Carter Lake Campground, Reedsport, OR

Carter Lake Campground is located in the Central Coast Ranger District-ODNRA, Siuslaw National Forest (1 hr 25 min west of Eugene, OR) with an elevation of 54 feet. There are a total of 21 campsites. The campground is normally open from the beginning of May to the end of September. Sites can accommodate RVs and trailers between 15 and 30 feet. All sites are currently reservable. Reservations can be booked up to 6 months in advance. Each site includes a picnic table and fire ring. There is a fee of $22.00 per night. Some amenities include swimming, flush toilets. Activities include boating, fishing, hiking trails, floating sports.

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Campsite Reviews (66)

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5 star		42%
4 star		27%
3 star		14%
2 star		9%
1 star		3%

@MirandaDDAD186 · Camped on Sep 27, 2024 at Campsite #5

The camp host came over and tried opening my daughter's tent at 8 am and was very rude while asking for proof that there was a reservation made. She showed him the picture of the reservation reciept and he turned around and walked away. I have been camping at carter Lake for 35 years and never has anyone treated us this way. I do not appreciate it at all and will be rethinking our camping trips to carter lake in the future

@lauriew444CFA0 · Camped on Sep 22, 2024 at Campsite #8

Lovely quiet campground with Great Lake access for kayaking and paddle board.

@DavidR6871281 · Camped on Sep 22, 2024 at Campsite #20

Great stay

@BrandyE9732945 · Camped on Jul 28, 2024 at Campsite #6

The lake is a very pleasant spot for young kids to splash. We enjoyed our stay but were worried about our space after we arrived. We reserved site 6 without knowledge that site 6 and 7 are essentially connected. (Literally you can touch the other sites picnic table while standing at your fore pit.) It was fortunate that the family that booked site 7 for one night was not present for much time. More information about sites like like these would be helpful.

@TeresaL2300337 · Camped on Jul 25, 2024 at Campsite #7

We love the idea of having the lake right at our camp site

@RebeccaHD7843B · Camped on Jul 7, 2024 at Campsite #15

#15 was a nice, private spot with plenty of shade. close to bathrooms so we kept hearing the toilets flush but that's fine given it was so convenient. Plenty of other running water taps. Bathrooms were very clean and well kept (bring your own hand soap). The lake was lovely. Small, but large enough for several groups of people to enjoy at once. We appreciated the picnic table for stargazing at the lake. Fire pits are nice. The 1 mile trek to the ocean is very treacherous. The trail definitely needs some maintenance, some plans laid down over large patches of mud. If you want to get to the ocean, be prepared to walk through 2 sand dunes and mud. Otherwise the ocean spot was completely isolated which was really surreal and definitely cool.

@MichaelM541440 · Camped on Jul 4, 2024 at Campsite #23

We love Carter Lake! The lake is much higher than in years past so the beach is much smaller.

@MattS1245099 · Camped on Jun 30, 2024 at Campsite #13

Site 13 is really cool, being on the lake. But the noise of cars on the road is overwhelming, especially at night. Lake is small but nice. Decent bathroom with running water and electric lighting. Keep your food in the car at night, there are bears and other things.

@chass41A27847F · Camped on Jun 25, 2024 at Campsite #13

The path out to the beach is frightful. glad to hear the plover is making a comeback. If there hwas a place that mentioned Carter Lake beach was essentially off limits of just about every use, I didn't see it.

@RichardT729403 · Camped on Jun 24, 2024 at Campsite #8

This park is awesome. The lake its beautiful. Highway Rd. sound is acceptable.

@DanielK2430073 · Camped on Jun 7, 2024 at Campsite #18

We rented a few spaces here with our friends. Overall, the sites are clean and flat enough, but the bathrooms weren't very clean and the only urinal in the men's bathroom was broken. The dumpster was also over capacity. The sign said "campers must check in with host" but we went to do that and the host didn't care to. The dune access led to a mostly weedy dunes areas. None of the reservation spots had markers to indicate what was and wasn't reserved. It's a fine campground just to sleep, but not really the kind to make a destination.

@MichaelQ190574 · Camped on Sep 10, 2023 at Campsite #13

Beware a good amount of the campsites have stairs from the car parking to the site. Our campsite had about 10 steps that took us down by the lake. We had very great privacy thanks to all the bushes. Campsites are a little tight, but seem to offer a lot of privacy. No camp host when we got there. Only one very clean bathroom with a few water spots.

@RebeccaR559280 · Camped on Aug 20, 2023 at Campsite #6

Excellent Location, less crowded atmosphere than your typical campground. Bathrooms were unbelievably gross for having a host onsite & plumbing. The host was never around & always off duty. At one point we got excited because we saw a forest service truck parked out front with supplies and we thought they were coming to hose everything down and maybe get some hand soap in the bathrooms. NOPE. Not even sure what they were there for. The urinals in the mens bathroom literally had green algae/ mold growing like a plant, all-toilets were brown inside in both bathrooms, sinks were covered in dirt/mud, dead bugs & spider webs, etc I dont mind roughing it in the great outdoors, truly. I have been in better portapottys than this bathroom was in. I guess I was just disappointed because we usually return here every year and I have never seen the place so gross.

@MichaelS838841 · Camped on Aug 16, 2023 at Campsite #9

The camp host was rarely there to answer any question. When he or she was there, he was of no help at all.

@MichaelR56C536 · Camped on Aug 13, 2023 at Campsite #2

Very cool campground; great host-Larry, super helpful. We had site 2; nice and flat with good privacy . Great little lake to SUP or kayak on; I fished and caught about 25 little bass. There are two connected hikes with a trailhead right in camp. Beautiful Ocean beach as well. Bottom part of campground is mostly sunny with some shade near sites 6&7; after that mostly shady from 9 on. Bathroom is clean- seamed all throughout the day- no issues; water was good. No Verizon signal even though it showed one-bar; some people were using their phones assuming other carriers. Overall- we definitely would come back here. Great campground! If its only a base and what we did during part of our stay- so close to other lakes and hikes in the area- made it a great choice for us.

@SusanW3089432 · Camped on Aug 3, 2023 at Campsite #16

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.

@StevenH4575591 · Camped on Jul 30, 2023 at Campsite #6

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.

@JoleneE0BFDBC4 · Camped on Jul 25, 2023 at Campsite #7

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.

@LindaS8448936 · Camped on Jul 23, 2023 at Campsite #11

We paid for it but stayed elsewhere, as it has no showers

@MelissaM982934 · Camped on Jul 21, 2023 at Campsite #21

Really nice campsite. My daughter enjoyed paddle boarding around the lake. There is a nice little beach to lay out on.

@Marrianne4B619 · Camped on Jun 30, 2023 at Campsite #14

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.

@JanaS6321607 · Camped on Jun 27, 2023 at Campsite #6

I like the campground.

@AaronL2136601 · Camped on Jun 27, 2023 at Campsite #20

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.

@lauriew444CFA0 · Camped on Jun 20, 2023 at Campsite #20

Greatest spot on the central oregon coast.

@MarilynH396243 · Camped on Jun 17, 2023 at Campsite #13

Site wasn’t available until after check in time & there was no available host. The host once available did not help & was not helpful.

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