there) | Fee 2026-09-18: $10 per night, by site type and season (Recreation.gov rates table). Source: https://www.recreation.gov/api/camps/campgrounds/234195/rates (fee_backfill, figure verified on that page).
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 South Jetty Sand Camping site 3
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 — South Jetty Sand Camping site 3
Finding water out here →What “dispersed” means here →Forest road numbers →Picking a spot →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 →