Siuslaw National Forest · Oregon

Carter Dunes Trail

0.7 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1384 · trail class 3 · typical grade 0-5% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, bike

Campgrounds

Along the way Carter Lake Campground

Trailhead Carter Dunes Trailhead Drive there

Carter Dunes Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

$5/vehicle/day or valid <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/siuslaw/passes-permits/recreation">recreation pass</a> · season May to September

This is the trailhead for the Carter Dunes Trail #1384 and is located in Carter Lake Campground .

This trailhead on fs.usda.gov

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.