Campers may be tired when they get here and enter our office, but they'll be smiling when they leave!

The first thing you'll notice when you pull into the Oregon Dunes KOA Kampground is sand . . . and plenty of it.

But it won't take you long to see that this unique KOA has much more to offer than just great access to miles and miles of sand dunes along the beautiful Oregon coast.

"Campers may be tired when they get here and enter our office," said Kathy Gross, "But they will be smiling when they leave."

Owning a KOA campground was a retirement dream for the Gross family. But after spending more than 1,000 hours on heavy equipment moving sand when they built the campground in 1995, it fast became apparent that this would be a full-time "hobby."

You'll likely see a lot of familiar faces on your return visits to this KOA, since it has one of the highest rates of return campers in the KOA system.

We broke ground for the park on June 1, 1995 and on June 1, 2015 Fritz and Kathy passed the reins to Steve and LaVerne Dayton. "Health issues led to an early retirement for us but we have been blessed to have Steve and LaVerne Dayton step into our shoes to carry on the 'Team ODKOA' tradition" said Kathy. " They have brought new life to the park, completed a lot of our dreams, and have a whole list of their own exciting new additions coming up on the horizon. Just check out the newly finished Southern Pacific Caboose deluxe accommodation."