Tahkenitch Campground

There was no camp host. When we arrived there were two men camped in our reserved spot. They were cooperative and packed up, but it could have gotten ugly. There was no toilet paper in the bathroom the next morning. The two stars are for Ranger Chessa, who was so helpful, listened to our scary story, and literally ran to get me toilet paper. The other star is for the trail to the ocean and through the forest, which never disappoints.

All the amenities were clean and functional, and the camp host was very nice!
Mosquitoes were worse than we expected and even though we called the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area visitor center, the staff person there really had no idea how the mosquitoes were at the campground and said not to worry about them. She thought they would be minimal. That wasn't the case. It would be nice if there was a Facebook page for this campground, like other campgrounds have, alerting visitors to current conditions.

I stayed in site 5 with my very small travel trailer. The campground is beautiful and very quiet and the bathroom was clean. There was a little road noise but this is right on hwy 101 and conveniently located close to florence and lakes and dunes and tons of fun

We headed here when the campground we originally wanted was full. A fine place to sleep for the night but not the “beach camping” experience we were looking for.

This is a reserve only campground, which is great, UNLESS there is no host and homeless people are living in it. The people in the spot next to us reserved a spot at the campground and upon arrival, found people living in their reserved spot. Not only that, but the homeless people had their dog loose with no collar. The dog came into our camp and I had to chase it off. The homeless people stayed up until about 4 am each night banging doors, yelling at each other, using a chainsaw in different areas of the campground, etc. It was a horrible experience. Not only that, but the sheriff was called on them a few nights earlier and nothing was done about it. Not a safe feeling.

We had just pulled in to stay one night but left knowing we want to go back and spend a few night!!! We loved how private each site was. We have a travel trailer and there are only a couple spots that will accommodate its size. Most spots are tent and camper sizes. The fire pit was the best we had ever seen. Sounds silly but it sure cooked up a good burger!!! Oh if you are needing your wifi or phone contact you won't want to stay here. NO SERVICE was wonderful!!!!! We can't wait plan our next visit!

Showers available a 6 mi away at driftwood campground, mossy trees, and pine smell make tahkenitch a great choice.

Lovely, well-kept campground with a nice lil hike next to it. 4 stars only because I really wish there was shower facility.

Reservation only, no cell service. NOISY due to how close it is to 101. The sites further back are not as bad, but still plenty loud from the road. One of the women's restroom stalls was just foul and the men's toilet seat needed to be replaced. Though supposedly a "tent only" campground, there were plenty of large camper trailers.

Shame its so close to the road, the trail to the dunes/coast was great and though some of the campsites need some renovation, it is nicely wooded for a coastal camping experience.

This campsite used to be great. Now the forest service has completely abandoned any sense of service to the public who own the land. They went to a online reservation system only which is very discriminatory towards people without internet or credit cards. Camping is supposed to be a low tech activity that you should be able to do spontaneously. I have been staying at this campground for over 10 years and this is the first time I could pay with cash or check. There is no service at the campsite which isn’t that big of deal unless you arrive there while traveling and want to pay for a campsite. There are plenty of cyclists who bike the 101 and would need to camp at this site but would have no way to pay. I understand allowing reservations but not having a way to drop in and pay for an open site is unacceptable. The online reservation system is also a scam. 2 nights in 2 sights was $104 when the advertised rate is $22 per night per site. They keep increasing prices and the campground is in worse condition than it was many years ago.