Best Tent Camping near Langlois, OR

The weekend we spent at Sunset Bay was busy with limited availability. In our group was my mother-in-law who requires ADA facilities, and a potty training toddler. All of the designated ADA sites were full. Standard sites require an extensive, uneven, walk to the restroom, a problem for those needing ADA facilities, potty trainers, and middle of the night restroom users. The only play area is across the street (there is a path that crosses under the road) it provides only horseshoe toss pits, beach volleyball nets, and a basketball hoop. We stayed in A loop which is along the road and adjacent to the ranger station/entrance. There were limited barriers resulting in loud road noise, car lights at all hours, and a lot of wind. Tent sites, yurts, motor home sites, and dedicated hiker/biker sites are available, though tent sites are not level. Included in the cost of the camping fee is entrance to the botanical gardens with your vehicle permit, guided hikes to the tide pools, and educational events, such as animal lectures, in the amphitheater.

Wile road tripping to oregon from Los Angeles, we stopped here for the night. Relatively affordable, very clean, and not busy (at least while we were there). You can walk down to the river to fish, where there were also RVs camping on the beach. Tent camping is limited to very few sites but it looked like there was plenty of rv space. We set up for the night at the tent sites where we had a nice dinner with a beautiful night sky above us. The river is a good fishing spot, according to some local fisherman we met in the morning following our stay. There were bathrooms but they were locked. We had good service though. The site we chose wasn't particularly hidden or private, so anyone driving in or out of the road to the river, whether that's someone launching a boat or a ranger checking fishing licenses, they will have a full view of your entire site, something to consider if you require privacy.

Bluebill is a wonderful little spot to camp, hike, explore, fish, and enjoy the quiet. You can hear the dune buggies off in the distance which makes it feel close to home without being disturbing.

Wild Mare camp is next to Bluebill Campground so you may hear an occasional horse whinnying, also makes it feel close to home without being disturbing.

Bluebill Lake is a wonderful hike with a great trail to the water if you want to do some fishing.

The Pacific Ocean is less than a mile away, with a gorgeous view from the top of the trail.

My only confusion was the information board said to check in with the camp host, there isn't one there. Obviously, a volunteer position, but the park rangers should be more involved in the campground. Stayed four days, never saw a ranger.

No internet at all, spotty cell service at best. No electricity. No hook ups. No showers. Be prepared to be self contained.

It was clean, quiet, and comfortable. Other campers followed the rules.

Check out is 1pm, check in is 2pm.

Wonderful spot to camp.

Have driven by this park without stopping... We finally stayed two nights and I'm glad we did.  There is electric and water for hookups with a dump station.

The park is next to the highway so you do get highway noise.  There is a trial that leads down under the highway to the beach. 

The sites have reasonable distance between them with picnic tables and fire rings.  Nice restrooms and showers.

One of the reasons we stayed here was to hike Humbug Mountain, one of the highest on the coastline.

It is a fairly easy hike, about three miles with an elevation gain of 1748 ft.  Good trail and dogs are welcome, mine pulled me up the mountain and then down...

Nice campground, we will be back.

General: 95-site state park campground with a mix of tent sites (no hookups) and water/electric in two loops– upper and lower. There are a couple of long pull-thrus, but the rest are back in. We had originally reserved a tent site but upon arrival, we were dismayed to discover it backed up to Route 101 with just small Brush Creek as a buffer and the road noise was loud. I asked the camp host if we could switch sites (this was one of the first Oregon state parks we have seen this trip that was not completely full) and he told me I would have to speak with a ranger and changes could not be made online. Fortunately, I was able to track down a ranger (who was very accommodating) and we switched to a w/e site for an additional fee. There was still road noise in this site but not quite as bad. You would be hard-pressed to be in any site that did not have some road noise. 

Site Quality: All have paved camper pads and were level. Varying amount of privacy between sites. 

Bath/Shower House: Only two in the campground so depending on where your site is located, you may have a bit of a walk. The bathhouse in the upper loop (where we ended up) was newer with all-in-one units, and three private shower rooms in addition to a men’s and women’s restroom. The shower had nice hot water. 

Activities: We chose this campground since we wanted to hike the Humbug Mountain trail. Downed trees from storms closed the eastern route so you could not do a loop hike when we were there. You can go up the western side to the top and then descend the same way. Views were better en route; at the top, we could not see much (but there was still smoke in the air from an in-land fire). You also have access to the Oregon Trail and there is a trail to the beach, although it is a rocky beach. It was nice to escape the smoke and watch the crashing waves for a while.

We had no issues finding the campground(CG). We were not aware of a site number upon arrival, nor was there any check-in info. There was an arrow pointing at the restroom billboard, which had no check-in information. We called the camp host number on the CG fees sign as you entered the CG area. He said there should have been a unit number on the confirmation email, and lo and behold, there was a line item,'Unit(s): 3' on our confirmation email, so that was our site number. When we walked around to the other side of the restroom and shower buildings, there was a check-in both with misc info plus wifi info and password on the back of the laundry/resource center building. Odd location for the check-in booth, as it is on the road exiting the park. We then went to the back-in site/unit 3 with water and electric(50/30/20 AMP). All the sites here are water and electric. It was a fairly easy back-in. We had to disconnect our 40 rig and diagonally park our F450. The water and electricity were at the back of the site, and we needed about 25 feet of water hose and an electric cord. They also had decent water pressure. There were no trees in the center side of the loop, so we had no issues getting a Starlink connection or a south-pointing satellite. We got two bars on Verizon. The price we paid does not include taxes or online registration fee. The sites for the most part are nicely spaced. We were there in late December/early January, so we pretty much had the place to ourselves. The CG has a nice laundry room with a book swap. There were two washers and two dryers, but one dryer was broken and the other didn't heat up very well. A wash costs$2, and drying starts at 50 cents. As the showers are$1.50, they have a change machine in the laundry building, but it only takes$1 and$5 bills. The camp host checked in with us to make sure we were doing okay and were happy with our stay. We let him know about the dryer issue and he told us he was waiting for the county to come fix both dryers. There are nice trails out to Lake Floras and the ocean. Even in the bad weather, there were daily walkers. The nearest amenities are Langlois Market on US-101, which has been featured in Only in Your State OR, head to Langlois Market, where you'll find world-famous frankfurters. What makes these dogs so special? Locals say its the house-made sweet mustard, careful preparation, and top-notch frankfurters. This small market has your basic groceries, ice, beer, wine, and the deli.