Sandbeach Campground - Sand Lake Recreation Area

Very good

We camped here beginning of September. With school starting it didn’t seem too busy. The spots were nice a spacious. Nice trail out to the beach without a lot of people. There will be noise from recreational vehicles but it dies down at night.

Someone was in my spot. It was Labor Day weekend and the place was packed. They weren’t ‘home’ when I got there, so I just drove to Lincoln City area rather than mess with it. No camp host to help.

The dunes were great at Sand Lake during our trip.

Our camp site was clean, quiet, and had good access to and from the dunes. Restroom facilities were clean and stocked.

Great place for entry level sand dune riding!

This campgrounds was mostly fine but a handful of things made our stay less pleasant.

The location itself is nice, with only 15-20min of driving down to Pacific City. Its Creek/Beach access is especially nice for exploring and wading.

Upon arrive to our site we found lots of cigarette butts, partially melted glass bottles, and other various debris in the fire pit that had to be cleaned out. There were also lots of bottle caps strewn about the ground.

Our particular site (73) was lacking in any particularly level spot so we had to deal with some slant in our tent setup. There was some shade towards the later part of the day but for the most part our site was in full sun most of the day. These things obviously wouldn’t be much of a problem for those trailer camping.

We arrived mid week and only dealt with some of the noise during the day of the quads, dirt bikes, etc. and the families who were there honored the quiet time of 10pm - 6am by not running there generators.

We stayed until Saturday morning, and on Friday there was a fresh arrival of several new campers, all belonging to one group. The experience of multiple trucks, toy haulers, and trailers rolling into the sites was comparable to Taylor Swifts Eras tour in terms of commotion.

It was the weekend leading into Labor Day, but the illegal mortars/fireworks being shot off inside the campgrounds, generators running all night, and loud music being played that on Friday made for a very frustrating experience. Especially the explosions at 2 in the morning.

Flush toilets and running water bathrooms were a plus, but there was no soap in the men’s room for washing, so we had to get some hand soap for ourselves on a trip into town.

We might consider this location again for a midweek visit not during a holiday week/end, but otherwise we’ll be looking for quieter sites to tent camp in.

Dirty toilets, glass shards in fire pit, noisy..

I booked my spots in February, showed up in August for my spots and the book one of them out again number 47. I called camp host and he told me it didn't say who it was booked to just that it was booked they couldn't pull up names or refund me. And there no phones service so I couldn't call the sight. So I have to pack 2 trailers and trucks into one sight. And was out the money i don't think I'll ever stay there again.

EXTREMELY LOUD!!!!!!!!!! We got here during the evening and it was still SOSOSOSO loud. Abour 90% of the lot was atvs and dune buggies. Your ears will literally rattle from the noise. We stayed for about an hour. Trying to walk to the beach without getting hit by these loud death machines.. Ended up turning around and LEAVING. We stayed at a very nice and QUIET first come first serve campsite in the area. God bless that campsite and wendy the host🙏🙏🙏. DO NOT STAY HERE. 99% of the good reviews are from the dune buggy people.

Clean and nice camp host, very lenient on your setup and the arrangement of things, which is very nice! I would have given the last star but holy smokes was the bathroom sink and mirror nasty. Probably understaffed for anything better. I plan on bringing some bleach to clean it myself next time

Overall the campgrounds are well cared for and being close to the beach is nice. We personally didn't realize this is a motocross-preferred campground and engine noise is everywhere. Not a negative of the cammpground, just wasn't for us :) The place looks like a lot of fun if you want to ride some bikes.

The big issue with this particular site is the path between the campground and the day-use area runs right through the campsite. We had people just walking right through between our picnic table and the firepit. This should not be a campsite. If you stay here, just don't pick this site number. Plus the site was severely uneven with only one small area level enough for a tent. Grab another spot here if you can.