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Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · OR · 44.05421, -124.10771
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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 Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 43 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sutton Campground, Group Campground & TrailheadNIFC · 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 Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead · Siuslaw National Forest · OR
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater0 mi
- GGrocery0 mi
- DDump3 mi
- FFuel3 mi
- RxPharmacy3 mi
- MMechanic3 mi
- EVEV fast charger3 mi
- HHardware3 mi
- LLaundry4 mi
- ShShower4 mi
- +Urgent care4 mi
- @Mail6 mi
- OOutfitter8 mi
- PPropane25 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 0 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 — Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
43 ft
State
OR
Coordinates
44.05421, -124.10771
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead · Siuslaw National Forest · OR (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townHeceta Beach · ~2.1 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~0.0 mi
- FuelFred Meyer Fuel · ~3.2 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~24.8 mi
- Dump station~2.8 mi
- GroceriesTwin Lakes store · ~0.5 mi
- PharmacyFred Meyer Pharmacy · ~3.2 mi
- Hospital / clinicOregon Integrated Health · ~4.3 mi
- HardwarePro Lumber · ~3.4 mi
EV charging — from Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger3.3 mi straight-line S — Fred Meyer - Tesla Supercharger, Florence, OR (at a grocery store) · Tesla · NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-07-15 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach4 within 25 mi · 16 within 50 · 99 within 100 · 304 within 150
- Nearest listing CCS5.1 mi — WCEH Florence, Florence
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO5.1 mi — WCEH Florence, Florence
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)4.1 mi — Lane Community College Florence Center-Level 2 · OpConnect · J1772, NACS (Tesla) · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: 24 hours daily
- Also listed, not counted aboveNACS-only Level 2 — Driftwood Shores Resort & Conference Center - Tesla Destination, Florence, 1.8 mi · NACS (Tesla) · hours: 24 hours daily. Open to Teslas only. · AFDC lists it “Free”
Level 2, restricted access — Seaside Escape at Heceta Beach, Florence, 1.4 mi · J1772 · hours: 24 hours daily; for guest use only · AFDC lists it “Free for Airbnb guests” - Pricing at the fast charger$0.53 per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- 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 462736 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead · Siuslaw National Forest · OR — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Flush restroomSutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead · at this camp · USFS
- Flush restroomSutton Lake · ~0.6 mi NE · USFS
- Flush restroomDune Lake Picnic Site · ~0.9 mi N · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletAlder Dune (Campground & Trailheads) · ~1.0 mi N · USFS
Open Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead elsewhere
Other camps near Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Sutton Campground~0.2 mi
- Alder Dune Campground~1.1 mi · fee
- Dry Lake Horse Camp~3.5 mi
- Horse Creek Campground~3.7 mi
The unit that manages Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead are set by Siuslaw National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead
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: $31 per night for a single site without hookup and $41 with an electric hookup; extra vehicles $10 per night, day use $9 per vehicle. Group camping is $130 per night for the tent-only group site (up to 30 people), $195 for Loop C and $220 for Loop D (up to 100 people each). The forest adds that all prices are subject to local taxes, and that is visible in the booking channel: recreation.gov listing 233885 (0.025 mi from our pin) charges $35 and $47 for the same two site classes in 2026. Budget the recreation.gov figure if you are reserving. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r06/siuslaw/recreation/sutton-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 Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead
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 — Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead
What “dispersed” means here →Fire rules & restrictions →Picking a spot →Leave no trace →All field notes →
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