Camp near Coburg to explore the wild woods that surround Thor’s Well.
Surrounded by verdant wooded areas in nearly every direction, Oregon’s Coburg area offers a forested retreat for campers. To the east, Willamette National Forest stretches across 1.6 million acres of volcanic peaks, crashing waterfalls, and densely forested expanses. Clear Lake and McKenzie River call out to anglers and canoeing enthusiasts with their crystal-clear waters that teem with brook and cutthroat trout. Dozens of campgrounds with hundreds of campsites across the forest offer such amenities as picnic tables, fire rings, and flush or vault toilets. To the west, discover Siuslaw National Forest and revel in the remote landscape of Rock Creek Wilderness. Look for Oregon silverspot butterflies among mossy maple and red alder trees, and marvel at old-growth Sitka spruce near the coastline that reach up to nine feet in diameter. Find camping areas on Oregon’s iconic coastal dunes that offer trailer space or tent pads, then take a short drive to discover natural wonders like Thor’s Well, a seemingly bottomless sinkhole that drains the Pacific Ocean waters around it.