Horse Creek Campground, near Florence, Oregon, is a unique destination primarily designed for horse campers, but it welcomes tent and RV campers too. With its remote setting, you’ll find a peaceful atmosphere surrounded by lush forest, making it a great escape from the hustle and bustle.

Each campsite comes with a horse corral and a fire pit, perfect for cozy evenings under the stars. Visitors have noted that the sites are nicely spaced out, providing a sense of privacy, and the vault toilets are surprisingly well-kept. As one camper mentioned, “The toilet room smelled better than any pit toilet I’ve ever been in.”

While the campground doesn’t offer many amenities, it’s a great base for those looking to explore the nearby trails. Although some campers found the road a bit rough, they appreciated the natural beauty and tranquility of the area. Just a short drive away, you can access Highway 101, which opens up more opportunities for adventure along the stunning Oregon coast.

If you’re seeking a quiet retreat with a rustic vibe, Horse Creek Campground is worth considering. Just remember to pack out your trash and bring your own water, as this is a dry camp.

## Overview

 This is a horse camp alone the Cape Mountain Trails.

Horse Creek Campground — Siuslaw National Forest

Water and nature lovers will find some of the best camping in Oregon in South Jetty and the Siuslaw National Forest. Near Florence, OR, campers can stay on the beach, by the marina or in the national forest. Camping on the beach provides views of stunning sunsets. You can enjoy water activities and ride their off-road vehicles across the dunes. Campsites in the Siuslaw National Forest put you near the trails that run through coastal forests and protected dunes. There are plenty of campgrounds for RVs offering the necessary amenities. Cabins and yurts are also available if you prefer to leave your tent behind.

Florence

The Best Camping Near Florence, Oregon

Just south of Yachats, highway 101 makes a sharp turn with a steep drop, down to the beach. It might be the precarious position that keeps this campsite quiet -- it's unmarked and you'll miss it if you don't slow down. The sites are located about 3 miles up a dirt road. There are about ten spots, each with a corral for your horse if you have one. The thick forest of trees make each spot peaceful and private.

Secluded camping, close to beach 

After accidentally reserving the wrong campground, we were pointed in the direction of Horse Creek. Access to it is up an unmarked dirt road, about 10 minutes from 101\. It's truly out in the middle of the woods, with campsites meant for campers with horses but it worked perfectly for our tent camping. Pay on site, no campground host. Vault toilets.

The Oregon Coast's Hidden Treasure

What a fantastic place!!!! We stayed overnight on a lark and it was packed. But the sites are spread apart with lots of natural foliage between as a screen. This is first and foremost a horse camp with corrals at each site. But there's lots of room for small RV's or tents. Nice hiking trails and took the dogs out for a couple of hours and was totally alone. But this is definitely a dry camp. There's no water so pack in your water. There is a nice toilet at the front of the campground. The campground is about 4 miles off Hwy 101 between Florence and the Sea Lion Caves.

Remote and gorgeous!!!!!

If you don’t show early in the week with your big rig and all your horses you will not get a spot . It’s over run with car camping sucking up all the spots with horse corrals. Really sucks we horse camper can’t camp in car camps .Car Campers should not be allowed in horse camps !

 I noticed as they left they left garage and their fires still flaming !!!

Not a Horse Camp anymore 

This is a horse camp not a car camp. If you don’t have horses you should not be taking up a spot with horse corrals! OET horse group paid for all the gravel on road, put up all corrals, and fixed the water trough. It is not fair that people are taking up spots from horse people. We can not just take our horses into a car camp. The homeless are camping all over the roads making it hard to pull trailers by. They are littering and pooping all over the trails. The bathrooms are nasty &amp; people drive in &amp; out parking in the middle of lot making it so horse trailers can not get through. Not right! Keep this horses only!

Used to be one of my favorite horse camps. Destroyed!!

This used to be much better than it is currently. Like some other reviews have pointed out, websites like **the dyrt** and books like **Ray's Guides** have brought a completely different vibe to the place. I see this as a symptom of the shortage of primitive camping spots in the coast range. We have way more people in the state now (and everywhere for that matter) and no new campgrounds. Some have even closed, so there are fewer spots for more people. Not too long ago reservations were not necessary to get a yurt, for instance.

  

This campground has definitely picked up a seedy vibe in the last couple years. Though, the horse people are not correct, horse camps are also officially available to tents without horses. Says so on the USFS website. Though, again, if we had enough campgrounds we'd be thrilled to let them have their own and I certainly can't blame them for want that.

Definitely could be a nice stop for riders! Good turnarounds for trailers. Cell service available (att). Not much view and close to other camp sites. A free site just down the road would make a great site if it wasn’t covered in trash.

Good for a night

Nice quaint site for an overnight stay. Not much in terms of trails around but 3 miles down the forest road is 101 which can get you to more. Road has some larger holes to watch out for so heading up with day light is smart. 
Only me and one other camper around. Few sights but I’m not sure this area gets too much traffic this time of year 
Pay your fees!
It’s a bit pricy if you’re just a solo tent camper but the toilet room smelled better than any pit toilet i’ve ever been in. 
Very lovely to hear the frogs at night

Safe, Clean and Friendly

Maybe it's because it was rainy and misty and deserted when we were here, but this campground feels really remote and desolate.  No other campers when we were here in early June.  The road up was really narrow (only room for one vehicle in most parts) and there were some large pits we had to navigate around, but otherwise in decent shape.

  

There is some cell reception for ATT and Verizon, but it's not very strong.  The cell booster helped a lot.

  

Each site has a horse corral, fire pit, and picnic table (but it looks like #2 does not have a horse corral?).  There are vault toilets, but no other services. Pack out your own trash please!  There is water for horses, but it's not potable for humans.

  

There are 11 sites, each nicely separated from the other.  Some are pull throughs and some are back ins.

  

It was too rainy and muddy for us to feel like hiking the trails, but they look beautiful.

  

Cost is $14.24/night, self pay, no reservations, no host on site.

This is Where Sasquatch Lives

Horse Creek is a great site for horse camping. Only two sites are for non-stock campers. The camp has no water or any hook ups but the corrals are pretty good except they can get muddy if manure is not carefully picked out. 

The horse water trough is a short walk away from camp but does not have potable water. If users are not careful it can drain or not be usable so bring horse water. 

The trails are wonderful!! But hilly so make sure your horse is fit or you are willing to take it easy. Many of the original overlooks are starting to be grown in but the forest is amazing!

Photos of Horse Creek Campground — Siuslaw National Forest

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