Nehalem Falls Campground

Closed — Closed for the season. The campground operates mid-May through September. Individual sites are first-come, first-served during the season.

About

Nehalem Falls Campground is located in the Tillamook State Forest approximately 10 miles east of Wheeler along the Nehalem State Scenic Waterway. This Oregon Department of Forestry campground offers 14 first-come, first-served drive-in campsites and 6 walk-in tent sites, plus one reservable group site that accommodates up to 24 people. All sites include picnic tables and fire grates. The campground features potable water from a hand pump well, two vault toilets, and trash service. A camp host is present during the operating season. Visitors can enjoy a three-quarter mile hiking trail that circumnavigates the campground, passing through stands of old-growth Sitka spruce and western hemlock with views of the Nehalem River corridor and Nehalem Falls, a low basalt ledge waterfall. The campground sits in a forested setting near the Nehalem River, offering opportunities for fishing and riverside relaxation. The falls and fish ladder are popular attractions, though during high water, the low falls can be obscured. Access is via Foss Road at milepost 7, approximately 13 miles east of the coastal town of Manzanita.

Directions

From the junction of U.S. Highway 101 and State Route 53, drive east on SR 53 for 1.3 miles. Turn south (right) on Miami Foley Road, travel 1 mile, then turn east (left) onto Foss Road and travel 7 miles to the campground entrance on the left. Campground is located at milepost 7 on Foss Road.

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