Camping near Tillamook, Oregon
Camping near Tillamook, Oregon includes 4 public campgrounds on record, 3 reservable and 1 first-come. Most (3 of 4) are run by the U.S. Forest Service. The nearest, Cape Lookout State Park, is 8.8 miles from Tillamook in a straight line, and all 4 are within 15 miles. 3 stay open all year. Another 28 public campgrounds filed under nearby towns are within 30 miles of Tillamook.
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Camping near Tillamook at a glance
- Public campgrounds
- 4 (3 National Forest, 1 State Park)
- Getting a site
- 3 reservable and 1 first-come
- Cost
- Lowest posted fee at East Dunes: "Single Site: $25 per night"
- Distance from Tillamook
- 8.8 miles (Cape Lookout State Park) to 13 miles (Sandbeach) in a straight line; 4 within 15 miles
- Elevation
- 15 ft (Sandbeach) to 28 ft (West Winds), 4 of 4 on record
- Season
- 3 open all year
- Campsites
- 308 across the 3 campgrounds that state a count
- RVs
- 1 take RVs; hookups at Cape Lookout State Park
- Drinking water
- 4 of 4
Distances are straight-line miles from Tillamook's point in the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2025), not driving distances. Every other fact comes from each campground's own sourced record, linked from its page.
Reservable Cape Lookout State Park - Agency
- State Park
- Sites
- 209
- Season
- Not on record
- Fee
- Residents: full hookup $31-$60, electric $29-$55, tent $20-$33 a night (2026 statewide ranges)
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- Not on record
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- Single Site: $25 per night
- Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 18
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- $25 per night, debit or credit card only at the West Winds fee kiosk
Reservable Sandbeach - Agency
- National Forest
- Sites
- 81
- Season
- Year-round
- Fee
- $25 per night; card at West Winds kiosk or Recreation.gov only, no cash
More campgrounds within 30 miles of Tillamook
- Kilchis River County Campground, 6.2 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , County , reservable ($32/night blue site (tent or RV that fits, dry camping), $27 brown tent site, $9 hiker-biker; $11 per registration); listed under camping near Idaville.
- Port of Garibaldi RV Park, 8 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , Other Agency , reservable ($64 per night ($58 off season); weekly and monthly rates available); listed under camping near Garibaldi.
- Barview Jetty County Campground, 10 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , County , reservable ($43/night pull-through full hookup, $38 back-in, $32 blue tent, $27 brown tent, $9 hiker-biker; $11 per registration); listed under camping near Rockaway Beach.
- Trask River County Campground, 11 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , County , reservable ($32/night blue site, $27 brown tent site, $9 hiker-biker; group camp $106/night; $11 per registration); listed under camping near Fairview.
- Keenig Creek Campground, 12 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Fairview.
- Whalen Island County Campground, 14 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , County , reservable ($32/night blue site (tent or RV that fits, dry camping), $27 brown tent site, $9 hiker-biker; $11 per registration); listed under camping near Cloverdale.
- Jordan Creek OHV Campground, 14 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($20 vehicle sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Fairview.
- Hebo Lake Campground, 16 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Campsite fee:); listed under camping near Hebo.
- Jones Creek Campground, 16 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($20 vehicle sites, $15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle; group site $50/night); listed under camping near Fairview.
- Diamond Mill OHV Campground, 17 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($5 per night, per vehicle); listed under camping near Barnesdale.
- Webb County Campground, 18 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , County , reservable ($38/night back-in RV (electric and water), $32 blue tent, $27 brown tent, $9 hiker-biker; $11 per registration); listed under camping near Pacific City.
- Alder Glen Recreation Site, 18 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
- Woods County Campground, 18 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , County , reservable ($38/night back-in full-hookup RV, $27 brown tent site, $9 hiker-biker; $11 per registration); listed under camping near Cloverdale.
- Nehalem Bay State Park, 18 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Park , reservable (Residents: electric $29-$55, horse $20-$45 a night (2026 statewide ranges)); listed under camping near Manzanita.
- Elk Bend Recreation Site, 19 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Beaver.
- Rocky Bend Group Campground, 19 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Campsite fee:); listed under camping near Pacific City.
- Nehalem Falls Campground, 19 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($20 drive-in sites, $15 walk-in sites, $50 group site); listed under camping near Wheeler.
- Castle Rock Group Campground, 19 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , National Forest , reservable (Campsite fee: $75 per night (up to 50 people)); listed under camping near Hebo.
- Dovre Recreation Site, 20 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Yamhill.
- Fan Creek Recreation Site, 20 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , BLM , reservable ; listed under camping near Sheridan.
- Elk Creek Campground, 21 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Forest Grove.
- Stagecoach Horse Camp, 23 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ($20 vehicle sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Forest Grove.
- Morrison Eddy Campground, 23 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Nehalem.
- Beaver Eddy Campground, 24 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Nehalem.
- Browns Camp OHV Campground, 26 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ($20/night standard site, $50/night group site); listed under camping near Forest Grove.
