Why RVers stay here
Nehalem Bay State Park is an Oregon State Parks campground on a sand spit between Nehalem Bay and the Pacific on the north Oregon coast, about 90 minutes south of Astoria. The setting is genuinely unusual: you camp on a narrow strip of land with ocean on one side and calm bay water on the other, with the beach a short walk west through the dunes and kayaking on the bay side. It suits RVers who want an open, big-sky coastal campground with electric service, and it is one of the larger parks on this stretch of coast.
Practically, there are 265 electrical sites with electric and water hookups (no sewer at the site, but a dump station), hot showers, flush toilets, bike and horse trails and even an airstrip for small aircraft. The 2026 rate range is $29-$70 depending on date and residency, with a $10 booking fee, and reservations open up to six months ahead, which you will need for July and August. It is open year-round and cell signal is fair on Verizon and weak elsewhere. The trade-off is exposure: sites sit in open grass with low vegetation and little privacy, and the spit catches Pacific gusts every afternoon, so secure your awning or keep it in.
- ✓Camping on a sand spit with the Pacific on one side and calm bay kayaking on the other
- ✓265 electric-and-water sites with hot showers, flush toilets and a dump station
- ✓Open year-round with reservations up to six months ahead
- ✓Bike and horse trails, plus a separate horse camp section
- ✓Open sky and a sense of space that forested coastal parks lack
- !Wind: the spit catches strong afternoon Pacific gusts, so awnings stay in
- !Limited privacy in the open, grassy sites
- !No sewer at the site; cell signal is fair on Verizon and weak on other carriers