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Cape Perpetua Campground
Overview
Cape Perpetua Campground, located within the Siuslaw National Forest, offers a quintessential Pacific Northwest camping experience. Nestled in a lush, coastal forest setting, this campground provides a peaceful retreat for those who prefer nature over commercial resort amenities. The park focuses on immersion, allowing visitors to fall asleep to the sounds of the ocean and the wind through the Sitka spruce trees, making it a perfect spot for travelers seeking a rustic coastal escape.
Location & Surroundings
Situated just south of Yachats, OR, the campground occupies a prime spot along the scenic Oregon Coast Highway. The site is uniquely positioned where the dense coastal forest meets the dramatic, rocky shoreline of the Pacific Ocean. Visitors enjoy easy access to the Cape Perpetua Scenic Area, which serves as a natural gateway to some of the most photographed and geologically significant stretches of the Oregon coastline, all easily accessible from your site.
Amenities & Park Features
The campground is designed for those who appreciate simplicity and self-sufficiency. It offers 37 sites, with many designed to accommodate smaller RVs and trailers. While the facilities remain basic—featuring vault toilets and potable water—the primary draw is the natural landscape itself. Each site includes a picnic table and a fire ring, providing a cozy atmosphere for evenings spent outdoors. Note that there are no electric or sewer hookups available on-site.
Nearby Attractions & Things to Do
Adventure awaits right outside the campground entrance. Guests can explore the famous Thor’s Well, a natural sinkhole that appears to drain the ocean, or visit the Spouting Horn. Hikers will find an extensive network of trails, including paths that lead to the highest point on the Oregon Coast, offering breathtaking panoramic views. Additionally, the nearby tide pools provide endless opportunities for marine exploration and photography during the low tide cycles throughout the day.
Who This Park Is Best For
Cape Perpetua Campground is ideal for nature enthusiasts and tent campers or those traveling in compact camper vans who value tranquility over modern luxury. If you are an RVer who enjoys off-grid style living, hiking, and exploring rugged coastal beauty rather than seeking full-service hookups, this site will feel like a hidden gem. It is a perfect basecamp for photographers, bird watchers, and anyone looking to disconnect from the digital world for a few days.
User Reviews
Matt
Insanely overpriced for no amenities camping. I blame the outsourcing of care to a for profit corporation. (American Land & Leisure) Everywhere you see that name, prices are x2 or x3 what it would otherwise be. If I see that name, I immediately leave. Do your part, boycott American Land & Leisure. Half the campgrounds they're supposed to be managing are closed anyway, so they do half the work and try to drive people into their crappy overpriced campground. Go anywhere else.
Scott Whitman
Great campground at back from the fog cold and wind of the coast amidst old growth forest and creek riparian zone. We camped with a tent and camper with two vehicles in a single site and had enough space and privacy. Camping is first come first serve so plan to arrive earlier towards check in time in the afternoon if you want specific spots. Great direct access from the campground to multiple nearby trails through Cape Perpetual leading to the nearby coast, visitor center, and deeper into the forests, so if hiking you don’t even need to drive from the campground. Assortment of pulling sites for RVs along with tent sites set farther back from the road, including some sites just for bikers and hikers, and a large group camp area at the end of the campground that is by reservation only.
Alice Madsen
We loved it so much we extended our stay; arrived FF: Site 33: 06/08-06/13 Best site !!! Camp host agreed. By a creek below the main road; it’s a fairy tale. Pretty sure it’s the largest campsite as we had plenty of space even with our 18’ long tent.
Carol Humphreys
The campground is clean and for the most part quiet. Lots of trails for amazing hikes.
John O'Neil Davidson
Special place. Nature trail adjacent to the campground is a must-do. You will take a walk through the coastal temperature rainforest from the largest spruce tree to an abundance of edible salmon berries down to the coastal feeder streams into craggy volcanic tide pools teeming with sea life of molluscan temperament and crawling across to the sand over the orange/purple starfish masses of life.