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About Carter Lake
Number of accommodations: 21
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Pet Friendly
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2026 Season availability
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Reviews (88)
What Guests Are Saying
Carter Lake campground offers a pleasant and quiet experience with spacious sites, clean facilities, and friendly camp hosts. The lake provides enjoyable activities such as swimming and kayaking, and nearby trails lead to beautiful dunes and beaches. However, some sites may have accessibility issues, and there have been mixed reviews regarding cleanliness and the maintenance of certain amenities.
What Guests Are Saying
Carter Lake campground offers a pleasant and quiet experience with spacious sites, clean facilities, and friendly camp hosts. The lake provides enjoyable activities such as swimming and kayaking, and nearby trails lead to beautiful dunes and beaches. However, some sites may have accessibility issues, and there have been mixed reviews regarding cleanliness and the maintenance of certain amenities.
Review Summary
Markus F
VerifiedAugust 22, 2023 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
Susan W
VerifiedAugust 11, 2023 • Stayed at: 16, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
Several lighthouses in the area to visit, a pioneer museum in Florence, an impressive myrtle wood factory in Reedsport, a relatively warm lake for swimming, fishing, and kayaking. Flush toilets and multiple water spigots.
Laura H
VerifiedAugust 9, 2023 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
Steven H
VerifiedAugust 8, 2023 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
We make an annual trek to Carter Lake campground with a group of family and friends. This involves dry camping but with the benefit of a common area bathroom that has running water for toilets and a sink. Our campsite #6 is sufficient for us and our 17 foot trailer. You need to make friends or have friends in #7 because their table is very close by. Other sites have their own challenges in terms of size and access. There was no evidence of the sites being "cleaned" after the prior occupant leaves. There was burned wood and torn up boxes in our campfire ring. The Lake is nearby, warm and small children have a large shallow area in which to play. Lots of birds and small animals dart around. The trail to the coast is well marked with some challenges in walking up and down the few dunes that lie between.
Melissa M
VerifiedJuly 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 21, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
Really nice campsite. My daughter enjoyed paddle boarding around the lake. There is a nice little beach to lay out on.
Linda S
VerifiedJuly 31, 2023 • Stayed at: 11, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
We paid for it but stayed elsewhere, as it has no showers
Jolene E
VerifiedJuly 28, 2023 • Stayed at: 07, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
Campground and bathrooms were clean. Larry, the volunteer host was awesome. Site 7 was very very small, barely fit my super small dome tent. Absolutely no privacy between site 7 and 8.
Marrianne B
VerifiedJuly 10, 2023 • Stayed at: 14, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
Very little cell coverage from TMobile and Verizon. TMobile could get some texts sometimes.
Sites are well maintained, but a lot of them are VERY short, check your length! There was one trailer and truck literally in the road because the didn't fit. Some very pretty lakeside sites for tent campers.
Aaron L
VerifiedJuly 9, 2023 • Stayed at: 20, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
I have been camping here for over 30 years the campground is usually nice and peaceful this time a guy with a gas powered boat came in and one guy had a generator I wish these two things were not allowed at this camp.
Jana S
VerifiedJuly 7, 2023 • Stayed at: 06, Loop: AREA CARTER LAKE
I like the campground.
Location Carter Lake
Address:
Oregon Dunes Visitor Center
Reedsport, OR, 97467
United States
From Florence, travel south on Highway 101 for about 10 miles. The entrance to Carter Lake Campground is on the west (right) side of Highway 101.
Latitude & Longitude: 43.8567 / -124.146
Elevation: 16 feet
Policies & Rules
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Guidelines for a safe visit to the Siuslaw National Forest
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There is a 14-day in 30 rolling days camping limit on the Siuslaw National Forest. The 14 days does not have to be consecutive. The 14-day limit covers the entire Siuslaw National Forest and not just this campground as shown in the Rules Section. This means you cannot go to other campgrounds on the Siuslaw National Forest after reaching the 14-day limit. |
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Forest Service-operated campsites on the Siuslaw National Forest are currently available by online reservation only.Visitors can make reservations online through this website (preferred), or via phone by calling the recreation.gov phone line at 877-444-6777. If you call this number, please be prepared for longer-than-usual wait times. Please note that the Siuslaw National Forest does not have any control over the recreation.gov phone line, so we ask you to please prepare by making reservations well in advance. |
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Sites must occupied within first 24 hours of arrival time. Otherwise unoccupied sites will be considered a "no-show" and will be released. |
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No off-road vehicle use allowed in campground |
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For more information on Siuslaw National Forest, click here |
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Don't Move Firewood: Please protect Pacific Northwest forests by preventing the spread of invasive species. Firewood can carry insects and diseases that can threaten the health of our western forests. You can make a difference by obtaining and burning your firewood near your camping destination. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information. |
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Two vehicle maximum per site. |
