If you are planning to visit the Oregon National Recreational Area then there are many wonderful places in the dunes for you to explore, so now let us discuss about some of these mesmerizing places.

1. Fore dunes  and endash
The South Jetty Road runs west to the fore dune area. You can reach this place by the Highway 101 that leads south across the Siuslaw River Bridge. This is a well-liked place for off-road vehicles (ORV), and windsurfers are fond of testing the winds off the south jetty.

2. Sandland Adventures
Just two miles south of the Siuslaw Bridge the Sandland offers four-wheel ORV rentals, or a guide will take you on a tour of the dunes. You can also find other enjoyments here like bumper boats, go-carts, and miniature golf.

3. Jessie Honeyman State Park
This 522-acre park which is open all the year around includes three lakes: Woahink, Cleawox, and Lilly. There is a large year-round camping operation, suitable for tents, trailers and RVs, and it includes several yurts. Day-use facilities are based on Cleawox Lake, including rental boats, a store and picnic areas and swimming beaches.

4. Sand Dunes Frontier
This is a commercial “theme park,” which offers open-air bus tours of the dunes, dune buggy rides, and ORV rentals. Also included are miniature golf, a shooting gallery, a nature trail, and the usual refreshment stand.

5. Siltcoos Lake
This alluring small lake lies east of the highway, with camping at Tyee Campground. The small facility is operated by the national recreation area. The short road leads on to the Westlake Post Office and boat ramp.

6. Siltcoos Recreation Area
Siltcoos Recreation Area is a part of national recreational area. On the east side of the highway hiking trails lead to the Siltcoos Lake. There are six walk-in campsites beside the lake. On the west side, the road runs past four campgrounds: Lagoon, Waxmyrtle, Lodgepole, and Driftwood. This is off-road vehicle country and the campgrounds are popular with the dune buggy crowd.

7. Carter Lake Campground
This is another Oregon Dunes NRA campground, more ancient than the state park campgrounds, but suitable for cars and RVs. As with the other NRA campgrounds, this one has trails leading through the dunes.

8. Tahkenitch Lake
The boat ramp is found along the highway, three miles south of the overlook. A half-mile farther south is a medium-size campground and another boat ramp. This is a popular stop for anglers, but there is no drinking water at the campground. A larger campground is located across Highway 101, operated by the Oregon Dunes NRA, including a wheelchair-accessible fishing pier.

These are some of the main attractions of Oregon Dunes, which are explored by visitors through out the year.

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