Length: 1.3  mile (one way)/ 1.5 mile (one way)

Access: 

From  Reedsport drive 12.5 miles north on US 101.  The trailhead is located on the  right just off US 101 at the Carter Lake Campground entrance. 

Setting  and Attractions: 

Nearby Carter Lake provides fishing for campers, boaters and  hikers.  The campground is  closed during winter.  Hikers  may use either trail by parking in the trailhead lot off the highway near  the gate.  You can hike each  trail separately or make a loop by hiking both trails.  There are also some tall dunes in  the area that will entice children of all ages.  The beach is currently open to  off-road vehicle use from September 16 to March 14. 

Taylor  Dunes: 

Trail is 0.5 mile to viewing deck with great vistas of sand  dunes, marsh-like deflation plains and the ocean (see above photo).  The hike meanders through some of  the oldest conifer forests on the Oregon Dunes.  Limby old spruces and twisted  rhododendrons make a lovely hiking environment.  The rhododendrons bloom with  subtle color in April and May.  This trail is constructed barrier free for physically challenged  hikers.

Carter  Dunes: 

At the interface of sand and trees, hikers may return to the  campground or choose to follow the blue-striped trail posts that mark the  way over the sand , through the deflation plain, ending at the beach.  From winter through early summer,  water and wildlife abound in the deflation plain.

For more information,  trail conditions and maps contact: Oregon  Dunes National Recreation Area (ODNRA) at (541)271-3611 or visit the ODNRA  web site at www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/oregondunes