Cape Perpetua Campground

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.

I read the reviews and took my chances. I should have known better. ||The sites are shallow and small. The tent sites are not deep enough to have any privacy. The fire pits are next to the creek and not close enough to where one might place a tent. No showers, but there are flush toilets. ||The day use area is fine and the visitor center is alright. There are plenty of trails in the area to hike and plenty of beach to roam. ||This is a US Forest site and not a state campground. I will always choose a state campground from now on. ||The location is pretty and it is close to Yachats if you need something, but if you want a nice place to camp go a little further south and stay at Carl G. Washburne or drive a little farther north and stay at South Beach.

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.

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.

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.