Free camping near Heceta Beach, OR
Within 25 straight-line miles of Heceta Beach, OR there are 41 camps: 5 free, 28 fee, 8 unpriced. The closest is Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead, 2.1 miles north of town. The closest one our audit calls free is Dry Lake Horse Camp, 5.5 miles out. One of them is a camp Dave has slept at.
Who manages them: 37 on the Forest Service; 4 on the BLM.
| Camp | Miles | Cost | Water | Nearest town | Season today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Campground, Group Campground & Trailhead | 2.1 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Heceta Beach | — |
| Sutton Campground | 2.2 | Unpriced | Sutton Creek (stream) | 5.2 mi to Florence | — |
| Alder Dune Campground | 3.2 | Fee | Alder Lake (water) | 6.2 mi to Florence | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 1 | 4.8 | Fee | Buck Creek (intermittent) (stream) | 1.5 mi to Glenada | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 3 | 4.8 | Fee | Buck Creek (intermittent) (stream) | 1.6 mi to Glenada | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 4 | 5.1 | Fee | Buck Creek (intermittent) (stream) | 1.5 mi to Glenada | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 5 | 5.1 | Fee | Buck Creek (intermittent) (stream) | 1.7 mi to Glenada | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 8 | 5.2 | Fee | Buck Creek (intermittent) (stream) | 1.8 mi to Glenada | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 10 | 5.3 | Fee | Buck Creek (intermittent) (stream) | 1.7 mi to Glenada | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 11 | 5.4 | Fee | Buck Creek (intermittent) (stream) | 1.9 mi to Glenada | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 12 | 5.5 | Fee | Cleawox Lake (water) | 1.8 mi to Glenada | — |
| Dry Lake Horse Camp | 5.5 | Free | Dry Lake (water) | 5.8 mi to Minerva | — |
| Horse Creek Campground | 5.9 | Unpriced | Horse Creek (stream) | 7.1 mi to Minerva | — |
| South Jetty Sand Camping site 14 | 6.1 | Fee | Cleawox Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Glenada | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 15 | 7.0 | Fee | Lilly Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to North Beach | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 17 | 7.0 | Fee | Lilly Lake (water) | 2.6 mi to North Beach | — |
| Siuslaw National ForestDave slept here | 7.0 | Free | Wapiti Creek (stream) | 7.0 mi to Minerva | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 16 | 7.1 | Fee | Lilly Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to North Beach | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 19 | 9.2 | Fee | Siltcoos Lagoon (water) | 1.7 mi to Westlake | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 24 | 9.4 | Fee | Siltcoos Lagoon (water) | 1.5 mi to Westlake | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 23 | 9.4 | Fee | Siltcoos Lagoon (water) | 1.7 mi to Westlake | — |
| Tyee Campground | 9.7 | Fee | Woahink Creek (stream) | 0.3 mi to Westlake | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 27 | 9.9 | Fee | Siltcoos Lagoon (water) | 1.3 mi to Westlake | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 28 | 9.9 | Fee | Siltcoos River (river) | 1.1 mi to Westlake | — |
| Driftwood Ii | 10 | Fee | — | 3.5 mi to Dunes | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camps | 10 | Fee | — | 3.6 mi to Dunes | — |
| Siltcoos Sand Camping site 30 | 10 | Fee | Siltcoos Lagoon (water) | 1.2 mi to Westlake | — |
| Lagoon Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Siltcoos Lagoon (water) | 1.4 mi to Westlake | — |
| Waxmyrtle Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Siltcoos River (river) | 1.5 mi to Dunes City | — |
| North Fork Siuslaw Campground | 10 | Unpriced | Cataract Creek (stream) | 2.4 mi to Minerva | — |
| Rock Creek Campground | 11 | Unpriced | Nancy Creek (stream) | 3.3 mi to Searose Beach | — |
| Carter Lake Campground | 12 | Unpriced | Carter Lake (water) | 2.3 mi to Dunes City | — |
| Tahkenitch Landing Campground And Boating Site | 16 | Fee | — | 5.0 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Archie Knowles | 16 | Free | — | 3.2 mi to Mapleton | — |
| Tahkenitch Campground | 16 | Unpriced | Elbow Lake Creek (stream) | 5.0 mi to Gardiner | — |
| Cape Perpetua Campground | 18 | Fee | Cape Creek (stream) | 2.2 mi to Yachats | — |
| Cape Perpetua Campground And Group Campground | 18 | Fee | — | 2.1 mi to Yachats | — |
| Fawn Creek Campground | 22 | Free | Fawn Creek (stream) | 4.8 mi to North Fork | — |
| Smith River Falls Campground | 22 | Free | Little Buck Creek (stream) | 5.6 mi to North Fork | — |
| Vincent Creek Campground | 23 | Fee | Rachel Creek (stream) | 7.5 mi to North Fork | — |
| Tillicum Beach (Campground & Picnic Site) | 24 | Fee | — | 0.8 mi to San Marine | — |
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Heceta Beach, OR, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.