Distance: 6.6 miles roundtrip
Elevation Gain: 650 feet
Access: Tahkenitch Dunes Trailhead and Campground via HWY 101
Passes: Northwest Forest Pass
Rating: Moderate
Use: Hikers only
Agency: Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Siuslaw National Forest
http://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/siuslaw/recreation/recarea/?recid=42465
Trail Description: Threemile Lake Trail leaves from the Tahkenitch Dunes Trailhead, passing Threemile Lake, the infamous sand dunes, with a final destination of the Pacific Ocean. Stay left at the trail junction, following the mixed douglas-fir/spruce forest before cresting a ridge. On the downslope, you will reach a bridge crossing Threemile Lake before ascending into a shore pine forest along the dune system. At the top of the hill next to Threemile Lake is a campsite, good for overnight trips, that overlooks the lake and the ocean. Continue 1/2 mile from this site, through the shore pine dunes, to reach the ocean. This trip is great for a day hike or an overnight backpacking trip. To make this a loop trail, follow the Tahkenitch Dunes Trail #1353 north along the dune system, staying right at the first two trail junctions and left at the third trail junction, to end up at the Tahkenitch Dunes Trailhead. Keep in mind hiking over sand is about half the speed as a normal trail might take.
Directions: The Tahkenitch Dunes Trailhead and Campground is 13 miles south of Florence, OR and 8 miles north of Reedsport, OR on Highway 101.
Overlooking the Dunes from Threemile Lake. View from Campsite.
A small lake off-trail in the Dune system
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