Florence & Coos Bay, OR Dunes Questions
I am hoping you guys can give me some advise on where to camp, and where to rent quads & atv's for a trip to the OR dunes. There seems to be a lot of options for both in that area. The trip is m...
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Ed_Gee wrote:Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli wrote:
Jesse Honeyman State Park
Florence, Oregon
Waxmyrtle USFS Camp Ground
South of Dunes City, Oregon
Port of Siuslaw Camp Ground.
Florence, Oregon
These are two of my favorite campgrounds.
Inside Florence is the Port of Siuslaw Camp Ground right on the river and close to old town. Very handy place to camp with full hookups available..
I would add that if you stay at Honeyman State Park you can have direct access to the Dunes. There are dune buggy rentals avtailable close by adjacent to the Dunes.
Direct access is only from Oct 1 to April 30 but with rentals you ride from the rental lot anyway. This was taken west of Honeyman last April:
I’d recommend avoiding Winchester Bay as those dunes are big. Down by Spinreal they are more suited to beginners and smaller machines. The south end of the Florence dunes are good too. Look for Lagoon or Waxmyrtle mentioned above. I have many fond memories from those when you used to be able to ride ATV’s direct from them.
Here’s one of Winchester dunes:
