The Sheriff's Oregon Dunes Patrol is funded by the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department's ATV Fund and federal reimbursements to Lane County. This unit provides  law enforcement, emergency medical response, search & rescue, and public education services to visitors frequenting this beautiful recreation area. Trained reserve deputies routinely assist on weekends, holidays and with special events.

The Dunes Patrol works in close cooperation with US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, United States Coast Guard, Siuslaw Valley Fire & Rescue, Western Lane Ambulance, City of Florence Police Department, and the Oregon State Police in providing emergency services to the special access areas of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and the Joshua Dunes (near Florence) encompass.