This is a small camp (32 sites) but is in gorgeous location. The Alsea River is beautiful and clear. The campground has no privacy between camps, being that there is no undergrowth between sites, but has an adequate amount of space for each campsite. There is shade in every site. There are 2 vault toilet outhouses, and running water, but no electricity and no showers. You may have pets on a leash and there were several, including my own dog. This camp is mainly about the river access. There is a small boat ramp in camp and a tiny area for swimming at the ramp and another in the middle of the camp accessible from a staircase. The water in July is low in this area, but perfect for swimming and fishing. Just don't expect to put in most boats. There is a camp host to buy wood from and they keep the camp in good order. The website to reserve from (reserveamerica.com) says that there are minimum stays, but I stayed only one night in the middle of the week, so that didn't apply.
The town of Waldport is about 19 miles away on the coast. It's a tiny little thing, but it has a grocery store, a hardware store and some restaurants...good enough for campers! We ate at a seafood place called the Salty Dawg (see that review). Don't go to Alsea thinking that there is anything there, it's barely a town. Pretty though!
I would stay there again, it's probably a great spot to base from for fishing the Alsea River.
And if google has not updated my request for the REAL location of the camp, it is the dirt driveway that you can see from google maps that is on the Alsea Highway, just north of E Reetz Dr. It is not about 14 miles from Walport, it's about 19 miles. There is a big Forest Service sign at the entrance, you can't miss it. read more