- Gales Creek Campground, 26 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($20 vehicle sites, $15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Forest Grove.
- Henry Rierson Spruce Run Campground, 27 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , first-come ($20 vehicle sites, $15 walk-in tent sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Nehalem.
- Reehers Camp, 30 miles from Tillamook in a straight line , State Forest , reservable ($20 vehicle sites, $5 extra vehicle); listed under camping near Banks.
Things to do near Tillamook
Public land and water within 30 miles of Tillamook, the public land its campgrounds sit in, and landmarks at those campgrounds, nearest first.
- Cape Meares Lake fishing, a fishing water whose mapped point is 6.7 miles from Tillamook; stocking record and species on fishypedia.com.
- Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 7 miles from Tillamook; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge, a national wildlife refuge whose mapped point is 7.4 miles from Tillamook; its hours, camping, hunting and fishing rules, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Three Arch Rocks Wilderness, a wilderness area whose mapped point is 7.4 miles from Tillamook; its permit and camping rules and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Cape Lookout State Park, a state park whose mapped point is 9.8 miles from Tillamook; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
- Sand Lake Recreation Area dunes, at East Dunes (13 miles from Tillamook): About 1,076 acres of open coastal sand dunes for OHV riding next to the Pacific; the nearby 900-acre Sand Lake Estuary offers fishing, crabbing and kayaking.
- Siuslaw National Forest, 3 of the 4 campgrounds here sit inside this national forest, the nearest East Dunes at 13 miles from Tillamook; publiclandsdb.com has its dispersed-camping rule, ranger offices, and boundary.
- Sand Lake dunes, at West Winds (13 miles from Tillamook): The campground borders about 1,100 acres of open coastal sand dunes in the Sand Lake Recreation Area, with year-round OHV riding (Oregon OHV permit required) and beach access.
- Sand Lake dunes OHV area, at Sandbeach (13 miles from Tillamook): Year-round access to about 1,100 acres of riding dunes in the Sand Lake Recreation Area, with an OHV loading ramp; no riding midnight to 6 a.m. The 900-acre Sand Lake Estuary is nearby.
- Clay Myers State Natural Area at Whalen Island, a state park whose mapped point is 14 miles from Tillamook; its hours, entrance fee, and boundary on publiclandsdb.com.
Supplies and emergencies near Tillamook
Nearest emergency room: Adventist Health Tillamook, 1000 3rd St, Tillamook, OR, 1.1 miles from Tillamook , (503) 815-2260. Next nearest: Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital, 3043 NE 28th St, Lincoln City, OR, 34 miles, (541) 994-3661. Both report emergency services in the CMS Hospital General Information dataset (accessed 2026-09-26) . In an emergency, call 911.
- Groceries
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- Center Market
- Safeway
- Grocery Outlet
- Fuel
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- Chevron
- Shell
- Sinclair
- Propane
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- Fred Meyer Gas
- Fred Meyer Propain
- RV dump station
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- Tillamook RV Park
- Tillamook Bay City RV Park
- Pleasant Valley RV Park
- Pharmacy
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- Nelahem Bay Health And Wellness Pharmacy
Not mapped in OpenStreetMap within 25 miles of Tillamook: potable water fill, laundromat, and ice. Stores, fuel, propane, dump stations, water fill, laundromats, and pharmacies are the nearest few mapped within 25 miles, straight-line, © OpenStreetMap contributors (data as of 2026-09-29; this extract under the ODbL). Hours are as mapped; call ahead.
Common questions
Where can I camp around Tillamook, OR?
4 public campgrounds are on record near Tillamook. Nearest first, straight-line from town: Cape Lookout State Park (8.8 miles), East Dunes (13 miles), West Winds (13 miles), and Sandbeach (13 miles). 2 book through Recreation.gov, 1 is first-come, first-served with no reservations, and 1 books through Oregon State Parks reservations (ReserveAmerica).
Is there free camping near Tillamook, OR?
Not at a developed campground: each of the 4 public campgrounds on record near Tillamook charges a fee, listed in the table.
Where can I camp with an RV near Tillamook, OR?
1 campground near Tillamook takes RVs: Cape Lookout State Park. Cape Lookout State Park has hookups. The nearest mapped RV dump station is at Tillamook RV Park, 2.3 miles from town (OpenStreetMap).
Where can I go tent camping near Tillamook, OR?
Cape Lookout State Park lists tent or walk-in sites on record.
Where can I camp near Tillamook with drinking water?
Cape Lookout State Park, East Dunes, Sandbeach, and West Winds have potable water on record.
Are there year-round campgrounds near Tillamook, OR?
Yes: East Dunes, Sandbeach, and West Winds are open all year, per the managing agency. The rest are seasonal or have no season on record.
Where is the nearest emergency room to Tillamook, OR?
Adventist Health Tillamook, 1000 3rd St, Tillamook, OR, is 1.1 miles from Tillamook in a straight line and reports emergency services to CMS; phone (503) 815-2260. In an emergency, call 911.
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